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Best Public Schools in Hardin County, OH

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Schools

4,050

Students

Districts

Top rankedAda Elementary School394^th of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ada Elementary School up 261 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hardin Northern High School 10.8 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 (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
Hardin Community School	Public, Charter	6-12	400 Decatur St	Kenton	43326	Hardin County	Hardin Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 673-3210	29	1	29.0	89.7%	25 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)								(n/a)																					$11,871
Ada Elementary School	Public	K-6	725 W North Ave	Ada	45810	Hardin County	Ada Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 634-2341	461	28	16.4		385 (83.5%)	11 (2.4%)	27 (5.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	76.7	394^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.7%		65.1	655^th of 1577 public elementary schools	58.5%	261	75.0				80.0	95.1	69.1	63.2			72.9	82.0	72.5	66.2							$13,289
Ada High School	Public	7-12	725 W North Ave	Ada	45810	Hardin County	Ada Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 634-2746	404	26	15.5	93.1%	363 (89.9%)	16 (4.0%)	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	75.7	116^th of 855 public high schools	86.4%		76	123^rd of 864 public high schools	85.8%	7		75.4	94.4	91.9					58.3	80.0					70.0	76.7	81.8	85.2	53.1	73.6	$16,469
Hardin Northern Elementary School	Public	K-6	11589 State Route 81	Dola	45835	Hardin County	Hardin Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 759-3158	211	16	13.1		191 (90.5%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	71.6	502^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	67.8%		80.2	312^th of 1577 public elementary schools	80.2%	190	70.0				72.7	88.2	76.7	47.2			78.3	79.4	80.0	50.0							$19,583
Hardin Northern High School	Public	7-12	11589 State Route 81	Dola	45835	Hardin County	Hardin Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 759-3515	173	16	10.8	86.1%	163 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	47.8	496^th of 855 public high schools	42.0%		60.2	332^nd of 864 public high schools	61.6%	164		62.5	84.0	76.0					62.9	22.2					77.1	59.4	68.0	53.8	27.3	51.2	$22,058
Ridgemont Elementary School	Public	K-5	560 Taylor St W	Mount Victory	43340	Hardin County	Ridgemont Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 354-2141	204	16	13.0		191 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	36.9	1051^st of 1558 public elementary schools	32.5%		42.5	1008^th of 1577 public elementary schools	36.1%	43	59.5				44.8	47.6	37.8				44.8	45.2	81.1								$14,929
Ridgemont High School	Public	6-12	560 Taylor St W	Mount Victory	43340	Hardin County	Ridgemont Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 354-2141	247	15	16.3		226 (91.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	56.2	389^th of 855 public high schools	54.5%		72.2	169^th of 864 public high schools	80.4%	220		37.5	80.0	85.3				26.9	60.7	52.8				54.8	55.2	40.5	65.7	69.0	46.2	46.7	$12,379
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	510 South Courtright Street	Mc Guffey	45859	Hardin County	Upper Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 757-3231	54	1	54.0		50 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)	49.1	576^th of 1036 public middle schools	44.4%		47	609^th of 1046 public middle schools	41.8%	33		53.8							36.0	46.2					72.0	46.2					$20,820
Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	510 S Courtright St	Mc Guffey	45859	Hardin County	Upper Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 757-3231	257	17	15.1		228 (88.7%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	62.9	669^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.1%		61.2	732^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	53.6%	63	72.7				54.8	90.0	63.6	67.9			48.4	60.0	78.8	60.7							$11,947
Upper Scioto Valley High School	Public	9-12	510 S Courtright St	Mc Guffey	45859	Hardin County	Upper Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 757-3231	159	12	13.2		141 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	52.6	436^th of 855 public high schools	49.0%		31.3	613^th of 864 public high schools	29.1%	177			79.5	72.5													78.4	67.6	30.0	51.3	$15,567
Kenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	631 Silver Street	Kenton	43326	Hardin County	Kenton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 673-7248	1,022	65	15.7	64.8%	908 (88.8%)	13 (1.3%)	66 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.1%)	42.6	998^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.9%		49.2	937^th of 1577 public elementary schools	40.6%	61	57.9				63.8	72.5	39.8	43.0			53.0	54.5	51.1	40.6							$10,170
Kenton High School	Public	9-12	200 Harding Ave	Kenton	43326	Hardin County	Kenton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 673-1286	544	33	16.4	53.1%	486 (89.3%)	5 (0.9%)	32 (5.9%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	42.8	536^th of 855 public high schools	37.3%		41.7	535^th of 864 public high schools	38.1%	1			75.6	68.6													67.4	53.6	33.9	43.9	$11,982
Kenton Middle School	Public	7-8	300 Oriental St	Kenton	43326	Hardin County	Kenton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 673-1237	285	14	20.3	55.4%	252 (88.4%)	6 (2.1%)	15 (5.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	42.1	644^th of 1036 public middle schools	37.8%		42.4	641^st of 1046 public middle schools	38.7%	3		51.5							45.4	31.3					56.7	47.0				85.7	$13,021

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