Best Public Schools in Zip Code 43072

ZIP code 43072 covers Saint Paris, Ohio, and contains three public schools — all in the Graham Local district — serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: Graham Elementary School (PK–5, 735 students), Graham Middle School (6–8, 362 students), and Graham High School (9–12, 491 students), for a combined enrollment of 1,588. No alternative schools operate in the area. The Graham Local district ranks 337 of 773 statewide, at the 56th percentile with 3 stars, and all three schools currently hold 3 stars as well.

Among the three, Graham Middle School posts the strongest current profile at the 64th percentile, with every reported 2025–2026 test above the state average — including 100% proficiency in Algebra I versus 61.6% statewide. Its main concern is chronic absenteeism of 21.9%, the highest locally and well above the district’s 15.1%; it also slipped from 4 stars and the 74th percentile a year earlier. Graham High School is the clear improver, rising from 2 stars and the 42nd percentile to 3 stars and the 54th percentile, with a 99.2% graduation rate, 90.6% in American Government and 87.3% in American History — though Algebra I lags at 45.3% versus 61.6% statewide. Graham Elementary School, the largest school, is mixed: 4th-grade math (79.2%) and 3rd-grade ELA (73.7%) beat the state, while 3rd-grade math (55.9%) and 5th-grade ELA (67.0%) fall below it.

The schools serve similar populations — free/reduced lunch rates are 41.75% at the high school, 44.22% at the elementary and 45.86% at the middle — but resources differ. Graham High School has a student-teacher ratio of 27.2, against about 21 at the other two, and the lowest per-student spending in the group at $8,092 (2018–2019 data). Absenteeism is lowest at the high school (10.8%) and slightly below the district rate at the elementary (14.2%). Overall, the middle school is the academic standout despite attendance challenges, the high school is trending upward with strong civics results but weak Algebra I, and the elementary school has bright spots that are not yet consistent across grades.