Summary:
ZIP code 45251 covers the Colerain Township area north of Cincinnati and is served by four public schools — two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school — all within the Northwest Local district. Together they enroll 3,561 students. Colerain High School alone accounts for 1,591 students (about 44.7% of the ZIP's enrollment), compared with 797 at Taylor Elementary School, 645 at Colerain Elementary School and 528 at Colerain Middle School. The district overall ranks 557 of 773 statewide (28th percentile, 1 star), but individual schools differ a great deal.
Colerain Elementary School has the strongest current profile: the highest rank percentile (44), the lowest chronic absenteeism (20.4%, below the district's 27.1%), and results above the state in 3 of 7 tests, including 3rd grade math at 66.7% and 4th grade math at 69.6%. It did, however, slip from 51st percentile/3 stars to 44th percentile/2 stars. Colerain Middle School shows the widest internal gap: Algebra I proficiency of 97.4%, far above the district's 64.9% and the state's 61.6%, yet 7th grade math sits at just 19.4%. Colerain High School posts a 97.3% graduation rate and American History at 74.8%, above the state's 73.2%, but Geometry is only 33.6% and its chronic absenteeism is the group's highest at 38.3%. Taylor Elementary School improved in all seven listed subjects year over year — science rose from 39.1% to 55.0% — but remains lowest ranked at the 31st percentile with 0 of 7 tests above state.
Absenteeism tracks performance only imperfectly: Taylor has lower absenteeism (23.4%) than Colerain Middle (28.9%) or Colerain High (38.3%) yet scores lower in many areas. Note too that free/reduced-price lunch is reported only for Colerain High, at 61.09%, and per-student spending figures date to 2018–2019, so those comparisons should be treated cautiously.
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