Summary:
Ashtabula, Ohio has nine schools serving roughly 3,761 students: five elementary, two middle, and two high schools, split between Ashtabula Area City (six schools, 2,521 students) and Buckeye Local (three schools, 1,240 students). That district split matters a great deal: Ashtabula Area City is a 1-star district ranked 694th of 773 statewide, while Buckeye Local is a 3-star district ranked 350th of 773.
The clearest standout is Ridgeview Elementary School, the city's only 3-star elementary and its highest-ranked school at the 61st percentile, with proficiency above the state average in most 2025–2026 subjects and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 25.4%. Among middle schools, Wallace H Braden Middle School (47th percentile) scored 100% proficient in Algebra I in both years, while Lakeside Junior High School (22nd percentile) reached 68.4% in 2025 and 83.3% in 2024, even though general middle-school math lags at both. At the high school level, Edgewood High School (43rd percentile, 95.8% graduation rate) beats Lakeside High School (12th percentile, 88.5% graduation) in nearly every subject, including Biology by 35.7 points; Lakeside's Geometry and Integrated Math I scores are very low, with an exact 0% proficient in Integrated Math I.
Chronic absenteeism is a citywide concern, ranging from 25.4% at Ridgeview to 49.4% at Lakeside High, with Edgewood at 43.4%. Erie Intermediate School and Superior Intermediate School scored below the state in every reported 2025–2026 subject, and Erie has the highest student/teacher ratio at 26.6. Per-student spending ranges from $7,140 at Lakeside Junior High to $10,174 at Ontario Primary School, but it dates to 2018–2019 and shows no simple link to results. Michigan Primary School and Ontario Primary serve early grades and have no current test scores, and free/reduced lunch data is unavailable for all schools.
Thank you for your feedback!