McTigue Elementary School

McTigue Elementary School is a PK–8 school at 5555 Nebraska Ave in Toledo, OH, serving 552 students in the Toledo City district. Its 2025–26 state rank is 1387 of 1560 Ohio schools — the 11th percentile, with 1 star — and it has remained in the bottom fifth of Ohio schools every year since 2015–16, with percentiles ranging from 9 to 18. The district overall ranks 662 of 773, at the 14th percentile.

Attendance is the clearest bright spot. Chronic absenteeism fell from 53.0% in 2021–22 to 31.4% in 2025–26, now better than the Toledo City district rate of 39.8%. Test proficiency, though, remains low. Every tested subject and grade in 2025–26 sits below the Ohio average, often by 20–45 points. English language arts is comparatively stronger — 5th, 6th and 8th grade ELA and 5th grade math are above district averages — while science is the weakest area, at 19.2% in 5th grade and 16.3% in 8th grade, roughly 44 points below the state. Effectiveness for student groups is low almost across the board, with special education ranking at or near the 0th–2nd percentile in multiple recent years.

Compared with nearby schools, McTigue is near the bottom but not the lowest. Keyser Elementary School ranks lower (7th percentile, 0 stars) with higher absenteeism, and McTigue posts higher proficiency in several grades. Hawkins STEAM Elementary School ranks higher (21st percentile) with much lower absenteeism (22.5%), and nearby charters such as Horizon Science Academy-Springfield and Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy post higher proficiency in many grades despite their own challenges. Suburban schools — Ottawa Hills Elementary School (98th percentile), Stranahan Elementary School and Holland Intermediate School — are in a much higher tier, and Dorr Street Elementary School outperforms McTigue in 3rd grade reading and math. Spending and staffing look typical for the area, so resources alone do not explain the gap.