Best Public Schools in Delphos, OH

In Delphos, Ohio, families are served by three public schools—Franklin Elementary School (K–5), Jefferson Middle School (5–8), and Jefferson High School (6–12)—with no alternative school listed, within the Delphos City district, which is ranked 227 of 773 (71st percentile, 4 stars).

The elementary school is the district’s academic anchor: it earned 4 stars in all three rank-history years, ranks 273 of 1,560 (82nd percentile), and has every listed 2025-26 test score above state, including 4th Grade Math at 90.0%—the highest current-year proficiency figure in the data. Its chronic absenteeism is 10.4%, well below the district’s 16.5%, and its student-teacher ratio is the lowest at 13.7; its FRPL percentage is unknown, not zero. The middle school is improving in rank (56th to 64th percentile) but remains below its 2023-24 level of 72nd percentile and is currently 3 stars. Its ELA results are generally strong—6th Grade ELA 78.9% vs 56.0%—and Algebra I is 70.6% vs 61.6%, but math is uneven, with 5th Grade Math 47.4% vs 59.1% and 8th Grade Math 44.4% vs 52.0%. The high school is also 3 stars, at the 61st percentile, and its rank fell from 87th to 81st to 61st. It has strong American History (88.2% vs 73.2%) and Biology (81.6% vs 67.0%), but Geometry is 41.5% vs 43.3% and Algebra I is 59.5% vs 61.6%; chronic absenteeism is 25.7%.

Overall, the district’s 4-star rating masks weaker current secondary ratings: the middle and high schools are 3 stars, while the elementary school is the 4-star standout. Math is the clearest systemic weakness in secondary grades, with high school Geometry and Algebra I below state and middle school Math 5, Math 7, and Math 8 below state, while ELA, science, and social studies are above state. Absenteeism tracks the pattern: the elementary school has the lowest rate, the middle school is in the middle, and the high school has the highest. Spending does not line up with outcomes: the middle school spends the most per student in 2018-19 but has the lowest test average, while the elementary school spends the least but has the strongest outcomes.