Best Public Schools in Zip Code 44224

ZIP code 44224, covering the city of Stow and the village of Silver Lake in Summit County, Ohio, contains eight public schools — six elementary, one middle (grades 5–6), and one high school (grades 8–12) — serving roughly 4,090 students across two districts: Stow-Munroe Falls City School District (seven schools, about 95% of enrollment) and Cuyahoga Falls City School District (Silver Lake Elementary only).

Woodland Elementary School is the top performer — 5 stars, 90th percentile statewide, with a four-test average of 84.9%, about 9 points above its district. Highland Elementary School owns the single highest result in the data, Grade 4 Math at 93.9%, and Fishcreek Elementary School has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the ZIP at 6.0%. Silver Lake Elementary School is the standout story: despite the highest free/reduced-price lunch rate in the area (49.1%), it beats its own district on every test by an average of 10.2 points. At the other end, Indian Trail Elementary School and Echo Hills Elementary School post the lowest proficiency averages (67.0% and 67.5%), both roughly 8 points below their district. Echo Hills has declined three years running and is the only school in the ZIP with results below the state average.

Stow-Munroe Falls High School rates 4 stars and graduates 98.8% of students, beating the state on five of six End-of-Course exams. Its exception is Algebra I, where it trails its own district by 11 points. Its chronic absenteeism, 25.0%, is double every elementary school and the only rate in the ZIP above the district figure. Overall, six of eight schools rate 4–5 stars.