Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 44403

ZIP code 44403 has one elementary school, Brookfield Elementary School, serving grades K–4 with 378 students in Brookfield, Ohio, as part of Brookfield Local. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, there is no local peer comparison, so this profile covers the school’s rank history, test scores, absenteeism, and available spending and staffing context.

Brookfield Elementary School is rated 2 stars and ranked in the 34th percentile in 2025–26, while Brookfield Local is rated 1 star and 28th percentile, so the elementary school appears to be a relative bright spot within the district. Its rank has slipped over three years, from 903rd (43rd percentile) in 2023–24 to 942nd (40th percentile) in 2024–25 and 1,034th (34th percentile) in 2025–26, though the star rating has stayed at 2 stars. Math is its stronger subject: in 2025–26, 3rd grade math proficiency was 58.7% versus 62.1% statewide, and 4th grade was 64.2% versus 67.3% statewide. In 2024–25, 3rd grade math was above the state at 65.1% versus 64.4%.

English Language Arts is the main weakness, especially 3rd grade, where 2025–26 proficiency was 40% compared with 63.4% statewide—a 23.4-point gap. Three of four tested areas declined from 2024–25 to 2025–26: 3rd grade math fell 6.4 points, 4th grade math fell 3.3 points, and 3rd grade ELA fell 12.9 points; only 4th grade ELA improved, from 54.5% to 56.3%, but it remained below the state’s 61.8%. Chronic absenteeism was 22.8% at the school versus 29.6% in the district, a relative advantage, though nearly 1 in 4 students were chronically absent. The student-teacher ratio was 15.7:1 in 2024–25, per-student spending was $7,235 in 2018–19, and free/reduced-price lunch was not reported, so current poverty and resource context are limited. Overall, early ELA proficiency is the most urgent focus while maintaining math.