Best Public Schools in Zip Code 44617

ZIP code 44617 is home to two small public schools — Flat Ridge Elementary School (grades K–4, 92 students) and Wise Elementary School (grades 5–8, 67 students) — both part of the East Holmes Local district, together serving 159 students across grades K–8. There is no high school in this ZIP, so families would look outside the area for high school outcomes. The district itself is strong, ranking 88th of 773 Ohio districts — the 89th percentile — with 4 stars.

Wise is the stronger of the two on statewide rankings, sitting at the 87th–90th percentile in each of the three reported years, while Flat Ridge has been in the 77th–81st percentile. Both schools earned 4 stars every year. On tests, both exceed the state in every reported subject, though the district's own averages are a high bar. Wise posts standout middle-grade results, including Grade 8 math at 88.2% vs state 47.6% in 2024–2025 and Grade 6 ELA at 90% vs state 56% in 2025–2026. Flat Ridge's clearest strength is math, especially Grade 4 — 100% proficient in 2024–2025 and 94.7% in 2025–2026. Flat Ridge's ELA often trails its own district (Grade 3 ELA 63.2% vs 77.7% district in 2024–2025) while still beating the state.

Neither school shows an attendance red flag: chronic absenteeism is 8.1% at Flat Ridge and 10.0% at Wise, both below the district's 10.5%. Free/reduced lunch participation is low at both (10.87% and 8.96%). Resource profiles differ — Flat Ridge reports higher per-student spending ($10,459 vs $7,593, from 2018–2019), while Wise reports the lower student-teacher ratio (15.2 vs 17.1). Because Flat Ridge's grade-level cohorts are small, its percentages can swing from year to year, so the overall pattern matters more than any single figure.