Schools in Zip Code 45320

Zip code 45320 covers Eaton, Ohio, where four public schools — all part of the Eaton Community City district — serve roughly 1,805 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The district ranks 304th of 773 in Ohio, at the 61st percentile with 3 stars, and its elementary grades are split between two buildings: Hollingsworth East Elementary School for K–2 and William Bruce Elementary School for grades 3–5.

Eaton Middle School (grades 6–8) is the clear standout, ranked 201st of 1,046 statewide at the 81st percentile with 4 stars, and its rank has climbed 77 → 78 → 81 percentile over three years. Its math scores beat the state in every tested grade, and its chronic absenteeism of 15.3% is below the district's 17.9%, with the lowest student-teacher ratio in the group at 13.6. William Bruce Elementary School has the best attendance at 12.2% and strong 5th grade results — ELA 79.3% vs. state 70.4%, math 67.6% vs. 59.1%, science 74.0% vs. 62.7% — but its rank slipped 66 → 62 → 54 percentile, and 3rd grade math and ELA fall below state. Eaton High School graduates 94.3% and beats the state in American Government, American History, Biology, English II, and Geometry, yet Algebra I is 24.7% vs. state 61.6%, absenteeism is the highest at 24.5%, and its rank dropped to the 48th percentile with 2 stars. Hollingsworth East Elementary School has no state test or rank data and absenteeism slightly above district at 19.1%.

Three things stand out for parents. Algebra I is the sharpest split in the data: the middle school reports 100%, likely a selected group of advanced students, while the high school is far below state. Attendance is uneven, ranging from William Bruce's 12.2% to Eaton High's 24.5%. And poverty alone does not explain results — Eaton High has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate but the lowest rank, while Eaton Middle has a higher rate and the strongest outcomes.