Summary:
ZIP code 43755 in Lore City is served by three public schools — all part of the East Guernsey Local district — covering kindergarten through 12th grade: Buckeye Trail Elementary (K–5, 435 students), Buckeye Trail Middle School (6–8, 213 students), and Buckeye Trail High School (9–12, 287 students), for 935 students in total.
Test results differ noticeably by school. Buckeye Trail High School is the strongest overall: its 98.8% graduation rate stands out, and American History (81.4% vs. 73.2% state) and English II (71.4% vs. 62.7% state) are above state averages, though Geometry is a persistent weak spot at 33.7% vs. 43.3% state. Buckeye Trail Middle School was the most volatile — it earned 3 stars and ranked in the 62nd percentile in 2024–25, then fell to 2 stars and the 43rd percentile in 2025–26, with 8th-grade science dropping from 80.3% to 35.1% proficiency. Buckeye Trail Elementary performs well in early math (3rd grade 72.3% and 4th grade 77.3% vs. state 62.1% and 67.3%) but struggles in 5th grade math (37.7% vs. 59.1%).
Attendance and poverty context vary across levels. Chronic absenteeism is 12.2% at the elementary school but roughly double at the secondary schools (24.5% middle, 24.0% high). Free/reduced lunch is 82.07% at the elementary school and 59.23% at the high school; the middle school's figure is not reported. Student/teacher ratios are nearly identical (14.8, 14.9, and 14.4), and per-pupil spending is highest at the high school ($13,195). Enrollment is stable at roughly 71–72 students per grade in every school, so the size differences mostly reflect how many grades each building serves.
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