The top reported proficiency rate is 32% in Science. The lowest is 15% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Memorial High School
Memorial High School serves grades 7 through 12 in Campbell, a small city of declining population southeast of Youngstown that was built on Eastern European immigration and the Youngstown Sheet and Tube steel mill. The school's student body reflects that history: roughly a third Black, about a third Hispanic, and roughly a quarter non-Hispanic White, with a small multiracial population. The school has an enrollment of roughly three hundred students spread across the grade bands, with the high school grades (9–12) representing a smaller portion than the middle school grades.
Academic performance at Memorial is below the midpoint among districts in Mahoning County. State proficiency rates for the school's tested students are low across the board: proficiency in math is in the low teens, in English language arts around a quarter of students, in science just under a third, and in social studies in the high thirties. These are the most recent available state test results and represent the school's current baseline. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile when compared to other districts in the county. Graduation rate data and chronic absenteeism metrics were not available in the reported data, so a parent may want to look into those measures directly with the school.
The school is part of Campbell City Schools, which has made two significant curriculum shifts in recent years. The district adopted a Science of Reading approach to literacy instruction across grade levels, paired with implementation of The Writing Revolution strategy framework in content classes. These are systemwide changes in how reading and writing are taught, not isolated to one school. Additionally, the district created the Northeast Ohio IMPACT Academy, a regional STEM pathway serving grades 8 through 12 and open to all Ohio residents. This academy operates separately from Memorial High School, housed in Lowellville, and offers hands-on tracks in energy, medical and health, and digital fields, with pre-apprenticeships, internships, and dual-credit college partnerships. For a family in Campbell considering secondary schooling, this is a choice available to students: stay at Memorial, or apply to a STEM-focused alternative within the district that emphasizes career pathways and credential stacking.
Campbell itself is a post-industrial city undergoing slow redevelopment. Housing is affordable relative to state and national benchmarks. The city has lost population over recent decades but is investing in civic anchors: Roosevelt Park for recreation, a public library branch, free transit through the Western Reserve Transit Authority, and a new Community Literacy, Workforce & Cultural Center designed to house adult education, workforce training, and cultural programming. Employment anchors are regional rather than local; the steel mill that once defined the city is gone. New housing is being added in small increments tied to revitalization partnerships.
Memorial High School is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. Free-and-reduced-price-lunch eligibility data were not reported, and special education and English learner rates were also not available. The school occupies a straightforward role in the district: a traditional secondary campus serving the city's middle and high school students, now situated within a district that has chosen structured literacy and STEM pathway expansion as its growth strategies. A parent considering this school should expect a small-city public school environment, low current state test performance that will need direct conversation with school leadership about improvement plans and support structures, and the option to apply to a specialized STEM program if that aligns with a student's interests.
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