Summary:
ZIP code 45503 in Springfield, Ohio contains three high schools — Springfield High School (grades 9–12, 1,606 students), Kenton Ridge Middle/High School (grades 6–12, 1,025 students), and Cliff Park High School (grades 9–12, 357 students) — together serving about 2,988 students. Two are part of larger districts, Springfield City School District and Northeastern Local, while Cliff Park is listed under its own district, Cliff Park High School. Note that Kenton Ridge is a combined middle/high school, so some of its numbers cover grades 6–8 as well.
Kenton Ridge is the standout. It is the only school here rated 3 stars, ranked 257/795 (68th percentile) in 2025–2026, up from the 43rd percentile in 2023–2024. It has a 98.0% graduation rate, 30.9% chronic absenteeism, and exceeds the state in 5 of 6 tested high school subjects, including Biology at 90.9% (state 67.0%) and Algebra I at 80.8% (state 61.6%). Only Geometry, at 31.0%, falls below the state's 43.3%. These results come despite 89.07% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. Springfield High is much larger but lower performing: ranked 678/795 (15th percentile, 1 star), with an 87.0% graduation rate, 49.7% chronic absenteeism (above its district's 34.7%), and proficiency below state in all six subjects, weakest in Geometry (17.7%) and Algebra I (24.7%). It is, however, improving in most subjects.
Cliff Park faces severe challenges: a 30.1% graduation rate, 96.0% chronic absenteeism, a 44.6 student/teacher ratio, and single-digit proficiency in English II (2.8%), Geometry (2.4%), and Algebra I (3.6%) on its 2024–2025 tests. Its 2025–2026 test scores, spending, and free/reduced lunch data are not reported, so comparisons are limited. Across the six tested subjects, Kenton Ridge averages about 73.2% proficient, Springfield about 40.6%, and Cliff Park about 13.5% — a stark gap within a single ZIP code.
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