Summary:
Zip code 45872 covers North Baltimore, Ohio, where three public schools — one elementary, one middle, and one high school — serve about 613 students in the North Baltimore Local district, which ranks 466 of 773 statewide (40th percentile, 2 stars). E A Powell Elementary School (K–6) is the largest with 370 students, followed by North Baltimore High School (9–12) with 147 and North Baltimore Middle School (7–8) with 96. There are no alternative schools, and free/reduced lunch data is not reported, so socioeconomic context cannot be assessed.
North Baltimore High School is the academic standout: it is the only school with 3 stars in each of the past three years, posts a 100% graduation rate, and beats the state in Biology (84.6% vs. 67.0%), American History (84.4% vs. 73.2%), and English II (74.5% vs. 62.7%). Its math results are mixed, with Algebra I at 50.0% and Geometry at 40.9%, both below state. The high school also has the highest chronic absenteeism at 28.5%, more than double the district's 13.1%. North Baltimore Middle School shines in 8th grade Science at 83.0% vs. 61.2% state, but its 7th and 8th grade ELA scores fall well below state.
E A Powell Elementary School has strong 3rd grade ELA (75.5% vs. 63.4%) but weak math across grades 3–5, and 4th grade Math and ELA both sit at 43.2%. Its chronic absenteeism is the lowest at 7.1%, showing that attendance and test performance do not move together here. The high school also has the lowest student-teacher ratio (9.4) and highest per-student spending ($14,316 in 2018–19); the elementary has the highest ratio (13.4) and lowest spending ($12,292). With small cohorts, year-to-year changes should be read cautiously.
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