Summary:
Hardin Northern Local in Dola, Ohio serves about 384 students across two schools: Hardin Northern Elementary School (grades K–6, 211 students) and Hardin Northern High School (grades 7–12, 173 students). The district earned 4 stars and ranked 215 of 773 schools, placing it in the 72nd percentile. Both schools also earned 4 stars in 2025–26, and both rank at or above the district overall: the elementary in the 78th percentile and the high school in the 73rd percentile.
The elementary school is the steadier performer. It scored above the state average on all nine reported tests in 2025–26, with its largest margins in 4th grade ELA (+20.0), 4th grade math (+19.1), and 5th grade ELA (+17.5). It also posted a sharp recovery in 6th grade, where math and ELA both rose to 69.0 after falling below state the prior year. Chronic absenteeism is 11.6%, well below the district rate of 17.5%. Its student-teacher ratio is 13.1, and the elementary free/reduced lunch rate is not reported, so it cannot be compared on that measure.
The high school showed the biggest turnaround, jumping from 2 stars and the 42nd percentile in 2024–25 to 4 stars and the 73rd percentile in 2025–26 — a 31-point gain. Civics and Algebra I are its strengths: American Government and American History both hit 92.3%, and Algebra I reached 84.8%, all far above the state. Geometry (39.1%) and 8th grade math (47.4%) remain below state, though both improved. The graduation rate is 94.4%, and 86.13% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Its main concern is chronic absenteeism at 24.2%, more than double the elementary school's rate. Because the high school serves grades 7–12, its results include middle-grade tests alongside high school exams.
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