Summary:
ZIP code 43739 is served by a single elementary school — Glenford Elementary School — a K–5 building with 320 students in the Northern Local district in rural Ohio. Because it is the only elementary school in the area, there is no nearby school to compare it against; the broader district ranks 280 of 773 statewide, in the 64th percentile with 3 stars.
Glenford's clearest strengths are in its upper grades. In 2025–26, 5th grade science was 81.5% proficient against 62.7% statewide, 4th grade math was 86.0% against 67.3% statewide, and 5th grade math was 79.6% against 59.1% statewide — advantages of roughly 19 to 21 percentage points over the state. Fifth grade math and science also improved year over year. Attendance is another positive: chronic absenteeism is 11.8% at the school versus 19.5% across the district, a difference of 7.7 points in the school's favor.
Families should watch 3rd grade, the main weak spot. Third grade math fell from 76.9% to 58.3% proficient and 3rd grade English language arts fell from 73.6% to 54.2%, leaving both below district and state averages. Fifth grade ELA dropped from 86.8% to 70.4%, though that still matches the state average. Across the seven tested subjects, the school's average slipped from 77.9% to 71.1% while the state average held near 63.8%, and the school's rating moved from 4 stars (76th percentile) to 3 stars (59th percentile). Some context is missing: the free/reduced lunch figure is unknown, spending data dates to 2018–19, and the 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 16.3 has no comparison in this file.
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