Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45319

Zip code 45319 is served by a single public school — Donnelsville Elementary School, an elementary campus with 333 students in grades 2–5, part of the Tecumseh Local district. With no other school in the zip code to compare against, the useful benchmarks are its own district and the state, and by both measures it stands out. Donnelsville has earned 3 stars in each of the last three school years, while the district is rated 2 stars. Its school rank percentile is 61 in 2025–26, compared with the district's 37th percentile.

Test results reinforce that pattern. Across the 2024–25 and 2025–26 Ohio State Tests, Donnelsville outperformed its district on all 14 listed grade-and-subject comparisons and outperformed the state on 12 of 14. Fifth grade is the strongest area: in 2025–26, 5th graders reached 82.1% proficient in science (state 62.7%), 82.1% in English language arts (state 70.4%) and 71.4% in math (state 59.1%). Fourth grade math was also notably strong at 77.3% versus 67.3% statewide. The clearest weak spot is 3rd grade math — the only subject below the state in both years, at 54.5% versus 62.1% in 2025–26 — and it declined 7.5 points year over year. Even so, it remained above the district's 45.2%.

Attendance is another positive signal: chronic absenteeism is 13.3%, well below the district's 21.2%, roughly 37% lower in relative terms. Some context is missing, however. Free and reduced lunch is not reported, so economic background is unavailable; per-student spending of $8,714 dates from 2018–19; and the 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 18.5 comes without state or peer comparisons. Test scores also reflect different grade-level cohorts each year rather than the same students followed over time. Overall, Donnelsville is a consistently above-district performer and a relative bright spot within its district, with 5th grade and 4th grade math as strengths and 3rd grade math the main concern to watch.