Summary:
ZIP code 44890 is served by three public schools — Willard Elementary School (PK–5, 558 students), Willard Middle School (5–8, 306 students), and Willard High School (9–12, 319 students) — all in the Willard City district, which ranks 458 of 773 Ohio districts (41st percentile, 2 stars). Total enrollment is 1,183, with the elementary school holding about 47% of the students, followed by the high school at 27% and the middle school at 26%.
Each school has its own strengths. Willard High School has a 95.8% graduation rate and improved in every listed End-of-Course subject from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, with Geometry jumping from 25% to 52%; American History (78.1%), Biology (70.1%), Geometry (52%), English II (64.3%), and American Government (72%) all beat state results. Its weak spot is Algebra I at 51.4%, below the district's 61.1% and the state's 61.6%. Willard Middle School posts the area's standout result — Algebra I at 88% — plus 7th grade ELA at 68% (state 62.7%), but its grade 6, 7, and 8 math scores (44.4%, 43.1%, 45.9%) all trail state. Willard Elementary School shines in 4th grade (math 79.1%, ELA 72.1%, both well above state) and 5th grade math (66.2%), while 3rd grade lags (math 42.4%, ELA 56.5%).
Chronic absenteeism varies widely: Willard Middle School is highest at 28.4%, above the district's 21.1%, while Willard Elementary School (17.2%) and Willard High School (20.0%) are below it. Rank history mirrors this — elementary and high school improved their percentiles in 2025–2026, while middle school slipped from 3 stars to 2. Spending data from 2018–2019 show the high school at $12,009 per student versus $8,989 and $8,919, with similar student-teacher ratios (12.5 to 13.5). Free/reduced lunch data were unavailable, so economic context cannot be assessed.
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