State Testing Requirements for Graduation
The state of Ohio's current graduation requirements are three-pronged.
1. Lowellville Graduation Requirements - Revised and BOE Approved March 15, 2023
2. Second - show competency on two end-of-course exams, Algebra and ELA2. Students must earn a 684 to pass. Students will be given more than one opportunity to test. Students who do not earn a passing score on both exams must show competency instead by completing a 12-pt. industry credential and earn the Ohio Means Jobs Readiness Seal, OR join the military, OR earn college credit in a math or English college-level course through CCP, OR earn a remediation-free score on the ACT or SAT in the Math or English areas. To demonstrate competency in English II, a student must be remediation-free in the areas of English and Reading on the ACT or SAT.
3. Earn 2 diploma seals. There are 2 kinds of seals, state and local. At least one seal must be a state seal.
State seals: Ohio Means Jobs Readiness seal, Industry Recognized Credential seal, College-Ready seal, Military Enlistment seal, Citizenship seal, Science seal, Honors Diploma seal, Seal of Biliteracy, and Technology seal
Local seals: Performing Arts seal, Community Service seal, and Student Engagement seal
Requirements are also available in the Lowellville Course Catalog, available on the website.