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Best ZIP codes for schools in Ohio
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 928 Ohio ZIPs qualify.
Ohio ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 44139Solon
Ohio
- School quality index
- 92.0
- ZIP population
- ~25k
- Avg. temperature
- 50°F
- Avg. commute
- 23 min
2ZIP 45174Milford
Ohio
- School quality index
- 89.9
- ZIP population
- ~2k
- Avg. temperature
- 55°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
3ZIP 45860Maria Stein
Ohio
- School quality index
- 89.4
- ZIP population
- ~2k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 18 min
4ZIP 45845Fort Loramie
Ohio
- School quality index
- 88.1
- ZIP population
- ~3k
- Avg. temperature
- 52°F
- Avg. commute
- 18 min
5ZIP 44116Rocky River
Ohio
- School quality index
- 87.9
- ZIP population
- ~22k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 22 min
6ZIP 45865Minster
Ohio
- School quality index
- 87.7
- ZIP population
- ~6k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 18 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 44065 | Burton | Geauga County | 86.6 |
| #8 | 44072 | Novelty | Geauga County | 86.6 |
| #9 | 45883 | Saint Henry | Mercer County | 86.6 |
| #10 | 45853 | Kalida | Putnam County | 86.5 |
| #11 | 44026 | Chesterland | Geauga County | 86.2 |
| #12 | 44140 | Bay Village | Cuyahoga County | 86.0 |
| #13 | 44286 | Richfield | Summit County | 86.0 |
| #14 | 45243 | Madeira | Hamilton County | 85.8 |
| #15 | 43035 | Lewis Center | Delaware County | 85.4 |
| #16 | 43240 | Columbus | Delaware County | 85.4 |
| #17 | 44023 | Chagrin Falls | Geauga County | 85.2 |
| #18 | 44147 | Broadview Heights | Cuyahoga County | 85.1 |
| #19 | 45363 | Russia | Shelby County | 85.1 |
| #20 | 44022 | Chagrin Falls | Cuyahoga County | 85.0 |
| #21 | 45242 | Cincinnati | Hamilton County | 85.0 |
| #22 | 44141 | Brecksville | Cuyahoga County | 84.8 |
| #23 | 44236 | Hudson | Summit County | 84.6 |
| #24 | 45380 | Versailles | Darke County | 84.4 |
| #25 | 44333 | Fairlawn | Summit County | 84.0 |
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