Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45694

ZIP code 45694 is served by a single district, Wheelersburg Local, which contains three schools — one elementary, one middle and one high school — all sharing a campus in Wheelersburg. Together they enroll roughly 1,591 students across grades PK–12. All three schools carry the district's 4-star rating and 86th-percentile standing among 773 Ohio districts, placing the community in the top roughly 15% of the state.

Each school has its own strength. Wheelersburg Middle School (grades 4–8) is the academic standout: it ranks in the 90th percentile of Ohio middle schools and averages 78.5% proficiency across its 12 tested subjects, against a 59.7% state average, including 8th-grade Math at 86.1% — 34 points above the state. Wheelersburg High School (grades 9–12) leads on completion and attendance, with a 100% graduation rate and the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 9.2%; it also posted 94.4% proficiency in American History and has improved its state ranking three years running. Wheelersburg Elementary School (PK–3) reports only two current test measures, but both are strong — 83.3% proficiency in 3rd-grade Math and English language arts, about 20 points above state — even though it serves the district's highest share of low-income students (42.2%) and has its largest classes.

Two areas are worth watching. High-school Geometry is the only subject in the district below 50% proficiency, at 46.3% — just 3 points above state and down 4.1 points in a year. Middle-school English language arts softened slightly in grades 7 and 8, and the middle school's chronic absenteeism (12.5%) is the district's highest. Spending figures also date to 2018–19, and the elementary school has no recent ranking data.