Summary:
ZIP code 43230, covering Gahanna just east of Columbus, is served by 11 schools — six elementary, three middle and two high schools — all within the Gahanna-Jefferson City district, enrolling roughly 7,422 students. The district ranks 223 of 773 Ohio districts, placing it in the 71st percentile with a 4-star rating, so families here are served by an above-average district with substantial variation among individual schools.
Gahanna East Middle School is the strongest school in the list at the 92nd percentile with 5 stars, backed by three consistently high years, 10.2% chronic absenteeism and the lowest poverty rate reported. High Point Elementary School is the top elementary at the 86th percentile, followed by Jefferson Elementary School at the 74th percentile, which has the lowest absenteeism in the ZIP at 5.5% and strong ELA results. At the other end, Goshen Lane Elementary School ranks at the 49th percentile with 2 stars, and Gahanna West Middle School ranks 61st with the highest poverty rate in the list. Lincoln High School, the largest school with 2,468 students, posts a 94.7% graduation rate and above-state scores in every reported End-of-Course subject, but its chronic absenteeism of 32.9% is nearly double the district's 17.3%, and its math scores lag.
Advanced middle-school math is a shared strength, with all three middle schools reporting 100% proficiency on Algebra I and Geometry End-of-Course exams, though those results likely reflect a selected advanced cohort. Several lower-ranked schools are trending upward in rank and test scores, including Royal Manor Elementary School, Chapelfield Elementary School and Goshen Lane. Data gaps matter: Gahanna Lincoln High School - OLS enrolls just 15 students and has no comparable test, rank or spending data, so it should not be judged alongside the comprehensive high school.
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