Best Public Schools in Zip Code 43723

ZIP code 43723 covers Byesville, Ohio, and contains three public schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade — Meadowbrook Elementary School (PK–5, 342 students), Meadowbrook Middle School (6–8, 357 students), and Meadowbrook High School (9–12, 415 students) — all within the Rolling Hills Local district, with 1,114 students enrolled across the three schools.

Comparing the three, Meadowbrook Middle School holds the strongest position at the 47th percentile — the top half of Ohio middle schools — and posts an extraordinary Algebra I End of Course proficiency of 100%, versus the district's 56.2% and the state's 61.6%. Its 8th grade math score of 63.7% also beats the state's 52.0%, though 6th grade ELA, at 41.9%, trails the state by 14.1 points. Meadowbrook High School is the most improved, rising from the 29th percentile and 1 star to the 40th percentile and 2 stars, with a 98.5% graduation rate and above-state results in American History (82.7%), American Government (80.3%), and English II (69.1%) — but math is its weak spot, with Geometry at 26.4% and Algebra I at 43.9%. Meadowbrook Elementary School is the lowest-ranked at the 29th percentile and 1 star, down from 2 stars; only 3rd grade math, at 65.0%, is above the state's 62.1%, while 4th grade ELA, at 38.2%, is 23.6 points below state.

Outside of test scores, chronic absenteeism is highest at the high school (28.0%) and middle school (24.7%), both above the district's 22.5%, while the elementary school is lower at 18.5%. Student-teacher ratios run 14.9 at the high school, 22.3 at the middle school, and 24.6 at the elementary school. Per-student spending figures ($9,108 elementary, $9,234 middle, $9,852 high) date to 2018–19 and are historical context only, and free/reduced lunch data is unavailable for all three schools rather than zero.