Triad Local

Triad Local serves about 813 students across three schools — an elementary (PK–4), a middle (5–8), and a high school (9–12) — with no alternative schools. The district ranks 302 of 773, the 61st percentile with 3 stars, placing it mid-pack among Ohio districts. Enrollment steps down by level (354 elementary, 233 middle, 226 high), a typical pattern for a small district.

Each school tells a different story. Triad Middle School has the strongest current profile — 67th percentile — with 8th grade math at 73.2% proficient versus 52.0% statewide and 5th and 7th grade ELA also above state, though 8th grade ELA (51.9%) trails the state (58.3%). It combines the highest free/reduced lunch rate (50.21%) with the lowest absenteeism (12.8%). Triad High School rebounded from the 38th to the 58th percentile, improved in all six End-of-Course subjects, and graduates 96.9% of students, but its chronic absenteeism of 32.0% is far above the district's 17.7%. Triad Elementary School slipped from the 77th to the 57th percentile, with all four tested areas declining and 3rd grade ELA now below state.

Spending and class size do not track neatly with results: per-student spending rises by level ($8,650, $10,442, $10,880) while student-teacher ratios fall (20.6, 17.0, 15.0), yet the high school has both the smallest classes and the highest absenteeism. No school currently earns 4 or 5 stars — all three have 3 — though the elementary and middle had 4 stars recently and the high school had 2 last year, so performance has been more variable than one year suggests.