Summary:
ZIP code 45404 has two public elementary schools — Pathway School of Discovery and Brantwood Elementary School — serving a combined 1,208 students, with Pathway covering grades K–8 (843 students) and Brantwood covering grades K–4 (365 students); no middle, high, or alternative schools are listed in this area.
Brantwood is the standout on current results. Its 2025–26 school ranking is 672 of 1,560 — the 57th percentile — with 3 stars, and it has climbed steadily from the 36th percentile in 2023–24 and the 42nd percentile in 2024–25. In 2025–26, 3rd-grade ELA reached 75.4% proficient (versus 63.4% state and 67.0% district) and 3rd-grade math 72.3% (versus 62.1% state). Its 4th-grade ELA, at 57.3%, is below the state's 61.8% but above the district's 52.7%. Brantwood sits in Mad River Local, a 2-star district ranked 461 of 773 (40th percentile), and its chronic absenteeism of 21.4% is better than the district's 26.7%.
Pathway, at 843 students, is more than twice Brantwood's size and is its own district, also rated 2 stars and ranked 456 of 773 (41st percentile). Its 2025–26 school rank is 848 of 1,560 — the 46th percentile with 2 stars — up from the 38th percentile the prior year. Early-grade math is a strength: 4th-grade math 82.1%, 3rd-grade 72.5%, and 5th-grade 66.3%, all above state. Its clearest weaknesses are 5th-grade science at 36.3% versus 62.7% state, 7th-grade math at 33.3% versus 48.6%, 6th-grade math at 42.7% versus 56.2%, and 5th-grade ELA at 53.8% versus 70.4%. Chronic absenteeism is 21.1%, similar to Brantwood's 21.4%. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are blank for both schools — unknown rather than zero. Overall, Brantwood is the clearer standout today, while Pathway is larger and improving in math but uneven in science and middle-grade math.
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