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Best Public Schools in Erie County, OH

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Schools

12,423

Students

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Top rankedWoodlands Elementary School110^th of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Woodlands Elementary School up 129 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

McCormick Middle School 14.4 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Monroe Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	328 E Monroe St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Monroe Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(567) 998-7522	204	13	15.6		59 (28.9%)	77 (37.7%)	31 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.6%)	32.9	1093^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.8%		36.8	1068^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.3%	25	55.6	30.8			54.2	27.3	44.4	40.9		23.1	54.2	31.8	50.0	50.0		30.8					$10,626
Townsend Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	207 Lowell St	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Townsend Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 684-5402	494	16	30.3		342 (69.2%)	18 (3.6%)	80 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.7%)	4.6	806^th of 855 public high schools	5.7%		8.2	760^th of 864 public high schools	12.0%	46			25.9	35.2													25.4	28.1	1.2	3.0	$9,175
Bellevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Castalia St	Bellevue	44811	Erie County	Bellevue City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 484-5050	779	45	17.2	50.3%	662 (85.0%)	5 (0.6%)	63 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.2%)	77	385^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.3%		78.7	350^th of 1577 public elementary schools	77.8%	35	80.2				73.8	86.3	84.1				73.5	69.4	79.4								$10,334
Huron High School	Public	9-12	710 Cleveland Rd W	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 433-1234	372	22	16.9	28.8%	341 (91.7%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	75.6	119^th of 855 public high schools	86.1%		77.2	107^th of 864 public high schools	87.6%	12			90.2	90.3													85.3	78.8	65.9	68.4	$14,364
McCormick Middle School	Public	6-8	325 Ohio St	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 433-1234	267	18	14.4	33.7%	233 (87.3%)	5 (1.9%)	12 (4.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	82.8	142^nd of 1036 public middle schools	86.3%		82.8	154^th of 1046 public middle schools	85.3%	12		88.2						61.1	67.3	78.0				77.2	77.9	73.3				94.6	$12,818
Woodlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 Maple Ave	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 433-1234	523	27	19.3	36.3%	457 (87.4%)	9 (1.7%)	19 (3.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	87.2	110^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.9%		82.8	239^th of 1577 public elementary schools	84.8%	129	91.5				88.8	84.4	82.9				87.9	82.3	90.2								$11,759
Sandusky Middle School	Public	7-8	2130 Hayes Ave # B	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1180	418	28	14.7		133 (31.8%)	151 (36.1%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (25.8%)	28.2	745^th of 1036 public middle schools	28.1%		25	762^nd of 1046 public middle schools	27.2%	17		53.0							23.9	33.3					38.7	35.0					$14,890
The Early Learning Academy	Public	PK-K	2314 Hancock St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1210	379	20	19.1		117 (30.9%)	158 (41.7%)	17 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (22.4%)								(n/a)																					$14,792
The Sandusky Primary School	Public	K-2	924 Ontario St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1300	388	26	14.9		132 (34.0%)	132 (34.0%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (25.0%)								(n/a)																					$9,980
The Sandusky Intermediate School	Public	3-6	2020 Hayes Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1200	892	57	15.5		307 (34.4%)	301 (33.7%)	76 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	207 (23.2%)	20.9	1245^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.1%		24	1209^th of 1577 public elementary schools	23.3%	36	40.0				40.9	43.2	25.7	33.7			42.1	44.3	44.3	27.9							$8,703
Sandusky High School	Public	9-12	2130A Hayes Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1068	1,028	59	17.5		376 (36.6%)	360 (35.0%)	75 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	212 (20.6%)	21.4	665^th of 855 public high schools	22.2%		28.9	622^nd of 864 public high schools	28.0%	43			65.4	56.4													44.1	40.3	13.3	30.0	$15,211
Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)	Public	4-8	20 Center St	Berlin Heights	44814	Erie County	Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan)	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 499-3000	525	31	16.7		462 (88.0%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	83.2	139^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.6%		77.3	224^th of 1046 public middle schools	78.6%	85	84.8	81.6				83.2	75.2	68.0	75.0	75.3		73.7	86.7	66.7	81.0	75.0				100.0	$10,723
