Summary:
ZIP code 45879 in Paulding, Ohio, is home to three public schools — one elementary, one middle, and one high school — all in the Paulding Exempted Village district, together serving 1,015 students across grades PK–12. Paulding Elementary School is the largest with 442 students in PK–5, followed by Paulding High School with 322 students in grades 9–12 and Paulding Middle School with 251 students in grades 6–8. The district ranks 305 of 773 districts statewide, placing in the 61st percentile with 3 stars.
Paulding Middle School has the strongest current profile, ranking in the 56th percentile with 3 stars, up from 2 stars earlier. Its math results stand out: Algebra I was 100% proficient against 61.6% statewide, 8th grade math 67.3% versus 52.0%, and 7th grade math 60.4% versus 48.6%. Its weak spot is 6th grade English language arts at 38.5%, below the state's 56.0%. Paulding Elementary School reports the lowest chronic absenteeism at 3.6%, less than half the district's 7.0%, and strong grades 3–4 results such as 84.7% in 4th grade math versus 67.3% statewide. However, 5th grade math is only 33.3% proficient versus 59.1% statewide, and 5th grade science 47.6% versus 62.7%.
Paulding High School ranks in the 40th percentile with 2 stars, but posts a 99.0% graduation rate despite a 90.06% free/reduced-lunch rate, and its chronic absenteeism of 10.8% is the highest of the three. Geometry is its weakest subject at 34.5% proficient versus 43.3% statewide, while American History jumped from 15.4% to 80.4% in one year, a swing worth watching. Note that the middle school's free/reduced-lunch figure is not reported and spending data dates to 2018–2019.
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