Summary:
ZIP code 45891 in Ohio is home to seven schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, spanning three operators: Van Wert City, Lincolnview Local, and Vantage Career Center. Total enrollment is 3,201 students, with about 61% in Van Wert City, 24% in Lincolnview Local, and 15% at Vantage Career Center.
The clear standout is Lincolnview Junior/Senior High School, a 4-star school ranked in the 83rd percentile of Ohio high schools with a 97.1% graduation rate and only 8.7% chronic absenteeism. Its 8th grade science proficiency is 95.4% and 8th grade math is 89.2%, both far above state averages. By contrast, Van Wert High School ranks in the 29th percentile with 1 star, the ZIP's highest chronic absenteeism at 24.1%, and proficiency below state in nearly every subject. Still, it graduates 96.6% of students, showing graduation rate alone can mislead. Van Wert Middle School is improving to 3 stars, boosted by strong Algebra I proficiency of 78.2%, though 7th and 8th grade math lag. Lincolnview Elementary School earns 3 stars with the ZIP's lowest absenteeism at 4.0%, but 5th grade math falls below state. Van Wert Elementary School, the largest school at 692 students, sits at 2 stars with mixed results.
Two other schools serve specialized roles. Vantage Career Center has the lowest student-to-teacher ratio at 5.7 but no test or ranking data, so it isn't directly comparable. Van Wert Early Childhood Center has a high 18.4% absenteeism rate and the ZIP's highest student-to-teacher ratio at 21.4. Across the area, the strongest dividing factors are district, attendance, and subject-level performance.
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