Summary:
Sidney City is a five-school Ohio district serving about 2,712 students across three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Emerson Primary School (340 students) and Longfellow Primary School (303) serve grades K–2 and have no current state test scores, while Northwood Intermediate School (438) serves grades 3–4. Sidney Middle School covers grades 5–8 (840 students) and Sidney High School covers grades 9–12 (791). The Sidney City district is rated 1 star and ranks 562 of 773 Ohio districts, at the 27th percentile.
Sidney Middle School is the district's standout, ranking 50th percentile with 2 stars and earning 3 stars the prior year. Its 8th graders beat the state in math (62.7% vs 52.0%) and science (66.3% vs 61.2%), and Algebra I reports 100% proficient in both years—though that group may be small or selective. Its weakness is 5th grade math and ELA. By contrast, Sidney High School has slipped from the 38th to 29th percentile and reports only 10.3% proficient in Integrated Math II versus 35.3% statewide. Northwood Intermediate School has also declined (34th to 24th percentile), with every tested subject below state and the widest gaps in ELA—20.7 points in 4th grade.
Attendance and poverty vary widely. Emerson Primary School has the lowest chronic absenteeism (13.3%), lowest free/reduced lunch rate (64.41%), and highest per-student spending ($10,034). Longfellow Primary School has the highest poverty proxy (83.17%) and above-district absenteeism (22.7%). Sidney High School has the highest absenteeism (26.0%). Spending and class size alone don't explain outcomes.
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