Summary:
ZIP code 44842 covers Loudonville, Ohio, and is home to three public schools — McMullen Elementary School (grades K–3), Budd Elementary School (grades 4–6), and Loudonville High School (grades 7–12) — all part of the Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village district, with about 834 students total. There are no alternative schools in this area, and because grades 7 and 8 sit inside the high school, those results appear under Loudonville High rather than the middle school.
The elementary and middle grades are the strongest part of this district. Budd was above the state proficiency rate on all seven of its reported tests in 2025–2026, led by 4th-grade math at 87.9% versus 67.3% statewide, and it posted the lowest chronic absenteeism (5.7%) and lowest free/reduced lunch rate (42.23%) of the three schools. Some Budd scores did fall from the prior year, especially 5th-grade science and math. McMullen stands out for results despite challenges: it has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (51.39%) and the highest student-teacher ratio (18:1), yet 3rd-grade English Language Arts reached 79.2% versus 63.4% statewide, with 3rd-grade math at 72.6% versus 62.1%. Its absenteeism, 8.4%, is also below the district average of 11.1%.
Loudonville High has real bright spots — American History at 89.2% versus 73.2% statewide, 7th-grade math at 68.6% versus 48.6%, Algebra I at 75.0%, and a 96.4% graduation rate. But 8th-grade math is the clearest concern in the data, at 33.3% proficient against 52.0% statewide and down from 52.9% the year before. The school's chronic absenteeism, 16.9%, is well above the district's 11.1% and roughly three times Budd's rate, and its state rank percentile slipped from 64 to 56 in 2025–2026, with 3 stars.
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