Best Public Schools in Zip Code 44470

Zip code 44470 has three public schools in the Southington Local district, all at 2482 State Route 534 in Southington, OH: Southington Elementary School (PK–5, 206 students), Southington Middle School (6–8, 104 students), and Chalker High School (9–12, 127 students), serving 437 students total. The district is ranked 246 of 773 in Ohio, in the 68th percentile with 3 stars.

Southington Middle School is the academic standout: it ranked 260 of 1,046 middle schools in 2025–2026, placing in the 75th percentile with 4 stars. Its math results are strong—8th grade math 87.8% proficient vs. 52.0% state, 6th grade math 82.6% vs. 56.2%, 7th grade math 64.0% vs. 48.6%, and 8th grade ELA 73.2% vs. 58.3%. Its only relative soft spot is 8th grade science, 58.5% vs. 61.2% state. Chalker High School ranked 256 of 795 high schools, in the 68th percentile with 3 stars; English II 84.8% vs. 62.7%, Geometry 64.5% vs. 43.3%, American Government 83.9% vs. 71.6%, American History 81.8% vs. 73.2%, Algebra I 65.2% vs. 61.6%, and Biology 62.5% vs. 67.0%. Graduation rate is 92.1%. Southington Elementary School ranked 700 of 1,560 elementary schools, in the 55th percentile with 3 stars, up from 42nd percentile/2 stars. Third grade is strong—math 92.9% vs. 62.1% and ELA 85.7% vs. 63.4%—but 5th grade math is 46.2% vs. 59.1%, 5th grade science 53.8% vs. 62.7%, and 4th grade math 61.8% vs. 67.3%.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.0% at Southington Middle School, 15.3% at Southington Elementary School, and 28.8% at Chalker High School, compared with 17.7% district-wide. Student-teacher ratios are 18.7, 20.8, and 14.1, respectively. Per-student spending from 2018–2019 was $8,017, $8,629, and $9,970; Chalker High School reports a 97.64% free/reduced lunch rate, while the other two schools’ rates were not reported. Southington Middle School posts the strongest outcomes despite the highest student-teacher ratio and lower spending than Chalker High School. Chalker High School’s Algebra I result is 65.2% proficient while the district figure is 72.4%, the main school-vs-district anomaly. With small enrollment, percentages can swing sharply, so families should consider trends and absenteeism alongside test scores.