Summary:
ZIP code 44644 is served by a single public high school, Malvern High School, educating grades 9–12 as part of the Brown Local district in Ohio. With 166 students, it is small — roughly 40–45 per grade — and its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 7.1 is favorable and may support personalized attention. Per-student spending was $9,950 in 2018–19, a dated figure, and free/reduced lunch data for 2024–25 is unreported, so socioeconomic context is unavailable. Because it is the only high school in the ZIP code, no local comparison is possible.
Academically, the school shows a broad recent rebound. Its state rank improved from 584 of 864 (32nd percentile) in 2023–24 to 423 of 795 (47th percentile) in 2025–26, holding at 2 stars. The 2025–26 graduation rate is 100.0% for both school and district. In 2025–26 End-of-Course results, Malvern beat the state in Biology (79.5 vs. 67.0), English II (74.4 vs. 62.7), American Government (76.2 vs. 71.6), and American History (77.8 vs. 73.2). Math is the clear weakness: Geometry was 26.5 against the state's 43.3, and Algebra I was 51.0 against 61.6 — though Algebra I jumped +22.9 points in a year and Government rose +17.5.
Two things temper the good news. Chronic absenteeism was 23.9% at the school in 2025–26, above the district's 21.1%, meaning nearly one in four students is chronically absent despite strong graduation outcomes. The school also remains mid-pack, and Brown Local ranked 411 of 773, likewise at the 47th percentile with 2 stars. District test values mostly match the school's, except Algebra I (56.7 district vs. 51.0 school), and state figures for graduation and absenteeism are not provided here. Overall: strong graduation results, small classes, and clear improvement, with math and attendance as the priorities.
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