Summary:
Zip code 43222 contains five schools — two elementary and three high schools — serving roughly 1,259 students, with no standalone middle school even though Starling Pk-8 spans grades PK–8. The two elementary schools belong to Columbus City Schools District, ranked 683 of 773 districts statewide at the 12th percentile with 1 star.
Among the elementaries, Avondale Elementary School is clearly the stronger choice: chronic absenteeism is 47.8%, below the district's 53.8%, and its 5th grade ELA proficiency of 55.2% is the highest reported score in the zip code, though still under the state's 70.4%. Starling Pk-8 is the largest school at 525 students but ranks at just the 3rd percentile with 0 stars, has 70.3% chronic absenteeism, and posts multiple single-digit proficiency scores, including 0% in 8th grade Math in 2024–2025. The high schools differ sharply: Franklinton High School has the best graduation rate (84.2%) and lowest high school absenteeism (66.1%), while Franklinton Prep High School graduates 45.7% with 99.9% absenteeism and a 27:1 student-teacher ratio, and Central High School has the lowest graduation rate (19.6%), 100.0% absenteeism, and 0% English II proficiency.
Overall, every school in this zip code sits in the bottom tier of Ohio performance — no reported test meets the state proficiency rate, and the highest recent rank percentile is only 17. Attendance and graduation track together among the high schools: the lowest absenteeism comes with the highest graduation rate, and the highest absenteeism with the lowest. Parents should note data gaps: free/reduced lunch is not reported for any school, spending figures exist only for the elementaries and only for 2018–2019, and Central High School reports only one End-of-Course subject.
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