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Best Public Schools in Madison County, OH

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Schools

7,189

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedJonathan Alder Junior High104^th of 1,036 Ohio middle schools

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Biggest riser

Madison-Plains Junior High up 131 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

West Jefferson High School 12.6 students per teacher

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4 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 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
Buckeye Community School - London	Public, Charter	9-12	177 W High St	London	43140	Madison County	Buckeye Community School - London	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 231-2444	300	8	37.5		267 (89.0%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	2.5	838^th of 855 public high schools	2.0%		4.9	803^rd of 864 public high schools	7.1%	35			23.8	25.0													17.9	11.6	2.4	3.5	$14,331
London High School	Public	9-12	336 Elm St	London	43140	Madison County	London City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 852-5705	635	37	17.1	38.6%	517 (81.4%)	38 (6.0%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.8%)	54.8	401^st of 855 public high schools	53.1%		56.6	378^th of 864 public high schools	56.3%	23			75.0	79.0													71.4	67.9	48.0	48.1	$11,683
London MIddle School	Public	6-8	270 E Keny Blvd	London	43140	Madison County	London City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 852-5700	493	16	30.8	50.5%	414 (84.0%)	17 (3.4%)	18 (3.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.7%)	45.5	601^st of 1036 public middle schools	42.0%		45.7	618^th of 1046 public middle schools	40.9%	17		57.6						34.9	44.8	46.2				38.9	61.3	50.0				100.0	$10,432
London Elementary School	Public	K-5	380 Elm St	London	43140	Madison County	London City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 845-3272	1,011	37	27.3	53.2%	818 (80.9%)	43 (4.3%)	29 (2.9%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (11.3%)	54.9	817^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.6%		52.1	892^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	43.4%	75	69.1				58.2	65.3	65.8				56.0	52.4	77.0								$9,989
West Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Roughrider Drive	West Jefferson	43162	Madison County	Jefferson Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 879-8345	252	15	16.8		232 (92.1%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	63	421^st of 1036 public middle schools	59.4%		58.6	488^th of 1046 public middle schools	53.3%	67		61.6						59.2	65.4	66.2				43.7	67.9	53.5				100.0	$15,833
Norwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	899 Norwood Dr	West Jefferson	43162	Madison County	Jefferson Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 879-7642	445	28	15.8	49.9%	404 (90.8%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	65.8	607^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.0%		74.9	434^th of 1577 public elementary schools	72.5%	173	63.2				73.7	84.7	57.4				57.9	72.2	79.4								$14,990
West Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	1 Roughrider Dr	West Jefferson	43162	Madison County	Jefferson Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 879-7681	279	22	12.6	76.0%	264 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	48.7	486^th of 855 public high schools	43.2%		47.6	483^rd of 864 public high schools	44.1%	3			78.7	69.7													59.2	63.4	51.2	44.4	$18,147
Jonathan Alder Junior High	Public	7-8	6440 Kilbury Huber Rd	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Jonathan Alder Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 873-4635	382	21	17.9	34.0%	314 (82.2%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (13.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	85.5	104^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.0%		85.4	120^th of 1046 public middle schools	88.5%	16		83.0							74.1	77.4					77.9	78.5				98.9	$12,734
Jonathan Alder High School	Public	9-12	9200 US Route 42 S	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Jonathan Alder Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 873-4642	729	34	21.1	32.1%	618 (84.8%)	4 (0.5%)	80 (11.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	72.3	158^th of 855 public high schools	81.5%		72.3	168^th of 864 public high schools	80.6%	10			85.6	81.9													86.1	77.8	64.0	68.9	$12,726
Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5000 State Route 38 NW	London	43140	Madison County	Jonathan Alder Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 873-8503	243	16	15.0	62.6%	136 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	49	911^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.5%		39.5	1041^st of 1577 public elementary schools	34.0%	130					70.6	69.8					61.5	41.9									$11,872
Plain City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	580 S Chillicothe St	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Jonathan Alder Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 873-4608	704	34	20.7	21.2%	620 (88.1%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.1%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	80.8	284^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.8%		79.3	334^th of 1577 public elementary schools	78.8%	50					84.4	87.7					76.1	77.0									$12,321
Canaan Middle School	Public	5-6	7055 US Highway 42 S	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Jonathan Alder Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 733-3975	354	21	17.1	33.1%	298 (84.2%)	2 (0.6%)	46 (13.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)	74.3						67.8	75.8	100.0				73.3	71.8							$11,680
Madison-Plains High School	Public	9-12	800 Linson Rd	London	43140	Madison County	Madison-Plains Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 852-0364	345	23	15.0	74.5%	318 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	58.6	349^th of 855 public high schools	59.2%		62.6	298^th of 864 public high schools	65.5%	51			77.5	87.9													77.1	69.0	36.3	56.3	$15,994
Madison-Plains Junior High	Public	7-8	803 Linson Rd	London	43140	Madison County	Madison-Plains Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 852-1707	169	9	18.7		152 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	78.9	199^th of 1036 public middle schools	80.8%		70	330^th of 1046 public middle schools	68.5%	131		83.7							71.4	65.6					67.5	72.1				100.0	$12,115
Madison-Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	47 Linson Rd	London	43140	Madison County	Madison-Plains Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 490-0654	311	20	15.5		272 (87.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)								(n/a)					59.4						56.5										$13,036
Madison-Plains Intermediate School	Public	4-6	9940 State Route 38 SW	London	43140	Madison County	Madison-Plains Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 490-0610	269	15	17.9	98.9%	240 (89.2%)	4 (1.5%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)								(n/a)	62.5					73.2	55.7	45.6				74.4	75.0	50.0							$12,871
Tolles Career & Technical Center	Public	6-12	7877 US Highway 42 S	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Tolles Career & Technical Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 873-4666	268	59	6.4	98.9%	212 (79.1%)	14 (5.2%)	18 (6.7%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)

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