Ohio Report Card Update for Talawanda Schools

Dear Talawanda Families and Community:

Talawanda School District is pleased to share our 2025-2026 State Report Card results with our staff, students, families, and community.  Talawanda has earned 4.5 stars! This is an increase from last year’s rating of 4 stars. We are proud of the results, which reflect hard work and student success. Below we highlight items that illustrate our Report Card rating - areas of strength and continued work. 

District Highlights:

• Talawanda earned an overall improved 4.5 star rating on the State Report Card!
• Our 4 year graduation rate remains exceptionally high at 99.6%!
• Talawanda High School maintained 4 stars with all areas remaining at a high level.
• Talawanda Middle School moved to 4 stars with continued high levels of Progress and Gap Closing.
• Bogan Elementary increased to 3.5 stars with gains in Early Literacy and Gap Closing.
• Kramer Elementary maintained 4 stars with improvements in Achievement and Gap Closing.
• Marshall Elementary maintained 4 stars with continued high Achievement.

Strengths:

• Continued high results in Graduation, Achievement and Progress, with above state average test scores in almost all tested areas.
• Notable gains in Gap Closing component in the areas of: Chronic Absenteeism and English Learners.
• Progress in Early Literacy, specifically around moving students on-track in reading and 3rd grade ELA.
  
  

Areas of Focus:

• Achievement & Gap Closing: Continue support for subgroups, specifically students with disabilities.
• Early Literacy: Continue to move more students on-track in reading K-3, and work towards the goal of 80% of 3rd graders scoring proficient on the Ohio State Test.

• Gap Closing: Continue our district focus on attendance knowing that students must be present to learn.

Next Steps… Talawanda will continue to:

• Use data and collaboration days to plan targeted student supports.
• Prioritize equity to ensure all students succeed.
• Continue implementation and fidelity of High-Quality Instructional Materials in English Language Arts.
• Refine literacy and math initiatives and intervention programs.
• Provide resources, professional development, and staffing to schools needing additional support.

There will be an in-depth presentation at our next School Board meeting on Thursday, September 17, at 8:00 pm. If there are questions about the Report Card, please reach out to the Director of Teaching and Learning, Stephanie Aerni (AerniS@talawanda.org).   *Additional information about the TSD Report Card can be found here.