Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45807

ZIP code 45807 is served by three public schools — one elementary (K–5), one middle (6–8), and one high school (9–12) — all part of the Elida Local district, with about 2,016 students enrolled. The district ranks 322 of 773 in Ohio, placing it in the 58th percentile with 3 stars.

Comparing the three: Elida Middle School is the highest ranked at 336 of 1,046 (68th percentile, 3 stars), followed by Elida High School at 287 of 795 (64th percentile, 3 stars), and Elida Elementary at 845 of 1,560 (46th percentile, 2 stars). The middle school averages roughly 11 points above the state across its reported tests, led by Algebra I at 97.7% proficient versus 61.6% statewide. The high school beats the state in every reported End of Course subject, including American Government (82.6% vs. 71.6%), American History (84.2% vs. 73.2%), and English II (73.9% vs. 62.7%), and graduates 91.3% of its students. The elementary school, the largest with 1,003 students, averages about 1 point below the state, with a sharp split in grade 4: math at 73.3% (above state) but ELA at 50.6%, which is 11.2 points below state.

Two concerns stand out. All three schools rank lower than they did in 2023–24, and the high school's drop is steepest — from the 84th to the 64th percentile. High school Geometry fell from 62.1% to 45.3% in one year, leaving only a 2-point edge over the state. Chronic absenteeism affects roughly one in five students at each school (20.7% elementary, 21.1% high, 22.5% middle). The elementary school also has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (62.81%), the highest student-teacher ratio (19.2), and the lowest per-student spending ($7,351 in 2018–19).

Additional insights:

Middle school Algebra I performance is exceptional, reaching 97.7% proficient in 2025–26 and 100% in 2024–25, well above the state's 61.6% and 59.4%. This likely explains why the district's Algebra I rate is 79.4% even though the high school's own rate is 69.5% — advanced middle schoolers are lifting the district figure.

The high school's Geometry decline is the biggest red flag: a 16.8-point drop, while its advantage over the state collapsed from +19.3 points to +2.0 points. The middle school, meanwhile, is above state in every reported subject, though most scores declined year over year (Math 6 by 15.1 points, Math 7 by 12.9, Science 8 by 8.3), with Math 8 the exception, up 12.2 points.

Elementary results are volatile by grade. Math 5 jumped from 48.2% to 61.3%, while Math 3 fell from 72.2% to 62.0%, and Science 5 slipped from 66.7% to 59.5%, dropping below state. Grade 4 shows a 22.7-point gap between math and ELA within the same grade. Resource patterns run inverse to outcomes — the high school spends the most per student ($10,527) and has strong EOC results, while the elementary school spends the least ($7,351) and has the lowest rank — but because spending figures are from 2018–19, these patterns should be read cautiously rather than as proof of cause.