How CMSD’s report card rating improved while more than half of students attended schools that didn’t meet state standards
CMSD officials and supporters have cheered the district’s three-star rating. A closer look shows that about 70% of the district’s East Side schools did not meet state standards.
by Michael Indriolo October 16, 2024
Last month, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District achieved what it called an “unprecedented milestone.” The district earned a three-star rating on its 2023-2024 state report card, meeting state education standards for the first time. That puts CMSD ahead of Ohio’s other large urban school districts.
District CEO Warren Morgan has celebrated the achievement while also acknowledging it will take more work to meet the district’s ultimate goal of having a high-performing school in every city neighborhood.
“This is not just an aspiration. This is real progress and achievement that is happening right here in our district,” Morgan said during his State of the Schools speech earlier this month. “We are committed to expanding these successes across our district so that every neighborhood has a school that is meeting or exceeding state standards.”
Right now, that’s not the case. During the 2023-2024 school year, more than half of CMSD’s students attended schools that fell below the state’s education standards, meaning their ratings were below three stars on their state report cards. Many of those schools were on the city’s East Side.
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