Schools in Zip Code 44116

Zip code 44116 is home to four public schools — Rocky River High School (grades 9–12), Rocky River Middle School (6–8), Kensington Intermediate Elementary School (3–5), and Goldwood Primary Elementary School (K–2) — all part of the Rocky River City district, which is ranked 7th of 773 Ohio districts, in the 99th percentile with 5 stars, and together enrolls about 2,526 students.

Academically, these schools are exceptionally strong. Rocky River Middle School ranks 10th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools and reported 100% proficiency in both Geometry and Algebra I end-of-course exams in two consecutive years, with 6th and 7th grade math near 92–94% against state averages in the 50s. Kensington Intermediate ranks 26th of 1,560 elementary schools, with 4th grade math at 98.0% and 5th grade science at 96.8%. Rocky River High School, the largest school with 792 students, reports a 98.7% graduation rate and scores far above state averages, including 97.6% in American History and 96.9% in American Government.

Attendance is where the schools differ most. Chronic absenteeism ranges from 4.4% at Goldwood — the lowest, and less than half the district rate of 10.5% — to 6.5% at Kensington, 9.5% at the middle school, and 19.3% at the high school, the group's clearest weakness. Economic disadvantage is low and uniform, with free/reduced lunch between 14.78% and 15.71% across all four schools. Student-teacher ratios are lower at the secondary level (13.2 middle, 14.1 high) than at the elementaries (17.9 and 19.1). Goldwood, serving K–2, has no state test data.