Summary:
Bethel Local in Ohio has three schools serving grades K–12: Bethel Elementary School (K–4), Bethel Middle School (5–9), and Bethel High School (9–12). Listed enrollment totals 1,991 students, though because grade 9 appears in both middle and high school, the unique district count may be lower. The district is ranked 268 of 773 districts, in the 65th percentile, and all three schools currently hold 3 stars; the middle and high schools each had 4 stars in 2023–2024.
Bethel Middle School has the most striking result: Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency is 97% in 2025–2026 versus 72.4% district and 61.6% state, after 100% in 2024–2025. Its 8th-grade math is also strong at 74.3% versus 52.0% state. But it is uneven: 7th-grade math is 47.7%, just below the state’s 48.6%, 5th-grade science is 60.6% vs. 62.7%, and chronic absenteeism is the district’s highest at 17.6%. Bethel High School is strong across most EOC exams—English II 77.2% vs. 62.7%, American History 83.6% vs. 73.2%, Biology 76.2% vs. 67.0%, Geometry 51.7% vs. 43.3%, and Government 79.3% vs. 71.6%—though Algebra I (67.5%) is below the district’s 72.4%. Geometry improved from 41.0% to 51.7%. Bethel Elementary’s math is above state: 3rd grade 71.3% vs. 62.1% and 4th grade 74.5% vs. 67.3%; it also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 11.6%.
Rank percentiles show different paths: elementary is 59, middle 64 (down from 74 in 2023–2024), and high 66 (up from 55 in 2024–2025). Chronic absenteeism is 11.6% at elementary, 17.6% at middle, and 14.8% at high, compared with 14.4% district. The high school has the highest student–teacher ratio (22.6), listed 2018–2019 spending per student ($8,693), and free/reduced lunch rate (68.52%); the middle school’s free/reduced lunch value is not reported. The elementary school’s free/reduced lunch rate is 40.78%, with a 20.5 ratio and $7,445 spending. Families should note grade overlaps: middle and high both include grade 9, and grade 5 appears in elementary 2024–2025 tests and middle school 2025–2026 tests, suggesting possible grade reconfiguration or reporting shifts.
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