Schools in Zip Code 44481

ZIP code 44481 in Ohio is served by just two public schools, both part of the Lordstown Local district: Lordstown Elementary School, which covers grades K–6 with 210 students, and Lordstown High School, which serves grades 7–12 with 173 students. Together they enroll 383 students, and there is no separate middle school in the area — grades 7 and 8 are housed at the high school. The district as a whole ranks 86th out of 773 Ohio districts, placing it in the 89th percentile with a 4-star rating.

Both schools are academically strong and outperformed the state average on every reported test in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, but they have been moving in opposite directions. Lordstown Elementary School remains the higher scorer, with standout results such as 96.3% proficient in 4th Grade Mathematics and 93.5% in 3rd Grade Mathematics, though its rank slipped from 97th percentile and 5 stars to 88th percentile and 4 stars. Lordstown High School moved sharply upward, from 59th percentile and 3 stars two years ago to 86th percentile and 4 stars now, with strong results including 92% in Biology and a 94.6% graduation rate. The district has become more balanced at a high level.

The clearest difference between the schools is attendance and economic context. Chronic absenteeism is 23.9% at Lordstown High School — more than double the elementary school's 10.6% and 7.5 points above the district rate of 16.4%. Free/reduced lunch is also higher at the high school (54.91% vs. 36.19%), while its student-teacher ratio is smaller (9.8 vs. 13.5). Relative soft spots are 7th Grade Mathematics at 64.5% and Geometry at 64.9% at the high school, and 5th Grade Science at 67.9% at the elementary — all still above state averages. Note that spending figures ($13,440 and $13,952) are from 2018–2019 and are not current.