Ashland City

Ashland City is an Ohio district serving roughly 3,007 students across five schools that together cover grades PK–12: three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. The district itself ranks 237th out of 773 Ohio districts (69th percentile, 3 stars), but that is a district-wide figure rather than a ranking of any single school.

The elementary and middle levels are the bright spots. Taft Intermediate School (grades 4–5, 460 students) has earned 4 stars in each of the last three reported years and posts the strongest results in the group, including 83.2% proficient in 4th-grade math versus 67.3% statewide, plus the lowest chronic absenteeism at 9.0%. Third-grade results are also very strong: Reagan Elementary School (PK–1, 532 students) reported 91.9% in math and 86.6% in ELA, while Edison Elementary School (grades 2–3, 411 students) improved sharply to 86.0% math and 85.0% ELA. Ashland Middle School (grades 6–8, 694 students) earned 4 stars recently, with 8th-grade math at 74.6% versus 52.0% statewide and a reported 100% Algebra I result. At the high school level, Ashland High School (grades 9–12, 910 students) has a 96.3% graduation rate and beats state averages in Biology, Geometry, Government and History, but its rank has slipped to the 56th percentile (3 stars) and English II fell from 74.5% to 64.5%.

Attendance is where the schools diverge most: all three elementaries are below the district's 12.5% chronic absenteeism rate, while the middle and high schools sit above it at 14.7% and 14.6%. Notably, the elementary with the highest share of low-income students also shows strong and improving proficiency, so poverty levels alone do not predict results here. Spending figures date to 2018–19 and should be read with caution.