Best Public Schools in Zip Code 44883

ZIP code 44883 has seven schools — four elementary, one middle and two high schools, with no alternative schools — serving 2,669 students around Tiffin. Tiffin City Schools runs five of them and enrolls 2,303 students (86.3%), Old Fort Local has one school with 264 students, and Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy is a single-school district with 102 students. Grade spans vary widely: Washington K-1 Elementary School (K-1), Krout 2-3 Elementary (2-3), Noble 4-5 Elementary (4-5), Bridges (K-8), Tiffin Middle School (6-8), Old Fort High School (7-12) and Columbian High School (9-12). Washington therefore reports no state tests, and Old Fort's results include 7th and 8th grade. Test scores and absenteeism are 2025-26, staffing is 2024-25, spending is 2018-19, and free/reduced-lunch data is mostly unknown.

Old Fort High School is the standout: the top district rank in the area (205 of 773, 73rd percentile, 4 stars), a 2025-26 school rank of 195 of 795 (75th percentile, up from the 63rd), 100.0% graduation, and all 11 reported test subjects above the state average, including American History 90.9 vs 73.2. It also has the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.8) and the highest spending ($10,376), though its 17.2% chronic absenteeism exceeds its district's 11.0%. Bridges Community Academy is the opposite: the lowest district rank (728 of 773, 6th percentile, 0 stars), 46.8% chronic absenteeism — over four times Noble's 10.7% — and all 10 reported scores below state, such as 8th grade Math 12.5 vs 52.

Inside Tiffin City Schools, all five schools share one district rank (52nd percentile, 3 stars) but perform very differently: Columbian High improved to the 59th percentile with strong American History (84.1 vs 73.2), yet Geometry is below state in both years (33.5 vs 43.3, and 29.1 vs 42.8 a year earlier), while Tiffin Middle sits at the 56th percentile and Noble slipped to the 48th percentile (2 stars). Math is the most common weak point across the area, and attendance ranges from Noble's 10.7% to Columbian's 24.0%. Free/reduced lunch is reported only for Old Fort (35.98%), so poverty comparisons between schools are not possible.