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Schools in Bowling Green Township · Northern Local School District, Lakewood Local School District

Bowling Green Township’s public schools outscore 58% of Ohio districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bowling Green Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Bowling Green Township, 59% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Ohio average (52%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
64%
▲ 4 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
59%
▲ 7 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs OH 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 26% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · Northern Local
Students per teacher
16.9
OH 16.9
Schools in town
0
3,427 students on the public path
In brief

Bowling Green Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 642 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bowling Green Township’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 64% and math 59% across both districts in spring 2022, against 60% and 52% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Northern Local spends $12,291 per student and Lakewood Local $16,093, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bowling Green Township’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 58% of Ohio school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Ohio average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (642)Better than 22%
Towns in Licking County (25)Better than 64%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,128 test results and a graduating class of 171 could put Bowling Green Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Bowling Green Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,126 in math, 2,131 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bowling Green Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Bowling Green Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lakewood Local School District). From grade K, students attend the Northern Local School District, shared with Clayton, Glenford, Hopewell, Madison, Reading, Somerset, Thorn and Thornville. Its elementary school is in Hebron. Parts of Bowling Green Township (18% of its land) are served by West Muskingum Local instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Bowling Green Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Northern Local School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,162 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 18.3 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$12,291OH $16,610 · FY2024
B
Lakewood Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,645 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$16,093OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Northern Local School District69%
State average 59.5% · 1250 students tested
Math · K–12, Northern Local School District63%
State average 52.2% · 1235 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lakewood Local School District56%
State average 59.5% · 881 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lakewood Local School District53%
State average 52.2% · 891 students tested

Bowling Green Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Bowling Green Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bowling Green TownshipBLakewood Local PK–12 · Northern Local K–12
FranklinB−Lakewood Local
HopewellBNorthern Local
LickingB−Lakewood Local
Hopewell TownshipBWest Muskingum Local
Hopewell TownshipB−Licking Valley Local PK–12 · West Muskingum Local PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Lakewood Local with Bowling Green Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bowling Green Township

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bowling Green Townshipin other towns
Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hebron
421 students18:1Rate it →
Thornville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Thornville
A−
351 students17:1Rate it →
Glenford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Glenford
B
320 students16:1Rate it →
Somerset Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Somerset
B−
264 students19:1Rate it →
Sheridan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thornville
B
516 students17:1Rate it →
Lakewood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hebron
C+
394 students14:1Rate it →
Sheridan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Thornville
B−
711 students21:1Rate it →
Lakewood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hebron
C
450 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Bowling Green Township’s schools

Are Bowling Green Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Ohio: the public schools Bowling Green Township children attend outscore 58% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bowling Green Township in?

Two districts: Lakewood Local School District runs grades PK–12, and Northern Local School District runs grades K–12, shared with Clayton, Glenford, Hopewell, Madison, Reading, Somerset, Thorn and Thornville.

Where do Bowling Green Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Sheridan High School and Lakewood High School.

What is Bowling Green Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Northern Local School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Bowling Green Township spend per student?

$12,291 in Northern Local School District and $16,093 in Lakewood Local School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.