Schools in Zip Code 44272

ZIP code 44272 in Rootstown, Ohio serves kindergarten through 12th grade across four schools — Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School, Rootstown Elementary School, Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle School and Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School — enrolling 1,852 students combined. The area splits almost evenly between two systems: Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School, a standalone K–12 STEM academy with 935 students, and the three Rootstown Local schools, which together enroll 917.

Rootstown Elementary School is the strongest overall performer: every listed 2025–2026 test was above the state average, including Science 5 at 80.3% vs 62.7%, ELA 4 at 80.0% vs 61.8%, and ELA 5 at 81.9% vs 70.4%. The high school posts a 97.8% graduation rate with strong American History (87.7% vs 73.2%) and Biology (87.5% vs 67.0%), though Algebra I lags at 46.9% vs 61.6%. The middle school’s Algebra I result of 100% far exceeds the district’s 58.5% and the state’s 61.6%, but it likely reflects an advanced group rather than all students; its Mathematics 8 stands at 61.8% vs 52.0%. Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School has a 98.6% graduation rate and strong American Government (86.1% vs 71.6%), yet weaker Mathematics 8 (35.2% vs 52.0%) and Integrated Math II (18.8% vs 35.3%) — a polarized profile.

Graduation rates are high across the area. Chronic absenteeism is concentrated in the upper grades, at 29.3% at Bio-Med and 24.2% at the high school, versus 15.8% at the elementary and 15.3% at the middle school. Math is the clearest shared pressure point, and the Rootstown Local schools generally meet or beat state averages while sitting mid-tier in state rankings. Notably, poverty indicators, per-student spending and class size do not map simply onto outcomes here.