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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45002


At a glance
3
Schools
1,938
Students
Top rankedTaylor Middle School247th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools
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Biggest riser
Three Rivers Elementary up 99 spots statewide this year
Summary:

ZIP code 45002 covers three public schools in Cleves, Ohio, all part of the Three Rivers Local district: Three Rivers Elementary (grades PK–4, 731 students), Taylor Middle School (grades 5–8, 599 students), and Taylor High School (grades 9–12, 608 students), enrolling 1,938 students in total. The district ranks 292nd out of 773 Ohio districts — the 62nd percentile, with 3 stars — but that single rating masks real differences among the three schools.

Taylor Middle School is the clear standout: it is the only 4-star school here and scored above the state average on all 22 reported test comparisons across 2025–2026 and 2024–2025, including Algebra I at 98.4% proficient versus a state average of 61.6%. Its rank percentile climbed from 68th to 76th. Three Rivers Elementary is improving as well (51st to 58th percentile), with 4th grade Math at 85.3% against the state's 67.3% and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 14.8% — though 3rd grade Math (55.1%) trails the state's 62.1% and its free/reduced lunch rate is the highest at 50.75%. Taylor High School has slid to the 50th percentile, yet posts a 100% graduation rate and above-state results in American History (84.8%), Biology (79.1%), and English II (70.4%), while falling short in Geometry (42.3%) and Algebra I (60.2%).

Chronic absenteeism rises steadily with grade level — 14.8% at the elementary, 18.6% at the middle school, and 22.8% at the high school, compared with a district rate of 18.4%. The Algebra I gap between the middle school's 98.4% and the high school's 60.2% is the sharpest contrast in the data, though middle-school Algebra I typically serves advanced students. Resources do not simply predict outcomes here: the middle school has the highest student-teacher ratio (18.7) yet the strongest scores, and the elementary has the highest free/reduced lunch rate yet produced strong 4th grade results.

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