Summary:
Zip code 43045 is home to three public schools serving grades K–12 — Fairbanks Elementary School (K–5), Fairbanks Middle School (6–8), and Fairbanks High School (9–12) — all in the Fairbanks Local district, which ranks 71 of 773 Ohio districts at the 91st percentile with 5 district stars. Together they enroll 1,079 students: 444 at the elementary, 390 at the high school, and 245 at the middle school.
Fairbanks Middle School is the current academic standout, ranking 64 of 1,046 (94th percentile, 5 stars), with 100% Algebra I proficiency in both 2025–26 and 2024–25, 94.1% in 8th Grade Science, and 87.0% in 6th Grade ELA. Fairbanks High School ranks 81 of 795 (90th percentile, 4 stars) and reports a 98.1% graduation rate, with Algebra I at 91.8%, American History at 90.1%, and English II at 90.0%. Fairbanks Elementary School, the largest school, ranks 314 of 1,560 (80th percentile, 4 stars), with 3rd Grade ELA at 87.9% and 5th Grade ELA at 85.2%.
Every reported 2025–26 proficiency at all three schools beats the corresponding state average. Simple average proficiency rose at the middle (+2.6 points) and high school (+2.7 points), while the elementary slipped (−3.7 points) and its rank percentile fell from 86 to 80. Chronic absenteeism is 7.9% at the elementary and middle schools but 19.0% at the high school. High School Geometry, at 61.3%, is the clearest relative weak spot, though still above the state's 43.3%. Free/reduced-price lunch is similar across schools (19.23%–21.22%), while the middle school spends the most per student at $11,393.
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