Best Public Schools in Zip Code 44814

ZIP code 44814 contains exactly one public school — Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School) — a grades 4–8 school with 525 students located at 20 Center St in Berlin Heights, serving as both the upper-elementary and middle school for the area. The area summary lists 0 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 0 high schools and 0 alternative schools, and the school belongs to Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan), so there is no other public option to compare it against within the ZIP code.

The most important thing for parents to know is that this school consistently performs above the Ohio average. In both 2024–25 and 2025–26 it beat the state in every reported test and grade, with gaps ranging from +3.3 points to +38.4 points. Algebra I End of Course is exceptional: 100% proficient in both years, versus state rates of 61.6% (2025–26) and 59.4% (2024–25). Other standout 2025–26 results include ELA 8 at 81.0 vs. 58.3 state (+22.7), Math 5 at 79.6 vs. 59.1 (+20.5), Math 6 at 75.5 vs. 56.2 (+19.3), ELA 4 at 77.9 vs. 61.8 (+16.1), Science 5 at 78.6 vs. 62.7 (+15.9), and Science 8 at 76.0 vs. 61.2 (+14.8). The relative weak spot is Math 7, at 51.9% proficient and only +3.3 points above the state; it also fell 23.1 points from 2024–25, the largest decline in the data. Math 8 dropped 14.2 points to 61.1% but remained +9.1 above the state. Gains came in Math 6 (+7.5), ELA 8 (+6.0), Math 5 (+4.4) and ELA 4 (+4.2). For every test except Algebra I, school and district rates are identical, suggesting the school effectively represents the district's grades 4–8 tested population.

Edison Middle School ranked 244 of 1046 Ohio schools in 2025–26 (77th percentile, 4 stars), down from 139 of 1036 (87th percentile) the year before, though it has held a 4-star rating all three years of available history. The district ranks 193 of 773 (75th percentile, 4 stars). Chronic absenteeism at the school is 11.5%, lower than the district's 13.8%. The student-teacher ratio is 16.7 (2024–25) and per-student spending was $11,018 (2018–19, now dated). Free/reduced lunch data was not provided, so socioeconomic context cannot be assessed from this data set.