Summary:
Oberlin City Schools is a small Ohio district serving about 758 students across three schools: Oberlin Elementary School (PK–5, 356 students), Langston Middle School (6–8, 184 students), and Oberlin High School (9–12, 218 students), with no alternative school. District-wide, it ranks 451st of 773 Ohio districts, the 42nd percentile, with 2 stars.
Langston Middle School is the academic standout. It is the only 3-star school in the district and ranks in the 63rd percentile for 2025–26, well above the district's 42nd. Its ELA results beat the state in grades 6, 7, and 8, and its end-of-course results are striking: Biology 100 vs 67.0 and Algebra I 80.0 vs 61.6. Its main weakness is 7th grade math, 39.0 vs 48.6. Oberlin High School has a 98.5% graduation rate and strong American Government and English II results, but Geometry (23.1 vs 43.3) and Algebra I (52.8 vs 61.6) trail the state. Oberlin Elementary has bright spots in 3rd grade ELA but fell to the 37th percentile from 49th, with 4th grade math (45.0 vs 67.3) the largest single gap in the district.
Chronic absenteeism is lowest at the elementary school (15.3%), then Langston (16.3%), and highest at the high school (20.1%), compared with 16.9% district-wide. Student-teacher ratios are 13.6 at the elementary, 9.3 at Langston, and 10.7 at the high school, while 2018–19 per-student spending was $9,718, $11,748, and $12,370 respectively. Elementary free/reduced lunch data is unknown. Overall, the middle school performs relatively well, the high school pairs a strong graduation rate with math weaknesses, and the elementary school needs targeted math support.
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