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Lancaster City Schools
Lancaster City is a public school district in Ohio, based in Fairfield County (Lancaster). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lancaster City on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Lancaster City
9 of 10 schools in Lancaster City carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 4D: 3F: 1
Best schools in Lancaster City
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Tarhe Trails Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C+ Mt Pleasant Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C Medill Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C Lancaster High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- General Sherman Junior High School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Thomas Ewing Junior High School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Gorsuch West Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Tallmadge Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Early Childhood Center 2 (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Lancaster City
High schools (1)
- C Lancaster High School, Lancaster
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C- General Sherman Junior High School, Lancaster
- D+ Thomas Ewing Junior High School, Lancaster
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- Early Childhood Center 1, Lancaster
- F Early Childhood Center 2, Lancaster
- D+ Gorsuch West Elementary School, Lancaster
- C Medill Elementary School, Lancaster
- C+ Mt Pleasant Elementary School, Lancaster
- D+ Tallmadge Elementary School, Lancaster
- B Tarhe Trails Elementary School, Lancaster
Where Lancaster City schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Lancaster (10)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Ohio
- County: Fairfield County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,229 students with 307 full-time-equivalent teachers and 967 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3904420
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Bloom-Carroll Local (4 schools, 7 mi)
- Amanda-Clearcreek Local (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Fairfield Union Local (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Liberty Union-Thurston Local (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Canal Winchester Local (4 schools, 12 mi)
- Pickerington Local (16 schools, 14 mi)
- Logan-Hocking Local (7 schools, 17 mi)
- Logan Elm Local (6 schools, 17 mi)
Questions about Lancaster City
How many schools are in Lancaster City?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Lancaster City, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lancaster City serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lancaster.
How good are the schools in Lancaster City?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 51% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 58%. 11% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lancaster City?
6,229 students were enrolled in Lancaster City in the 2023-24 school year, about 20.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lancaster City?
Lancaster City is in Ohio, based in Fairfield County, with its district office in Lancaster. Its boundary covers about 57.8 sq mi.