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Best Public Schools in Hardin County, OH

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At a glance

Schools

4,050

Students

Districts

Top rankedAda Elementary School243^rd of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hardin Northern High School up 281 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 (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 (2025)	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
Hardin Community School	Public, Charter	7-12	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-5	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%)	82	243^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	84.4%		76.7	394^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.7%	151	75.0				80.9	93.8	78.1				82.4	80.0	82.8								$13,289
Ada High School	Public	6-12	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%)	71.6	139^th of 795 public high schools	82.5%		75.7	116^th of 855 public high schools	86.4%	23		75.5	93.9	83.8				68.7	61.9	62.5				61.2	65.6	66.0	85.5	78.3	42.6	91.9	$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%)	78.3	341^st of 1560 public elementary schools	78.1%		71.6	502^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	67.8%	161	72.7				77.1	86.4	72.7	69.0			74.3	81.8	87.9	69.0							$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%)	65.3	215^th of 795 public high schools	73.0%		47.8	496^th of 855 public high schools	42.0%	281		71.9	92.3	92.3					51.4	47.4					65.7	71.9	74.4	67.5	39.1	84.8	$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%)	38	1052^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	32.6%		36.9	1051^st of 1558 public elementary schools	32.5%	1	53.5				45.7	34.5	46.5				57.1	48.3	79.5								$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%)	42.2	497^th of 795 public high schools	37.5%		56.2	389^th of 855 public high schools	54.5%	108		60.7	84.4	74.5				46.9	33.3	64.3				55.3	32.3	46.4	64.6	53.8	32.5	58.6	$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%)	36.8	697^th of 1046 public middle schools	33.4%		49.1	576^th of 1036 public middle schools	44.4%	121		28.6							48.1	46.4					51.9	42.9					$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%)	52.9	850^th of 1560 public elementary schools	45.5%		62.9	669^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.1%	181	57.6				44.4	78.1	69.7	63.2			71.4	43.8	69.7	47.4							$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%)	46.1	461^st of 795 public high schools	42.0%		52.6	436^th of 855 public high schools	49.0%	25			75.6	73.3													81.6	68.3	19.5	59.3	$15,567
Kenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	631 Wildcat Way	Kenton	43326	Hardin County	Kenton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 673-0775	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%)	50.1	892^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	42.8%		42.6	998^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.9%	106	61.4				64.8	68.5	50.4				65.1	52.3	63.0								$10,170
Kenton High School	Public	9-12	751 Wildcat Way	Kenton	43326	Hardin County	Kenton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 673-0775	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%)	32.3	580^th of 795 public high schools	27.0%		42.8	536^th of 855 public high schools	37.3%	44			76.1	61.1													63.2	53.0	41.3	36.6	$11,982
Kenton Middle School	Public	6-8	751 Wildcat Way	Kenton	43326	Hardin County	Kenton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 673-0775	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%)	40.4	666^th of 1046 public middle schools	36.3%		42.1	644^th of 1036 public middle schools	37.8%	22		54.0						55.7	36.0	37.3				40.5	46.4	52.9				94.3	$13,021

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