Summary:
Lincolnview Local is a small district in Van Wert, Ohio, with two schools serving about 769 students from kindergarten through 12th grade: Lincolnview Elementary School (K–6, enrollment 426) and Lincolnview Junior/Senior High School (7–12, enrollment 343). Both sit on the same campus. The district ranks 143rd of 773 Ohio districts, placing it in the 82nd percentile with 4 stars.
The high school is the standout. It ranks 134th of 795 schools — the 83rd percentile — with 4 stars, a level it has held for three years. Its graduation rate is 97.1%. In 2025–2026, every listed tested subject was above the state average, averaging roughly 80.3% proficient versus about 60.2% statewide, a gap of about 20 percentage points. Science and math lead the way: 8th grade science 95.4 vs. 61.2, 8th grade math 89.2 vs. 52.0, and Biology 92.7 vs. 67.0. Watch items: chronic absenteeism is 8.7%, more than double the elementary's 4.0%, and free/reduced lunch is 84.55%.
The elementary school remains above the state average but is slipping in relative terms — from 4 stars and the 72nd percentile in 2023–2024 to 3 stars and the 63rd percentile in 2025–2026. Its 2025–2026 average proficiency is about 70.0% vs. 62.1% for the state, a +7.9 point gap, down from +10.6 points the year before. Strengths include 5th grade science (81.4 vs. 62.7) and 6th grade ELA (77.4 vs. 56.0). The clearest weakness is 5th grade math, below state both years and 44.1 vs. 59.1 in 2025–2026; 4th grade math (65.7 vs. 67.3) and 4th grade ELA (61.2 vs. 61.8) also dipped just below state. Elementary chronic absenteeism is low at 4.0%, and its student-teacher ratio is 16.0, versus 13.6 at the high school.
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