Summary:
ZIP code 43449 in Oak Harbor, Ohio, is served by three public schools that form a single K–12 pipeline — R C Waters Elementary School (K–3, 357 students), Oak Harbor Intermediate School (4–6, 315 students), and Oak Harbor High School (7–12, 669 students) — all in the Benton Carroll Salem Local district, with 1,341 students total.
Each school posts standout results. R C Waters Elementary School has the strongest early literacy and math in the group: 3rd Grade ELA at 89.1% proficient versus a 63.4% state figure, and 3rd Grade Math at 85.9% versus 62.1% — advantages of roughly 25 points — despite a 69.19% free/reduced lunch rate. Oak Harbor Intermediate School is strong in math and science (5th Grade Science 83.8% vs. 62.7% state; 6th Grade Math 78.8% vs. 56.2%) and has the smallest classes, with a student-teacher ratio of 12.6. Oak Harbor High School ranks 91 of 795 schools (89th percentile, 4 stars) with a 99.2% graduation rate and large margins in American History, 8th Grade Science, and Geometry (73.5% vs. 43.3% state).
The clearest difference among the three is attendance. R C Waters Elementary School has just 3.8% chronic absenteeism and Oak Harbor Intermediate School 6.4%, both below the district's 8.6%, while Oak Harbor High School runs higher at 13.1% even as its test scores and graduation rate stay strong. Year-over-year results are mixed: the high school gained in Algebra I, English II, and 8th Grade ELA but slipped in 8th Grade Math and American Government, and the intermediate school improved in 6th Grade ELA while 4th and 5th Grade ELA eased slightly. Note that reporting years vary and some values are not reported; treat unreported figures as unknown rather than as a weakness.
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