Best Public Schools in Zip Code 44813

ZIP code 44813 in Bellville, Ohio is served by three public schools — all within the Clear Fork Valley Local district — that together cover the full K–12 pipeline: Bellville Elementary School (K–5, 400 students), Clear Fork Middle School (5–8, 354 students), and Clear Fork High School (8–12, 412 students), for a combined enrollment of 1,166. Because grade spans overlap, some 5th and 8th graders are counted by more than one building.

Bellville Elementary School is the clear standout: 4 stars in each of the last three years, 84th percentile statewide in 2025–26 (257th of 1,560), and all seven tested subjects above the state average, by roughly 18 points on average. Chronic absenteeism is just 3.8%, versus 10.2% districtwide. Clear Fork Middle School is trending up (61st to 68th percentile), with math gains in every grade and 8th grade math up 12.3 points; its Algebra I End-of-Course rate of 100% reflects a small group of accelerated students rather than the general population, and 6th grade math is its one subject below the state. Clear Fork High School is split: American History (85.5%), Biology (81.1%), Government (81.9%) and English II (73.9%) all beat the state by double digits, and the graduation rate is 97.5% — but Geometry (32.2%) trails the state badly, Algebra I slipped from 69.9% to 60.6%, and absenteeism stands at 19.6%.

The district-wide pattern is a steady fade: average performance over the state drops from about +18 points at the elementary to +12 at the middle to +6 at the high school, while absenteeism climbs from 3.8% to 9.0% to 19.6%. Class sizes move the other way — the high school has the smallest student-teacher ratio (13.6) but the weakest relative results. Per-student spending figures date to 2018–19 and should be treated as historical, and the middle school's free/reduced-lunch rate is not reported. Families choosing among these schools will find a strong elementary, an improving middle school, and a high school strong in humanities and science but needing work in math and attendance.