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Schools in Polk

Polk’s public schools

Mapleton Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Polk. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 18% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
737 students on the public path
In brief

Polk’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Polk’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Mapleton Elementary School places highest (better than 77%); Mapleton Middle School lowest (35%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Polk, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Mapleton Elementary Schoolin AshlandA−
6–8Mapleton Middle Schoolin AshlandC+
9–12Mapleton High Schoolin AshlandC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mapleton Local School District.

The district

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

Mapleton Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 737 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$13,675OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 59.5% · 457 students tested
Math44%
State average 52.2% · 446 students tested

Polk vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Polk—Mapleton Local

Every school in Polk

3 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 Polkin other towns
Mapleton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ashland
A−
363 students18:1Rate it →
Mapleton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ashland
C+
172 students19:1Rate it →
Mapleton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ashland
C+
202 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Polk’s schools

Are Polk’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Polk. Mapleton Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Polk. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Polk in?

Mapleton Local School District.

Where do Polk kids go to high school?

Mapleton High School.

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What Polk families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.