Edison High School	Public	9-12	2603 State Route 113 E	Milan	44846	Erie County	Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan)	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 499-4652	329	21	15.6		294 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	65.9	248^th of 855 public high schools	71.0%		67	237^th of 864 public high schools	72.6%	11			78.1	83.8													80.9	77.1	57.7	58.5	$13,840
Edison Elementary School (formerly Milan Elem)	Public	PK, KG-3	140 Main St S	Milan	44846	Erie County	Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan)	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 499-2471	525	29	18.0		437 (83.2%)	7 (1.3%)	44 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.5%)								(n/a)					87.1						85.1										$9,278
Kelleys Island High School	Public	2-6	528 Division St	Kelleys Island	43438	Erie County	Kelleys Island Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 746-2730	5	0			5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kelleys Island Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	528 Division St	Kelleys Island	43438	Erie County	Kelleys Island Local	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(419) 746-2730	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Margaretta High School	Public	6-12	209 Lowell St	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Margaretta Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 684-5351	536	31	17.2	39.6%	484 (90.3%)	4 (0.7%)	33 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	56.6	382^nd of 855 public high schools	55.3%		62.1	308^th of 864 public high schools	64.4%	74		78.7	60.0	81.7				62.7	77.5	33.3				72.4	77.5	60.7	74.4	77.8	35.1	74.1	$14,876
Margaretta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5906 Bogart Rd W	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Margaretta Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 684-5357	536	32	16.7	42.7%	488 (91.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	74.6	440^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.8%		79.1	341^st of 1577 public elementary schools	78.4%	99	59.7				70.0	96.9	70.8				71.7	78.5	87.5								$13,663
Furry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	310 Douglas Dr	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 625-4352	495	27	18.3	33.3%	348 (70.3%)	16 (3.2%)	71 (14.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.1%)								(n/a)																					$12,116
Meadowlawn Elementary School	Public	3-5	1313 E Strub Rd	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 625-0214	421	24	17.5	36.6%	306 (72.7%)	9 (2.1%)	56 (13.3%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.0%)	52.9	851^st of 1558 public elementary schools	45.4%		60.4	750^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.4%	101	68.9				62.0	63.6	54.2				59.6	56.8	67.4								$13,296
Perkins High School	Public	9-12	3714 Campbell St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 625-1252	539	30	17.7	31.5%	431 (80.0%)	29 (5.4%)	27 (5.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.7%)	71.5	173^rd of 855 public high schools	79.8%		69.3	206^th of 864 public high schools	76.2%	33			87.0	89.0													83.1	74.5	57.7	67.7	$17,111
Briar Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 South Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 625-0132	413	25	16.7	31.5%	317 (76.8%)	20 (4.8%)	27 (6.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.4%)	62	434^th of 1036 public middle schools	58.1%		61.4	451^st of 1046 public middle schools	56.9%	17		82.1						54.2	28.6	54.1				64.9	68.8	54.7			100.0	97.4	$13,459
Vermilion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1285 Douglas St	Vermilion	44089	Erie County	Vermilion Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 204-1703	511	27	18.9	43.2%	436 (85.3%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)								(n/a)					62.7						71.4										$13,088
Vermilion High School	Public	8-12	1250 Sanford St	Vermilion	44089	Erie County	Vermilion Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 204-1701	580	33	17.5	44.5%	519 (89.5%)	5 (0.9%)	29 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	67.1	230^th of 855 public high schools	73.1%		66.5	245^th of 864 public high schools	71.6%	15		77.6	89.6	88.0						44.0						70.7	75.0	79.2	39.3	68.4	$15,369
Sailorway Middle School	Public	4-7	5355 Sailorway Dr	Vermilion	44089	Erie County	Vermilion Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 204-1702	511	26	19.6	46.2%	455 (89.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	63.9	408^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.6%		74.6	262^nd of 1046 public middle schools	75.0%	146	68.6					75.6	76.3	48.5	62.2			62.3	78.8	54.5	72.4					100.0	$13,515
Ehove Career Center	Public	10-12	316 Mason Rd W	Milan	44846	Erie County	EHOVE Career Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 499-4663	731	11	66.4		652 (89.2%)	4 (0.5%)	56 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Huron Sports Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	712 Cleveland Rd E	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron Sports Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(419) 387-5534	22	7	3.1	68.2%	15 (68.2%)	1 (4.5%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (18.2%)								(n/a)																					$24,586

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