Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45840

Summary:

The 45840 zip code area is home to 14 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 4 high schools, spread across two school districts - Findlay City and Liberty-Benton Local. The data reveals several standout schools in the area, including Liberty-Benton Elementary School and Liberty-Benton Middle School, which are part of the highly-ranked Liberty-Benton Local district. Additionally, Findlay High School and Chamberlin Hill Elementary School have also shown strong performance.

The data highlights the performance gap between the Findlay City and Liberty-Benton Local districts, with the Liberty-Benton schools consistently outperforming their Findlay City counterparts in areas such as test scores, graduation rates, and overall rankings. This is likely due to the Liberty-Benton Local district's 5-star rating, compared to the 3-star rating of the Findlay City district. Additionally, the data suggests a correlation between higher free/reduced lunch rates and lower academic performance in some schools, such as Bigelow Hill Elementary School, highlighting the importance of addressing socioeconomic factors in improving educational outcomes.

The analysis also reveals challenges faced by the Findlay Digital Academy, the district's virtual high school, which struggles with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the traditional high schools. This underscores the need to provide additional support and resources for virtual school programs to ensure student success. Overall, the data provides valuable insights into the strengths and areas for improvement within the schools in the 45840 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Ohio State Tests Science (2024)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2024)	Ohio State Tests American History (2024)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2024)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2024)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2024)	Ohio State Tests English II (2024)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2024)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Bigelow Hill Elementary School	Public	3-5	300 Hillcrest Ave	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 425-8306	353	23	15.3	56.7%	240 (68.0%)	21 (5.9%)	54 (15.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	63.5	684^th of 1577 public elementary schools	56.6%		51.2	912^th of 1596 public elementary schools	42.9%	228	63.2				71.4	81.0	60.2				65.5	69.6	70.9								$10,057
Glenwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1715 N Main St	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 425-8373	556	37	15.0	48.7%	362 (65.1%)	22 (4.0%)	99 (17.8%)	22 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.6%)	63.2	421^st of 1046 public middle schools	59.8%		66.9	375^th of 1048 public middle schools	64.2%	46		69.6						48.2	52.3	54.5				58.0	62.8	55.4				100.0	$10,083
Chamberlin Hill Elementary School	Public	3-5	600 W Yates Ave	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 425-8328	340	15	22.6	43.2%	272 (80.0%)	9 (2.6%)	36 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	77.1	379^th of 1577 public elementary schools	76.0%		66	646^th of 1596 public elementary schools	59.5%	267	76.5				74.2	85.0	77.9				75.0	75.5	83.3								$10,596
Donnell Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Baldwin Ave	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 425-8370	524	33	15.8	39.1%	401 (76.5%)	16 (3.1%)	60 (11.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.3%)	67.1	379^th of 1046 public middle schools	63.8%		63.6	425^th of 1048 public middle schools	59.4%	46		67.8						60.6	49.0	63.3				60.9	60.5	59.2				100.0	$11,894
Findlay High School	Public	9-12	1200 Broad Ave	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 425-8302	2,050	90	22.6	32.4%	1,602 (78.1%)	63 (3.1%)	229 (11.2%)	44 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	109 (5.3%)	58.5	358^th of 864 public high schools	58.6%		68.1	224^th of 867 public high schools	74.2%	134			76.9	69.6													70.1	66.0	44.7	65.3	$11,737
Whittier Primary School	Public	K-2	733 Wyandot St	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 425-8212	376	15	25.0	49.5%	232 (61.7%)	16 (4.3%)	77 (20.5%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.8%)								(n/a)																					$11,503
Jefferson Primary School	Public	K-2	204 Fairlawn Pl	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 425-8247	356	15	23.7	43.3%	268 (75.3%)	6 (1.7%)	46 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.6%)								(n/a)																					$11,453
Northview Primary School	Public	K-2	133 Lexington Ave	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 425-8290	385	15	25.6	67.3%	262 (68.1%)	22 (5.7%)	60 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.4%)								(n/a)																					$10,165
Wilson Vance Elementary School	Public	3-5	610 Bristol Dr	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 425-8332	396	22	18.0	47.5%	250 (63.1%)	18 (4.5%)	80 (20.2%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	67.3	602^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	61.8%		65.2	668^th of 1596 public elementary schools	58.1%	66	66.9				71.4	72.2	63.8				70.1	70.5	80.8								$9,837
Findlay City Schools Preschool	Public	PK	600 Jacobs Ave	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 425-8245	276	8	34.5	45.3%	202 (73.2%)	6 (2.2%)	42 (15.2%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)								(n/a)
Millstream Career Center	Public	9-12	1150 Broad Ave	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 425-8293	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Findlay Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1219 W Main Cross St Ste 101	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay Digital Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(419) 425-3598	205	0	820.0		160 (78.0%)	6 (2.9%)	20 (9.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	17.1	682^nd of 864 public high schools	21.1%		15.6	691^st of 867 public high schools	20.3%	9			58.1	46.5													35.3	32.1	10.3	22.7	$7,029
Liberty-Benton Middle School	Public	5-8	9190 County Road 9	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Liberty-Benton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 422-9166	435	28	15.5	29.2%	383 (88.0%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.4%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	87.9	86^th of 1046 public middle schools	91.8%		86.1	101^st of 1048 public middle schools	90.4%	15	83.9	92.9					82.0	63.7	75.0	87.9			87.5	81.4	84.0	69.1				100.0	$9,152
Liberty-Benton Elementary School	Public	K-4	9190 County Road 9	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Liberty-Benton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 422-9161	602	27	22.2	22.4%	539 (89.5%)	6 (1.0%)	36 (6.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	81.3	286^th of 1577 public elementary schools	81.9%		84.1	230^th of 1596 public elementary schools	85.6%	56					74.2	86.7					82.3	85.0									$10,021
Liberty-Benton High School	Public	9-12	9190 County Road 9	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Liberty-Benton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 424-5351	543	27	19.9	23.0%	475 (87.5%)	7 (1.3%)	43 (7.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	77.9	99^th of 864 public high schools	88.5%		78.7	96^th of 867 public high schools	88.9%	3			87.3	94.9													79.0	84.0	65.3	70.1	$11,352
Liberty-Benton Eagle Academy	Public, Virtual	11-12	9190 County Road 9	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Liberty-Benton Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(419) 422-8526	11	0	18.0		11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$1,511

Cities Near Zip Code 45840

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Findlay	0.81 mi	16	266^th
Van Buren	6.3 mi	3	144^th
Arcadia	7.96 mi	3	183^rd
Mc Comb	8.87 mi	3	271^st
Vanlue	9.91 mi	2	488^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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