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Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, OH

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8,554

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Top rankedWells Academy1^st of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Cross Creek Elementary up 190 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jefferson County 10 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
Pugliese Elementary West	Public	PK, KG-4	435 John Scott Hwy Connector	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 264-1590	449	23	19.9		338 (75.3%)	43 (9.6%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.4%)	92.5	19^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.8%		91.9	24^th of 1577 public elementary schools	98.5%	5					94.8	92.8					100.0	87.5	100.0								$8,654
Harding Middle School	Public	5-8	2002 Sunset Blvd	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 282-3481	793	48	16.5		421 (53.1%)	223 (28.1%)	33 (4.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	108 (13.6%)	76.6	239^th of 1036 public middle schools	76.9%		87.9	85^th of 1046 public middle schools	91.9%	154	96.1	62.8		92.3			96.8	69.2	93.1	85.1			94.7	85.7	67.5	49.5				96.2	$8,693
East Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	936 N 5th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-5112	382	24	16.2		156 (40.8%)	141 (36.9%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (19.6%)	80.2	302^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	80.6%		90.4	47^th of 1577 public elementary schools	97.0%	255					76.4	87.3					96.4	70.0									$6,711
Steubenville High School	Public	9-12	420 N 4th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 282-9741	706	45	15.6		427 (60.5%)	170 (24.1%)	32 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (10.2%)	73.6	142^nd of 855 public high schools	83.4%		80.9	76^th of 864 public high schools	91.2%	66			74.5	90.7													67.9	71.7	89.8	93.2	$11,363
Wells Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	420 N 4th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-1651	336	18	18.6		239 (71.1%)	44 (13.1%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.8%)	95.4	1^st of 1558 public elementary schools	99.9%		94.7	1^st of 1577 public elementary schools	99.9%						100.0	100.0	100.0				100.0	97.1	100.0								$9,366
McKinley STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Adams St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 283-3767	175	10	17.5		69 (39.4%)	66 (37.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (21.7%)	94.6	4^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.7%		94.1	4^th of 1577 public elementary schools	99.7%						100.0	100.0					100.0	92.3									$9,789
Toronto Junior / Senior High School	Public	6-12	1305 Dennis Way	Toronto	43964	Jefferson County	Toronto City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 537-2442	383	25	15.3		341 (89.0%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	42.3	543^rd of 855 public high schools	36.5%		51	447^th of 864 public high schools	48.3%	96		54.4	39.1	63.8				45.3	39.1	37.0				59.4	73.9	61.4	63.5	58.5	62.1	61.4	$12,919
Toronto Elementary School	Public	K-5	1309 Dennis Way	Toronto	43964	Jefferson County	Toronto City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 537-2172	374	22	17.0		324 (86.6%)	8 (2.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.6%)	56	802^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	48.5%		59.2	772^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	51.0%	30	50.0				64.7	73.8	50.7				68.6	78.5	57.7								$9,732
Buckeye West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	243 N Mill St	Adena	43901	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 546-3413	172	11	16.1		170 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	48.1	926^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.6%		42.9	1006^th of 1577 public elementary schools	36.2%	80	54.5				70.0	56.3	40.9				80.0	50.0	59.1								$15,162
Buckeye North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1004 3rd St	Brilliant	43913	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 598-4589	235	17	13.8		209 (88.9%)	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.0%)	66.3	601^st of 1558 public elementary schools	61.4%		60.3	751^st of 1577 public elementary schools	52.4%	150	76.3				95.7	63.9	42.1				95.7	55.6	76.3								$13,436
Buckeye Local Junior High	Public	6-8	10692 State Highway 150	Rayland	43943	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 859-2196	299	18	16.6		279 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	32.4	714^th of 1036 public middle schools	31.1%		60.3	466^th of 1046 public middle schools	55.4%	248		47.2						31.3	35.6	19.2				38.4	51.5	47.2				75.0	$10,428
Buckeye South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Walden Ave	Tiltonsville	43963	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 859-2800	282	20	14.4		263 (93.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	46.2	953^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	38.8%		50.8	916^th of 1577 public elementary schools	41.9%	37	50.0				62.2	47.6	41.2				68.9	66.7	61.8								$12,118
Buckeye Local High School	Public	9-12	10692 State Route 150	Rayland	43943	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 859-2196	359	28	13.0		339 (94.4%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	29.2	631^st of 855 public high schools	26.2%		29.5	619^th of 864 public high schools	28.4%	12			69.4	60.4													59.0	45.5	17.3	30.7	$19,526
Edison High School	Public	9-12	9890 State Route 152	Richmond	43944	Jefferson County	Edison Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 765-4313	368	28	13.1	70.1%	355 (96.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	64.2	272^nd of 855 public high schools	68.2%		59	344^th of 864 public high schools	60.2%	72			84.1	78.1													75.7	67.3	58.5	66.0	$14,915
John E Gregg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	212 County Road 75a	Bergholz	43908	Jefferson County	Edison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-1469	377	21	17.9	47.7%	356 (94.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	80.2	303^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	80.6%		75.9	410^th of 1577 public elementary schools	74.0%	107	83.7				89.1	95.6	67.4	74.4			80.4	82.2	69.8	62.8							$13,940
Edison Junior High School	Public	7-8	9890 State Route 152	Richmond	43944	Jefferson County	Edison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 765-4313	219	6	36.5		206 (94.1%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	50.8	558^th of 1036 public middle schools	46.1%		75.6	248^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.3%	310		69.5							40.4	22.0					61.5	62.9				81.8	$8,971
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14890 State Route 213	Hammondsville	43930	Jefferson County	Edison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-0065	408	22	18.5	58.1%	382 (93.6%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	67.6	574^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.2%		64.5	673^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	57.3%	99	73.5				65.9	77.4	67.3	56.0			65.9	75.5	73.5	60.0							$11,782
Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2281 Wilson Ave	Mingo Junction	43938	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 283-2479	377	22	17.1		319 (84.6%)	20 (5.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	76.4	404^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.1%		81.6	281^st of 1577 public elementary schools	82.2%	123					82.3	95.0					66.1	73.3									$9,988
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 7 & 8	Public	7-8	2379 Wilson Ave.	Mingo Junction	43938	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 282-0834	249	16	15.1		203 (81.5%)	16 (6.4%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	52.5	538^th of 1036 public middle schools	48.1%		50.9	576^th of 1046 public middle schools	44.9%	38		57.5							45.9	53.8					59.5	49.2				100.0	$9,442
Cross Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	587 Bantam Ridge Rd	Wintersville	43953	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 264-1691	496	29	16.8		424 (85.5%)	24 (4.8%)	17 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	35.5	1063^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.8%		20.4	1253^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	20.5%	190					52.7	56.9					50.7	52.1									$9,557
Indian Creek High School	Public	9-12	200 Park Dr	Wintersville	43953	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 264-1163	517	34	15.1		456 (88.2%)	19 (3.7%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	67.1	232^nd of 855 public high schools	72.9%		68	223^rd of 864 public high schools	74.2%	9			76.1	87.1													79.2	77.2	50.6	71.6	$10,520
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 5 & 6	Public	5-6	2379 Wilson Ave	Mingo Junction	43938	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 264-3502	260	16	16.5		230 (88.5%)	6 (2.3%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)								(n/a)	60.8						47.7	20.8					86.2	41.0							$9,591
Jefferson County	Public	11-12	1509 County Highway 22A	Bloomingdale	43910	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 264-5545	338	34	10.0		312 (92.3%)	6 (1.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)								(n/a)

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