Middletown schools receive 2‑star Ohio report card; board hears details and questions about literacy and graduation tracking

Middletown City Schools administrators on Tuesday outlined the district’s 2024–25 Ohio report card, saying the district earned a two‑star overall rating while showing gains in some measures and notable building‑level successes.

Carrie Hensley, director of curriculum and instruction, and Chris Thompson, a district presenter, briefed the board on the six report‑card components used by the Ohio Department of Education. "Middletown has a 2 star rating," Hensley said, and Thompson added that a new college‑ and career‑readiness indicator accounts for "12 and a half percent" of the overall score.

The presentation walked the board through achievement (proficiency), progress (growth), gap‑closing (subgroup performance), early literacy, graduation and the new postsecondary readiness indicator. Hensley and Thompson said the district’s achievement score rose slightly over three years, progress shows pockets of above‑expected growth—particularly in math where targeted interventions with Hamilton County helped—and…