Summary:
Zip code 43779 covers Sarahsville, Ohio, and is served by the Noble Local district, which has two schools: Shenandoah Elementary School (PK–8, 809 students) and Shenandoah High School (9–12, 240 students). There is no separately listed middle school, so the elementary building covers the middle grades as well.
The two schools are moving in opposite directions. Shenandoah Elementary School is the stronger performer: its percentile rank rose from 63rd to 67th and it holds 3 stars, with chronic absenteeism of 9.0%, below the district's 10.1%. In 2025–26 it beat the state in most tested areas, including 3rd grade math at 84.2% vs. 62.1%, 4th grade math at 84.1% vs. 67.3%, 7th grade ELA at 79.3% vs. 62.7%, and 8th grade science at 79.4% vs. 61.2%. Its only clear below-state result that year was 7th grade math, at 41.4% vs. 48.6%. Shenandoah High School is more mixed: its graduation rate is 100.0% and it beats the state in American History at 80.0% vs. 73.2% and English II at 70.5% vs. 62.7%, but its percentile slid from 41st to 33rd with 2 stars, and chronic absenteeism is 12.9%. The district's overall 3-star rating may mask the high school's weaker trend.
Math is the clearest concern at the high school, and it is not a one-year blip: Geometry was 25.4% vs. 43.3% state and Algebra I was 27.9% vs. 61.6% state in 2025–26, after similar gaps the year before. The elementary school's 100% Algebra I result likely reflects a small advanced group rather than typical performance. The high school also spends more per student, $21,720 vs. $15,024 (figures from 2018–19), and has smaller classes, 10.9 vs. 20.3 students per teacher, without stronger math results. Some elementary grade results swing widely from year to year, which suggests small cohorts and should be read cautiously.
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