Best Public Schools in Zip Code 43611

ZIP code 43611 in north Toledo (the Point Place and Shoreland area along the Maumee River) contains 5 schools, all classified as elementary, serving a combined 1,877 students. There is no standalone middle or high school in the ZIP, yet four of the five schools run through grade 8, so middle-grade students are educated inside elementary buildings. The ZIP splits across three governance models: Shoreland Elementary School in Washington Local, plus Ottawa River Elementary School, Riverside Elementary School, and Chase STEM Academy in Toledo City, alongside the charter SunBridge Schools.

Shoreland Elementary School is the clear local leader: 650 students, the ZIP's lowest chronic absenteeism at 14.1%, average math proficiency essentially at the state average, and the only school here outperforming its own district by a wide margin. Ottawa River Elementary School and Chase STEM Academy are both improving, with 13 of 14 tested results above district at Ottawa River and the ZIP's best 3rd- and 4th-grade math at Chase STEM. SunBridge Schools posts the ZIP's highest absenteeism (87.8%) yet one above-state result in 8th-grade math. Riverside Elementary School is the most challenged, with a 0-star rating, every tested result below state, and absenteeism 13.6 points worse than its district.

For parents, the strongest pattern is that attendance tracks closely with achievement across these schools, while class size and per-student spending do not separate them. Because many grades have small cohorts, single-year swings of 30–50 points are common — the three-year trend is more reliable than any one grade-level score. All three districts carry a 1-star rating, so no school here reaches the 50th percentile, but Shoreland and Ottawa River show that individual schools can outrun their district.