Summary:
Mathews Local is a small Ohio district serving 581 students across four schools — two elementary schools, one junior high, and one high school — with no alternative school, and it ranks 380th of 773 districts, at the 51st percentile with 3 stars, placing it near the middle of Ohio districts overall.
Academic strength varies notably by level. Mathews Elementary School (Intermediate) is the standout, ranked 540th of 1,560 schools at the 65th percentile with 3 stars, scoring above the state in nearly every tested subject — including 5th grade math at 82.1% vs. 59.1% state and 3rd grade English language arts at 83.3% vs. 63.4% — despite a 51.97% free/reduced-lunch rate and the lowest per-student spending in the district at $9,318. Mathews Junior High School reached 4 stars and the 70th percentile in 2024-2025 but slipped to 3 stars and the 54th percentile in 2025-2026, dropping most sharply in 8th grade ELA, 6th grade math, and 8th grade science, though 7th grade math and ELA remain above state. Mathews High School is at the 42nd percentile with 2 stars, down from the 57th percentile two years earlier; social studies is strong (American Government 78.4% and American History 82% vs. state), Algebra I improved sharply from 36.8% to 66.7%, but English II and Geometry have stayed below state in both years, and the graduation rate is 92.3%.
Chronic absenteeism splits sharply: the elementary schools sit around 10–11%, including Mathews Elementary School (Primary) at 11.0% despite the district's highest free/reduced-lunch rate of 55%, while the secondary schools are far higher at 22.4% and 23.9%. The Primary school has no state test rows because it serves PK–2. One data caveat: the Junior High's student-teacher ratio of 46.3 is a severe outlier and is worth verifying.
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