Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45623

ZIP code 45623, covering Crown City, Ohio, has three public schools in the Gallia County Local district, serving students from prekindergarten through 12th grade: Hannan Trace Elementary School (PK–5, 244 students), South Gallia Middle School (6–8, 120 students), and South Gallia High School (9–12, 137 students), for 501 students total.

The elementary school stands out for attendance: chronic absenteeism is 14.5%, the lowest in the ZIP and below the district’s 22.3%. Its 3rd grade math proficiency is 63.6%, above both district (62.0%) and state (62.1%), though its overall average proficiency is about 48.1%, below district and state. The high school has the strongest outcome signals: a 100.0% graduation rate vs. the district’s 92.6%, 80.0% American Government proficiency (highest in the ZIP, +22.3 vs. district and +8.4 vs. state), and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 8.3. Its chronic absenteeism is 30.5%, and science and geometry results trail the state.

The middle school is the most improved: average proficiency rose from about 26.7% to 37.4% (+10.7 points), with 6th grade math up from 9.7% to 39.4%. However, it has the lowest average proficiency (37.4%), highest absenteeism (30.4%), highest student-teacher ratio (23.3), and lowest 2018–2019 per-student spending ($7,722). Science is a cross-level weakness: elementary 5th grade science 53.8%, middle 8th grade science 32.4%, and high school Biology 47.1%, all below state. All three schools are 1-star in 2025–2026 while the district is 2-star. Free/reduced lunch is not reported, and spending data are historical.