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9-15-2026 9:19pm
Most School Districts Serving Warren County Earn 4 Stars or Better on Ohio Report Cards
Beth Callahan
Editor
WARREN COUNTY, OH— Most of the 17 public school districts whose boundaries extend into Warren County received strong marks on Ohio's newly released 2025-26 School Report Cards.
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released the report cards Tuesday, Sept. 15. Districts receive an overall rating ranging from one to five stars, including half-star increments. The overall rating is calculated from six components: Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing, Early Literacy, Graduation and College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness.
Of the 17 districts serving at least some Warren County residents, four earned the maximum five-star overall rating, seven earned 4.5 stars and two earned four stars. That means 13 of the 17 districts received at least four stars. And, more districts improved than declined, while more than half maintained their previous overall rating.
| School District | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local | 5.0 | 5.0 | — |
| Blanchester Local | 4.5 | 4.5 | — |
| Carlisle Local | 3.5 | 3.5 | — |
| Clinton-Massie Local | 4.5 | 4.5 | — |
| Franklin City | 2.5 | 3.0 | ↑ |
| Goshen Local | 4.5 | 5.0 | ↑ |
| Kings Local | 4.0 | 4.5 | ↑ |
| Lebanon City | 4.0 | 4.5 | ↑ |
| Little Miami Local | 4.0 | 4.5 | ↑ |
| Loveland City | 4.5 | 5.0 | ↑ |
| Mason City | 5.0 | 5.0 | — |
| Middletown City | 2.0 | 2.0 | — |
| Monroe Local | 4.5 | 4.0 | ↓ |
| Princeton City | 4.0 | 4.0 | — |
| Springboro Community City | 4.5 | 4.5 | — |
| Wayne Local | 5.0 | 4.5 | ↓ |
| Xenia Community City | 3.0 | 3.0 | — |
The ratings for Carlisle, Franklin, Kings, Lebanon, Little Miami, Mason, Springboro and Wayne were listed among Warren County results.
Blanchester, Clinton-Massie, Goshen, Loveland, Middletown, Monroe, Princeton and Xenia were listed with their primary counties because their district boundaries cross county lines.
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek, which extends from Greene County into Warren County, received five stars overall for the fourth consecutive year. The district earned five stars in Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing and Graduation and four stars in Early Literacy and College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness.
Loveland also earned the state's maximum five-star overall rating, improving from 4.5 stars in 2024-25. The district reported that its overall rating points placed it 26th among Ohio's 607 public school districts.
Mason City Schools received a five-star overall rating, making it one of the four districts serving Warren County to receive the state's highest overall rating. Goshen Local also earned five stars.
Seven districts finished just below the maximum rating at 4.5 stars: Blanchester, Clinton-Massie, Kings, Lebanon, Little Miami, Springboro and Wayne.
What the Stars Measure
Ohio's report-card system uses six areas to calculate the overall district rating:
- Achievement measures student performance on state tests.
- Progress measures academic growth compared with students' previous performance.
- Gap Closing measures how well districts are meeting expectations for different groups of students and addressing issues such as chronic absenteeism.
- Early Literacy examines reading proficiency and improvement in kindergarten through third grade.
- Graduation incorporates both four- and five-year graduation rates.
- College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness measures how prepared graduates are for education, employment or military service after high school.
Achievement and Progress each account for 25% of the overall rating, while Graduation, Gap Closing, Early Literacy and College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness each account for 12.5%.
Under Ohio's rating system, three stars represents meeting state standards, four stars represents exceeding state standards and five stars represents significantly exceeding state standards.
The state cautions that report cards are only one way to evaluate a school district. The Department of Education and Workforce recommends that families also visit schools, speak with educators, parents and students, and review individual district information when assessing school performance.
Editor's note: Several of these school districts are headquartered outside Warren County but have territory within Warren County. The ratings shown are for each entire school district, not only the portion located in Warren County. Visit https://reportcard.education.ohio.gov/ to learn more.
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