Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45885

Zip code 45885 has four public schools in the St Marys City district—two elementary, one middle, and one high school—serving K–12 with about 1,984 students. The district is ranked 388 of 773 in Ohio, at the 50th percentile with 3 stars. The schools are St Marys Memorial High School (9–12), St. Marys East Primary School (K–2), St. Marys Middle School (6–8), and St Marys West Intermediate School (2–5). East Primary has no current state test scores; the high school’s free/reduced lunch figure is not reported; spending data is from 2018–2019.

For current academics, St Marys West Intermediate School is the strongest standout: it scored above the state in 6 of 7 tested subjects, including 5th grade Science 78.2 vs. 62.7, 5th grade Math 75.2 vs. 59.1, 4th grade Math 74.3 vs. 67.3, and 5th grade ELA 76.7 vs. 70.4. Its only below-state result was 3rd grade Math at 59.0 vs. 62.1. It has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.1%, though its rank slipped to 61st percentile/3 stars from 71st percentile/4 stars. St. Marys Middle School has 100% Algebra I proficiency, far above district 62.5% and state 61.6%, plus strong 6th grade Math (75.2 vs. 56.2) and 8th grade Math (69.2 vs. 52.0); but 7th grade Math is 38.6 vs. 48.6. It ranks 60th percentile/3 stars. St Marys Memorial High School has a 99.3% graduation rate, above-state English II (65.3 vs. 62.7), but below-state Algebra I (54.1 vs. 61.6) and Geometry (42.2 vs. 43.3); it ranks 37th percentile/2 stars and has the highest chronic absenteeism at 15.7%. St. Marys East Primary School has 9.6% chronic absenteeism and 52.36% free/reduced lunch, but no current test or rank data.

Across the group, chronic absenteeism rises with grade level: West 6.1%, East 9.6%, Middle 12.0%, High 15.7%, versus the district’s 11.4%. The middle school’s free/reduced lunch figure is an outlier at 99.33%, versus East 52.36% and West 51.53%; the high school’s is not reported. Spending does not match outcomes: the middle school has the lowest 2018–2019 per-student spending at $7,124, while West has the highest student-teacher ratio at 17.5 but strong scores.