Summary:
ZIP code 44217 covers Creston, Ohio, where a single district — Norwayne Local — serves every student from preschool through 12th grade across just three schools: Norwayne Elementary School (PK–5, 539 students), Norwayne Middle School (6–8, 310 students), and Norwayne High School (9–12, 415 students), for a district total of 1,264 students. All three buildings share the same district rating: 95th of 773 Ohio districts, about the 88th percentile with 4 stars, placing the system in roughly the top eighth of the state.
Comparing the three, Norwayne Middle School is the academic standout — 34th of 1,036 Ohio middle schools (97th percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–25, with 100% proficiency on Algebra I in back-to-back years and 7th grade math at 91.2% and 86.0% against state averages near 48–50%. Norwayne High School leads on graduation with a 98.3% rate and posted the biggest rank gain (80th to 85th percentile); its Algebra I results jumped from 51.9% to 75.9%. Norwayne Elementary School is the most consistent (87th, 84th, 86th percentile over three years) and has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 8.9%.
Across all 42 reported test results, 40 — about 95% — beat the state average, so this is a district-wide pattern rather than one strong building. Science is a steady strength at every level. Two things to watch: the newest middle school class scored 59.6% in math and 55.4% in ELA (just under the state's 56.0%), and the newest 3rd grade class scored 72.8% in math versus 93.4% for the class a year ahead. High school Geometry has been nearly flat at 62.5% and 62.9%. Note that spending figures date to 2018–19 and middle school free/reduced lunch is not reported.
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