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Schools in Perry Township · Elmwood Local School District, Fostoria City School District

Perry Township’s public schools score below 58% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Perry 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 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
53%
▼ 7 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▼ 5 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–6 pts vs OH 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 14% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · Fostoria City
Students per teacher
15.0
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,579 students on the public path
In brief

Perry Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1418 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Perry Township’s, its schools beat 11%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 53% of tested students were proficient in reading and 47% in math, against 60% and 52% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio (the state reports Perry Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Elmwood Local spends $15,890 per student and Fostoria City $14,289, 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 Perry Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Ohio school districts. Both inputs trail the Ohio average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1418)Better than 11%
Towns in Wood County (19)Better than 0%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,578 test results and a graduating class of 119 could put Perry Township anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Perry Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,547 in math, 1,609 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−

Perry Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Elmwood Local School District). From grade PK, students attend the Fostoria City School District, shared with Fostoria. Its school is in Fostoria. Parts of Perry Township (17% of its land) are served by Lakota Local instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Perry Township

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

Elmwood Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,123 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$15,890OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Fostoria City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,775 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$14,289OH $16,610 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Elmwood Local School District68%
State average 59.5% · 634 students tested
Math · PK–12, Elmwood Local School District63%
State average 52.2% · 616 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Fostoria City School District43%
State average 59.5% · 975 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fostoria City School District36%
State average 52.2% · 931 students tested

Perry Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Perry TownshipC+Elmwood Local PK–12 · Fostoria City PK–12
MontgomeryB+Elmwood Local PK–12 · Lakota Local PK–12
FostoriaCFostoria City
BloomB+Elmwood Local
WashingtonAArcadia Local
Jackson—Lakota Local

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

Every school in Perry Township

4 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 Perry Townshipin other towns
Fostoria Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fostoria
C
1,050 students16:1Rate it →
Elmwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bloomdale
A−
478 students18:1Rate it →
Elmwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Bloomdale
A−
326 students14:1Rate it →
Fostoria Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Fostoria
C−
725 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Perry Township’s schools

Are Perry Township’s schools good?

On Ohio’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Perry Township children attend score below 58% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Perry Township in?

Two districts: Elmwood Local School District runs grades PK–12, and Fostoria City School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Fostoria.

What is Perry Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Fostoria City School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Perry Township spend per student?

$15,890 in Elmwood Local School District and $14,289 in Fostoria City 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.