SIDNEY — Five area public school systems have been ranked among the top 10 regional schools by the Dayton Business Journal.

For the second year in a row, Fort Loramie Local Schools was named the second top school by the magazine.

They were placed after Oakwood City Schools among public schools of all sizes in the Dayton region.

Superintendent Dan Holland attributed the success of the students to several key factors: community and parent involvement, talented and dedicated teachers, hardworking students and supportive school board members.

Each school’s placement was determined by its performance index score, based on the Department of Education’s report cards. This year’s score Fort Loramie score rose to 103.7 out of 120 points. Last year, Fort Loramie’s performance index score was 102.04.

Other area schools were also featured within the top 10 on the list. Botkins was third; Russia, fifth; Anna, sixth; and Versailles, eighth.

Botkins superintendent Jeff McPheron attributed his district’s success to the support of parents and the community.

“(I am) extremely proud of the hard work our students have put in, the dedication of our staff and the overwhelming support of our parents and community,” he said. “The state report card and these types of rankings are nice to have, but for me, the true measure of our success is to continue to produce quality young people who are independent thinkers, good citizens and contribute back to society.”

Russia Superintendent Steve Rose also celebrated the rankings, but recognized that there was room to rise.

“I think it is really amazing that four of the top six schools listed in the Dayton Business Journal are here in Shelby County,” he said. “Our fifth place is a little lower than what our true performance was, as we still had parents opt their children out of state testing, which has a substantial, negative impact our our performance index.”

Rose also noted that the district met 91 percent of its indicators and has set a goal to meet 100 percent of the indicators for the 2017-2018 school year.

Other local districts ranked in the top 40 by the Dayton Business Journal were Jackson Center, 21st; Hardin Houston, 36th; and Fairlawn, 37th.

A full list of the rankings can be found on the Dayton Business Journal’s website, www.bizjournals.com.