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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 43074

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1,636

Students

Top rankedBig Walnut Middle School109^th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools

Summary:

ZIP code 43074 covers Sunbury, Ohio, and is served by two middle-level schools in the Big Walnut Local district: Big Walnut Middle School (listed grades 5–8, 973 students) and Big Walnut Intermediate School (listed grades 4–6, 663 students), for a combined middle-level enrollment of 1,636. In the tested grades, Big Walnut Intermediate reports grades 4–5 while Big Walnut Middle reports grades 6–8 plus Algebra I End of Course, so the two schools cover mostly different tested grades.

Big Walnut Middle School is the standout on statewide ranking and advanced math. It ranked 99th of 1,046 in 2023–2024, 107th of 1,036 in 2024–2025, and 109th of 1,046 in 2025–2026, placing it at the 90th–91st percentile all three years, with 5 stars in 2023–2024 and 4 stars in each of the last two years. Its Algebra I End of Course proficiency was 99.2% in 2024–2025 and 98.6% in 2025–2026, far above the state's 59.4% and 61.6%; this reflects an advanced math cohort rather than whole-school math. English Language Arts stayed strong and steady in the low-to-mid 80s, while math proficiency declined by grade in 2025–2026 (81.7% in 6th, 68.2% in 7th, 68.1% in 8th). Every reported subject and grade score in both years beat the Ohio average.

Big Walnut Intermediate School stands out for attendance and English Language Arts. Chronic absenteeism was 8.1% in 2025–2026, below the district's 12.1% and Big Walnut Middle's 11.6%. Its 5th grade ELA proficiency was 90.3% in 2024–2025 and 82.2% in 2025–2026, both well above the state's 67.7% and 70.4%, though the 8.1-point dip may reflect a cohort change. It also beat the state in every reported subject and grade. Note that it has no rank history in this data, spending figures are from 2018–2019, and absenteeism is shown only for 2025–2026.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Big Walnut Middle School	Public	5-8	555 S Old 3c Rd	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-3006	973	58	16.8	20.3%	834 (85.7%)	14 (1.4%)	48 (4.9%)	21 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.5%)	85.3	109^th of 1046 public middle schools	89.6%		85.4	107^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.7%	2		79.9			81.7	68.2	68.1			81.7	84.6	80.8	98.6	$11,512
Big Walnut Intermediate School	Public	4-6	777 Cheshire Rd	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-7800	663	32	20.7	21.4%	578 (87.2%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)								(n/a)	74.7		78.3	74.8				74.2	82.2					$11,412

Cities Near Zip Code 43074

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sunbury	1.7 mi	7	128^th
Galena	5.23 mi	4	51^st
Centerburg	7.51 mi	3	208^th
Westerville	7.74 mi	23	280^th
Delaware	8.58 mi	14	199^th

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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.

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