Summary:
ZIP code 43130 contains 11 schools — six elementary, three middle, and two high schools — serving roughly 7,235 students in the Lancaster area. Enrollment ranges from 18 students at Bridges to 1,995 at Lancaster High School, with a median of 587. The ZIP is split between Lancaster City, which serves 6,036 students (about 83.4%) across nine schools, and Fairfield Union Local, which serves 1,199 students (about 16.6%) across two. At the district level, Fairfield Union Local ranks 290 of 773 (62nd percentile, 3 stars), while Lancaster City ranks 473 of 773 (39th percentile, 2 stars).
The strongest school in the ZIP is Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School, the only school here with a 4-star ranking (307 of 1,046, 71st percentile); its chronic absenteeism is 12.8%, below its district's 15.1%, and its ELA, math, and science proficiency all top state averages. Fairfield Union High School posts a 98.7% graduation rate and above-state results in government, history, English II, biology, and Algebra I — but Geometry was 29.5% versus the state's 43.3%, down from 55.2% the prior year. Within Lancaster City, Tarhe Trails Elementary School is the standout (57th percentile, 3 stars, 12.5% absenteeism, less than half the district rate), and General Sherman Junior High School and Thomas Ewing Junior High School both earn 3 stars.
Schools needing attention include Tallmadge Elementary School (33rd percentile), Mt. Pleasant Elementary School (35th), and Gorsuch West Elementary School (36th), all with 2 stars and multiple 5th-grade results below state. Lancaster High School, the largest school in the ZIP, has 2 stars, a 91.9% graduation rate, and 36.1% chronic absenteeism — the highest here. Note that free/reduced lunch data are unavailable, spending figures are from 2018–19, and Bridges (18 students, grades 2–8) has no test scores or rank.
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