Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45850

ZIP code 45850 in Harrod, Ohio, is served by three public schools — Allen East Elementary School (PK–4, 455 students), Allen East Middle School (5–8, 334 students), and Allen East High School (9–12, 253 students) — all part of the Allen East Local district, all located at the same Harding Hwy address, and together enrolling about 1,042 students.

The high school is the academic anchor of the area. It ranked 292 of 795 schools in 2025–26 (63rd percentile, 3 stars), beat the state in five of six tested subjects — including American History (86.4% vs. 73.2%) and English II (75.0% vs. 62.7%) — and posted a 93.3% graduation rate, all while reporting 98.81% free/reduced lunch in 2024–25. The middle school's standout is Algebra I, where it reached 100% proficiency in both 2024–25 and 2025–26, far above the state, and it also topped the state in 7th and 8th grade math and 5th and 8th grade science. The elementary school is more mixed: 3rd grade math is a consistent strength (68.7% vs. 62.1% state), but 4th grade ELA fell sharply to 44.9% against 61.8% state.

Rankings reflect the same unevenness. The district sits at the 49th percentile with 2 stars, yet the high school is at the 63rd percentile and the middle school at the 55th, while the elementary school trails at the 40th percentile with 2 stars. The middle school also has the highest chronic absenteeism (17.3% vs. the district's 14.3%, the elementary's 12.3%, and the high school's 13.3%), the highest student-teacher ratio (25.6), and a ranking that has slipped from the 72nd percentile in 2023–24. The high school has the smallest classes (14.0 ratio) and the highest per-student spending in the 2018–19 data ($8,445), versus $8,210 at the middle school and $7,410 at the elementary school. For parents, the clearest watch points are 6th grade at the middle school, 4th grade ELA at the elementary school, and Algebra I and Geometry at the high school, where Geometry dropped from 72.1% to 51.2%.