Summary:
Zip code 43730 in the Corning, Ohio area has two schools — Millcreek Elementary School for grades PK–6 and Miller High School for grades 7–12 — both in the Southern Local district and at the same address, with 586 students enrolled in total. There is no separate middle school, so grades 7–8 are housed at the high school. The district overall is ranked 605 of 773, at the 22nd percentile with 1 star.
Millcreek Elementary School is the stronger and improving school. It enrolled 346 students and its state percentile rose from 32 to 36 to 39 over the past three years, keeping a 2-star rating. Third Grade ELA is a standout at 83.3% proficient against a state average of 63.4%, and 5th Grade Science (65.9% vs. 62.7%) and 3rd Grade Math (62.9% vs. 62.1%) are at or above state. The clear weak spot is 4th grade: Math is 35.4% vs. a state 67.3% and ELA 31.9% vs. 61.8%. Chronic absenteeism is 19.6%, below the district's 26.5%.
Miller High School enrolled 240 students and is heading the other way: its percentile fell from 31 to 23 to 17, and its rating dropped from 2 stars to 1 star. Every listed tested subject is below the state average, with the widest gaps in American Government (26.7% vs. 71.6%), 7th Grade Math (21.4% vs. 48.6%), English II (41.3% vs. 62.7%), Geometry (22.7% vs. 43.3%) and 7th Grade ELA (42.5% vs. 62.7%). Its graduation rate is high at 93.1%, but chronic absenteeism is 35.4% — roughly 1.8 times the elementary rate and above the district's 26.5%. The high school also spends more per student ($10,942 vs. $10,125) with a lower student-teacher ratio (10.4 vs. 11.1), yet posts weaker results, so funding and class size alone do not explain the gap.
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