HARAMBEE STUDENTS ONCE AGAIN OUTPERFORMED THEIR PEERS IN COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS ON OHIO STATE TESTS IN 2024-2025. HOWEVER, THEY CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE BELOW PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS THAT REVEAL SIGNIFICANT DECLINES IN MATH AND READING SCORES AMONG MINORITY STUDENTS. THE DATA FOR HARAMBEE STUDENTS SHOWS THAT THE AVERAGE STUDENT IN GRADES K-2 AND GRADES 7-8 TESTED AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE GRADE LEVEL IN READING AND MATH AT THE END OF THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. K-2 STUDENTS ALSO GREW BY AN AVERAGE OF 1.25 YEARS AND AVERAGED NEAR THE 60TH PERCENTILE. SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED GROWTH OF 1.3 YEARS IN READING AND 3.2 YEARS IN MATH. THESE STUDENTS TESTED AT THE 10TH-GRADE LEVEL IN BOTH SUBJECTS. THE SCHOOL SERVED A TOTAL OF 153 STUDENTS IN GRADES PRE K - 8, WITH 84% OF STUDENTS COMING FROM LOW-OPPORTUNITY NEIGHBORHOODS.