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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45365

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At a glance

Schools

3,265

Students

Districts

Top rankedFairlawn Elementary School359^th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sidney High School up 34 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fairlawn High School 15 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 45365 includes seven schools serving grades K–12 across two districts—Sidney City and Fairlawn Local—with a combined 3,265 students, split about 83% in Sidney City and 17% in Fairlawn Local. Sidney Middle School, Sidney High School, Northwood Intermediate School, Emerson Primary School, and Longfellow Primary School are in Sidney City, while Fairlawn High School and Fairlawn Elementary School are in Fairlawn Local.

Fairlawn Local is the clear academic standout: the district ranks 134th of 773, at the 83rd percentile with 4 stars. Fairlawn Elementary School ranks #359 of 1,560 elementary schools (77th percentile, 4 stars), with standout math scores such as 88.9% in 3rd grade, 97.4% in 4th grade, and 90.5% in 5th grade, plus 5.1% chronic absenteeism—the lowest in the ZIP. Fairlawn High School ranks #121 of 795 high schools (85th percentile, 4 stars), with a 95.7% graduation rate and strong Algebra I, Biology, English II, and Geometry results. By contrast, Sidney City ranks 562nd of 773 (27th percentile, 1 star). Sidney High School is at the 29th percentile with 1 star, has the ZIP’s highest chronic absenteeism at 26.0%, and has severe math weaknesses, including Integrated Math II at 10.3% in 2025-2026 and 0% in 2024-2025.

For parents, the ZIP contains two very different school worlds. Sidney Middle School is mixed: above state in 8th grade math and science and 100% Algebra I proficiency in both years, but below state in 5th grade math, 5th grade ELA, and 6th grade ELA. Northwood Intermediate School averages about 46.7% proficiency and is at the 24th percentile with 1 star. Emerson Primary School and Longfellow Primary School serve K–2 and have no recent state test scores; their 2016-2019 rank histories were around the 30th percentile, and Longfellow has the ZIP’s highest reported free/reduced lunch at 83.17% and 22.7% chronic absenteeism. Fairlawn Elementary’s free/reduced lunch value is not reported. Spending and student-teacher ratio do not tell a simple story: Fairlawn Elementary spends the most per student and has the highest ratio yet gets top results. Trends are mixed: Fairlawn High improved from the 76th percentile in 2023-2024 to 85th in 2025-2026, while Sidney High declined from 38th to 29th and Northwood declined from 34th to 24th; Fairlawn Elementary remains strong but slipped from 91st to 77th.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Fairlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18800 Johnston Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Fairlawn Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 492-5930	268	10	26.8		250 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	77.8	359^th of 1560 public elementary schools	77.0%		82.3	248^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.1%	111	88.1				88.9	97.4	90.5				63.9	61.5	81.0									$15,529
Fairlawn High School	Public	6-12	18800 Johnston Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Fairlawn Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 492-5930	285	19	15.0	65.3%	277 (97.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	72.9	121^st of 795 public high schools	84.8%		75.6	118^th of 855 public high schools	86.2%	3		86.0	78.7	88.1				59.4	75.0	80.0				59.4	81.8	56.0	85.4	78.9	75.0		80.6	$12,495
Sidney Middle School	Public	5-8	980 Fair Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 497-2225	840	47	17.8	66.8%	595 (70.8%)	34 (4.0%)	52 (6.2%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (17.0%)	53.7	527^th of 1046 public middle schools	49.6%		56	498^th of 1036 public middle schools	51.9%	29	57.7	66.3					41.8	48.0	47.1	62.7			50.7	45.9	61.8	50.0					100.0	$12,148
Emerson Primary School	Public	K-2	901 Campbell Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 497-2261	340	17	20.0	64.4%	248 (72.9%)	19 (5.6%)	18 (5.3%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.4%)								(n/a)																						$11,273
Longfellow Primary School	Public	K-2	1250 Park St	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 497-2264	303	16	18.9	83.2%	215 (71.0%)	20 (6.6%)	11 (3.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	49 (16.2%)								(n/a)																						$11,549
Northwood Intermediate School	Public	3-4	1152 Saint Marys Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 497-2231	438	28	15.6	74.4%	320 (73.1%)	30 (6.8%)	14 (3.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (15.3%)	25.9	1185^th of 1560 public elementary schools	24.0%		29.1	1126^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.7%	59					48.8	51.6					45.4	41.1										$11,797
Sidney High School	Public	9-12	1215 Campbell Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 497-2238	791	46	17.1	77.6%	599 (75.7%)	40 (5.1%)	37 (4.7%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (12.5%)	34.8	565^th of 795 public high schools	28.9%		36	599^th of 855 public high schools	29.9%	34			66.0	71.4													60.7	55.9	43.6	10.3	58.8	$12,387

Cities Near Zip Code 45365

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sidney	0.9 mi	8	396^th
Anna	7.7 mi	3	41^st
Piqua	8.88 mi	10	439^th
Houston	9.72 mi	2	84^th
Fort Loramie	11.65 mi	2	9^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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