Summary:
Zip code 43920 covers the East Liverpool area of eastern Ohio, and it contains two public high schools serving grades 9–12: East Liverpool High School, with 578 students in the East Liverpool City district, and Beaver Local High School, with 547 students in the Beaver Local district. Together they enroll 1,125 high schoolers, and they serve the same grades but post very different results.
Beaver Local High School is the stronger school on nearly every measure. It earns 3 stars and ranks 293 of 773 districts (62nd percentile), with a 98.7% graduation rate and 27.5% chronic absenteeism, compared with 85.7% and 45.9% at East Liverpool. In 2025–2026 Beaver Local was above the state in five of six End-of-Course subjects: American History 83.1% vs 73.2%, Biology 82.2% vs 67.0%, American Government 79.8% vs 71.6%, English II 68.6% vs 62.7%, and Geometry 51.4% vs 43.3%. Algebra I was the exception at 56.7%, below the state's 61.6%. Its state rank percentile did slip from 69 to 59 year over year, driven by declines in Government, Geometry, and Algebra I.
East Liverpool High School earns 1 star and ranks 642 of 773 districts (17th percentile). It finished below the state in all six End-of-Course subjects in both years, with Geometry the weakest at 23.8% proficient vs 43.3% statewide. The encouraging news is that it improved in all six subjects year over year, including American Government (+8.4 points), Algebra I (+7.8), American History (+7.5), and Geometry (+6.2), narrowing its gap to the state in five of six. Notably, Beaver Local achieves its results while spending less per pupil ($9,705 vs $10,569) and with larger classes (17.6 vs 12.2 students per teacher). Free/reduced-lunch data is provided only for Beaver Local (99.45%), so it is not a valid comparison point.
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