Summary:
Zip code 45771 in Racine, Ohio is served by two schools in the Southern Local district that share a single PK–12 campus at 920 Elm St: Southern Elementary School (PK–8, 495 students) and Southern High School (9–12, 185 students), for a combined enrollment of 680, with the elementary school holding about 73% of students.
The two schools are trending in different directions. Southern Elementary School ranks 996 of 1,560 Ohio schools — the 36th percentile with 2 stars — and has held steady between the 34th and 36th percentile over three years. Its strengths are early-grade reading (3rd grade ELA at 76.5% proficient vs. Ohio's 63.4%), 4th grade math (78.0% vs. 67.3%), and 8th grade science (78.6% vs. 63.0% in 2024–25). Its clearest weakness is middle-grade math, where 6th grade was 29.5% (Ohio 56.2%), 7th grade 24.4% (Ohio 48.6%), and 8th grade 25.0% (Ohio 52.0%). Southern High School ranks 529 of 795 — the 33rd percentile with 2 stars — down from the 52nd percentile and 3 stars in 2023–24. Its standout result is a 92.3% graduation rate, matching the district. Several End-of-Course exams beat the state in 2024–25 (Biology 73.7% vs. 65.4%, English II 66.0% vs. 60.4%, Geometry 47.8% vs. 42.8%), and American History reached 76.7% in 2025–26, but most latest-year EOC results fell below the state.
Other metrics differ notably. Southern High School has a smaller student-teacher ratio (11.5) than Southern Elementary School (17.0), yet higher chronic absenteeism (22.4% vs. 18.9%; district 19.9%). Per-student spending, from 2018–2019 only, was $8,738 and $8,338.
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