Schools in Zip Code 44653

ZIP code 44653 covers the Midvale area of Ohio and contains exactly one public school: Midvale Elementary School, a K–5 building with 390 students located at 4259 West State Street. There is no middle school, high school or alternative campus in this ZIP code. The school belongs to the Indian Valley Local district, which ranks 183rd of 773 Ohio districts (76th percentile, 4 stars). Since only one school serves the area, the meaningful comparisons are Midvale against its district, against the state, and against its own prior-year results.

Academically, Midvale is a solidly above-state school that sits in the weaker half of its own high-performing district. On 2025–2026 Ohio State Tests, it beat the state average in six of seven subject-and-grade combinations, including 85.9% proficient in 4th-grade math (nearly 19 points above Ohio and the school's best result), 76.3% in 3rd-grade ELA, and 73.0% in 5th-grade science. The exception is 4th-grade ELA, at 59.2% proficient — the only result below the state (61.8%) and 12.1 points behind the district. Midvale trails its district in all seven results, by 1.6 to 12.1 points. Its largest year-over-year swing was 5th-grade science, which fell from 89.7% to 73.0% (−16.7 points) but still finished 10.3 points above the state. Across the school, scores slipped about 3 points while state scores held steady, narrowing Midvale's edge over Ohio from roughly 13 points to roughly 10.

Beyond test scores, chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 11.6%, better than the district's 13.3% — a genuine bright spot. The school ranked in the 66th percentile statewide with 3 stars, after 72nd percentile and 4 stars the prior year; its three-year band of 66–72 looks stable rather than declining. The student–teacher ratio is 19.5. Per-pupil spending of $9,471 dates to 2018–2019 and is historical context only, and free/reduced-lunch status was not reported for 2024–2025.