Summary:
ZIP code 43338 covers Mount Gilead, Ohio, where three public schools serve a complete PK–12 pipeline within the Mount Gilead Exempted Village district: Park Avenue Elementary School (PK–5, 475 students), Mt Gilead Middle School (6–8, 226 students), and Mt Gilead High School (9–12, 274 students). Total enrollment is 975, with no alternative schools listed. The district overall sits at the 46th percentile with 2 stars, but that average hides a wide spread between its schools.
Mt Gilead High School is the strongest performer, ranking at the 67th percentile with 3 stars and testing above the state average in 5 of 6 End-of-Course subjects. Its graduation rate is 95.9%, its chronic absenteeism is the lowest in the ZIP at 14.4%, and it has the smallest student-teacher ratio (10.5) and highest per-student spending ($10,016). Mt Gilead Middle School is the most uneven: it ranks at the 46th percentile with 2 stars, posts exceptional Algebra I results (93.8% proficient, far above the state's 61.6) and strong 8th-grade science (76.9% vs. 61.2), but trails the state in 6th- and 7th-grade math and 7th-grade ELA, and has the ZIP's highest absenteeism at 18.0%. Park Avenue Elementary School is the largest and lowest-ranked school (35th percentile, 2 stars) but is improving from a 29th-percentile, 1-star position, with 4th-grade math above the state average in both reported years.
The clearest pattern is a resource gradient: the high school has the lowest student-teacher ratio, highest spending, and best outcomes, while the elementary school has the largest enrollment, highest free/reduced lunch rate (50.95%), highest student-teacher ratio (14.8), lowest spending ($7,043), and lowest rank. Spending data are from 2018–2019, so this is a pattern rather than proof of cause. Families should note the strong graduation rate at the high school alongside weaker 5th-grade math and 3rd-grade ELA at the elementary level.
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