Summary:
Zip code 45849 covers Grover Hill, Ohio, and contains just one school: Grover Hill Elementary School, a K–6 building with 217 students on Monroe Street, part of the Wayne Trace Local district.
Academically, this school stands out. In 2025-26 it ranked 306th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 80th percentile — and earned 4 stars, improving from 366th and then 337th in the two prior years. It beat the Ohio average on all nine tests reported that year, and on eight of nine the year before. Math is the driving strength: 3rd, 4th and 6th grade math sat 24 to 31 points above the state, and across grades 3–6 math averaged roughly 10 points higher than ELA. ELA is still solid but softer in the earliest grades, where 3rd and 4th grade trailed the district even while both beat the state.
Context matters here. About 62% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024-25, yet chronic absenteeism in 2025-26 was just 6.3% versus the district's 9.9%, and the student-teacher ratio was 13.5 — generally favorable for an elementary building. Per-student spending of $12,300 is from 2018-19, so treat it as historical background rather than a current figure. With only 217 students, each grade holds roughly 20–30 children, so year-to-year swings of 10–20 points are normal and should not be read as a verdict on the school.
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