Minster Local

Minster Local is a small Ohio district with two schools and about 896 students: Minster Elementary School serves grades K–6 with 504 students, and Minster Junior/Senior High School serves grades 7–12 with 392 students, so there is no separate middle school and grades 7–8 test results appear under the high school. The district is rated very highly—#5 of 773 Ohio districts, 99th percentile, 5 stars.

Both schools are standout performers. Minster Elementary School ranks #20 of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–2026, with 5 stars and chronic absenteeism of just 2.7%, less than half the district’s 5.6%. Minster Junior/Senior High School ranks #5 of 795 Ohio high schools in 2025–2026, also 5 stars, with a 100.0% graduation rate; its recent ranks are #5, #10, and #6. Its chronic absenteeism is 9.7%, higher than the district and elementary school, so it may be a watch item. Free/reduced lunch is about 12% at both schools, and student/teacher ratios are 16.6 at the elementary school and 15.4 at the junior/senior high. Older 2018–2019 spending data shows $10,976 per student at the elementary school and $8,221 at the high school.

Test scores show both schools far above state averages. In 2025–2026, elementary simple average proficiency is 93.5 vs state 62.1, and high school is 92.4 vs state 60.2. Elementary math ranges from 94.4 to 98.4, ELA from 82.2 to 98.6, and 5th-grade science is 91.8. High school math ranges from 81.3 to 98.6, ELA from 89.7 to 93.9, science is 94.3 and 95.1, and social studies is 98.3 and 98.6. Every listed test is above state by large margins. Areas to monitor are the high school’s higher chronic absenteeism and dips in 8th-grade math and Geometry, but both schools remain 5-star, top-ranked schools.