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Best Public Schools in Knox County, OH

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7,439

Students

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5-star schools

Top rankedWiggin Street Elementary School65^th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Wiggin Street Elementary School up 186 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Knox County Career Center 9.7 students per teacher

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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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Centerburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	207 S Preston St	Centerburg	43011	Knox County	Centerburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 625-6488	441	29	15.2	—	420 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	76	413^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.5%		76.4	406^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.9%	7	70.8				93.8	80.5	56.2				92.3	69.5	83.1								85%	3.8%	$13,025
Centerburg High School	Public	9-12	3782 Columbus Rd	Centerburg	43011	Knox County	Centerburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 625-6055	299	21	14.2	—	272 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	66.9	189^th of 795 public high schools	76.2%		68	214^th of 855 public high schools	75.0%	25			74.7	96.2													83.1	87.9	51.0	69.1			$16,679
Centerburg Middle School	Public	6-8	3782 Columbus Rd	Centerburg	43011	Knox County	Centerburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 625-6055	243	10	24.3	—	231 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	69.5	335^th of 1046 public middle schools	68.0%		66.7	365^th of 1036 public middle schools	64.8%	30		76.2						76.6	74.0	53.6				51.6	67.5	60.7				96.2			$6,154
Danville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 Rambo St	Danville	43014	Knox County	Danville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-6116	353	27	13.0	—	327 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	79.7	307^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.3%		74.3	446^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.4%	139	88.9				81.4	90.9	75.9	85.4			63.6	83.6	85.2	61.0							76.1%	15.2%	$11,655
Danville High School	Public	7-12	10 Rambo St	Danville	43014	Knox County	Danville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-6116	221	22	10.0	—	212 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	48.7	426^th of 795 public high schools	46.4%		56.8	379^th of 855 public high schools	55.7%	47		87.8	59.5	78.1					64.6	81.6					75.0	81.6	80.0	63.6	57.6	62.2			$15,165
Fredericktown Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Stadium Drive	Fredericktown	43019	Knox County	Fredericktown Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 694-2781	535	30	17.8	—	510 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	70.8	517^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.9%		74.4	444^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.5%	73	66.7				69.5	68.3	69.6				79.3	71.2	87.3								86.5%	9.5%	$10,825
Fredericktown High School	Public	9-12	111 Stadium Dr	Fredericktown	43019	Knox County	Fredericktown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 694-2726	291	16	18.1	—	267 (91.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	63.4	236^th of 795 public high schools	70.3%		70.7	186^th of 855 public high schools	78.2%	50			75.9	83.5													86.9	81.3	52.3	67.2			$12,660
Fredericktown Middle School	Public	6-8	111 Stadium Dr	Fredericktown	43019	Knox County	Fredericktown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 694-2726	280	18	15.5	—	262 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	70.1	330^th of 1046 public middle schools	68.5%		78.5	209^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.8%	121		66.7						76.1	52.0	65.3				70.4	66.0	60.9				100.0			$10,763
Knox County Career Center	Public	9-12	306 Martinsburg Rd	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Knox County JVSD	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 397-5820	519	53	9.7	—	484 (93.3%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)								(n/a)
Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Columbus Rd	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5975	244	13	18.9	47.1%	225 (92.2%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	75.9	415^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.4%		71.6	501^st of 1558 public elementary schools	67.8%	86	75.6				86.4	76.7	87.8				79.5	60.5	80.5								80.8%	11.5%	$10,879
Dan Emmett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Mansfield Ave	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5950	244	16	15.4	66.0%	214 (87.7%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	77.2	372^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	76.2%		81.3	269^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.7%	103	79.1				63.3	73.0	83.7				90.0	75.7	86.0								75.6%	9.8%	$9,251
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	714 E Vine St	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5985	238	14	17.3	34.9%	214 (89.9%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	87.6	105^th of 1560 public elementary schools	93.3%		86.9	122^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	92.2%	17	94.9				76.7	97.4	84.6				88.4	81.6	92.3								92.9%	0%	$10,412
Wiggin Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	207 Wiggin Street	Gambier	43022	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 427-4262	217	14	15.8	24.9%	197 (90.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	90	65^th of 1560 public elementary schools	95.8%		82.2	251^st of 1558 public elementary schools	83.9%	186	97.1				80.0	96.8	88.2				90.0	83.9	100.0								100%	0%	$11,368
Mount Vernon High School	Public	9-12	300 Yellow Jacket Drive	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 393-5900	944	52	18.3	37.1%	834 (88.3%)	18 (1.9%)	32 (3.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.7%)	59.8	288^th of 795 public high schools	63.8%		64.5	267^th of 855 public high schools	68.8%	21			72.1	84.3													76.4	75.9	47.8	78.4			$11,593
Mount Vernon Middle School	Public	6-8	302 Yellow Jacket Drive	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 392-6867	787	54	14.5	47.4%	691 (87.8%)	14 (1.8%)	29 (3.7%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.3%)	76	237^th of 1046 public middle schools	77.3%		78.1	215^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.2%	22		77.5						70.2	61.7	74.9				64.2	69.7	68.4				100.0			$11,057
Pleasant Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 E Pleasant St	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5990	329	20	16.2	60.8%	306 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	54.5	826^th of 1560 public elementary schools	47.1%		55.4	812^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.9%	14	80.4				44.4	55.4	56.9				66.7	64.3	74.5								77.1%	2.1%	$11,523
Twin Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8888 Martinsburg Rd	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5970	371	20	18.2	46.6%	338 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	81.8	245^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.3%		88.5	84^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.6%	161	87.7				80.8	88.5	90.8				75.0	78.7	78.5								88.2%	3.9%	$9,917
East Knox Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	23227 Coshocton Rd	Howard	43028	Knox County	East Knox Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 599-7000	369	26	13.9	56.6%	343 (93.0%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	48.4	432^nd of 795 public high schools	45.7%		48.1	493^rd of 855 public high schools	42.3%	61		40.0	66.7	85.3					51.6	48.8					61.9	36.1	76.3	56.1	42.6	69.9			$13,441
East Knox Elementary School	Public	K-6	23081 Coshocton Rd	Howard	43028	Knox County	East Knox Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-7000	514	32	16.0	43.4%	466 (90.7%)	19 (3.7%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	57.9	764^th of 1560 public elementary schools	51.0%		60.5	725^th of 1558 public elementary schools	53.5%	39	69.0				47.2	80.3	65.7	58.7			63.9	57.1	76.1	53.2							89.3%	10.7%	$11,676

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