Summary:
Zip code 43430 covers Genoa, Ohio, and includes three public schools serving PK through 12th grade in the Genoa Area Local district — Genoa Elementary (PK–5, 628 students), Genoa Area Middle School (6–8, 282 students), and Genoa Area High School (9–12, 369 students) — for a total of 1,279 students. The district itself ranks 218th of 773 Ohio districts, in the 72nd percentile with 4 stars.
Genoa Area Middle School is the current standout: it ranks 181st of 1,046 (83rd percentile) with 4 stars, has climbed steadily from the 66th percentile three years ago, and posts 100% proficiency on Algebra I, far above the district's 77% and the state's 61.6%. Genoa Elementary remains strong in math (4th Grade Math 92.3% vs. 67.3% state; 3rd Grade Math 85.3% vs. 62.1% state) and has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 10.4%, but its rank slipped from the 83rd to the 68th percentile with 3 stars. Genoa Area High School has a 95.5% graduation rate but the highest absenteeism at 19.8% — nearly double the elementary rate and 5.9 points above the district's 13.9% — plus a volatile rank history (58th, 76th, then 62nd percentile) for 3 stars.
Every listed 2025–2026 test score at all three schools exceeded the state proficiency rate. The middle school was the only one to improve its unweighted average proficiency year over year (+6.3 points), while elementary (−6.6) and high school (−3.0) cooled. The high school also has the highest free/reduced-lunch share (52.3% vs. 36.78% at elementary; the middle school's figure is unknown) and the highest per-student spending ($9,299 in 2018–19).
Thank you for your feedback!