Best Public Schools in Genoa, OH

Genoa, Ohio is served by three public schools — an elementary, a middle, and a high school — all in the Genoa Area Local district, together enrolling about 1,279 students from prekindergarten through 12th grade. Genoa Elementary is the largest with 628 students in PK–5, followed by Genoa Area High School with 369 students in grades 9–12 and Genoa Area Middle School with 282 students in grades 6–8. The district overall ranks 218th of 773 Ohio districts, at the 72nd percentile with 4 stars.

Each school has a distinct profile. Genoa Area Middle School has the strongest momentum: its rank climbed from the 66th percentile to the 83rd over three years, with standout results in 7th grade math (72.4% proficient), 8th grade science (82.8%), and Algebra I (100%, though that may reflect a small advanced cohort). Genoa Elementary is the math leader, with 4th grade math at 92.3% and 3rd grade math at 85.3%, and it has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 10.4%, though its latest rank slipped to 3 stars. Genoa Area High School posts a 95.5% graduation rate and beats the state in every listed End of Course exam, but also carries the highest absenteeism at 19.8% and the lowest latest rank of the three, at the 62nd percentile.

Every listed 2025–26 test score across all three schools was above the state average, a genuine district-wide strength. The pattern to watch is consistency: the middle school is rising while the elementary and high school eased off stronger 2024–25 results, and the schools with higher absenteeism also show the weaker latest rankings — a notable pattern, not proof of cause. A few data caveats: the middle school's free/reduced lunch figure is not reported, spending figures date to 2018–19, and the test averages are simple unweighted averages rather than official accountability scores.