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Best Public Schools in Paulding County, OH

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2,855

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedOakwood Elementary School71^st of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Paulding Elementary School up 164 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Antwerp Local High School 11.1 students per teacher

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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
Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	309 N 1st St	Oakwood	45873	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 594-3346	291	20	14.5	56.0%	261 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	89.7	71^st of 1560 public elementary schools	95.4%		87.2	109^th of 1558 public elementary schools	93.0%	38	100.0				87.5	97.0	87.5	88.9			100.0	87.9	78.1	81.5							$14,099
Paulding High School	Public	9-12	405 N Water St	Paulding	45879	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 399-4656	322	19	16.6	90.1%	276 (85.7%)	4 (1.2%)	27 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	44.9	477^th of 795 public high schools	40.0%		43	534^th of 855 public high schools	37.5%	57			69.9	80.4													67.0	66.7	34.5	62.2	$13,623
Paulding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 N Water St	Paulding	45879	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 399-4656	442	25	17.6	47.7%	350 (79.2%)	2 (0.5%)	80 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	58.7	750^th of 1560 public elementary schools	51.9%		48.9	914^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.3%	164	47.6				70.3	84.7	33.3				70.8	74.6	74.6								$12,088
Paulding Middle School	Public	6-8	405 N Water St	Paulding	45879	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 399-4656	251	17	14.9		212 (84.5%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	59.5	462^nd of 1046 public middle schools	55.8%		61.5	440^th of 1036 public middle schools	57.5%	22		64.3						64.6	60.4	67.3				38.5	62.9	52.9				100.0	$12,884
Antwerp Local Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	303 S. Harrmann Rd	Antwerp	45813	Paulding County	Antwerp Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 258-5421	345	26	13.5		315 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	76.5	393^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	74.8%		77.5	375^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.9%	18	58.7				74.4	89.7	84.8				79.1	76.9	82.6								$13,420
Antwerp Local High School	Public	9-12	303 S. Harrmann Rd	Antwerp	45813	Paulding County	Antwerp Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 258-5421	178	16	11.1	98.3%	166 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	52.5	390^th of 795 public high schools	50.9%		64.6	265^th of 855 public high schools	69.0%	125			78.6	83.0													56.8	71.1	52.2	65.8	$17,842
Antwerp Local Middle School	Public	6-8	303 S. Harrmann Rd	Antwerp	45813	Paulding County	Antwerp Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 258-5421	142	10	14.2		127 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	88.1	68^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.5%		84.6	124^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.0%	56		86.4						67.3	89.1	77.1				75.5	92.7	86.7				100.0	$11,006
Grover Hill Elementary School	Public	K-6	101 Monroe Street	Grover Hill	45849	Paulding County	Wayne Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 587-3414	217	16	13.5	61.8%	202 (93.1%)	4 (1.8%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	79.7	306^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.4%		78	366^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.5%	60	75.7				88.0	91.3	70.3	87.5			72.0	73.9	81.1	70.8							$18,419
Payne Elementary School	Public	K-6	501 W Townline St	Payne	45880	Paulding County	Wayne Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 263-2512	263	19	13.8	62.0%	241 (91.6%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	69.7	545^th of 1560 public elementary schools	65.1%		71.6	503^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	67.7%	42	70.6				80.6	81.1	50.0	69.7			80.6	75.7	74.3	54.5							$14,072
Wayne Trace High School	Public	7-12	4915 US Route 127	Haviland	45851	Paulding County	Wayne Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 399-4100	404	28	14.4	40.1%	385 (95.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	61.1	267^th of 795 public high schools	66.4%		63.8	280^th of 855 public high schools	67.3%	13		76.4	87.8	76.8					63.6	52.0					81.8	76.4	73.8	74.7	42.5	80.9	$15,891

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