Summary:
Schools in ZIP 44646 — Massillon, Ohio — comprise 13 schools serving roughly 11,241 students in grades PreK–12, divided among four districts: Jackson Local (5 schools, 46% of enrollment), Perry Local (5 schools, 32%), Massillon City (2 schools, 15%), and Stark County Area (1 school, 7%). The largest schools are Jackson High School (1,881 students), Perry High School (1,456), Jackson Memorial Middle School (1,313), and Washington High School (1,211); the smallest are Amherst Elementary (462), Southway Elementary (474), and Massillon East Elementary (480).
Jackson Local posts the strongest results overall. Strausser Elementary ranked 98th of 1,560 schools (94th percentile) with 5 stars, and Sauder Elementary ranked 129th (92nd percentile), also 5 stars; both have low chronic absenteeism (8.1% and 8.8%) and free/reduced lunch under 19%. Jackson Memorial Middle School placed in the 87th percentile and Edison Middle School in the 89th. Among high schools, Jackson High has a 98.4% graduation rate and the strongest proficiency profile in the ZIP, while Perry High graduates 97.9%.
Chronic absenteeism is the sharpest dividing line: it ranges from 8.1% to 55.3% (average 17.8%), with Washington High at 55.3%, Perry High at 29.5%, and Massillon East at 21.5%. Washington High is the clearest outlier on the low side — 21st percentile, 1 star, an 87.4% graduation rate, and proficiency below the state in every listed End-of-Course subject. Poverty does not fully predict performance: Watson Elementary (49.32% free/reduced lunch) ranked in the 84th percentile and Amherst Elementary (49.57%) in the 77th, while Southway, at 61.81% free/reduced lunch, ranked in the 67th. Per-student spending ($6,912–$10,217) and student-teacher ratios (15.2–20.5) show no simple relationship with outcomes.
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