Schools in Zip Code 45778

ZIP code 45778 (Stewart, OH) is home to two public schools, both in the Federal Hocking Local district and both at the same address on State Route 144: Federal Hocking Middle School (grades 6–8, 185 students) and Federal Hocking High School (grades 9–12, 211 students). There are no elementary schools in this ZIP, so the K–5 campus is elsewhere, and the two buildings together serve 396 students — small enough that a handful of students can shift a test percentage by a couple of points. The district overall is rated 2 stars, ranking 541 of 773 Ohio districts (30th percentile).

The two schools are moving in opposite directions. The middle school is the brighter story: 2 stars and ranked 560 of 1,046 (46th percentile) in 2025‑26, up from the 34th percentile three years earlier. Six of seven tested subjects improved year over year, with standout gains in 8th‑grade math (26.1% to 59.1% proficient) and 6th‑grade ELA (33.9% to 58.8%). Two results beat the state average — 8th‑grade math and 6th‑grade ELA. Its chronic absenteeism (22.9%) is better than the district's 26.9%, and its student‑teacher ratio of 11.5 is the smaller of the two. The high school is the concern: 1 star in each of the last three years, with its rank sliding 29 → 27 → 16. It falls below the state in 11 of 12 subject‑year results, and Geometry is the sharpest weakness — 8.5% proficient against a 43.3% state rate. Its chronic absenteeism is 39.0%, about 1.7 times the middle school's.

One striking contrast: the high school graduates 96.4% of students (above its district's 94.6%) even while its achievement ranking sits in the 16th percentile — graduation and test proficiency measure different things. Note also that high school per‑pupil spending ($11,644) is about 65% higher than the middle school's ($7,050), though that figure is from 2018‑19 and staffing ratio comparisons use 2024‑25 data, so treat spending as historical rather than current.