Summary:
Kalida Local is a small, high-performing two-school district in Ohio serving roughly 596 students, with Kalida Elementary School covering grades PK–4 and Kalida High School covering grades 5–12, so there is no separate middle school.
Both schools score well above state averages, but they differ in profile. Kalida High School is the standout: 5 stars, ranked 42 of 795 schools (95th percentile), a 97.8% graduation rate, and every reported 2025–2026 test above the state average. Its average proficiency across 16 tests is about 87.9% versus roughly 60.4% statewide. Strongest results include English II at 94.2% (state 62.7%), American History at 92.5% (state 73.2%), and 8th grade math and ELA at 92.3% each. Geometry shows the largest gap, at 84.0% versus 43.3% statewide (+40.7 points), with Math 7 and Math 8 close behind at about +40 points. Because it serves grades 5–8, its middle-grade results are unusually strong. Kalida Elementary School remains strong at 4 stars, ranked 197 of 1,560 (87th percentile), with all 2025–2026 scores above state averages — led by 3rd grade ELA at 97.6% versus 63.4% statewide, the highest figure in the data. Its average is about 84.7% versus 63.7% statewide, but it slipped from 99th percentile/5 stars in 2023–2024, and both 4th grade math and ELA fell to 77.8% from 92.7% and 89.1%.
The Kalida Local district ranks 40 of 773 statewide (95th percentile, 5 stars), with free/reduced lunch below 10% at both schools. Attendance splits by level: elementary chronic absenteeism is just 2.1%, well under the 7.1% district rate, while the high school is 9.5%, suggesting attendance becomes more of a challenge in upper grades even as achievement stays high. The high school also has a larger student-teacher ratio (16.1 vs. 14.2), and year-over-year results are mixed — gains in ELA 6, ELA 8 and English II, declines in American Government and ELA 7.
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