Best Public Schools in Zip Code 44691

ZIP code 44691 covers the Wooster area and is home to 9 schools serving about 4,132 students: five elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. They belong to two districts — Wooster City, with 6 schools and about 3,061 students, and Triway Local, with 3 schools and about 1,071 students. Statewide, Triway Local ranks at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars, while Wooster City ranks at the 66th percentile with 3 stars.

The single strongest school is Kean Elementary, which ranks in the 89th percentile of Ohio elementaries with 4 stars, has only 3.4% chronic absenteeism, and posts test scores far above the state. Triway Elementary (79th percentile, 4 stars) and Triway Middle (73rd percentile, 4 stars, with 100% Algebra I proficiency) also perform well. At the high school level, Triway High has a 100% graduation rate and Wooster High graduates 98.2%. The clear outlier on the other end is Cornerstone Elementary, the lowest-ranked school here at the 37th percentile with 2 stars, the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 79.54%, and all four tested subjects below state averages.

A few patterns matter for parents. First, chronic absenteeism varies widely — Kean Elementary at 3.4% versus Triway High at 23.9% and Wooster High at 19.8% — even though both high schools still post strong graduation rates. Second, Wooster City elementaries are trending up: Parkview Elementary moved from the 35th to the 71st percentile and Melrose Elementary from the 48th to the 70th, while Triway Middle and Triway High each slipped in rank from the prior year. Third, Geometry is the shared weak spot at both high schools, staying under 50% proficiency though still above the state average. Note that free/reduced lunch is unreported for Triway schools — treat it as unknown — and spending figures date to 2018–2019.