Summary:
ZIP code 43081 contains 17 schools serving roughly 10,242 students in grades K–12, and it is dominated by Westerville City, which operates 15 of them; the area also includes one Worthington City school and the K–12 Cornerstone Academy Community School. Enrollment breaks down to 12 elementary schools (4,732 students), two middle schools (1,222), two high schools (3,096) and one alternative school (1,192). Schools range from Pointview Elementary School at 242 students to Westerville-North High School at 1,587, with a median enrollment of 420.
Emerson Elementary School is the top-ranked elementary here at the 85th percentile, with standout 5th grade science (95.7%) and 5th grade ELA (91.5%). Whittier Elementary School (82nd percentile), Mark Twain Elementary School (81st, and the lowest chronic absenteeism in the ZIP at 3.7%), Robert Frost Elementary School (77th) and Hanby Building Elementary School are also consistently strong. Among middle schools, Blendon Middle School leads, and Westerville-North High School outperforms Westerville-South High School on most measures, including a 95.6% graduation rate — though Cornerstone Academy Community School posts the ZIP's highest graduation rate at 98.1%.
Several schools need attention: Huber Ridge Elementary School has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (69.02%) and low 3rd and 5th grade scores, Pointview Elementary School has 17.6% chronic absenteeism and low 3rd grade results, and Cherrington Elementary School and Wilder Elementary School also lag. Chronic absenteeism is far higher in high school and alternative settings (about 31.9% on average) than in elementary schools (11.25%). Math is the clearest weak spot across levels, while middle-school Algebra I is a bright spot. Spending and class size alone do not explain outcomes.
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