Summary:
ZIP code 45651 in Mc Arthur, Ohio, is served by four public schools — two elementary schools (Central Elementary and West Elementary), one middle school (Vinton County Middle School), and one high school (Vinton County High School) — all part of the Vinton County Local district, with a combined enrollment of about 1,435 students. The district as a whole ranks 358th of 773 in Ohio, at the 54th percentile with 3 stars, but that single rating masks large differences among individual schools.
West Elementary is the clear standout: a 4-star school at the 81st percentile, with the lowest chronic absenteeism (17.6%), the highest per-pupil spending ($10,000 in 2018–2019), and every listed 2025–2026 test score above the state average, including 93.0% in 5th-grade math. Central Elementary comes next at the 61st percentile with 3 stars, lifted by strong 3rd-grade math (86.8%) and ELA (84.2%), though its 5th-grade math sits at 48.6%, below district and state levels. By contrast, Vinton County Middle School ranks at the 32nd percentile with 2 stars — yet its Algebra I is 100% proficient and 8th-grade math (68.9%) beats the state — while Vinton County High School ranks lowest at the 27th percentile with 1 star, despite a 97.6% graduation rate.
Parents should know that the elementary schools generally outperform the middle and high schools. Chronic absenteeism climbs with grade level, from 17.6% at West Elementary to 23.4% at the high school. The middle school’s 8th-grade science, 6th- and 7th-grade math, and most ELA results fall below state averages; the high school trails the state in Geometry, Algebra I, Biology, English II, and American Government, though American History is above state in both years. Spending and staffing alone do not explain these differences.
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