Sep 30, 2025

St. Sebastian Parish School once again demonstrated academic excellence on the latest proficiency benchmarks, outperforming Ohio Public Schools, the Diocese of Cleveland Catholic Schools, and Akron Public Schools in every tested grade and subject. While continuing our tradition of high academic achievement, St. Sebastian Parish School maintains a high-quality formation and education program, helping students grow in mind, body, and spirit. St. Sebastian Parish School outperformed Ohio’s public schools and the Diocese of Cleveland’s Catholic Schools average proficiency scores in every grade level, including 14 of the 14 tested subjects/grades reported on Ohio’s public school report cards.

St. Sebastian Parish School is a chartered non-public school, accountable to Ohio’s operating standards, in which every educator is licensed by the state of Ohio. Every student who attends using a state scholarship is required to take assessments approved by the state. The graph and table below illustrate proficiency scores by grade level, comparing St. Sebastian Parish School to Ohio Public Schools, Diocese of Cleveland Catholic Schools, and Akron Public Schools, as reported on the Ohio School Report Cards.

These results demonstrate academic performance, just one facet of the holistic education provided by St. Sebastian Parish School, which forms young people with the knowledge and skills necessary for success in life as well as the values necessary for life everlasting.

At St. Sebastian Parish School, parents and guardians receive personalized student reports following each NWEA MAP Growth assessment. These reports include a student's achievement and growth percentiles from their most recent MAP Growth assessment, as well as the national average achievement. Additionally, they highlight the student’s historical achievement and projected proficiency in relation to Ohio state tests, the ACT, and SAT. For further details on understanding these reports, resources are available on the NWEA website.

To read more on the scores at the Diocesan level, visit the Diocese of Cleveland's Website HERE.

Technical Notes: For St. Sebastian Parish School and Catholic school students, English Language Arts proficiency is calculated using NWEA MAP Growth Reading assessment, and Mathematics is calculated using the NWEA MAP Growth Mathematics assessment. Ohio’s proficiency benchmarks by subject and grade level are indicated in the Ohio Linking Study, which can be found at dioceseofcleveland.org/offices/catholic-education/elementary-school/academic-progress-report-2025