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Schools in Center Township · East Guernsey Local School District, Rolling Hills Local School District

Center Township’s public schools outscore 51% of Ohio districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Center Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 98% 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
56%
▼ 3 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▼ 5 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 4–8 pts vs OH 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 11% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · Rolling Hills Local
Students per teacher
17.1
OH 16.9
Schools in town
0
2,391 students on the public path
In brief

Center Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1423 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Center Township’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 56% of tested students were proficient in reading and 47% in math, against 60% and 52% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio (the state reports Center Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

East Guernsey Local spends $17,617 per student and Rolling Hills Local $14,850, 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 Center Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 51% of Ohio school districts. Graduation is above the Ohio average; test scores are below it.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1423)Better than 25%
Towns in Guernsey County (19)Better than 47%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,347 test results and a graduating class of 134 could put Center Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Center Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,350 in math, 1,345 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

Center Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (East Guernsey Local School District). From grade PK, students attend the Rolling Hills Local School District, shared with Byesville, Cambridge, Cumberland, Jackson, Lore City, Pleasant City, Richland, Senecaville, Spencer, Valley and Wayne. Its elementary school is in Lore City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Center Township

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

East Guernsey Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,022 students · 14.7 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$17,617OH $16,610 · FY2024
B
Rolling Hills Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,456 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 19.1 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$14,850OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, East Guernsey Local School District60%
State average 59.5% · 523 students tested
Math · PK–12, East Guernsey Local School District51%
State average 52.2% · 515 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rolling Hills Local School District54%
State average 59.5% · 822 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rolling Hills Local School District45%
State average 52.2% · 835 students tested

Center Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Center TownshipB−East Guernsey Local PK–12 · Rolling Hills Local PK–12
WillsBEast Guernsey Local
CambridgeC+Cambridge City
JacksonB−Rolling Hills Local
Old Washington—East Guernsey Local
RichlandB−Rolling Hills Local
Jefferson—East Guernsey Local

3 of the 6 neighbors share East Guernsey Local with Center Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Center 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 Center Townshipin other towns
Byesville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Byesville
207 students17:1Rate it →
Secrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Senecaville
135 students21:1Rate it →
Buckeye Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lore City
B−
435 students15:1Rate it →
Brook Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Byesville
B−
342 students25:1Rate it →
Meadowbrook Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Byesville
B−
357 students22:1Rate it →
Buckeye Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lore City
B−
213 students15:1Rate it →
Meadowbrook High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Byesville
C
415 students15:1Rate it →
Buckeye Trail High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lore City
C
287 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Center Township’s schools

Are Center Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Ohio: the public schools Center Township children attend outscore 51% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Center Township in?

Two districts: East Guernsey Local School District runs grades PK–12, and Rolling Hills Local School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Byesville, Cambridge, Cumberland, Jackson, Lore City, Pleasant City, Richland, Senecaville, Spencer, Valley and Wayne.

Where do Center Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Meadowbrook High School and Buckeye Trail High School.

What is Center Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Rolling Hills Local School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Center Township spend per student?

$17,617 in East Guernsey Local School District and $14,850 in Rolling Hills 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.