Best Public Schools in Zip Code 44483

ZIP code 44483 contains 8 schools — 3 elementary, 1 middle, 4 high, and 0 alternative — serving PK/K–12 students, with 4,886 enrolled. Warren G Harding High School and Lincoln Pk-8 School together enroll 2,248 students, about 46% of the total. Champion Local enrolls 1,147, Trumbull Career & Technical Center 948, STEAM Academy of Warren 366, and River Gate High School 177. Gaps: Trumbull has no performance, rank, graduation, or absenteeism data; River Gate has only 2024–25 test scores; lunch and spending data are incomplete or old; blanks mean unavailable, not zero.

Champion Middle School is the strongest overall: 89th percentile, 4 stars, with high proficiency in key subjects and Algebra I (100%); absenteeism is 19.6%. Champion High School has a 100% graduation rate, ranks in the 82nd percentile (4 stars), and strong end-of-course results, including Geometry 69.4% vs. a 43.3% state rate; absenteeism is 24.6%. Champion Central Elementary School ranks in the 71st percentile (4 stars) and has the ZIP’s lowest absenteeism at 18.5%. STEAM Academy of Warren ranks in the 65th percentile (3 stars) but has high scores; absenteeism is 38.4%. Warren G Harding High School ranks in the 14th percentile (1 star), with below-state proficiency and 58.3% absenteeism versus the Warren City district rate of 43.2%. Lincoln Pk-8 School ranks in the 26th percentile (1 star); most results are below state, though Algebra I is 100%, and absenteeism is 35.0%. River Gate High School is the most acute concern: 10th percentile (1 star) in 2024–25, 0 stars in 2023–24, 36.2% graduation, 93.9% absenteeism, Geometry 0%, Algebra I 7.1%, and a 32.1 student-teacher ratio.

Across the ZIP, chronic absenteeism tracks with performance: the lowest-absenteeism Champion schools are also the strongest, while River Gate High School and Warren G Harding High School have the highest absenteeism and lowest outcomes. High spending does not guarantee high results — Warren G Harding has the highest reported per-student spending ($12,709), while STEAM Academy of Warren has the lowest ($8,352) but strong proficiency. The ZIP splits between Champion Local and Warren City, with Trumbull unranked due to missing performance data.