Best High Schools in Zip Code 44515

ZIP code 44515 in Youngstown, Ohio is home to a single high school: Fitch High School, a grades 9–12 building with 1,235 students in the Austintown Local Schools district. Because there is only one high school in the ZIP, there are no local peers to compare against — the most useful benchmarks are the district, the state of Ohio, and the school's own recent history.

Fitch's 2025–2026 results are the clear headline. The school scored above the Ohio average in all six End-of-Course exams, led by Geometry at 57.5% proficient (+14.2 points over the state) and Algebra I at 72.7% (+11.1), with the smallest margin in Biology at 68.9% (+1.9). Every subject improved year over year, by about 7 points on average, and the school rose from the 49th to the 61st percentile statewide — a 2-star to 3-star upgrade and its best rank in three years. In the prior year it trailed the state in American Government and Biology; now it leads everywhere.

Two things temper the good news. Chronic absenteeism stands at 27.5% — roughly 1 in 4 students, and 5 points above the district's 22.5% — even as the graduation rate reaches 97.3%. And in Algebra I, the school's 72.7% sits 4.0 points below the district's 76.7%, the one subject where Fitch lags its own system; the district as a whole also rates higher (73rd percentile, 4 stars) than the school. Note too that free/reduced-price lunch data is unreported, so economic context is unavailable.