Summary:
Columbus Grove Local is a small district in northwest Ohio that serves 726 students across three schools on a single shared campus at 201 W Cross St — Columbus Grove Elementary School (K–4, 256 students), Columbus Grove Middle School (5–8, 223 students), and Columbus Grove High School (9–12, 247 students). Together they form a complete K–12 pipeline, and the Columbus Grove Local district ranks in the 85th percentile statewide with 4 stars.
The two secondary schools are the district's clear strengths. The middle school sits at the 91st percentile with 5 stars and averages 79.3% proficiency against a state average of 58.7% — roughly 20.6 points ahead — including 7th grade math at 88% versus the state's 48.6% and 7th grade ELA at 94%. The high school is at the 90th percentile with 5 stars, a 98.5% graduation rate, and 83.9% proficiency versus the state's 63.2% (+20.7), led by American Government at 94% and Algebra I at 94.3%. The elementary school trails both: 69th percentile, 3 stars, and 75.4% proficiency versus 63.7% statewide (+11.8). Its strongest result is 4th grade math at 86%, while its only below-state result on record was 3rd grade ELA at 60.7% against the state's 61.3% in 2024‑25.
Chronic absenteeism is low everywhere — 2.4% at the elementary, 3.2% at the high school, and 5.1% at the middle school, against a district rate of 3.4%; only the middle school sits above the district figure. Class sizes climb sharply with grade level: 11.5 students per teacher at the elementary, 17.8 at the middle, and 21.2 at the high school. Free/reduced lunch is reported only for the high school, at 89.88% — the elementary and middle figures are simply unknown — and spending data is from 2018‑19, too old to describe current conditions. Overall, this is a high-performing small district whose secondary schools are among Ohio's best, with the elementary school and 5th grade math as the likeliest improvement targets.
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