Best Public Schools in Kalida, OH

Kalida, Ohio has two reported public schools—Kalida High School (grades 5–12) and Kalida Elementary School (PK–4)—both in the Kalida Local district, a high-performing, low-poverty district ranked 40th of 773 Ohio districts at the 95th percentile with 5 stars. Total reported enrollment is 596 students: 393 at the high school and 203 at the elementary. Because Kalida High School serves grades 5–12, it is effectively a combined middle and high school, so its results include middle-grade and high school tests.

Kalida High School is the standout: in 2025–2026 it ranks 42nd of 795 Ohio high schools, in the 95th percentile with 5 stars, and has held 5 stars all three reported years. Its graduation rate is 97.8%, and its average reported proficiency is 87.9% vs a 60.4% state average—a +27.4-point gap. Strong gaps include Geometry at 84.0% vs 43.3%, 7th-grade math at 89.1% vs 48.6%, and 8th-grade math at 92.3% vs 52.0%. Kalida Elementary School is also strong: in 2025–2026 it ranks 197th of 1,560 elementary schools, in the 87th percentile with 4 stars, and its average proficiency is 84.7% vs 63.7% state—a +21.1-point gap. Its 3rd-grade ELA score of 97.6% vs 63.4% is the highest single proficiency in the data set. Attendance differs: elementary chronic absenteeism is 2.1%, while the high school’s is 9.5%, compared with the district’s 7.1%.

Both schools score above the state in every reported test. Kalida Elementary School’s rank fell from 16th of 1,577, 99th percentile, 5 stars in 2023–2024 to 197th of 1,560, 87th percentile, 4 stars in 2025–2026, though its reported scores remain high; the available data do not explain the change. Kalida High School has held 5 stars all three years: 14th of 864 (98th), 46th of 855 (95th), and 42nd of 795 (95th). Resource metrics do not simply track rank: elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio (14.2 vs 16.1) and higher historical spending ($9,908 vs $9,247 in 2018–2019), yet the high school has higher rank and test averages. Free/reduced lunch is similar—9.67% high school, 9.36% elementary—and elementary grade-level scores show year-to-year swings that reflect different cohorts.