Fort Loramie Local

Fort Loramie Local is a small district in western Ohio made up of just two schools — Fort Loramie Elementary School (K–6, 403 students) and Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School (7–12, 319 students) — which together serve roughly 722 students across the full K–12 span with no grade overlap between the buildings. The district ranks 4th of 773 Ohio districts and holds 5 stars.

Achievement is exceptional at both schools. In 2025–26 the elementary averaged 96.7% proficiency across nine tested subjects versus 62.1% statewide, while the junior-senior high averaged 91.8% across eleven tests versus 60.2% state. Every reported measure beat its state benchmark, and even the narrowest margin was still +19.7 points. The elementary is the flagship: 4th of 1,560 elementary schools statewide, improving 3.3 points over the prior year, with perfect 100% results in 3rd grade math and ELA and 5th grade math. The high school ranks 11th of 795 — also top 1% — and matched that ceiling with 100% Algebra I proficiency in both years, but slipped slightly overall (−0.4 points).

Beyond test scores, the high school graduates 100% of its students, and chronic absenteeism is very low in both buildings — 1.7% at the elementary and 2.4% at the high school, against a district figure of 1.9%. Both serve very similar, low-poverty populations (free/reduced lunch around 8–9%), and the high school achieves its results with fewer adults per student (18.8:1 versus 14.3:1) and slightly higher per-student spending, though that spending figure dates to 2018–19. The one item worth monitoring is 8th grade ELA, reported under the high school: at 80% it is the district's lowest score and its steepest single-year decline (−8.5 points).