Summary:
Defiance City is a mid-sized Ohio district with three public schools covering kindergarten through 12th grade: Defiance Elementary School (K–5, 1,075 students), Defiance Middle School (6–8, 572 students), and Defiance High School (9–12, 697 students), for a total enrollment of 2,344. The elementary school is the largest, holding 45.9% of students, followed by the high school at 29.7% and the middle school at 24.4%. District-wide, Defiance City ranks 404 of 773 Ohio districts, placing it at the 48th percentile with 2 stars.
Defiance Middle School is the standout, ranking 351 of 1,046 schools — the 66th percentile, with 3 stars — and improving from the 46th percentile two years ago. Its math results far exceed state averages: Math 7 at 66.7% proficient versus 48.6% statewide, Math 8 at 70.4% versus 52.0%, and Algebra I at 100% versus 61.6% statewide. Science 8, ELA 7, and ELA 8 also beat the state; only ELA 6 falls slightly short at 53.5% versus 56.0%. The perfect Algebra I mark likely reflects a small advanced cohort rather than the entire grade.
Defiance Elementary School ranks 789 of 1,560 (49th percentile, 2 stars) and averages 64.3% proficiency, just above the state's 63.8%. Grades 3 and 4 math beat state averages, while grade 5 math, ELA, and science lag; Science 5 dropped 8.9 points year over year. Defiance High School ranks 493 of 795 (38th percentile, 2 stars), down from the 53rd percentile, with American History the clearest gap at 63.9% versus 73.2% statewide. Its graduation rate is strong at 97.9%, but chronic absenteeism is the district's highest at 22.1%, compared with 17.3% at the middle school and 14.2% at the elementary. Per-student spending is nearly identical across the three schools.
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