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Townsend Community School

Q: Is Townsend Community School a good school?

Townsend Community School ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Ohio high schools.

Q: How many students attend Townsend Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Townsend Community School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Townsend Community School?

Students at Townsend Community School are 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

806^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 6% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Townsend Community School is a public charter high school located in Castalia, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 499 students. The school is part of the Townsend Community School District, which is ranked 773 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Townsend Community School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Ohio high schools, with a ranking between 699-806 out of 819-867 schools over the past 5 years. The school has a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very low academic performance. Townsend Community School has had consistently low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 30.4% to 38.7% over the past 5 years, which is significantly lower than the state average. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 39.2% to 70.0% over the past 5 years, more than double the state average.

Townsend Community School's students perform significantly below the state average on Ohio State Tests across all subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 1.2% to 52.1% compared to the state averages of 42.8% to 72.6%. The nearby schools, such as Monroeville High School, Clyde High School, and Huron High School, generally perform much better than Townsend Community School across various metrics, including higher state rankings, graduation rates, test scores, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite being a public charter school, Townsend Community School has not shown significant improvement in its performance over the past 5 years, with its state ranking and star rating remaining consistently low.

494

Students ?

30.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,175

Per pupil spending ?

42.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

207 Lowell St
Castalia, OH 44824-9332

(419) 684-5402

District: Townsend Community School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.2%

Hispanic:

16.2%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2019 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (40% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 56 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

Ohio avg62%

806^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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SchoolDigger rating ?

773^rd of 828Townsend Community School among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	806 of 855	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	760 of 864	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	767 of 867	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	745 of 836	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	699 of 819	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	802 of 836	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	7.7	288 of 303	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	16.7	542 of 606	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	602 of 628	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	782 of 809	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	718 of 798	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	713 of 813	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	724 of 794	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	711 of 775	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	773 of 781	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	194 of 273	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	237 of 270	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	248 of 260	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	203 of 207	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	764 of 815	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	723 of 822	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	753 of 805	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	691 of 773	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	654 of 763	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	759 of 779	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	741 of 817	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	763 of 816	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	749 of 819	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	707 of 808	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	677 of 778	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	759 of 792	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.1	253 of 254	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	208 of 208	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	580 of 617	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	570 of 598	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	594 of 614	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	727 of 748	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	732 of 754	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	731 of 756	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	718 of 749	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	699 of 727	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.2	738 of 739	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)29th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2019)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Geometry120%+77 vs state

American History35%-36 vs state

English II28%-32 vs state

American Government26%-47 vs state

Biology25%-40 vs state

Algebra I3%-56 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Townsend Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	207 Lowell St	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Townsend Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 684-5402	494	16	30.3		342 (69.2%)	18 (3.6%)	80 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.7%)	4.6	806^th of 855 public high schools	5.7%		8.2	760^th of 864 public high schools	12.0%	46		25.9	35.2							25.4	28.1	1.2	3.0	$9,175
Margaretta High School	Public	6-12	209 Lowell St	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Margaretta Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 684-5351	536	31	17.2	39.6%	484 (90.3%)	4 (0.7%)	33 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	56.6	382^nd of 855 public high schools	55.3%		62.1	308^th of 864 public high schools	64.4%	74	78.7	60.0	81.7	62.7	77.5	33.3	72.4	77.5	60.7	74.4	77.8	35.1	74.1	$14,876
Sandusky High School	Public	9-12	2130A Hayes Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1068	1,028	59	17.5		376 (36.6%)	360 (35.0%)	75 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	212 (20.6%)	21.4	665^th of 855 public high schools	22.2%		28.9	622^nd of 864 public high schools	28.0%	43		65.4	56.4							44.1	40.3	13.3	30.0	$15,211
Perkins High School	Public	9-12	3714 Campbell St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 625-1252	539	30	17.7	31.5%	431 (80.0%)	29 (5.4%)	27 (5.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.7%)	71.5	173^rd of 855 public high schools	79.8%		69.3	206^th of 864 public high schools	76.2%	33		87.0	89.0							83.1	74.5	57.7	67.7	$17,111
Bellevue High School	Public	9-12	200 Oakland Ave	Bellevue	44811	Sandusky County	Bellevue City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 484-5070	521	38	13.6	42.0%	471 (90.4%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	68.9	207^th of 855 public high schools	75.8%		63.3	291^st of 864 public high schools	66.3%	84		84.4	90.0							80.8	81.8	49.7	61.3	$13,307
Danbury High School	Public	9-12	9451 E Harbor Rd	Lakeside Marblehead	43440	Ottawa County	Danbury Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 798-4037	172	14	12.0	98.3%	163 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	70.1	190^th of 855 public high schools	77.8%		65.3	265^th of 864 public high schools	69.3%	75		93.5	78.0							75.0	82.9	52.6	73.5	$22,622
Ehove Career Center	Public	10-12	316 Mason Rd W	Milan	44846	Erie County	EHOVE Career Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 499-4663	731	11	66.4		652 (89.2%)	4 (0.5%)	56 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Port Clinton High School	Public	9-12	821 Jefferson St	Port Clinton	43452	Ottawa County	Port Clinton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 734-2147	448	26	17.2		347 (77.5%)	6 (1.3%)	52 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.9%)	69.4	202^nd of 855 public high schools	76.4%		66.9	238^th of 864 public high schools	72.5%	36		81.7	78.5							79.3	73.1	59.4	80.4	$15,987
Monroeville High School	Public	7-12	101 West St	Monroeville	44847	Huron County	Monroeville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 465-2531	240	24	10.0		230 (95.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	57.9	360^th of 855 public high schools	57.9%		54.4	409^th of 864 public high schools	52.7%	49	44.1	86.4	83.3		41.5	51.6		60.5	35.3	67.9	60.0	38.5	67.3	$15,953
Clyde High School	Public	9-12	1015 Race St	Clyde	43410	Sandusky County	Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 547-9511	611	39	15.6	49.3%	517 (84.6%)	6 (1.0%)	65 (10.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.1%)	56	390^th of 855 public high schools	54.4%		56	388^th of 864 public high schools	55.1%	2		79.3	76.8							73.3	73.7	37.1	53.1	$13,433

Frequently Asked Questions about Townsend Community School

How many students attend Townsend Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Townsend Community School.

What is the racial makeup of Townsend Community School?

Students at Townsend Community School are 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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Townsend Community School ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Ohio high schools.

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