Summary:
ZIP code 45244 is home to three schools — two K–6 elementaries, Wilson Elementary School and Mercer Elementary School, and one 9–12 high school, Turpin High School — all within Forest Hills Local, which ranks 45th of 773 Ohio districts (94th percentile) with 5 stars. Enrollment totals 2,237 students: 991 at Turpin, 635 at Wilson, and 611 at Mercer. There are no middle or alternative schools in this ZIP.
All three schools earned 5 stars in 2025–2026 and rank in at least the 93rd percentile statewide. Wilson Elementary School is the strongest overall performer: 58th of 1,560 elementaries (96th percentile), with just 3.5% chronic absenteeism versus the district's 12.2% and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate in the ZIP at 5.51%. Its math results are exceptional, including 98.9% in 4th grade math and 96.3% in 3rd grade math. Mercer Elementary School is the improvement story, climbing from 88th percentile with 4 stars in 2023–2024 to 93rd percentile with 5 stars in 2025–2026; its 3rd grade ELA rose from 82.6% to 94.9%. Mercer has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 20.13% yet only 6.7% chronic absenteeism. Turpin High School ranks 38th of 795 high schools (95th percentile) with a 98.0% graduation rate, but its 20.0% chronic absenteeism is well above the district's 12.2%.
All three schools far exceed state proficiency averages, with Wilson's average at 90.8% and Turpin's at 88.9%. Turpin's one relative weakness is Algebra I at 85.3%, which trails the district's 93.0% by 7.7 points while still beating the state; its largest statewide edge is Geometry, 80.6% versus Ohio's 43.3%. Notably, both elementaries report 100% in 7th grade math despite being listed as K–6 schools, so that figure likely reflects a small advanced cohort and should be read cautiously.
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