Summary:
Garaway Local is a small Ohio district serving 1,055 students across five schools — four K–6 elementaries (Baltic Elementary School, Dundee Elementary School, Miller Avenue Elementary School, and Ragersville Elementary School) feeding a single combined 7–12 building, Garaway High School, which alone enrolls 441 students, about 42% of the district. Overall, the district ranks 115th of 773 Ohio districts (85th percentile, 4 stars).
The high school is the academic flagship: 5 stars and 93rd–94th percentile the past two years, a 98.7% graduation rate, and large leads over the state in Geometry (+29.8 points), Algebra I (+25.0), and Biology (+22.9). Among the elementaries, Baltic Elementary School is the biggest riser, climbing from the 50th to the 79th percentile in two years despite the district's highest free/reduced lunch rate (50.36%). Dundee Elementary School was once the top elementary (98th percentile, 5 stars) but has cooled to 89th percentile and 4 stars. Ragersville Elementary School is the most consistent (79th percentile, 4 stars each year) and has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 1.3%. Miller Avenue Elementary School improved from 3 stars to 4.
All five schools sit at or above the 79th percentile, so there is no weak link, and math is the district's signature strength — elementary results beat the state in nearly every reported test. The things to watch are narrower: Baltic's 5th grade science has fallen below the state two years running, Ragersville 4th grade and Miller Avenue 6th grade run at or below district norms, 7th grade ELA dropped 13.1 points, and high school chronic absenteeism (9.3%) is more than seven times Ragersville's. Because each elementary grade holds only about 20–25 students, single-year swings can reflect a handful of children — the multi-year rankings are the steadier signal.
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