Lake Local

Lake Local in Ohio serves about 3,301 students across three schools: two elementary schools and one combined middle/high school. The district ranks 46th of 773 statewide (94th percentile, 5 stars). Lake Middle / High School serves grades 7–12 with 1,655 students, about half of all enrollment. Lake Elementary School serves grades 2–6 with 1,223 students, and Lake Primary School serves grades K–1 with 423 students. Only the middle/high and elementary schools have state test results, since the primary school serves K–1.

Lake Middle / High School is the academic standout: ranked 36th of 795 (95th percentile, 5 stars), with a 97.2% graduation rate. Its average proficiency across 11 tests is about 85.7%, versus roughly 60.2% statewide — a gap of about 25.5 points. Top scores include American History at 94.1 and American Government at 93.4, with the biggest state advantages in Geometry (+35.0), Math 7 (+33.3), and ELA 7 (+28.8). Lake Elementary School is also strong: ranked 203rd of 1,560 (87th percentile, 4 stars), averaging about 81.7% proficiency against a state average of about 62.1% (+19.6 points). Both tested schools beat the state on every listed test, though the elementary school slipped from 5 stars and the 92nd percentile the prior year.

Attendance is the sharpest internal contrast. Chronic absenteeism is just 1.9% at Lake Elementary School, versus 19.2% at Lake Middle / High School — roughly ten times higher — with Lake Primary School at 8.7% and the district at 11.2%. The elementary school's largest recent declines were Math 3 (−9.8), ELA 3 (−7.8), and Science 5 (−7.6), while ELA 4 improved by 10.0 points. Notably, the elementary school has the highest student-teacher ratio (24.4) and lowest per-student spending ($7,869) of the three yet posts strong results, while the primary school has the smallest ratio (15.3) and the highest free/reduced lunch rate (25.3%).