Summary:
ZIP code 44870 is home to 10 schools — six elementary, two middle, and two high schools — serving roughly 5,177 students across three districts: Sandusky City (5 schools, 3,105 students), Perkins Local (4 schools, 1,868 students), and Monroe Preparatory Academy (1 school, 204 students). The largest school is Sandusky High School at 1,028 students, and the smallest is Monroe Preparatory Academy at 204.
Perkins Local is the strongest district overall, ranking 332nd of 773 districts statewide (57th percentile, 3 stars), and it holds the three highest school-level rankings in the ZIP. Perkins High School stands out with a 99.3% graduation rate and 2025–2026 End-of-Course scores above the state in every listed subject, including Geometry at 57.4% versus 43.3% statewide. Briar Middle School is the top middle school, with 8th Grade Science at 75.7% versus 61.2% statewide, and Meadowlawn Elementary School has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the ZIP at 7.1%.
Sandusky City schools show a consistent pattern of lower proficiency and higher absenteeism: Sandusky High School has 36.1% chronic absenteeism and a 91.3% graduation rate, and The Sandusky Intermediate School is below the state in every listed 2025–2026 subject, while Sandusky Middle School is below state in every subject except an anomalous 100% Algebra I result that likely reflects a small or advanced cohort. Monroe Preparatory Academy has the highest chronic absenteeism at 40.3% and the lowest per-student spending at $7,238. Note that Furry Elementary School, The Sandusky Primary School, and The Early Learning Academy serve PK–2 grades and have no state test data in this list.
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