Sylvania Schools

Sylvania Schools is a 12-school Ohio district serving roughly 7,677 students across seven elementary schools, three junior highs, and two high schools, with no alternative schools. District-wide it ranks 177th of 773 Ohio districts — the 77th percentile — and earns 4 stars, making it a generally high-performing district with meaningful variation from school to school.

The clearest standout is Highland Elementary School, which ranks 94th of 1,560 elementary schools (94th percentile), holds 5 stars, and posts the district's highest test average (88.3%), lowest chronic absenteeism (4.9%), and lowest free/reduced lunch rate (14.92%). Both high schools perform well above the state: Sylvania Northview High School sits at the 83rd percentile with a 95.7% graduation rate, and Sylvania Southview High School at the 81st percentile with 94.5%. Sylvania Mccord Junior High School is the strongest middle school, at the 80th percentile with 9.6% chronic absenteeism, and Hill View Elementary School is a bright spot: despite the district's highest free/reduced lunch rate (49.71%), it reaches the 76th percentile with 4 stars.

Concerns cluster at the lower end: Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School (66th percentile, 3 stars, 23.2% chronic absenteeism), Stranahan Elementary School (54th percentile, 3 stars, down from 4 stars), and Whiteford Elementary School (52nd percentile, 3 stars, though improved from 2 stars). Both high schools have chronic absenteeism around 23%, far above the district's 15.2%. Note that Algebra I is 100% proficient at all three junior highs, yet grade-level math is much lower — McCord's 8th grade math is 49.6% — suggesting those advanced results reflect small, selective cohorts. Spending and class size do not align simply with outcomes.