Summary:
ZIP code 44906 contains six elementary schools serving roughly 2,612 students combined, with grade spans ranging from PK–2 and PK–5 up through K–6 and K–8, spread across Ontario Local, Mansfield City, and three independently operated schools. Stingel Elementary School is the clear academic standout: its district ranks 149 of 773 (81st percentile, 4 stars), it scored above the state in every reported 2025–26 test, and its simple average proficiency of 76.2% far exceeds the other schools with test data. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.8%. Legacy Academy of Excellence Mansfield is the smallest school at 100 students and, despite being the only school reporting free/reduced lunch at 97%, posts the second-lowest absenteeism at 6.7% — but it has no test, rank, or spending data, so its academics cannot be judged.
Results elsewhere are weaker. Foundation Academy ranks 672 of 773 (13th percentile, 1 star) with the lowest average proficiency at 34.7%, including 8th grade math at 13.6% versus a state 52.0%. The Richland School of Academic Arts has the highest chronic absenteeism at 31.2% and very low math scores, though 7th and 8th grade ELA beat state. Springmill STEM Elementary trails state everywhere but beats Mansfield City in 3rd grade math, 3rd grade ELA, and 5th grade ELA.
Two schools have major gaps. Sherman Elementary School serves PK–2, so it has no current state tests; it does report the highest per-pupil spending ($10,809) and lowest student-teacher ratio (14.2), with absenteeism at 25.7%. Overall, Stingel is the standout, Foundation and Richland face the greatest academic and attendance challenges, and Legacy's low absenteeism is notable but unverified academically.
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