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Best Public Schools in Perry County, OH

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Schools

5,578

Students

Districts

Top rankedThornville Elementary School347^th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Crooksville Elementary School up 116 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Miller High School 10.4 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 (2016)	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
Junction City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Poplar Street	Junction City	43748	Perry County	New Lexington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 987-3751	419	24	17.4	66.5%	403 (96.2%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	64	653^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	58.1%		68.7	555^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.4%	98	56.0				72.2	74.2	40.0				87.5	87.3	69.3								$12,311
New Lexington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Panther Dr NE	New Lexington	43764	Perry County	New Lexington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 342-2556	465	25	18.6	100.0%	448 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	33.8	1091^st of 1560 public elementary schools	30.1%		39.1	1026^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.1%	65	23.3				50.9	54.2	38.4				61.4	55.6	61.6								$13,464
New Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	2549 Panther Dr NE	New Lexington	43764	Perry County	New Lexington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 342-4128	381	25	15.5	81.4%	371 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	53	534^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.9%		60.6	450^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.6%	84		57.5						38.7	49.1	68.6				40.9	64.9	57.9				100.0	$15,261
New Lexington High School	Public	9-12	2547 Panther Dr NE	New Lexington	43764	Perry County	New Lexington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 342-3528	493	31	15.9	56.7%	477 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	38.4	525^th of 795 public high schools	34.0%		38.1	580^th of 855 public high schools	32.2%	55			64.7	66.9													65.2	73.1	24.8	65.3	$14,944
Crooksville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	12400 Tunnel Hill Rd	Crooksville	43731	Perry County	Crooksville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 982-7010	450	18	25.1	0.0%	438 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	51.6	863^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	44.7%		44	979^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.2%	116					57.7	59.3					73.1	58.0									$10,095
Crooksville High School	Public	9-12	4075 Ceramic Way	Crooksville	43731	Perry County	Crooksville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 982-7015	305	16	19.1	98.1%	300 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	21	654^th of 795 public high schools	17.7%		30.2	624^th of 855 public high schools	27.0%	30			56.6	63.3													63.5	46.2	18.9	42.0	$15,445
Crooksville Middle School	Public	5-8	12400 Tunnel Hill Rd	Crooksville	43731	Perry County	Crooksville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 982-7010	317	21	14.7	100.0%	307 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	29.9	754^th of 1046 public middle schools	27.9%		35.6	685^th of 1036 public middle schools	33.9%	69	63.3	48.0					46.3	38.6	41.5	10.9			72.5	44.3	50.6	29.3				54.5	$12,941
Sheridan Middle School	Public	6-8	8660 Sheridan Road	Thornville	43076	Perry County	Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 743-1315	516	30	17.4	76.7%	498 (96.5%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	69.6	334^th of 1046 public middle schools	68.1%		64.5	401^st of 1036 public middle schools	61.3%	67		74.5						58.9	63.7	66.5				59.5	70.8	59.6					$10,438
Somerset Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 High St	Somerset	43783	Perry County	Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 743-1454	264	14	19.3	50.7%	251 (95.1%)	6 (2.3%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	45.5	956^th of 1560 public elementary schools	38.7%		53	848^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.6%	108	67.4				57.1	65.8	62.8				50.0	55.3	51.2								$10,335
Glenford Elementary School	Public	K-5	128 E High St	Glenford	43739	Perry County	Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 659-2209	320	20	16.3	49.8%	306 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	64.8	641^st of 1560 public elementary schools	58.9%		77.2	378^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.7%	263	81.5				58.3	86.0	79.6				54.2	68.0	70.4								$10,968
Sheridan High School	Public	9-12	8725 Sheridan Drive N.W.	Thornville	43076	Perry County	Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 743-1335	711	34	20.6	35.2%	681 (95.8%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	62.3	249^th of 795 public high schools	68.7%		65.1	258^th of 855 public high schools	69.8%	9			78.8	86.5													77.0	76.5	46.5	74.7	$10,004
Thornville Elementary School	Public	K-5	70 E Columbus St	Thornville	43076	Perry County	Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 246-6636	351	21	16.8	40.8%	335 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	78.2	347^th of 1560 public elementary schools	77.8%		80.6	286^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.6%	61	74.5				84.9	82.1	76.4				84.9	73.1	76.4								$10,422
Millcreek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10397 State Route 155 SE	Corning	43730	Perry County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 721-0522	346	31	11.1	0.0%	333 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	45.6	955^th of 1560 public elementary schools	38.8%		41.8	1002^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	35.7%	47	65.9				62.9	35.4	43.9	51.3			83.3	31.9	61.9	56.4							$16,791
Miller High School	Public	7-12	10397 State Route 155 SE	Corning	43730	Perry County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 721-0521	240	23	10.4	98.9%	234 (97.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	18	661^st of 795 public high schools	16.9%		23.2	658^th of 855 public high schools	23.0%	3		50.0	26.7	64.7					21.4	40.0					42.5	50.0	55.1	41.3	22.7	53.2	$17,698

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