Summary:
ZIP code 45042 is home to seven schools — three elementary, two middle, and two high schools enrolling about 4,881 students — divided between two districts, Middletown City (four schools, ranked 660 of 773, 15th percentile, 1 star) and Madison Local (three schools, ranked 312 of 773, 60th percentile, 3 stars).
Madison Local schools are the academic standouts. Madison Junior High holds the highest rank in the area — 71st percentile, 4 stars — and beats the state in most tested subjects, including Science 8 at 77.3% versus 61.2% and Algebra I at 95.7% versus 61.6%, with chronic absenteeism of just 16.0%. Madison Elementary is above the state in 6 of 7 tested areas and has the area's lowest absenteeism at 13.2%. Madison High ranks only in the 45th percentile, yet graduates 99.1% of students and exceeds the state in 5 of 6 End of Course exams. By contrast, Middletown High and Middletown Middle rank in the 16th and 21st percentiles, with absenteeism of 45.2% and 43.7%.
Inside Middletown City, Miller Ridge Elementary beats its district average in every 2025–26 tested subject and keeps absenteeism at 24.9% versus the district's 37.6%. Wildwood Elementary is the lowest performer, below the state in all 9 tested areas with 40.7% absenteeism. Middletown High improved in 5 of 6 End of Course exams year over year but remains below the state in every one. Note that very high Algebra I and Geometry results at Middletown Middle and Madison Junior High likely reflect select advanced cohorts rather than full-grade mastery. Free/reduced lunch is reported for only Madison Elementary (51.76%) and Madison High (80.59%), so broader comparisons there are not possible.
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