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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45243


At a glance
7
Schools
3,922
Students
2
Districts
5
5-star schools
Top rankedMadeira Middle School8th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools
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Biggest riser
Indian Hill Elementary School up 61 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Indian Hill Middle School 12.4 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

ZIP code 45243 covers an affluent Cincinnati suburb with seven traditional public schools serving grades K–12, split between two top-ranked districts: Madeira City and Indian Hill Exempted Village. Total enrollment is 3,922 students — 1,892 elementary, 932 middle, and 1,098 high school. Madeira City ranks #18 of 773 Ohio districts (98th percentile, 5 stars) and Indian Hill Exempted Village ranks #43 (94th percentile, 5 stars). There are no alternative schools in the ZIP, and every known free/reduced-price lunch rate is under 10%.

The middle schools are the strongest level here. Madeira Middle School is the standout, ranked #8 of 1,046 middle schools statewide (99th percentile) after climbing from #40 in 2023–2024, with Algebra I at 100% and 6th Grade Mathematics at 99.2%. Indian Hill Middle School ranks #24 of 1,046 (98th percentile), with Algebra I at 99% and Geometry at 98.5%. Among elementaries, Madeira Elementary School ranks #49 of 1,560 (97th percentile) and has the ZIP's lowest chronic absenteeism at 1.9%, even though it has the largest enrollment (867), the highest student/teacher ratio (20.6), and the lowest per-student spending ($11,137). Indian Hill Elementary School ranks #62 of 1,560 (96th percentile).

At the high school level, Madeira High School ranks #47 of 795 (94th percentile, 5 stars) with a 100.0% graduation rate and American History at 98.4%. Indian Hill High School is the outlier: #132 of 795 (83rd percentile), the only ranked school here with 4 stars, the highest chronic absenteeism at 16.1%, and the highest per-student spending at $17,117; its Geometry (63.3%) and Algebra I (72.5%) fall below its district averages. Madeira High's absenteeism is also above its district rate at 10.1%. Indian Hill Primary Elementary School serves K–2 with no state rank, but low absenteeism (4.3%) and free/reduced lunch (7.41%).

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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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