Schools in Zip Code 43021

ZIP code 43021 (Galena, Ohio) is home to four public schools — three elementary schools and one middle school, with no high school in the set — serving a total of 2,329 students across two districts: Olentangy Local, ranked 57th of 773 districts statewide, and Big Walnut Local. Three schools belong to Olentangy: Berkshire Middle School (grades 6–8, 883 students), Johnnycake Corners Elementary School (PK–5, 611), and Walnut Creek Elementary (PK–5, 546). The fourth, Hylen Souders Elementary School (K–4, 289), belongs to Big Walnut Local and is the smallest school in the ZIP code.

Every reported test score at all four schools beats the state average — a clean sweep across 25 school-level data points for 2025‑26. Berkshire Middle School is the academic standout, ranking 51st of 1,046 middle schools (95th percentile, 5 stars), with 100% proficiency in both Geometry and Algebra I end-of-course exams. Johnnycake Corners Elementary School is the strongest elementary (116th of 1,560, 93rd percentile, 5 stars) and the momentum school, with ELA proficiency up about 5 points in each of grades 3, 4, and 5. Walnut Creek Elementary is steady at 4 stars and 88th percentile. Hylen Souders Elementary School posts the lowest proficiency but moved up on every reported measure.

Chronic absenteeism runs from 3.5% at Johnnycake Corners Elementary School to 9.6% at Hylen Souders Elementary School, and every school sits below its own district average. The free/reduced-lunch share ranges from 6.55% to 27.34%. Class sizes are nearly identical everywhere at 17.0 to 17.4 students per teacher, so they don't distinguish these schools. Note that spending figures are from 2018‑19, and that grade-level comparisons involve different cohorts of students rather than the same children.