Schools in Zip Code 44841

ZIP code 44841 is served by a single small district — Lakota Local — with three schools sharing one campus in Kansas, Ohio: Lakota Elementary School (PK–4, 403 students), Lakota Middle School (5–8, 288 students) and Lakota High School (9–12, 262 students), for 953 students in total. The district ranks 450th of 773 Ohio districts, roughly the 42nd percentile.

Each building plays a different role. The elementary has the strongest early-grade results — grade 3 reading at 77.0% proficient against 63.4% statewide — but grade 4 now sits near the state line, and its state percentile has slipped from 72 to 63 to 56. The middle school posts the district's best numbers, including 5th grade math at 77.3% vs. 59.1% and 8th grade math at 69.7% vs. 52.0%, yet 7th grade math is a lasting weak spot at 32.7% vs. 48.6%. The high school graduates 98.2% of its seniors, but its end-of-course scores cluster near state averages and it ranks lowest of the three (34th percentile, 2 stars); American Government, at 63.4% vs. 71.6% statewide, is its clearest lag.

Attendance and resources also differ. Chronic absenteeism is 11.7% at the elementary and 11.3% at the middle school, but 18.5% at the high school, which alone drives the district rate. Free and reduced lunch runs a tight 45–48% across all three buildings, and classes are smallest at the high school (13.1 students per teacher, versus 16.7 and 16.9). One caution for parents: the middle school's eye-catching 95.5% Algebra I result comes from a small accelerated group rather than the whole building, so it should be read carefully.