Summary:
The New Lexington School District in Ohio serves about 1,758 students across four schools: two PK–5 elementaries, one middle school (6–8), and one high school (9–12), with no alternative schools. The district is ranked 490 of 773 in Ohio, placing it at the 37th percentile with 2 stars — below the state midpoint. Enrollment is split roughly in half between the two elementary schools (884 students), with 493 at the high school and 381 at the middle school.
Junction City Elementary School is the clear standout: it is the only district school rated 3 stars, ranked 653 of 1,560 (58th percentile), and has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 15.4% versus the district's 24.7%. Its early-grade results are strong — 3rd grade ELA 87.5% and 4th grade ELA 87.3% proficient, both far above state — though 5th grade math (40.0%) lags. New Lexington Elementary School is the lowest-ranked school (1,091 of 1,560, 30th percentile) and has no tested subject above the state average; its sharpest weakness is 5th grade science at 23.3% proficient versus the state's 62.7%. Junction City outperforms it in every elementary subject tested.
New Lexington Middle School ranks 534 of 1,046 (49th percentile), with 8th grade math at 68.6% and Algebra I at 100%, though that likely reflects a small advanced cohort, while 6th grade math and ELA (38.7% and 40.9%) lag. New Lexington High School ranks 525 of 795 (34th percentile); English II is strong at 73.1%, up 19.3 points from 53.8%, but Geometry is just 24.8% against the state's 43.3%. Chronic absenteeism at the high school (33.8%) is 9.1 points above the district rate, and the graduation rate is 97.7%.
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