Summary:
ZIP code 45807, which covers Elida and the surrounding area in northwest Ohio, contains exactly one middle school: Elida Middle School, a 467-student school serving grades 6–8 in the Elida Local district. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP, there is no local peer to compare it against, so the most useful benchmarks are the district and the state.
Academically, Elida Middle is above the Ohio average in every reported subject in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Its standout is Algebra I, where 97.7% of students were proficient in 2025–2026 against 61.6% statewide, following a 100% result the prior year. Eighth grade math improved from 51.8% to 64.0%. However, seven of eight tested areas declined year over year — Math 6 fell 15.1 points and Math 7 fell 12.9 points — and its rank slipped from 4 stars (78th percentile) to 3 stars (68th percentile), though it remains above the district's 58th percentile. For grades 6–8, school and district scores are identical, likely because Elida Middle is the only school in the district tested at those grades, while its Algebra I cohort clearly outperforms the broader district.
For parents, the picture is a school that outperforms the state but has lost momentum. Chronic absenteeism stands at 22.5%, slightly above the district's 21.3%, and 59.74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, so the school's above-state results are notable given that context. The student-teacher ratio is 15:1, and the per-student spending figure of $8,275 comes from 2018–2019 and does not reflect current resources. No state comparison is provided for chronic absenteeism or the student-teacher ratio, so those can only be read against district and internal context.
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