Fostoria City

Fostoria City is a small Ohio district serving about 1,775 students across just two schools: Fostoria Elementary School (PK–6, enrollment 1,050) and Fostoria Junior/Senior High School (grades 7–12, enrollment 725). There is no separate middle school or alternative school, and the junior/senior high covers grades 7–12. The Fostoria City district ranks 663 of 773 in Ohio — the 14th percentile — with 1 star for 2025–2026, and both individual schools also carry 1 star.

Comparing the two schools, the elementary school has better attendance and slightly higher test results. Its chronic absenteeism is 24.0% versus 37.1% at the junior/senior high, and its unweighted average proficiency is about 40.5% versus about 38.8%. The elementary school's rank percentile slipped from 30 to 22 and its star rating fell from 2 to 1; the high school's rank percentile fell from 24 to 16. The high school's clear bright spot is a 93.9% graduation rate, plus Biology at 59.6% and improvement on 8 of 11 tests, including gains in 8th grade Math and Biology. The elementary school improved on 4 of 9 tests, with 6th grade ELA rising 10.8 points.

Parents should know that every reported test score at both schools is below the Ohio state average, and math is the weakest area: elementary math averages about 36.5% versus a state average of about 61.2%, and high school math about 27.1% versus about 51.4%. The largest gaps include 6th grade Math (35.8 points below state) and Algebra I (30.2 points below). Attendance is a major concern at the high school, where 37.1% of students are chronically absent. Note that free/reduced lunch data is not reported, spending figures are from 2018–2019, and the averages above are unweighted across reported tests.