Summary:
Lucas Local is a small Ohio district with three schools and roughly 410 students, covering kindergarten through 12th grade: Lucas Elementary School (K–5, 200 students), Lucas Heritage Middle School (grades 6–7, 70 students), and Lucas High School (grades 8–12, 140 students). The district overall ranks 213th of 773 Ohio districts — the 72nd percentile — with 4 stars, but that single rating hides three very different schools underneath.
Lucas Elementary School is the clear standout and the district's engine. It ranks 128th of 1,560 schools statewide — 92nd percentile and 5 stars — after climbing from the 74th percentile in 2023–24. Every listed 2025–26 test score is above the state average, often by enormous margins: 92.3% in 3rd grade math and ELA, 89.7% in 5th grade science, and even its lowest listed score, 5th grade math at 79.3%, is more than 20 points above the state. Chronic absenteeism is just 4.9%, about half the district's 9.1%, and it achieves this while serving a 73% free/reduced lunch population.
Lucas High School posts a strong 96.9% graduation rate and solid 2025–26 results in English II (84.2%) and Biology (83.8%), with every listed test above state after several subjects fell below it the prior year. Its biggest concern is chronic absenteeism at 19.6% — more than double the district rate and roughly four times the elementary and middle school rates. Lucas Heritage Middle School has low absenteeism (5.0%) and above-state math, but its ELA scores trail the state, and with only 70 students, year-to-year swings can be dramatic.
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