Summary:
The 45344 ZIP code is served by four public schools, all within the Tecumseh Local district: two elementary schools (grades K–2 and 2–5), one middle school (grades 6–8), and one high school (grades 9–12), enrolling 2,222 students in total. Tecumseh High School is the largest with 721 students (32%), followed by Tecumseh Middle School (586), New Carlisle Elementary School (495), and Park Layne Elementary School (420). The district ranks 489th of 773 in Ohio — the 37th percentile with 2 stars — placing it below the state midpoint. Free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable for all four schools, and spending figures date to 2018–2019.
Among schools with current results, Tecumseh Middle performs best, ranking in the 49th percentile. Its Algebra I proficiency reached 100% in both years reported, far above the district (51.0%) and state (61.6%), though that likely reflects a small, selective group taking the course early. Its 6th-grade math (64.2%) also beats the state. Tecumseh High posts a strong 96.6% graduation rate, but carries the area's biggest challenge: 32.5% chronic absenteeism, versus 21.2% district-wide and 15.5% at both elementaries. Its rank slid from the 36th percentile to the 23rd, earning 1 star, with Geometry at 22.7% and Algebra I at 42.0%.
New Carlisle Elementary shares the lowest absenteeism (15.5%) and its 5th-grade ELA (70.7%) slightly tops the state, but 3rd-grade math lags badly at 39.5%. Park Layne Elementary, a K–2 school, has no current test scores or rank — expected, since state testing begins in 3rd grade — and has the highest student-teacher ratio (21.0). Overall, 45344 offers a below-average district with real bright spots at the middle school and in elementary attendance, but the high school's absenteeism and math results are the clear priorities.
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