Summary:
Holgate, Ohio has two public schools serving about 378 students in the Holgate Local district: Holgate Elementary School for grades K–5 with 162 students, and Holgate High School for grades 6–12 with 216 students, so middle-grade results appear under the high school. The district overall ranks 373 out of 773 districts, at the 52nd percentile, with 3 stars.
Holgate Elementary School is the standout. It ranked 501 of 1,560 schools in 2025–2026, at the 68th percentile with 3 stars, and was above Ohio in 6 of 7 listed assessments. Third grade math was 85.2% proficient versus 62.1% for Ohio, and third grade ELA was 81.5% versus 63.4%. Fifth grade science was 76.9% versus 62.7%, fifth grade math 76.0% versus 59.1%, fourth grade math 75.0% versus 67.3%, and fifth grade ELA 73.1% versus 70.4%. Only fourth grade ELA was below the state, at 57.1% versus 61.8%. Its chronic absenteeism was just 2.6%, compared with the district rate of 5.0%. Its student-teacher ratio was 16.2, and 2018–2019 per-student spending was $12,046.
Holgate High School has bright spots but a notable decline. Its graduation rate is 97.1%, and Biology, English II, and Algebra I are above state: Biology 83.3% versus 67.0%, English II 71.1% versus 62.7%, and Algebra I 75.0% versus 61.6%. The student-teacher ratio is 9.3. Yet its rank fell from 217 of 864, 75th percentile, 4 stars in 2023–2024 to 414 of 795, 48th percentile, 2 stars in 2025–2026. It was above state in only 5 of 13 assessments in 2025–2026, down from 8 of 13 in 2024–2025. Geometry remains weak at 25.0% versus 43.3%, 8th grade Science dropped to 43.5% versus 61.2%, and 7th grade ELA was 48.5% versus 62.7%. Chronic absenteeism was 6.8%, higher than the district’s 5.0% and more than double the elementary school’s 2.6%. Free/reduced lunch was 65.28%, and 2018–2019 per-student spending was $11,275. The district’s 52nd-percentile rank masks an above-average elementary school and a below-average, declining high school.
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