Summary:
Copley-Fairlawn City is a five-school Ohio district serving about 2,726 students across three K–4 elementaries (Arrowhead Primary Elementary School, Fort Island Primary Elementary School, and Herberich Primary Elementary School), one 5–8 middle school, and one 9–12 high school, with no alternative school. The district is rated 75th of 773 Ohio districts — the 90th percentile — with 5 stars, and in 2025–26 all five schools earn either 4 or 5 stars and sit at or above the 85th percentile in their comparison groups.
Among the elementaries, Arrowhead Primary Elementary School is the strongest, ranking 111th of 1,560 (93rd percentile, 5 stars) with the best elementary attendance at 7.6% chronic absenteeism. Herberich Primary Elementary School remains 5 stars and 91st percentile but has slipped from a very high base (96th percentile in 2023–24), while holding the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (18.73%) and lowest elementary student/teacher ratio (14.4). Fort Island Primary Elementary School ranks lowest of the elementaries (235th of 1,560, 4 stars) yet is improving and has the highest poverty rate (28.21%) and ratio (17.9). Copley-Fairlawn Middle School posts striking advanced results — 100% proficiency in Algebra I versus 61.6% statewide — and Copley High School is climbing in rank (123rd of 795) with a 98.6% graduation rate, though Algebra I (68.8%) and chronic absenteeism (21.3%) are watch items.
Districtwide, every reported proficiency figure beats the state value, with gaps ranging from +7.2 points (high school Algebra I) to +38.4 points (middle school Algebra I). Chronic absenteeism is 13.0% overall, but the high school is the only school above it. Free/reduced lunch spans 18.73% to 28.21%, student/teacher ratios run 14.1 to 17.9, and 2018–19 spending ranges from $10,402 to $12,120 — so outcomes look driven by a broad culture of achievement rather than any single resource measure.
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