Summary:
ZIP code 44044, which covers Grafton in Lorain County, Ohio, contains exactly one high school: Midview High School, serving grades 9–12 in the Midview Local district with 727 students.
Midview High School has real strengths. Its graduation rate is 95.3%, slightly above the district's 95.0%. Social studies results are well above state averages — American Government at 82.1% proficient (state 71.6%) and American History at 81.8% (state 73.2%). Algebra I is a standout too: 74.5% proficient, 12.9 points above the state's 61.6%. Biology (72.9% vs. 67.0%) and English II (69.6% vs. 62.7%) also beat the state. The student-teacher ratio is 14.1, and 48.83% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Per-student spending is listed at $9,710, though that figure is from 2018–2019 and is dated.
There are clear concerns as well. Geometry is the weak spot: 42.0% proficient, below the state's 43.3% and well below the district's 50.0%, and 27.6 points lower than the next-lowest subject, English II. Chronic absenteeism is 21.4%, compared with 17.1% for the district. The school's rating slipped from 4 stars in 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 to 3 stars in 2025–2026, moving from 211 of 855 (75th percentile) to 327 of 795 (59th percentile). Every tested subject declined year over year while the state improved in five of six. Because this is the only high school in the ZIP code, all comparisons are against the district and state rather than other local schools.
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