Best High Schools in Zip Code 43357

ZIP code 43357 in West Liberty, Ohio is served by a single public high school: West Liberty-Salem High School, located at 7208 US Highway 68 N and serving grades 9–12 with 366 students. It is the only high school in the ZIP, part of the West Liberty-Salem Local district, which ranks 96th of 773 Ohio districts (88th percentile, 4 stars). Because there are no peer schools in the area, the most useful comparison is against statewide benchmarks.

The school's profile is strong on nearly every measure. It reported a 100.0% graduation rate for 2025–2026 and ranked 112th of 795 Ohio high schools (86th percentile, 4 stars), following 108th of 855 (87th percentile, 4 stars) and 71st of 864 (92nd percentile, 5 stars) in the two prior years. End-of-course proficiency beat the state in all six tested subjects both years. Social studies is the flagship: American Government reached 93.1% (state 71.6%) and American History 91.3% (state 73.2%). Geometry shows the widest margin, 69.1% versus the state's 43.3% — more than 25 points above. Biology showed the narrowest edge, 8.7 points. Year over year, Algebra I rose 73.0 to 79.7 and American History rose 88.9 to 91.3, while Biology slipped 77.9 to 75.7 and Geometry 71.1 to 69.1.

Two items are worth watching. Chronic absenteeism stands at 17.8%, which is 6.0 points higher than the district's 11.8% — attendance is the clearest weak spot in an otherwise excellent record. The state ranking also softened from 5 stars and 92nd percentile to 4 stars and 86–87th percentile, even as several subject scores improved, suggesting the shift reflects relative standing rather than absolute decline. Note that the school and district figures are identical in Government, History, and English II, while the school sits slightly below the district in Biology, Algebra I, and Geometry — subjects some students take before grade 9. Finally, several data points are unavailable: the free/reduced lunch percentage is blank, the only spending figure is $10,681 per student from 2018–2019, and the 15.9 student-teacher ratio has no state comparison in the record.