Summary
B L Miller Elementary School is a K–6 school in Sebring, Ohio, serving 213 students as part of Sebring Local. In 2025–2026, it ranked 566th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools, placing it in the 64th percentile with 3 stars, while its district ranked 55th percentile. The school has improved markedly: from 25th percentile and 1 star in 2015–2016 to 64th percentile and 3 stars in 2025–2026. It has a 13.8 student-teacher ratio, the lowest among nearby schools, and chronic absenteeism fell to 11.6%, below the district’s 17.4%.
Academically, B L Miller is strongest in early grades. In 2025–2026, 3rd-grade math was 80.8% proficient versus 62.1% statewide, 4th-grade math 86.4% versus 67.3%, 4th-grade ELA 77.3% versus 61.8%, and 3rd-grade ELA 84.6% versus 63.4%. These results are often at or near the top of the nearby comparison group, which includes Western Reserve Elementary School (71st percentile, 4 stars), Washington Elementary School (69th percentile, 3 stars), Lexington Elementary School (53rd percentile), Reilly Elementary School (39th percentile), Waterloo Elementary School (37th percentile), and Alliance Intermediate School @ Northside (26th percentile). The main academic weak spots are 6th-grade ELA (44% proficient versus 56% statewide) and 5th-grade math (56% versus 59.1%). Small cohort sizes likely make year-to-year swings larger.
A standout strength is the low-socioeconomic-status subgroup, which ranked in the 84th percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026—far above the school’s overall 64th percentile and in the top 16% statewide. Attendance is also a clear positive: 11.6% chronic absenteeism is lower than most nearby schools, including Waterloo Elementary School (18.7%), Alliance Elementary School at Rockhill (22.4%), and Alliance Intermediate School @ Northside (23.6%), though Washington Elementary School and Lexington Elementary School are lower at about 8%. With 213 students, a 13.8 student-teacher ratio, and historical per-student spending of $11,213 in 2018–2019, B L Miller has resource advantages. Overall, it is a small, improving school with strong early-grade academics, unusually strong low-SES performance, and good attendance; its challenges are upper-grade ELA and 5th-grade math, plus volatility from small cohorts.
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