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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45034


At a glance
5
Schools
4,370
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedKings Mills Elementary School132nd of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools
Biggest riser
Kings Mills Elementary School up 189 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Kings Junior High School 19.6 students per teacher
Summary:

ZIP code 45034 covers Kings Mills, Ohio, and is served by five public schools in the Kings Local district — two K–4 elementary schools, two middle schools (grades 5–6 and 7–8), and one high school — enrolling 4,370 students combined. The district ranks 116 of 773 Ohio districts (85th percentile, 4 stars), and every reported school-subject test score in this ZIP code exceeds the Ohio state average.

Kings Mills Elementary School is the current standout: 2025–2026 rank of 132 of 1,560 (92nd percentile, 5 stars), up from 79th percentile the prior year, with 3rd grade math at 92.7% versus 62.1% statewide, plus the lowest chronic absenteeism (10.0%) and lowest free/reduced lunch rate (16.93%) in the group. Kings Junior High School ranks 107 of 1,046 (90th percentile, 4 stars) and posts 100% in Geometry and Algebra I End of Course and 85.8% in 8th grade science. Columbia Intermediate School has no current rank listed, but reports 100% in 7th grade math in both years — figures that likely reflect accelerated cohorts rather than an entire grade level.

Kings High School is the largest school at 1,457 students, with a 97.2% graduation rate and strong results in American Government (94%), American History (83.7%), Biology (82.9%), and English II (82.2%). Its relative soft spots are math and attendance: Geometry 61% and Algebra I 74.6% trail district averages, chronic absenteeism is 20.9% (highest locally), and its student/teacher ratio of 27 is the highest. J F Burns Elementary School has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (26.89%) yet keeps absenteeism at 11.3% and posts solid scores, including 86.3% in 4th grade math. Note that spending figures date to 2018–2019 while test data are from 2025–2026.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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