Best High Schools in Zip Code 44402

ZIP code 44402 in Bristolville, Ohio, has one high school: Bristol High School, a small school serving grades 7–12 in Bristol Local with 186 students. Its latest school rank is 405 of 795 (49th percentile, 2 stars) for 2025–2026, down from the 67th percentile in 2023–2024. The district is ranked 329 of 773 (57th percentile, 3 stars). The graduation rate is 91.7%, the same as the district, but chronic absenteeism is 39.7% at the school versus 28.6% in the district. About 51.08% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio is 12.4, and per-student spending is listed as $11,697 from 2018–2019.

Academically, the school’s clearest strengths are in social studies. American History reached 91.2% proficiency, 18.0 points above the state’s 73.2%, and American Government reached 85.7%, 14.1 points above the state’s 71.6%. Algebra I improved from 41.7% to 66.7%, a 25.0-point gain, and is now 5.1 points above the state. Math 7 is also above the state at 53.6%. The biggest concerns are 8th grade English Language Arts, which fell from 60.0% to 39.1% (19.2 points below the state), and Biology, which fell from 76.5% to 55.9% (11.1 points below the state). Geometry is the lowest score at 38.9%, and English II is 58.8%, both below the state.

For parents, Bristol High School is a small school with a favorable student-teacher ratio and a solid graduation rate, but its recent results are mixed and trending downward overall. In 2025–2026, it was above the state in 4 of 11 listed tests, compared with 7 of 11 in 2024–2025. Its simple average across those tests was about 59.8%, close to the state’s 60.2%, after being above the state average a year earlier. The most urgent areas to ask about are the large drops in 8th grade ELA and Biology, below-state Geometry and English II results, and the high chronic absenteeism rate. The school still has notable strengths in American History, American Government, and recent Algebra I improvement.