Best Public Schools in Zip Code 43762

ZIP code 43762 covers New Concord, Ohio, and contains four schools — two elementary, one middle, and one high school, with no alternative schools — all part of the East Muskingum Local district, which is rated 174th of 773 Ohio districts (77th percentile, 4 stars). Combined reported enrollment is 1,848, though grade spans overlap (East Muskingum Middle School lists grades 4–8 and John Glenn High School lists grades 8–12), so that is not necessarily an unduplicated district count. Free/reduced-lunch data is blank for every school, and spending figures date to 2018–2019 while student-teacher ratios are from 2024–2025.

Larry Miller Intermediate Elementary School (K–5) is the strongest overall profile: 206th of 1,560 schools (87th percentile, 4 stars), with test scores 15–23 points above state averages in science, math, and ELA, and the lowest chronic absenteeism in the ZIP at 5.8%. East Muskingum Middle School (4–8) ranks 268th of 1,046 (74th percentile, 4 stars), highlighted by an Algebra I proficiency rate of 100% in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 versus state rates of 59.4% and 61.6% — though without n-size this may reflect a small or accelerated cohort. New Concord Elementary School (PK–2) has no state test scores or rank history and posts low absenteeism of 6.1%, but the highest student-teacher ratio (21.7) and lowest per-student spending ($7,786).

John Glenn High School ranks 278th of 795 (65th percentile, 3 stars), down from 4 stars in the two prior years. Its humanities and science results are strong — American History 92.4%, Government 82.4%, English II 79.7%, Biology 78.7%, all above state averages — and its graduation rate is 94.0%. Math is the weak spot: Algebra I is 43.6% against the state’s 61.6%, and Geometry is 48.9% versus 43.3%. Chronic absenteeism climbs sharply by grade level, from 5.8% at Larry Miller and 6.1% at New Concord to 14.1% at the middle school and 19.1% at the high school, well above the district’s 11.5%. Math proficiency also declines up the grades, from 77.6%–89.9% in elementary grades and 83.0% in 6th grade to 53.1% in 8th grade.