Best Public Schools in Zip Code 44830

ZIP code 44830 in Fostoria, Ohio is served by two public schools in the Fostoria City district: Fostoria Elementary School (PK–6, 1,050 students) and Fostoria Junior/Senior High School (grades 7–12, 725 students), together enrolling 1,775 students. Both schools carry 1 star and sit in the bottom quarter of Ohio schools, so neither stands out for overall performance. Because the district has just one elementary and one secondary building, school and district test results are nearly identical — the state average is the only meaningful yardstick here.

On 2025‑26 tests, average proficiency was about 40.5% at the elementary (state 62.1%) and 38.8% at the high school (state 60.2%) — gaps of roughly -21.6 and -21.4 points, so the two buildings are weaker by similar amounts. The narrowest gaps are science-related: high school Biology at 59.6% (just -7.4 points from the state) and 5th grade Science at 50.0%. The deepest holes are 6th grade Math at 20.4% (-35.8), Algebra I at 31.4% (-30.2) and 4th grade ELA at 31.9% (-29.9); math is weak at every high school grade. The elementary lost ground this year, while the high school held steady.

Attendance diverges sharply. The elementary's chronic absenteeism of 24.0% is below the district's 29.4% and is the best figure in the file, while the high school's 37.1% runs 7.7 points above the district. The high school's 93.9% graduation rate is the strongest single result in the data, but only 4 of 11 secondary tests reach even 50% proficiency. Bright spots include Biology (+9.2), 8th grade Math (+10.9) and 6th grade ELA (+10.8); declines include elementary Science 5 (-9.3), Math 4 (-14.1), Math 6 (-12.9) and high school American Government (-10.0). The elementary's state ranking slipped from the 30th to the 22nd percentile over three years, and the high school ranks lower against its own comparison pool (16th percentile) than the elementary (22nd). Lunch-program percentages are blank for both schools, and spending figures date to 2018‑19.