Summary:
Cory-Rawson Local is a small, two-school district in Rawson, Ohio (Hancock County area) serving about 501 students across two buildings: Cory-Rawson Elementary School (K–6, 236 students) and Cory-Rawson High School (grades 7–12, 265 students). There is no middle school — grades 7 and 8 sit inside the high school building, which means the high school's results include junior-high scores. The district as a whole ranks 449th of 773 Ohio districts, at the 42nd percentile with 2 of 5 stars, but that single rating blends two schools heading in very different directions.
Cory-Rawson High School is the district's bright spot and its only 3-star school, climbing from the 31st percentile in 2023-24 to the 59th in 2025-26 — a 28-point gain. Its standout results are American History (95.5% versus the state's 73.2%) and English II (88.4% versus 62.7%), along with a 94.8% graduation rate. Nearly all students there (98.87%) qualify for free/reduced lunch, and 8.3% are chronically absent — a watch item despite the strong outcomes. The junior-high grades inside the same building lag: 7th grade math is just 15.4% against a state figure of 48.6%, a 33-point gap and the largest deficit in the data.
Cory-Rawson Elementary School has held steady at 43rd–46th percentile for three years — currently 46th percentile, 2 stars — and is neither declining nor climbing. Its chronic absenteeism is extraordinary at 0.7%, far below the high school's 8.3%. Upper-grade reading is a strength (5th grade ELA 85.0 and 6th grade ELA 68.4, both above state), while 3rd grade ELA is the weakest at 47.6% against 63.4% statewide. Free/reduced lunch for the elementary is not reported, spending figures date to 2018-19, and grade sizes are small enough that year-to-year swings should be read cautiously.
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