Summary:
Fairlawn Local is a small Ohio district with just two schools: Fairlawn High School, which serves grades 6–12 with 285 students, and Fairlawn Elementary School, which serves grades PK–5 with 268 students, for a total listed enrollment of 553. There is no standalone middle school, so middle-grade results are reported within the high school data. The Fairlawn Local district ranks 134 of 773 Ohio districts — the 83rd percentile — and holds 4 stars, with both schools at 4 stars in 2025–2026.
Fairlawn Elementary School stands out for mathematics and low absenteeism. In 2025–2026, 3rd grade math was 88.9 vs the state's 62.1, 4th grade math 97.4 vs 67.3, and 5th grade math 90.5 vs 59.1, with 4th grade math holding at 97.4 for two straight years. Fifth grade science was 88.1 vs 62.7, and chronic absenteeism is 5.1, well below the district's 9.3. English language arts (ELA) is the weaker side: the ELA average fell from 74.8 to 68.8, with 3rd and 4th grade results now close to state averages. Its rank slipped from the 91st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 77th in 2025–2026.
Fairlawn High School posts a 95.7% graduation rate and beat the state on 12 of 13 listed tests in 2025–2026 (all 13 in 2024–2025). Highlights include Geometry at 75 vs 43.3, 8th grade math at 80 vs 52, 8th grade science at 86 vs 61.2, Biology at 85.4 vs 67, and American History at 88.1 vs 73.2. Its rank rose from the 76th to the 85th percentile. 8th grade ELA (56.0, down from 70.7) is slightly below state, and chronic absenteeism is 14.0, above the district's 9.3. Its student–teacher ratio is 15 vs 26.8 at the elementary, though spending figures are from 2018–2019 and elementary free/reduced lunch is blank/unknown, not zero.
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