Summary:
ZIP code 44690 is home to a single public school: Winesburg Elementary School, a K–6 building in Winesburg, Ohio, serving 148 students as part of the East Holmes Local district. Because there are no middle or high schools in this ZIP, families here move elsewhere for grades 7–12. With roughly 21 students per grade, one child's result can shift a grade-level rate by 4–5 points, so single-year swings should be read with caution.
Academically, the school is a top-quartile Ohio performer, holding 4 stars for three straight years and ranking 299th of 1,560 schools in 2025‑26 after finishing 197th the year before. Math is its engine: an 89.3% average proficiency across grades 3–6, about 28 points above the state in each of the last two years. Fifth-grade math reached 94.7% versus 59.1% statewide, and 2024‑25 saw 3rd- and 4th-grade math at exactly 100%. ELA averages 75.9%, or 85.3% excluding 6th grade — that 6th-grade class scored 47.8%, the only result below the state average and roughly 37 points below the school's own 3rd-grade ELA. Other subjects also sit above state, with 5th-grade science (63.2%) essentially matching it at +0.5.
The most striking finding is that this high achievement comes alongside high chronic absenteeism: 27.9% at the school versus 10.5% in the district, nearly three times the district rate. Other context is favorable — 14.86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — though per-student spending of $10,465 dates back to 2018‑19. Parents should track two things going forward: whether the 6th-grade ELA dip persists beyond a single small cohort, and the absenteeism figure.
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