Noble Local

Noble Local is a small Ohio district serving about 1,049 students across two schools — Shenandoah Elementary School (grades PK–8, 809 students) and Shenandoah High School (grades 9–12, 240 students) — with no separate middle school, since middle grades sit inside the elementary building. Overall, the district ranks 352 of 773 districts, at the 54th percentile with 3 stars, but that average hides a sharp split between its two schools.

Shenandoah Elementary School is the stronger performer, ranking at the 67th percentile with 3 stars and holding steady since 2023–2024. Its results beat state averages in most subjects: 2025–2026 math averaged about 10 points above state, ELA about 8 points above, and science about 8 points above. Third-, fourth- and sixth-grade math, seventh- and eighth-grade ELA, and eighth-grade science were all notably strong, and its Algebra I result was 100%. The clear weak spot is seventh-grade math at 41.4% proficient, below the state's 48.6% and down from 57.1% the year before. Chronic absenteeism is 9.0%, below the district's 10.1%.

Shenandoah High School ranks at the 33rd percentile with 2 stars, slipping from the 41st percentile in 2023–2024. Its strengths are real: a 100% graduation rate, American History at 80% versus the state's 73.2%, and English II at 70.5% versus 62.7%. Math is the major concern — Geometry at 25.4% versus the state's 43.3%, and Algebra I at 27.9% versus 61.6%, a gap that widened from the prior year. Chronic absenteeism is 12.9%, above both the district and the elementary school. Notably, the high school has smaller classes (a 10.9 student-teacher ratio versus 20.3) and higher per-student spending, yet lower relative outcomes. For families, the priorities are clear: high school math, high school attendance, and seventh-grade math.