Marietta City

Marietta City has four listed schools serving about 2,078 students in grades K–12 — three elementary schools and one high school. Marietta High School is by far the largest at 995 students in grades 7–12, followed by Marietta Elementary School (628 students, grades 3–6), Washington School (251, grades K–3), and Phillips School (204, grades K–2). The district ranks 515 of 773 Ohio districts, the 33rd percentile with 2 stars. There is no separate middle school; grades 7 and 8 sit inside the high school, so its test results include middle-grade scores.

Among ranked schools, Marietta High School is the strongest current performer: 403 of 795 (49th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26 after a 3-star year, with a 98.4% graduation rate. Its end-of-course results beat the state in Geometry (56.3% vs. 43.3%), Biology (74.5% vs. 67.0%), English II, Algebra I, and American History. But 7th grade math is a serious weak spot at 15.2% proficient against 48.6% statewide, and chronic absenteeism is the district's highest at 32.1% — above the district's 24.1% and elementary rates of 16.5% to 18.6%. Marietta Elementary School is improving — its rank percentile rose 32 → 33 → 35 and scores improved in 7 of 9 subjects — yet all 2025–26 subjects remain below state averages, with the biggest gaps in 6th grade Math (-15.8 points), 5th grade Science (-14.3), and 5th grade Math (-11.9).

Washington School and Phillips School have no recent test or rank data; their ranks date to 2020–21, when both sat around the 36th–37th percentile. Phillips stands out on operations — the lowest chronic absenteeism (16.5%), lowest student/teacher ratio (12.0), and smallest enrollment — while Washington has the highest free/reduced-price lunch rate (71.71%). Spending figures come from 2018–19 and should be read cautiously.