Best Public Schools in Zip Code 43716

ZIP code 43716 has one listed public school, Beallsville Elementary School, which serves grades PK–8 and enrolls 136 students in the Switzerland of Ohio Local district. Although it is labeled elementary, it also covers middle grades, and there are no separate middle, high, or alternative schools in this ZIP code. The district ranks 493 of 773 districts, at the 36th percentile with 2 stars. The school’s state rank improved from 975 of 1577, or 38th percentile, in 2023-24 to 818 of 1560, or 48th percentile, in 2025-26, though it still holds a 2-star rating. It has an 8.5:1 student-teacher ratio and 86.76% free/reduced lunch in 2024-25, and its 2025-26 chronic absenteeism rate is 19.2%, compared with 30.0% for the district.

Strengths are clearest in the early grades and in attendance. In 2025-26, 3rd grade math proficiency was 93.3% and 3rd grade ELA was 86.7%, both far above state averages; 4th grade math and ELA were both 72.2%, and 5th grade ELA was 69.2%. 8th grade science was 60.0%, close to the state’s 61.2%. The school’s chronic absenteeism rate is 10.8 percentage points below the district’s, and the low student-teacher ratio may support these results. The only spending figure provided is $15,776 per student from 2018-19, so it is older and should be used cautiously.

Challenges remain, especially in the middle grades and math. In 2025-26, 7th grade math was 20.0% proficient and 7th grade ELA was 30.0%; 6th grade math was 26.3%; 5th grade science was 46.2% and 5th grade math was 38.5%. Overall, the school’s average across all listed tests was 53.7%, behind the district’s 58.0% and the state’s 60.1%. Math averaged 48.4%, versus 55.5% district and 57.6% state; ELA averaged 59.3%, versus 60.3% district and 62.1% state; science averaged 53.1%, versus 58.7% district and 62.0% state. With only 136 students, small cohorts can make year-to-year swings volatile, but the three-year rank improvement is a positive signal. The main task is raising upper-grade math and ELA while preserving strong early-grade outcomes.