Summary:
Botkins Local is a small Ohio district with just two schools serving 584 students in total: Botkins Elementary School for grades K–6 and Botkins High School for grades 7–12, both located at 404 E State St in Botkins. There is no middle school. The district overall is rated 5 stars and ranks 67th of 773 Ohio districts, placing it in the 91st percentile statewide.
The two schools compare closely, but the elementary is the stronger performer. Botkins Elementary School has earned 5 stars every year shown, ranking between 68th and 157th of roughly 1,560 Ohio elementary schools, about the 90th–96th percentile. Botkins High School earns 4 stars each year and ranks around the 83rd–89th percentile. On current tests, elementary students average about 87% proficient versus about 62% statewide, while high school students average about 70% versus about 54% statewide.
Elementary strengths are broad, with 6th grade math at 95.6% proficient compared with 56.2% statewide. At the high school, the graduation rate is 100.0%, and Geometry (87.2% vs 43.3%) and American Government (94.7% vs 71.6%) stand out. The clearest weak spot is Integrated Math II, at 20% current and 0% the prior year, both below the state. 8th grade math, at 57.1% versus 52.0%, is much closer to the state than other subjects. Chronic absenteeism is 4.5% at the elementary and 6.7% at the high school, against a Botkins Local rate of 5.5%.
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