Schools in Zip Code 43821

ZIP code 43821 covers Dresden, Ohio, and is served by three public schools in the Tri-Valley Local district: Dresden Elementary School (grades K–6, 491 students), Tri-Valley Middle School (grades 6–8, 475 students), and Tri-Valley High School (grades 8–12, 730 students), totaling 1,696 students. The grade spans overlap—grade 6 sits in both the elementary and middle schools, grade 8 in both the middle and high schools—so direct comparisons need care.

Each school has a distinct profile. Dresden Elementary School is the most consistently rated, holding 4 stars and a 71st–73rd percentile rank for three years, with the lowest chronic absenteeism at 11.1% versus the district's 12.5%, and every tested subject above state averages. Tri-Valley Middle School posts the single most striking result in the ZIP code: 100% proficiency in Algebra I, far above the district's 72.6% and the state's 61.6%, though its 17.8% chronic absenteeism is the highest of the three. Tri-Valley High School combines a 97.3% graduation rate with strong English II, American History, and Biology results, but Geometry is a clear weakness at 39.7, below the state's 43.3 and down from 46.9.

District-wide, Tri-Valley Local ranks 184th of 773 with a 76th percentile and 4 stars, so all three schools sit within a strong district. Free and reduced lunch rates are similar across schools, from 40.55% to 42.36%. Notably, the elementary school has the highest student-teacher ratio (24.5) and the lowest per-student spending ($7,580, from 2018–2019), yet still outperforms state averages. For parents, the biggest shared concern is absenteeism, which exceeds the district average at both the middle and high schools.