Schools in Zip Code 44131

ZIP code 44131 is home to five schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, spread across three operators: Independence Local, Parma City, and Albert Einstein Academy for Letters Arts and Sciences-Ohio. Total enrollment is about 2,058 students, with one elementary, two middle schools, one high school, and one alternative K–12 school. Because the ZIP contains two middle schools — Hillside Middle School and Independence Middle School — parents can compare them directly.

Independence Local is the standout district here, ranking 44th of 773 districts statewide (94th percentile, 5 stars), and all three of its schools also earn 5 stars. Independence Middle School ranks 55th of 1,046 (95th percentile), with 8th grade math at 94.0 versus the state's 52.0 and Algebra I at 100.0 versus 61.6, plus the ZIP's lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.4%. Independence High School ranks 64th of 795 (92nd percentile) and reports a 100.0% graduation rate, with End-of-Course scores well above state in government, history, biology, and English II. Independence Primary School ranks 153rd of 1,560 (90th percentile), with 4th grade math at 93.2 versus the state's 67.3.

The other two schools show a much more mixed picture. Hillside Middle School is the largest school in the ZIP at 717 students and ranks above its own district — 416th of 1,046, 60th percentile, 3 stars — with strong Algebra I (96.9 versus state 61.6) and 5th grade math, but its 8th grade science and ELA fall below state averages and chronic absenteeism is 23.1%. Albert Einstein Academy for Letters Arts and Sciences-Ohio has no star rating or district rank in this data; it posts a 90.6% graduation rate and above-state civics results, but chronic absenteeism is 37.0% and its math and science scores are often far below state.