Summary:
ZIP code 43543 in Montpelier, Ohio contains exactly one high school: Montpelier High School, a combined grades 7–12 building at 1015 E Brown Rd with 316 students, part of Montpelier Exempted Village. Because this is the district's only school serving those grades, school and district test results rise and fall together and are nearly identical in almost every subject. Statewide, the school ranks 400 of 795 Ohio high schools — 50th percentile, 3 stars — placing it right at the state median.
There are real strengths here. American Government posted a perfect 100% proficient against a state rate of 71.6%, up sharply from 83.7% the year before. English II (68.7% vs. 62.7% state), Algebra I (64.4% vs. 61.6%), and Geometry (44.4% vs. 43.3%) all came in above state. The soft spots are concentrated: 8th Grade Math scored 34.7% against 52% statewide, and Biology came in at 55.7% against 67%. The biggest one-year swings were declines — 8th Grade Science fell 22.8 points and American History fell 17.5 points. Overall, the school's average edge over the state shrank from +5.7 points to +0.6, and its statewide percentile slipped from 77th to 61st to 50th over three years.
Chronic absenteeism is the most notable internal gap: 20.9% at this building versus 13.1% district-wide — roughly one in five students. The graduation rate is 90.4% (school equals district), and the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 10.5:1. Two data caveats matter: the free/reduced-lunch percentage is not reported, so student economic background cannot be assessed, and per-student spending of $10,562 dates from 2018–19. The data shows the pattern of performance, not its cause.
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