Summary:
Wayne Trace Local serves about 884 students across three schools: two elementary schools, Grover Hill Elementary School and Payne Elementary School, both covering grades K–6, and one high school, Wayne Trace High School, which covers grades 7–12 because the district has no middle school. The district overall ranks 204th of 773 Ohio districts — the 74th percentile — with 4 stars, but performance varies quite a bit from school to school.
Grover Hill Elementary School is the standout: 4 stars, 80th percentile among elementary schools, and an average proficiency of about 79% across its nine listed tests, above the state in all nine. Payne Elementary School sits lower at 3 stars and the 65th percentile, averaging about 70.8% and trailing the district in seven of nine tests, and its ranking has slipped from 71st percentile and 4 stars two years earlier. One notable contrast: both elementaries serve nearly identical free/reduced lunch shares — roughly 62% — yet Grover Hill's average proficiency runs about 8 points higher. Payne's bright spots are 3rd- and 4th-grade ELA and math, while 5th-grade math (50.0%) and 6th-grade ELA (54.5%) fall below both district and state.
Wayne Trace High School is above the state in 9 of 11 listed tests, averaging about 71.5% versus roughly 60.2% statewide, with a 100% graduation rate. Highlights include American Government at 87.8%, 7th-grade ELA at 81.8%, and Algebra I at 80.9%. Geometry is the clear weak spot at 42.5%, slightly under the state's 43.3% and down sharply from 56.7% the prior year; 8th-grade math sits exactly at the state average. Attendance tracks achievement: Grover Hill has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.3%, well under the district's 9.9%, while Payne (11.0%) and the high school (11.3%) are above it.
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