Summary:
ZIP code 43028, in Howard, Ohio, is served by two public schools in the East Knox Local district: East Knox Elementary School (grades K–6, 514 students) and East Knox Junior/Senior High School (grades 7–12, 369 students), for a total of 883 students. There is no standalone middle school, so grades 7–8 are housed in the junior/senior high.
The elementary school is the stronger performer overall. It ranked 764 of 1,560 (51st percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026, compared with 432 of 795 (46th percentile, 2 stars) for the high school. The elementary school's standout results include 4th grade math at 80.3% proficient versus a state rate of 67.3%, 5th grade ELA at 76.1% versus 70.4%, 5th grade science at 69.0% versus 62.7%, and 5th grade math at 65.7% versus 59.1%. Its main weakness is 3rd grade math, at 47.2% versus 62.1%. The high school's strengths are in specific End-of-Course subjects: American History at 85.3% versus 73.2%, Biology at 76.3% versus 67.0%, and Algebra I at 69.9% versus 61.6%, plus a 93.3% graduation rate. Its biggest concern is 8th grade, where ELA is 36.1% versus 58.3% and science is 40.0% versus 61.2%. Averaged across listed tests, the elementary school is about 63.5% proficient versus a state average of about 62.1%, while the high school is about 57.8% versus about 60.2%.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.5% at the elementary school, below the district's 15.5%, and 19.8% at the high school, above it. The high school has a lower student-teacher ratio (13.9 versus 16.0) and slightly higher per-student spending in 2018–2019 ($9,478 versus $9,337), yet lower overall test averages. Free/reduced lunch data is unavailable for both schools, and spending figures are historical, so conclusions about poverty or resources should be limited. The elementary school moved from 2 stars to 3 stars over the last two years, while the high school has held at 2 stars but improved from the 42nd to the 46th percentile.
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