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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 44662


At a glance
3
Schools
1,351
Students
2
Districts
Top rankedLohr Elementary School195th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Lohr Elementary School up 230 spots statewide this year
Summary:

ZIP code 44662 is home to three public schools serving roughly 1,351 students: Fairless Elementary School (K–5, 613 students) and Fairless Middle School (5–8, 293 students), both part of Fairless Local, plus Lohr Elementary School (K–4, 445 students) in Perry Local. There is no high school inside this ZIP code, so families here likely rely on high schools outside the immediate area.

Lohr Elementary School is the strongest performer in the area on nearly every measure. Its district, Perry Local, ranks 121 of 773 districts (84th percentile, 4 stars), and the school itself ranks 195 of 1,560 (88th percentile, 4 stars) for 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism is just 8.3%, well below its district's 18.5%, and every reported test was above state: math grade 3 at 89.5% versus 62.1% statewide, ELA grade 3 at 88.5% versus 63.4%, math grade 4 at 79.8%, and ELA grade 4 at 78.5%. It also has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 42.47% and the highest per-student spending of the three, $9,930 in 2018–19.

Fairless Elementary School was above state on 6 of 7 tests in 2025–26, including math grade 4 at 76.7% versus 67.3% and math grade 5 at 66.1% versus 59.1%, though ELA grade 5 slipped slightly to 69.7% against 70.4% statewide; chronic absenteeism is 15.4%. Fairless Middle School has the area's highest absenteeism at 28.3%—above its district's 20.8%—alongside exceptional Algebra I results (96.2% proficient versus 61.6% statewide) but weaker 6th grade scores (ELA 44.3% and math 54.6% versus state 56.0% and 56.2%). Both Fairless schools sit in a district rated 2 stars and the 45th percentile.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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