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Townsend Community School


At a glance
773rdof 828 Ohio districts▼ 44
Better than 6% of Ohio districts
High 1Grades 9-12
207 Lowell St
Castalia, OH 44824-9332
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Statewide performance 2019–2025
2025: better than 6.6% of districts
1
School
494
Students
Top rankedTownsend Community School806th of 855 Ohio high schools
Summary:

Townsend Community School is the sole public charter high school serving the Castalia, Ohio area. With consistently low performance rankings, significant gaps in academic achievement, and high rates of chronic absenteeism, this school appears to be struggling to provide a quality education to its students.

Townsend Community School has ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio high schools over the past few years, with proficiency rates on state tests well below the state average across all subjects. The school's four-year graduation rate is only 33.0%, and its chronic absenteeism rate is 39.8%, both of which are significantly worse than the state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a student-teacher ratio that is significantly higher than the state average.

The data suggests that Townsend Community School is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school's consistently low rankings, poor academic performance, and high rates of chronic absenteeism indicate that it may need to implement substantial changes and interventions to improve student outcomes and better serve the Castalia community.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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