Summary:
Spencerville Local is a three-school Ohio district serving roughly 986 students through an elementary school (K–4, 336 students), a middle school (5–8, 315 students), and a high school (9–12, 335 students), and it ranks 128th of 773 Ohio districts — the 83rd percentile — with 4 stars. Notably, every reported test score in this data, across both years, is above the state average.
Spencerville Elementary School is the academic standout, averaging about 84.9% proficient versus a state average of about 63.7%, including 4th-grade math at 96.8% (state 67.3%) and 4th-grade ELA at 88.9% (state 61.8%). Its chronic absenteeism is the lowest at 6.1%, and the only reported free/reduced-price lunch figure — 99.11% — shows high economic need alongside strong results. Its rank slipped from 39th of 1,577 schools (98th percentile, 5 stars) in 2023–24 to 196th of 1,560 (87th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–26. Spencerville Middle School is the most consistent, staying at 4 stars and the 84th–87th percentile all three years, with a 2025–26 average of about 80.2% versus about 59.0% statewide and Algebra I at 100% in both years. Its caution signs are 8th-grade science, which fell from 82.5% to 61.9%, and the highest student-teacher ratio at 21.0.
Spencerville High School is the most improved, rising from the 59th to the 69th percentile but remaining at 3 stars, with a 100% graduation rate and all end-of-course tests above state averages (Biology 80.5% vs. 67.0%; Geometry 63.6% vs. 43.3%). Its clearest warning sign is chronic absenteeism at 13.4%, well above the district's 9.3% and more than double the elementary rate. Remember that free/reduced-price lunch is unknown for the middle and high schools, spending figures are from 2018–19, and small schools can swing widely year to year.
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