Summary:
ZIP code 43570 contains one listed high school: Hilltop High School, a grades 7–12 school with 207 students in West Unity, Ohio, part of the Millcreek-West Unity Local district. Because it is the only school in this area, there is no local peer comparison, and district test values are often identical to the school's. Hilltop ranks 260 of 795 Ohio high schools in 2025–2026 — the 67th percentile, 3 stars — up from the 56th percentile in 2023–2024.
The school's biggest strength is its End of Course performance. American History stands out at 94.4% proficient versus 73.2% statewide, a +21.2 point advantage, and it was 92.5% the year before. Biology (80%, +13.0 points), English II (73.5%, +10.8), American Government (81.6%, +10.0), and Algebra I (71.4%, +9.8) all beat the state as well. Across the 11 reported tests, the school averaged 64.0% in 2025–2026 against a 60.2% state average, though that +3.8 point gap is narrower than last year's +7.6. The graduation rate is 93.3%, and the student-teacher ratio is a relatively low 11.6.
There are clear areas to watch. Geometry is the weakest EOC subject at 32.6% proficient, 10.7 points below the state and down 15.9 points from the prior year. Eighth grade English Language Arts fell to 48.7% (-9.6 vs. state) and 8th grade Science to 56.4% (-4.8 vs. state), drops of 18.9 and 23.0 points respectively; 7th grade ELA is 59.4%, 3.3 points below the state. Chronic absenteeism is 16.9% at the school versus 10.6% in the district, meaning roughly 1 in 6 students was chronically absent. The free/reduced lunch rate is 98.55%, and with only 207 students, year-to-year swings can be large.
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