Buckeye Local

Buckeye Local is a four-school Ohio district serving K–12 students through Buckeye Primary School (K–3), Buckeye Intermediate School (4–6), Buckeye Junior High School (7–8), and Buckeye High School (9–12), with roughly 2,110 students enrolled. The district is rated 4 stars and ranks 153rd of 773 Ohio districts — the 80th percentile — a relatively strong overall profile, though the schools themselves follow noticeably different trajectories.

The elementary and intermediate pipeline is the district's clearest strength. Buckeye Primary posts the lowest chronic absenteeism in the district at 9.7%, well below the district's 13.1%, along with Grade 3 math proficiency of 83.5% versus the state's 62.1% and Grade 3 ELA of 87.6% versus 63.4%, improving in both subjects year over year. Buckeye Intermediate is a math standout: Grade 4 math 88.5% versus 67.3% statewide, Grade 5 math 82.6% versus 59.1%, and Grade 6 math 79.9% versus 56.2%, with Grade 4 math climbing from 79.1% the prior year. Notably, Intermediate manages this with the district's highest student-teacher ratio (22.7), while Primary has the lowest (17.8) and the highest per-student spending.

The secondary schools are where parents should watch closely. Buckeye High holds an excellent 98.5% graduation rate and beats the state in every End-of-Course subject, but Biology fell 12.9 points and English II 13.8 points in 2025–2026, and its rating slipped from 5 stars to 4 stars; absenteeism is 14.5%. Buckeye Junior High reports 100% Algebra I proficiency two years running — likely a small accelerated group, so read it with caution — but Grade 8 math dropped from 64.2% to 48.2%, falling below the state's 52%, while Grade 7 math eased from 68.2% to 62%. The junior high also has the district's highest absenteeism (15.5%) and lowest per-student spending ($7,060).