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Best Public Schools in Highland County, OH

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Ohio Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Ohio Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

6,468

Students

Districts

Top rankedHillsboro Intermediate School291^st of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Whiteoak Junior High School up 221 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Whiteoak High School 10.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools 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 Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (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 (2025)	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 Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Hillsboro High School	Public	9-12	550 US Route 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 393-3485	638	30	21.2		567 (88.9%)	14 (2.2%)	15 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	57.8	364^th of 855 public high schools	57.4%		61.9	311^th of 864 public high schools	64.0%	53			80.7	77.8													74.5	69.5	43.8			54.8	$13,305
Hillsboro Intermediate School	Public	4-5	500 Us Highway 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 393-3132	308	19	16.2		278 (90.3%)	6 (1.9%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	80.5	291^st of 1558 public elementary schools	81.3%		81.4	285^th of 1577 public elementary schools	81.9%	6	83.6					86.7	74.0					77.3	79.5										$12,133
Hillsboro Primary School	Public	2-3	500 Us Highway 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 393-3132	344	18	19.1		301 (87.5%)	6 (1.7%)	11 (3.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)								(n/a)					58.2						76.9												$14,038
Hillsboro Middle School	Public	6-8	550 US Route 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 393-9877	472	24	19.6		412 (87.3%)	6 (1.3%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	65.8	379^th of 1036 public middle schools	63.4%		70.3	323^rd of 1046 public middle schools	69.1%	56		70.4						48.4	71.9	46.6				60.6	73.9	56.0						97.8	$12,459
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	500 Us Highway 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 393-3132	456	21	21.7		401 (87.9%)	15 (3.3%)	18 (3.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)								(n/a)																							$10,089
Greenfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N 5th St	Greenfield	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 981-3241	562	26	21.6		521 (92.7%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	55.8	807^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.2%		58.6	780^th of 1577 public elementary schools	50.5%	27	70.4				52.1	68.5	88.7				47.9	60.3	69.0										$8,596
McClain High School	Public	9-12	200 N 5th St	Greenfield	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 981-7731	496	40	12.4		457 (92.1%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	51.3	458^th of 855 public high schools	46.4%		50.4	456^th of 864 public high schools	47.2%	2			70.0	67.6													58.5	57.8	73.0	36.5	11.7	89.3	$13,550
Rainsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12916 Barrett Mill Rd	Bainbridge	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 365-1271	221	16	13.8		193 (87.3%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	43.7	987^th of 1558 public elementary schools	36.6%		46.7	962^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	39.0%	25	56.0				59.4	75.7	32.0				43.8	71.1	52.0										$13,664
Greenfield Middle School	Public	6-8	200 N 5th St	Greenfield	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 981-2197	407	28	14.5		382 (93.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	71.2	308^th of 1036 public middle schools	70.3%		71.2	305^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.8%	3		67.7						60.8	64.8	61.2				57.0	76.0	64.6						100.0	$10,908
Whiteoak High School	Public	9-12	44 North High Street	Mowrystown	45155	Highland County	Bright Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 442-2241	174	16	10.8	98.3%	166 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	41.5	552^nd of 855 public high schools	35.4%		39.4	555^th of 864 public high schools	35.8%	3			71.2	69.2													65.0	50.9	36.8			48.6	$17,792
Bright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6100 Fair Ridge Rd	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Bright Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 927-7010	432	27	16.0	65.7%	406 (94.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	69	547^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.9%		78.3	358^th of 1577 public elementary schools	77.3%	189	61.9				72.9	69.4	78.6	51.5			71.2	75.5	83.3	60.3									$12,551
Whiteoak Junior High School	Public	7-8	44 North High Street	Mowrystown	45155	Highland County	Bright Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 442-3114	113	5	22.6		107 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	71.4	304^th of 1036 public middle schools	70.7%		55.6	525^th of 1046 public middle schools	49.8%	221		73.1							57.9	60.3					80.0	57.7						90.9	$10,328
Fairfield Local High School	Public	9-12	11611 State Route 771	Leesburg	45135	Highland County	Fairfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 780-2966	222	15	14.8		211 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	67.2	229^th of 855 public high schools	73.2%		62.3	305^th of 864 public high schools	64.7%	76			72.7	90.5													82.5	86.2	51.6			62.3	$15,473
Fairfield Local Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11611 State Route 771	Leesburg	45135	Highland County	Fairfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 780-2988	430	25	17.2	86.0%	412 (95.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	70.9	514^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.0%		75.8	411^th of 1577 public elementary schools	73.9%	103	80.9				76.1	84.1	61.8				61.2	74.6	75.0										$12,108
Fairfield Local Middle School	Public	6-8	11611 State Route 771	Leesburg	45135	Highland County	Fairfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 780-2977	198	8	24.7		189 (95.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	78.5	210^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.7%		76.2	237^th of 1046 public middle schools	77.3%	27		70.3						77.8	60.0	82.7				75.9	69.4	65.6						100.0	$13,333
Lynchburg-Clay High School	Public	9-12	6762 State Route 134	Lynchburg	45142	Highland County	Lynchburg-Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 364-2250	278	23	12.0	52.5%	263 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	54.6	404^th of 855 public high schools	52.7%		62.8	294^th of 864 public high schools	66.0%	110			74.6	78.8													81.2	71.6	38.0			41.1	$14,493
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6760 State Route 134	Lynchburg	45142	Highland County	Lynchburg-Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 364-9119	471	33	14.2	52.9%	447 (94.9%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	78.3	358^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.0%		73.2	478^th of 1577 public elementary schools	69.7%	120	81.3				86.3	77.8	73.8				75.3	76.4	78.8										$13,248
Lynchburg-Clay Middle School	Public	6-8	8250 State Route 134	Lynchburg	45142	Highland County	Lynchburg-Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 364-2811	246	19	12.8	50.8%	230 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	73.8	278^th of 1036 public middle schools	73.2%		79.6	196^th of 1046 public middle schools	81.3%	82		85.5						47.7	72.0	55.4				54.5	86.6	71.4						100.0	$12,906

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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.