Best Public Schools in Upper Arlington, OH

Summary:

The Upper Arlington City School District in Ohio is home to 10 highly-ranked schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 online academy. This district is among the top-performing in the state, with all of its schools earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

The standout schools in the district are Windermere Elementary and Greensview Elementary, which rank 26th and 61st, respectively, out of 1,596 elementary schools in Ohio. These schools boast exceptional test scores, with over 90% proficiency in math and English language arts. The district's flagship high school, Upper Arlington High School, also stands out, ranking 32nd out of 867 high schools in the state and maintaining a very high 96.9% 4-year graduation rate.

While the district as a whole is exceptionally high-performing, there is a noticeable gap in performance between the elementary schools, with Windermere and Greensview leading the pack. The other elementary schools, while still strong, lag behind these two standouts. Additionally, the district's online academy, Upper Arlington Online Academy, has significantly higher chronic absenteeism and lower graduation rates compared to the district's brick-and-mortar schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Ohio State Tests Science (2023)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2023)	Ohio State Tests American History (2023)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2023)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2023)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2023)	Ohio State Tests English II (2023)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2023)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Barrington Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	1780 Barrington Rd	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 487-5180	770	43	17.9	1.4%	699 (90.8%)	4 (0.5%)	22 (2.9%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	88.4	90^th of 1596 public elementary schools	94.4%		91	49^th of 1588 public elementary schools	96.9%	41	79.5				82.6	95.9	81.2	100.0			86.0	87.4	93.2								$14,032
Greensview Elementary School	Public	K-5	4301 Greensview Dr	Upper Arlington	43220	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 487-5050	465	29	16.3	5.6%	370 (79.6%)	15 (3.2%)	9 (1.9%)	50 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	89.8	61^st of 1596 public elementary schools	96.2%		90.8	54^th of 1588 public elementary schools	96.6%	7	88.5				89.9	95.3	71.9	100.0			87.8	96.4	93.6								$15,488
Hastings Middle School	Public	6-8	1850 Hastings Ln	Upper Arlington	43220	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 487-5100	709	31	22.7	4.8%	572 (80.7%)	10 (1.4%)	33 (4.7%)	39 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.8%)	87.8	78^th of 1048 public middle schools	92.6%		87.6	89^th of 1017 public middle schools	91.2%	11		84.8						78.5	84.2	70.1				76.2	87.4	76.7			100.0	94.6	$15,412
Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 Arlington Ave	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 487-5080	726	52	13.9	3.2%	626 (86.2%)	12 (1.7%)	21 (2.9%)	25 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	91.5	37^th of 1048 public middle schools	96.5%		90.1	57^th of 1017 public middle schools	94.4%	20		93.2						78.5	80.9	84.6				83.3	88.0	84.1			100.0	100.0	$16,459
Tremont Elementary School	Public	K-5	2900 Tremont Rd	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 487-5170	686	35	19.7	5.7%	560 (81.6%)	13 (1.9%)	31 (4.5%)	51 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	80.4	313^th of 1596 public elementary schools	80.4%		80.6	310^th of 1588 public elementary schools	80.5%	3	72.6				73.3	85.3	66.7	100.0			75.4	83.2	86.7								$12,948
Upper Arlington High School	Public	9-12	1625 Zollinger Rd	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 487-5200	1,867	83	22.4	3.7%	1,552 (83.1%)	38 (2.0%)	58 (3.1%)	115 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (5.5%)	85.8	32^nd of 867 public high schools	96.3%		85.8	24^th of 836 public high schools	97.1%	8			94.9	93.2													91.2	86.0	79.0	81.1	$14,212
Windermere Elementary School	Public	K-5	4101 Windermere Rd	Upper Arlington	43220	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 487-5060	555	20	28.1	2.7%	472 (85.0%)	7 (1.3%)	16 (2.9%)	33 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	92	26^th of 1596 public elementary schools	98.4%		93	16^th of 1588 public elementary schools	99.0%	10	93.5				89.6	97.6	91.0	100.0			87.4	89.3	95.7								$13,502
Wickliffe Elementary School	Public	K-5	2405 Wickliffe Rd	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 487-5150	475	25	19.3	5.1%	390 (82.1%)	8 (1.7%)	25 (5.3%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	72.8	496^th of 1596 public elementary schools	68.9%		80.5	314^th of 1588 public elementary schools	80.2%	182	64.6				67.2	75.0	56.9				84.3	80.8	86.4								$13,495
Upper Arlington Online Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1619 Zollinger Rd	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(614) 487-5000	43	3	14.5		34 (79.1%)	1 (2.3%)	4 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.3%)								(n/a)																					$3,195

Cities Near Upper Arlington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Columbus	0.33 mi	237	617^th
Grove City	4.82 mi	19	427^th
Hilliard	5.15 mi	22	285^th
Bexley	6.09 mi	6	79^th
Galloway	6.19 mi	4	597^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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