Summary:
ZIP code 43202 in Columbus contains three public schools — two elementary schools and one middle school, with no high school in the area — serving a combined 1,957 students, all within Columbus City Schools District, which ranks 683rd of 773 Ohio districts (12th percentile, 1 star).
Clinton Elementary School is the standout: it ranks 188th of 1,560 elementary schools (88th percentile, 4 stars) and has held 4 stars for three straight years. Every one of its seven reported assessments is above the state average, by 15 to 27 points — and it does this with the highest student/teacher ratio in the ZIP (19.6) and slightly lower per-student spending than Indianola. Indianola Informal K-8 School is the improver, climbing from the 46th to the 56th percentile and reaching 3 stars, with chronic absenteeism of 18.4% and striking Algebra I results (95.7% proficient in 2025‑26, 100% in 2024‑25, against a state rate near 61% and 59%). Dominion Middle School sits at 2 stars (44th percentile) and posts Algebra I at 91.0% and Geometry at 100% in both years, but it carries the ZIP's highest chronic absenteeism at 40.9% — versus 15.6% at Clinton and 53.8% district-wide.
The ZIP's clearest shared weakness is grade 7, especially math: both middle-grade schools fall far below the state there (Dominion 23.4, Indianola 15.8, against a state rate of 48.6), even though their 6th and 8th grade math results sit at or above state level. The pattern repeats the prior year and matches district rates, so it looks like a district-level issue rather than a single building's problem. Two data caveats: free/reduced-lunch figures are not reported for any of the three schools, and per-student spending figures date to 2018‑19, so spending comparisons should be read with caution. Because no high school exists in the ZIP, every student leaves the area after grade 8.
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