COLUMBUS, Ohio - East Cleveland City School District, long derided by state lawmakers for its decades of low test scores, increased its overall performance on school district report cards the state released Sept. 15.

However, it’s not alone.

Other Northeast Ohio districts also improved year-over-year on the report cards. The following is a list of districts that improved. Three stars is required to meet state standards on the report cards.

Cuyahoga County

-Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District: 3.5 stars, up from 2.5

-East Cleveland City: 3 stars, up from 2

-Garfield Heights City: 3 stars, up from 2

-Parma City: 4 stars, up from 3.5

Lake County

-Painesville City Local: 3 stars, up from 2.5

-Willoughby-Eastlake City: 3.5 stars, up from 3

Lorain County

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