WILLIAMSBURG, Ohio — Williamsburg Local School District has earned a 5-star overall rating on the 2025-26 Ohio School Report Card, the highest mark a district can receive, after four straight years stuck at 4.5 stars, the district said in a Facebook post.
“A 5-star rating is the highest possible mark a district can receive, signifying that Williamsburg significantly exceeds state standards,” the district said in its announcement, crediting students, staff and families.
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce’s report card rates districts and school buildings on a 1-to-5-star scale across six components: achievement, progress, gap closing, early literacy, graduation, and college, career, workforce and military readiness. A 3-star rating means a district meets state standards; 5 stars means it significantly exceeds them, according to the department.
State report card data show Williamsburg posted 4.0 stars on achievement, 4.0 on progress, 5.0 on gap closing, 4.0 on early literacy, 5.0 on graduation — with a 98.4% graduation rate — and 5.0 on college, career, workforce and military readiness for 2025-26. The district climbed from 4.0 stars in 2022 to 4.5 stars for three consecutive years, 2023 through 2025, before reaching 5.0 stars this year.
Williamsburg Middle High School, which serves grades 6-12, also earned an overall 5-star rating on the 2025-26 report card, the school said in its own Facebook post. “Small School. Big Opportunity. Five-Star Excellence,” the school said. Williamsburg Elementary School earned 4.5 stars for 2025-26, according to state data.
Williamsburg Local Schools, led by Superintendent Matthew D. Earley, serves about 922 students across its two buildings, according to state enrollment figures. The district said it plans to share more details about the rating in the coming weeks.
The information contained in this story was obtained from Williamsburg Local Schools.