North Olmsted schools climbs to four stars: Ohio school report cards 2026

NewsThe following breakdown shows how well a school or district is performing based on the number of stars it receives.(Courtesy of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce)By Kaylee Remington, cleveland.comcleveland.com Express DeskNorth Olmsted City earned four out of five stars on Ohio’s 2025-26 school report card, a step up from 3.5 stars earned for the 2024-25 school year.An overall rating of at least three stars means the district meets state standards; five stars signals significantly exceeding them, while one star indicates the need for significant support. The average among all Ohio districts was 3.8 stars for 2025-26.The district posted a Performance Index of 80.8 for 2025-26, up from 79.3 the prior year. The Performance Index uses results for students in grades three through high school on Ohio’s State Tests and accounts for the achievement level of every student, not just those scoring proficient or above. The statewide average was 82.8.North Olmsted schools did best with five stars in one component area, Graduation.The district received three stars in three categories: Progress; Early Literacy and College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness.The district earned four stars on both Achievement, which evaluates whether student performance on state tests meets established thresholds, and Gap Closing, which measures how well schools meet performance expectations for students in English language arts, math and graduation, plus supporting English learners toward language proficiency, reducing chronic absenteeism and identifying gifted students.Progress uses a statistical analysis to measure the district’s impact on the academic growth of groups of students from year to year. Early Literacy tracks reading improvement and proficiency for students in kindergarten through third grade.North Olmsted’s graduation rate was 96.5% for 2025-26. The average among all Ohio districts was 96.1%, and more than a third of districts posted 98% or above.In third-grade English language arts, 78.3% of students scored proficient or better for 2025-26. In eighth grade, 59.9% scored proficient or better in English language arts, 58.1% in math and 62.9% in science.The district’s chronic-absenteeism rate was 19.8% for 2025-26, based on 3,291 students. Chronic absenteeism means a student missing 10% or more of the school year for any reason, including excused, medically excused, unexcused and suspensions. The statewide average was 23.9%.Data is from the Ohio School Report Cards, published by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. Test figures are the share of students scoring proficient or better—Ohio’s Proficient, Accomplished, Advanced and Advanced Plus levels together—published per test by the state for the 2025-26 school year.See individual report cards for school districts across Cuyahoga County and Ohio.Report Card: North Olmsted City MetricValueYear Overall Rating (1-5 stars)4 stars2025-26 Performance Index80.82025-26 Graduation Rate96.5%2025-26 Chronic Absenteeism19.8%2025-26 3rd grade ELA: proficient or better78.3%2025-26 8th grade ELA: proficient or better59.9%2025-26 8th grade math: proficient or better58.1%2025-26 8th grade science: proficient or better62.9%2025-26 Achievement (component)4 stars2025-26 Gap Closing (component)4 stars2025-26 Progress (component)3 stars2025-26 Early Literacy (component)3 stars2025-26 Graduation (component)5 stars2025-26 College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness (component)3 stars2025-26 Ranking all 607 Ohio public school districts by their 2026 report card test scoresOhio report cards show schools inched upward in statewide performance for English, mathEast Cleveland schools holds onto 3 stars on state report cardsSee building-by-building 2026 Ohio school report cardsCincinnati Public Schools climbs to 3 stars, with strong Progress marks: Ohio school report cards 2026Olmsted Falls earns 4.5 stars again with 99.5% graduation rate: Ohio school report cards 2026North Royalton schools among Ohio’s top-rated districts with 4.5 stars: Ohio school report cards 2026Independence schools’ rating slips despite high test scores: Ohio school report cards 2026AI tools were used to research or produce portions of this content, which was reviewed and edited by cleveland.com staff.Kaylee Remington joined cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer in 2016 and is the news organization's Cuyahoga County suburban cities reporter, focusing on the communities surrounding Cleveland. Her reporting...This article was produced with assistance from AI tools and reviewed by Cleveland.com staff.