Summary:
ZIP code 45135 covers the Leesburg, Ohio area, where three public schools — Fairfield Local Elementary School (PK–5, 430 students), Fairfield Local Middle School (6–8, 198 students) and Fairfield Local High School (9–12, 222 students) — serve roughly 850 students as part of the Fairfield Local district, which ranks 230th of 773 Ohio districts at the 70th percentile with 4 stars.
The elementary and middle schools are the standouts. Both earned 4 stars in 2025–26, at the 72nd and 73rd percentile. The elementary school rebounded from 3 stars a year earlier and raised its average reported proficiency from about 73.4% to 77.4%, with 6 of 7 tests above the state rate — a notable result given that 86.05% of its students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25. Grade 5 was especially strong: 79.4% proficient in math and 86.8% in both English Language Arts and science. The middle school has been a 4-star school three years running and had all 8 reported tests above state, including 100% Algebra I proficiency in both years. Its chronic absenteeism is 15.9%, higher than the elementary school's 9.4%.
The high school is the current concern. It slipped to 3 stars and the 60th percentile in 2025–26, down from 4 stars and the 73rd percentile. English II (84.2%), American History (89.3%), American Government (88.6%) and Biology (81.0%) remain well above state, and the graduation rate is 92.5%. But math is a clear weak spot: Geometry was 32.8% versus the state's 43.3%, and Algebra I was 28.6% versus 61.6%, down sharply from 62.3% the year before. Chronic absenteeism is highest at the high school, 17.7% against a district rate of 13.1%. The middle school also softened slightly, with grade 6 math and English Language Arts each dropping about 12 points.
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