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Schools in Zanesville

Zanesville’s public schools

Northern Wells Community Schools and Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Zanesville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?10/13schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 12% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024 · Southwest Allen County Metropolitan
Students per teacher
15.2
IN 15.3
Schools in town
0
9,824 students on the public path
In brief

Zanesville’s schools, in brief

School by school

10 of Zanesville’s 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Homestead High School places highest (better than 97%); Covington Elementary School lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Eight elementary schools serve Zanesville, graded from C+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Homestead High School and Norwell High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Zanesville, with each school’s own grade.

8 schools teach K in Zanesville’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C+ to A+, so check the specific school.
Covington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fort Wayne
C+
746 students15:1Rate it →
Lafayette Meadow School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Roanoke
B+
604 students15:1Rate it →
Ossian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ossian
B
566 students15:1Rate it →
Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Wayne
C+
535 students15:1Rate it →
Lancaster Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B+
533 students15:1Rate it →
Aboite Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Wayne
A+
497 students14:1Rate it →
Deer Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fort Wayne
B+
430 students14:1Rate it →
Haverhill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fort Wayne
B−
396 students14:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northern Wells Community Schools.

Two districts serve Zanesville

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Northern Wells Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,413 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,680IN $13,688 · FY2024
A
Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 7,502 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,104IN $13,688 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Northern Wells Community Schools50%
State average 41.3% · 1306 students tested
Math · PK–12, Northern Wells Community Schools50%
State average 37.5% · 1306 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District49%
State average 41.3% · 4186 students tested
Math · PK–12, Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District47%
State average 37.5% · 4188 students tested

Zanesville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Zanesville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Zanesville—Northern Wells PK–12 · Southwest Allen County Metropolitan PK–12

Every school in Zanesville

13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Zanesvillein other towns
Ossian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ossian
B
566 students15:1Rate it →
Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Wayne
C+
535 students15:1Rate it →
Lancaster Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B+
533 students15:1Rate it →
Aboite Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Wayne
A+
497 students14:1Rate it →
Covington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fort Wayne
C+
746 students15:1Rate it →
Lafayette Meadow School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Roanoke
B+
604 students15:1Rate it →
Deer Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fort Wayne
B+
430 students14:1Rate it →
Haverhill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fort Wayne
B−
396 students14:1Rate it →
Woodside Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Wayne
C+
1,032 students17:1Rate it →
Summit Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Wayne
B−
789 students16:1Rate it →
Norwell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ossian
B+
561 students14:1Rate it →
Homestead High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Wayne
A+
2,382 students18:1Rate it →
Norwell High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ossian
A−
753 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Zanesville’s schools

Are Zanesville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Zanesville. Northern Wells Community Schools and Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Zanesville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Zanesville in?

Northern Wells Community Schools and Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District.

Where do Zanesville kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Homestead High School and Norwell High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.