Summary:
Zip code 43449 is served by one middle-level school, Oak Harbor Intermediate School, which serves grades 4–6 in the Benton Carroll Salem Local district and enrolls 315 students. Because it is the only middle school in the zip code, there are no in-zip peer comparisons; the useful comparisons are to the district and to Ohio as a whole.
In available state rank history, Oak Harbor Intermediate stands out in the top 10–11% of Ohio middle schools, ranking at the 91st percentile in 2018–19, 94th in 2020–21, and 89th in 2021–22; it earned 5 stars in 2018–19 and 2020–21 and 4 stars in 2021–22. Its proficiency rates are above the state average in every reported subject and grade for both 2024–25 and 2025–26. Math and science are especially strong: in 2025–26, 6th grade math is 22.6 points above state, 5th grade science is 21.1 points above, and 5th grade math is 20.7 points above. ELA is also above state but by smaller margins, with 5th grade ELA only 4.3 points above. Overall, the school averaged 76.6% in 2025–26 versus a 61.9% state average, and 77.4% in 2024–25 versus 60.7%, so its advantage narrowed from about +16.7 to +14.7 points.
Attendance is a positive sign: the school’s 2025–26 chronic absenteeism rate is 6.4%, below the district’s 8.6%. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio is 12.6 students per teacher, and per-student spending was $9,099 in 2018–19. The free/reduced-lunch percentage is blank, so socioeconomic context is unavailable. District and school test results are nearly identical, suggesting Oak Harbor Intermediate largely represents the district’s tested population. Parents should note the school remains a high performer, especially in math and science, but the recent dip and narrower ELA margins are worth watching; recent rank history is missing, so the current state-rank trend cannot be fully assessed.
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