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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 43035

At a glance

Schools

11,539

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedOlentangy Shanahan Middle School59^th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools

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Biggest riser

Arrowhead Elementary School up 36 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Olentangy Orange Middle School 16.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Peachblow Crossing Elementary

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

ZIP code 43035 (Lewis Center, OH) is home to 13 schools — 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools — all part of the highly ranked Olentangy Local district, which serves about 11,539 students and ranks 57th of 773 Ohio districts (93rd percentile, 5 stars).

Every school in the ZIP performs well above state averages, with 2025–2026 rankings between the 75th and 95th percentiles. Among high schools, Olentangy High School is the top-ranked school in the area (39th of 795, 95th percentile) with a 97.6% graduation rate, 13.0% chronic absenteeism, and 10.91% free/reduced lunch; Orange High School is the largest school at 1,936 students with a 97.8% graduation rate but higher absenteeism (18.2%) and lower math scores (Geometry 77, Algebra I 80). At the middle level, Olentangy Shanahan Middle School (94th percentile) outperforms Olentangy Orange Middle School (88th percentile), especially in 8th-grade Math (71.3 vs. 52.4).

Elementary standouts include Peachblow Crossing Elementary (94th percentile, lowest free/reduced lunch at 6.48%), Shale Meadows Elementary (94th percentile, lowest chronic absenteeism at 4.5%), and Heritage Elementary School (94th percentile). Even the lowest-ranked elementary, Olentangy Meadows Elementary School (75th percentile), exceeds state averages in every reported subject. Attendance is notably stronger at the elementary level, where all nine schools beat the district's 9.2% chronic absenteeism rate, while both middle and both high schools exceed it.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Alum Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Parklawn Dr	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4600	664	30	22.3	19.6%	353 (53.2%)	57 (8.6%)	24 (3.6%)	182 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)	86.3	133^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	91.5%		89	73^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	95.3%	60	88.4				88.5	85.9	90.3				82.1	77.2	92.6								$12,925
Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2385 Hollenback Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 657-4650	648	31	20.9	17.7%	359 (55.4%)	37 (5.7%)	45 (6.9%)	141 (21.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.9%)	81.4	259^th of 1560 public elementary schools	83.4%		80.5	295^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.1%	36	75.0				83.0	84.7	78.6				79.8	80.6	86.0								$11,786
Olentangy High School	Public	9-12	675 Lewis Center Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4100	1,760	86	20.3	10.9%	1,120 (63.6%)	107 (6.1%)	70 (4.0%)	369 (21.0%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (4.8%)	84	39^th of 795 public high schools	95.1%		86.5	26^th of 855 public high schools	97.0%	13			92.0	92.7													90.9	87.7	90.8	84.3	$13,044
Olentangy Shanahan Middle School	Public	6-8	814 Shanahan Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4300	1,029	49	20.9	13.9%	574 (55.8%)	75 (7.3%)	56 (5.4%)	256 (24.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.0%)	89.2	59^th of 1046 public middle schools	94.4%		91.8	33^rd of 1036 public middle schools	96.8%	26		86.1						78.3	85.0	71.3				82.2	88.7	87.1			100.0	98.3	$14,311
Oak Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1256 Westwood Dr	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 657-4700	649	32	20.2	22.3%	316 (48.7%)	60 (9.2%)	74 (11.4%)	139 (21.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (8.9%)	80.4	286^th of 1560 public elementary schools	81.7%		83.9	191^st of 1558 public elementary schools	87.7%	95	79.8				69.2	89.0	79.8				76.9	84.7	86.2								$14,130
Olentangy Orange Middle School	Public	6-8	2680 E Orange Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5300	1,056	63	16.7	23.0%	549 (52.0%)	125 (11.8%)	94 (8.9%)	202 (19.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (7.4%)	84.1	129^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.7%		83.6	133^rd of 1036 public middle schools	87.2%	4		80.8						80.1	83.3	52.4				81.0	88.8	79.9			100.0	98.6	$13,742
Glen Oak Elementary School	Public	K-5	7300 Blue Holly Dr	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 657-5500	654	33	20.0	18.0%	343 (52.4%)	52 (8.0%)	43 (6.6%)	156 (23.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.0%)	77.4	365^th of 1560 public elementary schools	76.6%		81.6	265^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.0%	100	71.5				76.0	80.3	74.6				76.0	83.8	83.8								$12,057
Olentangy Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8950 Emerald Hill Drive	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 657-5550	574	31	18.4	28.2%	161 (28.0%)	65 (11.3%)	60 (10.5%)	241 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.0%)	76.7	390^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.0%		77.8	369^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.3%	21	78.5				73.3	73.3	72.2				79.3	82.9	82.5								$15,334
Orange High School	Public	9-12	2840 E Orange Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5100	1,936	93	20.9	18.9%	1,153 (59.6%)	215 (11.1%)	148 (7.6%)	314 (16.2%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (5.2%)	81.1	53^rd of 795 public high schools	93.3%		80.6	74^th of 855 public high schools	91.3%	21			90.4	93.1													91.9	86.5	77.0	80.0	$13,811
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	679 Lewis Center Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4050	592	27	21.8	6.9%	238 (40.2%)	35 (5.9%)	17 (2.9%)	256 (43.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.9%)	88.4	95^th of 1560 public elementary schools	93.9%		89	71^st of 1558 public elementary schools	95.4%	24	85.4				88.0	92.7	81.5				87.2	89.0	92.3								$14,251
Freedom Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6743 Bale Kenyon Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5700	605	34	17.9	16.0%	359 (59.3%)	43 (7.1%)	45 (7.4%)	117 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	83	213^th of 1560 public elementary schools	86.3%		83.2	216^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.1%	3	68.6				92.3	87.6	81.0				83.5	89.7	81.6								$15,199
Shale Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4458 North Road	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5830	724	33	22.1	9.4%	326 (45.0%)	58 (8.0%)	29 (4.0%)	259 (35.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.0%)	88	101^st of 1560 public elementary schools	93.5%		89.8	61^st of 1558 public elementary schools	96.1%	40	87.1				83.8	88.1	86.1				91.0	83.2	94.4								$11,154
Peachblow Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4222 Piatt Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(740) 657-4050	648	31	20.8	6.5%	279 (43.1%)	35 (5.4%)	21 (3.2%)	269 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)	88.5	92^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	94.1%					(n/a)	82.6				91.0	92.7	86.2				87.0	87.1	90.8								$11,661

Cities Near Zip Code 43035

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lewis Center	0.25 mi	14	68^th
Westerville	3.68 mi	23	272^nd
Powell	3.74 mi	11	54^th
Galena	3.75 mi	4	49^th
Delaware	3.9 mi	14	203^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.