Summary:
ZIP code 45013 contains 12 schools — seven elementary, two middle, and three high — enrolling roughly 8,316 students, split between two districts with dramatically different results: Ross Local is a 5-star, 91st-percentile district with a 98.2% graduation rate and 10.3% chronic absenteeism, while Hamilton City is a 1-star, 26th-percentile district with 31.1% chronic absenteeism. That divide is the most important thing for families here to understand.
Ross Local schools lead on nearly every measure. Ross Intermediate School ranks 93rd percentile with 5 stars, every reported tested subject above 85% proficient, and 6.6% chronic absenteeism. Ross Middle School is also 93rd percentile, with 8th-grade math at 90.4% against a state figure of 52.0%. Morgan Elementary School has the ZIP's lowest absenteeism at 4.5% and 3rd-grade results far above state. Ross High School is 4 stars with a 98.2% graduation rate. Notably, Ross schools achieve this with free/reduced-lunch rates of roughly 24–38%.
Within Hamilton City, Ridgeway Elementary School (3 stars, 51st percentile) tops its district in every reported 2025–2026 subject with 16.2% absenteeism, and Brookwood Elementary School is strong in 3rd- and 4th-grade math. Hamilton High School has a striking 97.6% graduation rate, though 45.6% chronic absenteeism and a 2-star rank signal real challenges. Wilson Middle School's 100% Algebra I proficiency reflects a small cohort rather than whole-school math performance, given 7th-grade math at 25.0% and 33.6% absenteeism. Miami School is the extreme outlier — 0 stars, 52.8% graduation, 91.8% absenteeism, and Geometry at 0% in 2025–2026 — and it distorts any ZIP-wide average. Missing Hamilton City free/reduced-lunch data and one absent spending figure limit district comparisons.
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