Summary:
ZIP code 44606, covering Apple Creek, Ohio, contains two public schools, both in the Waynedale Local district: Waynedale Elementary School serving grades PK–5 with 459 students, and Waynedale High School serving grades 9–12 with 333 students. No middle school sits inside this ZIP, so grades 6–8 are likely served at a Waynedale school elsewhere. The district as a whole ranks 315 of 773 Ohio schools — 3 stars, 59th percentile.
The two schools perform very differently. Waynedale High School is the academic anchor, rated 4 stars at the 74th percentile (209 of 795) with a 98.9% graduation rate. Its End-of-Course average of 74.8% tops the state's 63.2%, led by American History (92.2% vs. 73.2%), Geometry (63.1% vs. 43.3%), English II (79.3% vs. 62.7%), American Government (86.4% vs. 71.6%), and Biology (76.7% vs. 67.0%). Algebra I is the clear exception at 51.0%, below both the state's 61.6% and the district's 67.8%. Waynedale Elementary School sits at 2 stars and the 50th percentile, with real ELA strengths — 3rd grade ELA is 81.2% against the state's 63.4% — but every math test and 5th grade science fall below state levels.
Other measures add useful context. Elementary chronic absenteeism is 10.5%, far lower than the high school's 23.1%, even though the elementary has more students on free/reduced lunch (44.66% vs. 30.63%). The high school spends slightly less per student ($10,106 vs. $10,855) with a higher student-teacher ratio (14.3 vs. 13.5). Recent trends are worth watching: the high school's EOC average slipped from 81.0% to 74.8% while the state improved, and Geometry fell from 83.3% to 63.1%; at the elementary, 3rd grade ELA jumped from 57.5% to 81.2%, while 5th grade science dropped from 69.3% to 54.7%.
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