Oberlin

Oberlin Elementary serves pre-K through grade 6, and Decatur Community Junior/Senior High serves grades 7–12, for a total of 376 students and no separate middle school. Because the schools serve different grades, their all-grades scores are descriptive rather than a like-for-like comparison. The most notable concern is the high school’s ELA result: 19% proficient, 27 percentage points below the state’s 46%.

Oberlin Elementary has the stronger all-grades results, leading the high school by 27 points in ELA, 10 in math, and 23 in science. Its results are above the state in math by 3 points and science by 8, while its ELA is essentially level with the state (46% at both). The high school is below the state in all three subjects: by 27 points in ELA, 6 in math, and 15 in science. Still, its grade-level results show some bright spots: 10th-grade math is 13 points above the state, and 11th-grade science is 3 points above. SchoolDigger rates both schools 2 stars, ranking the elementary in the 46th percentile and the high school in the 47th.

Recent changes differ by school and subject. From the prior year, elementary results rose 3 points in ELA and 5 in math, while science fell 18 points; despite that drop, elementary science remains 8 points above the state. High-school ELA and math fell 10 and 11 points, while science rose 2 points but remains 15 below the state. Other measures offer context, not a simple guide to results: the elementary has a higher student-teacher ratio (10.6 versus 7.7) and free/reduced-lunch rate (60% versus 56%), yet stronger all-grades scores. The high school also reports a 95% graduation rate, above the state’s 90%, alongside a 2% dropout rate compared with 1% statewide.