State Department of Education Local Report Card
School and District performance reports, issued annually, detailing students’ performance on standardized statewide tests, rates of improvement on those tests, student attendance and graduation rates. | Click here to return to main news page. | Note: An Oct. 23, 2012, Interim Report on Student Attendance Data and Accountability report by State Auditor David Yost found no reporting irregularities in Gahanna-Jefferson.



Ohio's Statewide Achievement Assessments - Gahanna-Jefferson

Core Subject Area	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Mathematics:	88.0%	85.6%	78.7%	85.0%	79.3%  88.2%	81.1%
Reading:	89.8%	90.5%	87.0%	94.1%		89.5%
Science	—	—	83.3%	—	—	79.3%

The required Ohio Academic Assessment (OAA) measures a district's students (grades 3-8) content knowledge in mathematics, reading, science, social studies and writing. Note: The state standard for all assessment categories is 75 percent. The OAA replaced Ohio’s Proficiency Tests.


Ohio Graduation Tests - Gahanna-Jefferson

Grade 10
Core Subject Area:	Mathematics: 90.2%	Reading 95.6%	Science: 86.6%	Social Studies: 92.0%	Writing: 94.1%

Grade 11
Core Subject Area:	Mathematics: 94.9%	Reading 97.0%	Science: 93.6%	Social Studies: 94.9%	Writing: 97.9%

The Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT) are aligned to the Ohio Academic Content Standards for reading, mathematics, science, social studies and writing that high school students must take to demonstrate proficiency before graduation from high school.

Additional ODE Performance Measures

Longitudinal Graduation Rates:	4-year computation: 91.6% | 5-year computation: 90.7%
Adequate Yearly Progress:	√ Met
Attendance Rate:	95.2 as by the Ohio Dept. of Education
Performance Indicators Met:	100% as calculated by the Ohio Dept. of Education
Performance Index:	(pending) as calculated by the Ohio Dept. of Education
Value Added Index Score:	√  Met
Overall District Rating:	”Excellent“ as calculated by the Ohio Dept. of Education

Gahanna-Jefferson Preliminary Building Reports
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All ratings are still are considered preliminary and “subject to revision.” They won’t be made final until the completion of a statewide investigation into whether schools, improperly altered student-attendance data. Manipulating attendance data could affect several academic measures including, ultimately, a school’s overall rating. Note: An Oct. 23, 2012, Interim Report on Student Attendance Data and Accountability report by State Auditor David Yost found no reporting irregularities in Gahanna-Jefferson. 

For more information, contact Auditor of State Dave Yost at 614-466-2310, or click here to download the full report.