Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45303

ZIP code 45303 covers Ansonia, Ohio, where Ansonia Local serves roughly 809 students across three schools on a single PK–12 campus on East Canal Street: Ansonia Elementary School (PK–5, 495 students), Ansonia Middle School (6–8, 97 students), and Ansonia High School (9–12, 217 students). The district ranks 107th of 773 Ohio districts — the 86th percentile, 4 stars.

All three schools earn at least 4 stars, and Ansonia Middle School is the flagship: 5 stars and a top-10% state ranking in each of the last three years, with math proficiency 28 to 34 points above the state (7th grade 82.6% vs. 48.6%). Ansonia Elementary School is the fastest riser, climbing from the 77th to the 84th to the 91st percentile and earning 5 stars; its 4th grade math reached 94.2% in 2024-25, the highest proficiency figure in the data. Ansonia High School reports a perfect 100% graduation rate but has drifted from the 79th to the 77th to the 72nd percentile.

Math is the district's signature strength — 19 of 20 tested subject-grade combinations beat the state in 2025-26, with elementary and middle school margins averaging about 22 points. The exception is high school Biology (63.5% vs. 67.0% state), the only below-state result in the data, down 24 points from the prior year; 8th grade science also slipped 8.4 points. Chronic absenteeism climbs sharply by grade level — 4.4% in elementary, 9.1% in middle, 12.6% in high school — the clearest pattern-level concern. Notably, Ansonia Elementary School posts top-decile results while 60.81% of its students qualify for free/reduced lunch.