Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45840

Zip code 45840 in Findlay, Ohio contains 15 schools — 7 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high schools, with no alternative schools — enrolling roughly 7,271 students across two main districts plus one independent academy. Findlay City operates 10 schools with about 5,401 students, while Liberty-Benton Local runs 4 schools with about 1,640 students, and Findlay Digital Academy serves 230 students on its own. By level, elementary enrollment is 2,873, middle 1,563, and high 2,835; the “high school” group includes a career center and an online academy, so those schools are not all directly comparable.

Liberty-Benton Local is the clear standout, ranked 63 of 773 Ohio districts (92nd percentile) with 5 stars. Liberty-Benton Middle School ranks 70 of 1,046 (93rd percentile, 5 stars), reports 5.0% chronic absenteeism, and scores above state across reported subjects, including Algebra I at 100%. Liberty-Benton High School ranks 105 of 795 (87th percentile, 4 stars) with a 100.0% graduation rate and 6.4% chronic absenteeism, and Liberty-Benton Elementary School ranks 199 of 1,560 (87th percentile, 4 stars) with the lowest reported chronic absenteeism at 1.9%. The district’s overall chronic absenteeism is 4.1%.

Findlay City schools are more mixed. Findlay High School ranks 331 of 795 (58th percentile, 3 stars) with a 96.1% graduation rate, but chronic absenteeism is 20.3% and its 56.3% Algebra I proficiency falls below both the district and state. Donnell Middle School (55th percentile) outperforms Glenwood Middle School (48th percentile), and Chamberlin Hill Elementary School (59th percentile) leads rated Findlay City elementaries, while Bigelow Hill Elementary School (48th percentile, 18.1% chronic absenteeism) trails. Findlay Digital Academy ranks 678 of 855 (21st percentile, 1 star) with 36.0% chronic absenteeism and test scores far below state. Several Findlay City schools have slipped in rank percentile over three years, while Liberty-Benton schools stayed consistently high. The K–2 primaries have no test scores, and spending figures date to 2018–2019.