Summary:
Baltimore, Ohio, a small village in Fairfield County, is served by three public schools — one elementary (K–4), one middle (5–8), and one high school (9–12) — all part of the Liberty Union-Thurston Local district, with a combined enrollment of 1,175 students.
Liberty Union Middle School is the strongest performer, ranking in the 67th percentile with 3 stars and improving over three years; its Algebra I End of Course score of 95.8% far exceeds the district's 45.2% and the state's 61.6%, and it also posts strong 5th grade math, 7th grade ELA, and 8th grade ELA results. Liberty Union Elementary School ranks in the 62nd percentile with 3 stars and shines in 4th grade math at 85.9% versus the state's 67.3%, along with chronic absenteeism of just 7.3%. Liberty Union High School is the weakest, at the 44th percentile with 2 stars and a declining trend (58th to 44th percentile); its Algebra I (25.0%) and Geometry (24.1%) scores fall well below state averages, and chronic absenteeism is 16.9%.
The district's most striking pattern is the math split: middle school Algebra I at 95.8% versus high school Algebra I at 25.0%. The high school is otherwise solid in social studies and English — American History 85.2%, American Government 83.6%, English II 71.0% — so its challenge is narrow but severe. Absenteeism climbs with grade level (7.3%, 8.3%, 16.9%), with the high school rate more than double the elementary rate and well above the district's 10.1%. Notably, the elementary school has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (44.04%) yet strong results, while the high school has the lowest (29.23%) and the weakest outcomes, suggesting poverty alone does not explain performance. Per-student spending figures date to 2018–2019 and should be treated cautiously.
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