Marlboro Elementary

Marlboro Elementary is a public K–5 school serving 224 students at 8131 Edison St in Louisville, Ohio, part of the Marlington Local district — making it the smallest elementary among the nearby schools compared here. It ranks 629th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 60th percentile with a 3-star rating.

Its standout strength is attendance. In 2025–26, 5.5% of students were chronically absent — less than half the district's 11.2% rate and the second-lowest among the eleven nearby schools compared here. Only Lake Elementary (1.9%) did better, while Waterloo Elementary (18.7%) and the Alliance City schools (roughly 20–24%) ran far higher. Third- and fourth-grade math is the other reliable strength, at 84.8% and 81.3% proficient — well above both district and state — and this subject has held up consistently over four years. Compared with its own district sibling, Lexington Elementary, Marlboro leads on fourth-grade math (81.3 vs. 64.3), fourth-grade reading (79.2 vs. 57.1), attendance, and class size.

The main concern is fifth grade, where science dropped to 41.7% proficient versus 61.7% districtwide and 62.7% statewide, after reaching 77.8% the year before. Fifth-grade reading and math also lagged at 66.7% each. Notably, that same group of students scored 85.7% in fourth-grade math a year earlier, so this looks specific to fifth-grade outcomes rather than a weak class. The student–teacher ratio has also tightened, from 14.5 to 17.9 over three years, though it remains better than most neighbors'. Results vary across student groups, and at least one reported subgroup ranked below the school's overall standing. Because 224 students spread across six grades means very small class cohorts, single-year swings can be noisy — multi-year patterns are the better guide.