Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45744

ZIP code 45744 has one public school, Lowell Elementary School, serving grades K–5 in Lowell, Ohio, within the Fort Frye Local district. The school enrolls 81 students, and there are no middle, high, or alternative schools in this ZIP code, so all available information centers on this one elementary school. Because the enrollment is small, grade-level proficiency percentages can shift sharply from one or two students, so results should be read as a snapshot rather than a long-term trend.

In 2025–26, the school’s strongest results were in English language arts: 3rd grade ELA was 80% proficient, 4th grade ELA 75%, and 5th grade ELA 100%, and all three exceeded both district and state averages. Third grade math was also notable at 85%, above the district’s 69.8% and the state’s 62.1%. Fifth grade science rose from 54.5% in 2024–25 to 75% in 2025–26, above the state’s 62.7% but below the district’s 86.2%. Chronic absenteeism was 7.0%, lower than the district’s 9.4%. The school’s state ranking improved from 691 of 1,558 in 2024–25 to 480 of 1,560 in 2025–26, moving from the 56th to the 69th percentile, though it remains slightly below its 2023–24 rank of 460 of 1,577.

Math results were mixed: 4th grade math was 50% proficient, below the district’s 86.4% and the state’s 67.3%, while 5th grade math was 66.7%, above the state’s 59.1% but below the district’s 86.2%. Across reported tests, the simple average proficiency rose from about 70.4% in 2024–25 to about 76.0% in 2025–26; the school exceeded the state in 6 of 7 tested areas and the district in 4 of 7. Other metrics show 79.01% free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, $10,202 per student spending in 2018–19, and a 13.6:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25. Overall, the school shows positive momentum and above-state results in most areas, but its very small size means families should interpret the highest and lowest scores with caution.