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Best Public Schools in Athens County, OH

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Schools

6,680

Students

Districts

Top rankedAthens Middle School271^st of 1,046 Ohio middle schools

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Biggest riser

Federal Hocking Middle School up 134 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Trimble High School 10.1 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Athens High School	Public	9-12	1 High School Rd	The Plains	45780	Athens County	Athens City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 797-4521	685	45	15.2	43.0%	575 (83.9%)	24 (3.5%)	17 (2.5%)	24 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.6%)	53.1	378^th of 795 public high schools	52.5%		60.3	330^th of 855 public high schools	61.4%	48			84.2	75.0													72.7	70.5	53.7	49.2	$13,238
Athens Middle School	Public	7-8	51 W State St - 55	Athens	45701	Athens County	Athens City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 593-7107	360	31	11.6	46.7%	298 (82.8%)	16 (4.4%)	10 (2.8%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	73.7	271^st of 1046 public middle schools	74.1%		69.8	330^th of 1036 public middle schools	68.1%	59		73.6							54.8	72.9					67.3	72.6				100.0	$14,819
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3 Wallace Dr	Athens	45701	Athens County	Athens City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 593-6901	329	24	13.7	56.9%	274 (83.3%)	11 (3.3%)	10 (3.0%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)								(n/a)					71.1						81.6										$14,041
Morrison Gordon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	793 W Union St	Athens	45701	Athens County	Athens City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 593-5445	393	21	18.7	56.6%	315 (80.2%)	19 (4.8%)	17 (4.3%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)								(n/a)					66.7						68.2										$11,667
The Plains Intermediate School	Public	4-6	90 Connett Rd	The Plains	45780	Athens County	Athens City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 797-4572	500	30	16.9	50.4%	421 (84.2%)	16 (3.2%)	11 (2.2%)	24 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)								(n/a)	61.3					72.2	54.1	61.3				67.5	69.3	65.9							$12,569
Nelsonville-York High School	Public	9-12	1 Buckeye Dr	Nelsonville	45764	Athens County	Nelsonville-York City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 753-1964	260	20	13.0		243 (93.5%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	12.1	687^th of 795 public high schools	13.6%		17.3	684^th of 855 public high schools	20.0%	3			51.6	57.4													44.9	48.8	16.2	8.8	$16,872
Nelsonville-York Junior High School	Public	6-8	3 Buckeye Dr	Nelsonville	45764	Athens County	Nelsonville-York City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 753-1254	239	19	12.5		219 (91.6%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	27.6	768^th of 1046 public middle schools	26.6%		20.5	809^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.9%	41		30.9						32.7	45.5	26.0				38.9	48.0	36.2				88.2	$9,355
Nelsonville-York Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4 Buckeye Dr	Nelsonville	45764	Athens County	Nelsonville-York City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 753-5145	477	41	11.6		436 (91.4%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	48.5	908^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.8%		51.2	875^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.8%	33	56.3				66.7	67.9	63.4				60.0	46.2	60.6								$13,974
Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6105 School Road	Albany	45710	Athens County	Alexander Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 698-8831	669	44	15.2		625 (93.4%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	58.7	748^th of 1560 public elementary schools	52.1%		55.5	810^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.0%	62	59.0				59.8	67.7	57.9	100.0			71.0	55.6	66.7								$10,378
Alexander Junior / Senior High School	Public	6-12	6125 School Rd	Albany	45710	Athens County	Alexander Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 698-8831	693	53	13.2	95.2%	665 (96.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	58.6	312^th of 795 public high schools	60.8%		58.9	342^nd of 855 public high schools	60.0%	30		64.8	70.4	83.0				68.5	56.9	65.9				51.0	58.7	58.3	81.4	74.3	54.0	68.4	$12,262
Amesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	St. Rte. 329	Amesville	45711	Athens County	Federal Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 448-2501	185	15	12.3	73.2%	162 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.3%)	38.8	1046^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.9%		40.5	1015^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.9%	31	53.1				68.6	44.4	21.9				74.3	44.4	59.4								$17,879
Coolville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26461 Main St	Coolville	45723	Athens County	Federal Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 667-3121	213	17	12.5	63.1%	200 (93.9%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	59.7	736^th of 1560 public elementary schools	52.8%		74	451^st of 1558 public elementary schools	71.1%	285	63.6				58.8	90.7	68.2				61.8	60.5	68.2								$15,249
Federal Hocking High School	Public	9-12	8461 State Route 144	Stewart	45778	Athens County	Federal Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 662-6691	211	14	15.0	98.6%	193 (91.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	16.6	666^th of 795 public high schools	16.2%		30.6	622^nd of 855 public high schools	27.3%	44			44.4	61.4													57.1	50.0	8.5	42.5	$15,595
Federal Hocking Middle School	Public	6-8	8461 State Route 144	Stewart	45778	Athens County	Federal Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 662-6691	185	16	11.5		172 (93.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	50.9	560^th of 1046 public middle schools	46.5%		34.4	694^th of 1036 public middle schools	33.0%	134		50.7						54.9	42.6	59.1				58.8	52.7	50.0					$11,228
Trimble High School	Public	9-12	1 Tomcat Dr	Glouster	45732	Athens County	Trimble Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 767-3434	182	18	10.1		176 (96.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	17.5	663^rd of 795 public high schools	16.6%		30	627^th of 855 public high schools	26.7%	36			52.1	60.4													64.0	50.0	10.4	13.8	$19,259
Trimble Elementary School	Public	K-6	18500 Jacksonville Rd	Glouster	45732	Athens County	Trimble Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 767-2810	333	25	13.3		323 (97.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	20.2	1258^th of 1560 public elementary schools	19.4%		23.1	1211^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.3%	47	34.4				40.0	25.0	34.4	44.4			55.6	32.7	40.6	31.1							$14,976
Trimble Junior High	Public	7-8	1 Tomcat Dr	Glouster	45732	Athens County	Trimble Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 767-3434	172	15	11.4		162 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.8%)	11.3	901^st of 1046 public middle schools	13.9%		21.7	796^th of 1036 public middle schools	23.2%	105		34.0							16.0	3.0					30.0	26.0				43.8	$16,045
Trimble Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	12	One Tomcat Drive	Glouster	45732	Athens County	Trimble Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(740) 767-4444	4	0			3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Tri-County Career Center Building	Public	11-12	15676 State Route 691	Nelsonville	45764	Athens County	Tri-County Career Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 753-3511	590	42	14.1		553 (93.7%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)								(n/a)

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