Summary:
Zip code 45306 in Botkins, Ohio, is served by two public schools — Botkins Elementary School (grades K–6, 323 students) and Botkins High School (grades 7–12, 261 students) — both in the Botkins Local district, which together enroll 584 students and rank #67 of 773 Ohio districts, at the 91st percentile with 5 stars.
Botkins Elementary School is the standout: it ranks #86 of 1,560 schools, at the 94th percentile with 5 stars, and averages about 87.2% proficiency across reported 2025–26 tests versus roughly 62.1% statewide. Every reported test was above the state average, including 6th-grade Mathematics at 95.6% (state 56.2%) and 5th-grade ELA at 90.7% (state 70.4%). Botkins High School also performs well — #92 of 795, 88th percentile, 4 stars, with a 100.0% graduation rate and an average proficiency of about 76.2% versus 58.1% statewide. Its strongest areas are social studies (93.7% vs. 72.4%) and Geometry (87.2% vs. 43.3%).
High school math is the clearest area to watch: Integrated Math II was 20% versus the state's 35.3%, up from 0% in 2024–25, and 8th-grade Mathematics was a more modest 57.1% versus 52.0%. Chronic absenteeism is 4.5% at the elementary school and 6.7% at the high school, against a district rate of 5.5%. Free/reduced lunch is similar at both schools (18.58% and 17.62%), while student-teacher ratios (19.2 vs. 15.4) and 2018–19 per-student spending ($9,735 vs. $10,425) differ. Overall, families here get a strong K–12 district with two above-state schools.
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