Summary:
Van Buren Local is a small Ohio district with three schools serving about 1,052 students: Van Buren Elementary School (K–5, 468 students), Van Buren Middle School (6–8, 237 students), and Van Buren High School (9–12, 347 students). The district ranks 152 of 773 statewide — the 80th percentile — and earns 4 stars, so families can expect performance well above the typical Ohio district. There is no alternative school in the district.
Van Buren Middle School is the district's strongest performer, ranking 120 of 1,046 (89th percentile, 4 stars) with 100% proficiency on the Algebra I End of Course exam in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Its 6th-grade math (85.7% vs. 56.2% state) and 8th-grade science (82.7% vs. 61.2%) show how far above state it runs, even with the district's largest class sizes (19.7 students per teacher). Van Buren Elementary School remains strong — ranked 431 of 1,560 (72nd percentile, 4 stars) — and every reported 2025–2026 test is above state, with math and science especially high. But its percentile has slipped from 86 to 84 to 72 over three years, driven by drops in ELA and science, so it is worth watching.
Van Buren High School is trending up: from 64th percentile and 3 stars in 2023–2024 to 73rd percentile and 4 stars in 2025–2026, with a 98.7% graduation rate. Government, history, biology, English II, and geometry all beat state averages. Algebra I is the one gap — 52.5% vs. 61.6% state — though it improved 6.3 points from last year. Chronic absenteeism is low district-wide at 4.2%, lowest at the elementary (2.5%) and highest at the middle school (6.1%).
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