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Best Public Schools in Fayette County, OH

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Schools

4,322

Students

Districts

Top rankedMiami Trace Middle School252^nd of 1,046 Ohio middle schools

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Biggest riser

Miami Trace Middle School up 143 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Belle Aire Intermediate 14.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Miami Trace Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 State Route 41 NW	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Miami Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 333-4900	611	29	20.8	58.2%	531 (86.9%)	7 (1.1%)	32 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.1%)	75	252^nd of 1046 public middle schools	75.9%		64.8	395^th of 1036 public middle schools	61.9%	143		79.7						75.0	66.5	65.8				63.0	72.3	60.7				100.0	$12,538
Miami Trace High School	Public	9-12	300 Bloomingburg New Holland R	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Miami Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 333-4700	747	32	23.3	50.4%	669 (89.6%)	12 (1.6%)	28 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.6%)	51.5	397^th of 795 public high schools	50.1%		58.6	351^st of 855 public high schools	58.9%	46			65.5	82.2													80.0	69.5	45.8	63.6	$14,849
Miami Trace Elementary School	Public	K-5	3836 State Route 41 NW	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Miami Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 333-2400	1,139	56	20.3	61.2%	1,023 (89.8%)	7 (0.6%)	48 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (5.1%)	67.4	582^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	62.7%		67.1	586^th of 1558 public elementary schools	62.4%	4	77.8				77.5	72.3	65.1				70.1	62.2	74.7								$12,130
Washington High School	Public	9-12	400 S Elm St	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Washington Court House City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 636-4221	522	28	18.6	52.9%	427 (81.8%)	25 (4.8%)	27 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	34.8	563^rd of 795 public high schools	29.2%		41.8	548^th of 855 public high schools	35.9%	15			71.1	67.2													65.2	63.8	28.6	47.2	$11,620
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	500 S Elm St	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Washington Court House City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 335-0291	405	24	16.8	67.8%	343 (84.7%)	9 (2.2%)	14 (3.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.4%)	48.8	583^rd of 1046 public middle schools	44.3%		52.1	546^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.3%	37		60.5						35.4	47.6	54.7				45.1	63.5	50.5				100.0	$11,408
Cherry Hill Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	720 W Oakland Ave	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Washington Court House City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 335-3370	503	28	17.9	67.9%	432 (85.9%)	9 (1.8%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.1%)								(n/a)																					$12,118
Belle Aire Intermediate	Public	3-5	1120 High St	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Washington Court House City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 335-1810	395	28	14.1	71.0%	336 (85.1%)	9 (2.3%)	14 (3.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	48.3	913^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.5%		46.6	949^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.1%	36	62.6				64.8	57.5	58.9				61.6	52.8	60.7								$12,128

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.