Ohio Report Card Update for Talawanda Schools

Sep 15, 2026

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.