September 15, 2022

Dear Orange Schools Families,

Today, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) released its 2021-2022 Ohio State Report Cards. The new state report card now includes a “5-Star Rating” in five component areas instead of letter grades or rankings. While an overall star rating for each district will not be issued until next year, we are excited to share that based on our results in the five component areas the Orange City School District would have achieved the highest ratings of 5-Stars (“A” on previous report cards) significantly exceeding state standards.

Student learning that progressed during the 2021-22 school year is thanks to the incredible hard work and perseverance of our students, teachers, administrators, staff and families. As we celebrate these results, we will continue to build on our strengths while addressing opportunities for continuous improvement. 

The five components for the 2021-22 school year, include Achievement (how well students performed on state tests), Progress (the growth all students make based on their past performance), Gap Closing (how well schools are doing in closing the achievement gap between students based on income, race, ethnicity or disability), Graduation Rate, and K-3 Literacy. An overview of our state report card is available on the ODE website. Our District team is continuing to study the data and will be making a more detailed presentation to the Board of Education at an upcoming meeting in October.

While we pursue ways to improve our state test scores, we also want to remind everyone that these results are just one benchmark that we use to measure the quality and rigor that our students deserve and our community expects.

Thank you for your continued support and commitment to the Orange Schools.

Sincerely,

Lynn Campbell

Superintendent