Summary:
ZIP code 44853 covers New Riegel, Ohio, a small rural community with a single district — New Riegel Local — and just two schools serving 403 students: New Riegel Elementary School (K–5, 179 students) and New Riegel High School (grades 6–12, 224 students). Because there is no separate middle school, grades 6–8 are housed in the high school building. The district is rated 4 stars and sits at the 82nd percentile of Ohio districts (140th of 773).
The two schools succeed in different ways. The elementary school is the steadier of the pair, beating the state on 6 of 7 tested subjects in 2025–26 by an average margin of roughly +16 points, and it records the lowest chronic absenteeism in the data at 1.1%. The high school beats the state on 11 of 12 measures and posts a 96.9% graduation rate, with standout results in American Government (97.5% vs. 71.6% statewide), 6th grade English Language Arts (89.3% vs. 56.0%), and 8th grade science (82.6% vs. 61.2%).
Two weak spots are worth watching. At the high school, Geometry is the only measure below the state (35.5% vs. 43.3%) and fell 22.4 points from last year, while 8th grade math was 20% in 2024–25 — the lowest result in the file — and no 2025–26 figure is reported, so it is unclear whether it has recovered. At the elementary school, 5th grade math dropped 26.4 points to 46.7%, now 12.4 points below the state, even though the same students' 5th grade reading improved. High school chronic absenteeism (6.7%) is six times the elementary rate. With classes of roughly 25–35 students, a single child equals 3–4 percentage points, so single-year swings should be read with caution.
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