Best Public Schools in Zip Code 43212

ZIP code 43212 is home to three public schools — one elementary, one middle, and one high school — all part of Grandview Heights Schools, serving roughly 1,131 students across a clear PK–12 pipeline. Stevenson Elementary covers PK–3 with 340 students, Larson Middle School covers grades 4–8 with 453 students, and Grandview Heights High School covers grades 9–12 with 338 students. The district is highly rated, ranking 31 of 773 Ohio districts (96th percentile, 5 stars), and every reported 2025–2026 school-level test score in this area is above the corresponding state average.

Grandview Heights High School stands out for its 100% graduation rate and strong End-of-Course results: American Government 98.8% proficient versus the state's 71.6%, American History 95.7% versus 73.2%, English II 92.3% versus 62.7%, and Biology 90.6% versus 67.0%. Math is its relative weak point — Geometry 68.5% and Algebra I 75.0% — both above state averages but below the district's Algebra I mark of 92.2%, and both declined year over year. Its rank slipped from 16 of 855 to 50 of 795, still 94th percentile with 5 stars. It also has the highest chronic absenteeism at 11.4%, compared with the district's 6.6%.

Larson Middle School is consistently strong: Algebra I at 100%, ELA grades 4–8 at 86.2% to 93.6%, and most math grades at 85.7% to 90.5%. Its clear outlier is 7th grade math, flat at 60% in both years — above the state's 48.6% but far below Larson's other math results. Stevenson Elementary posts the highest tested averages, with 3rd grade math at 91.0% and ELA at 94.4%, and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 4.2%. Free/reduced lunch is low where reported — 5.88% at Stevenson and 7.1% at the high school — while Larson's figure is not reported. Stevenson's only rank history here is from 2003–2004, and spending figures date to 2018–2019.