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Best Public Schools in Richland County, OH

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Schools

16,811

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedLucas Elementary School128^th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Bellville Elementary School up 180 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mansfield Spanish Immersion School 10.2 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
GOAL Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	890 W 4th St Ste 400	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	GOAL Digital Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(877) 659-1900	855	42	20.2		698 (81.6%)	63 (7.4%)	32 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.3%)								(n/a)																					$7,216
Foundation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1050 Wyandotte Ave	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Foundation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 526-9540	382	24	15.9		183 (47.9%)	118 (30.9%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (17.0%)	21	1248^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.0%		23.8	1202^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	22.8%	46	42.2	27.3			56.8	42.5	31.1	17.1	24.1	13.6	38.6	42.5	51.1	24.4	37.9	36.4					$10,268
The Richland School of Academic Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	1456 Park Ave W	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	The Richland School of Academic Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	338	18	18.7		139 (41.1%)	131 (38.8%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (16.6%)	21.7	1236^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.8%		38.6	1030^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.9%	206	33.3	52.4			34.0	35.0	28.2	27.5	28.6	26.3	31.9	60.0	48.7	45.0	65.7	66.7					$9,006
Cypress High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1160 W 4th St	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Cypress High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 528-8812	231	13	17.7		146 (63.2%)	44 (19.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	38 (16.5%)								(n/a)																					$9,699
Buckeye Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	1404 Park Ave W	Ontario	44906	Richland County	Buckeye Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 231-2444	566	11	51.4		458 (80.9%)	44 (7.8%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.7%)								(n/a)																					$13,669
Malabar Intermediate School	Public	3-6	205 W Cook Rd	Mansfield	44907	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6374	660	50	13.2		340 (51.5%)	167 (25.3%)	41 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (17.0%)	18.3	1281^st of 1560 public elementary schools	17.9%		21.5	1239^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.5%	42	35.0				33.6	48.4	21.0	38.0			37.8	41.9	44.9	30.7							$12,765
Mansfield Middle School	Public	7-8	124 N Linden Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6307	387	35	10.9		178 (46.0%)	111 (28.7%)	18 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (19.9%)	8.8	941^st of 1046 public middle schools	10.0%		13.3	876^th of 1036 public middle schools	15.4%	65		12.9							13.3	9.8					33.7	23.6				89.5	$13,837
Mansfield Senior High School	Public	8-12	124 N Linden Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6369	816	72	11.3		379 (46.4%)	268 (32.8%)	39 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (15.6%)	22.3	646^th of 795 public high schools	18.7%		24	653^rd of 855 public high schools	23.6%	7			68.2	64.2													51.6	54.3	16.8	31.1	$15,212
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1138 Springmill St	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6337	613	43	14.2		347 (56.6%)	145 (23.7%)	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (15.7%)								(n/a)																					$11,282
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	Public	K-8	460 Davis Rd	Mansfield	44907	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6321	220	22	10.2		130 (59.1%)	22 (10.0%)	35 (15.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.6%)	83.8	190^th of 1560 public elementary schools	87.8%		85.6	155^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.1%	35	64.7	75.0			95.7	87.0	70.6	64.3	64.7	75.0	92.6	89.5	100.0	87.0	72.2						$17,508
Springmill STEM Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 Nestor Dr	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6348	257	17	15.1		143 (55.6%)	62 (24.1%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (16.3%)	24.1	1208^th of 1560 public elementary schools	22.6%		23.5	1208^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.5%		22.6				55.0	33.3	16.1	20.0			55.0	46.7	67.7	32.0							$15,207
Clear Fork Middle School	Public	5-8	987 State Route 97 E	Bellville	44813	Richland County	Clear Fork Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 886-3111	354	22	16.4		333 (94.1%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	69.6	333^rd of 1046 public middle schools	68.2%		64.6	399^th of 1036 public middle schools	61.5%	66		80.0						54.1	51.6	61.8				66.3	66.1	73.4				100.0	$10,139
Bellville Elementary School	Public	K-5	195 School St	Bellville	44813	Richland County	Clear Fork Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 886-3244	400	23	17.7	40.0%	371 (92.8%)	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	81.4	257^th of 1560 public elementary schools	83.5%		74.9	437^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.0%	180	80.0				91.7	80.0	78.7				83.9	75.9	81.3								$11,272
Butler Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 College St	Butler	44822	Richland County	Clear Fork Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 883-3451	252	20	12.8	44.8%	235 (93.3%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	80.7	277^th of 1560 public elementary schools	82.2%		74.9	436^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.0%	159	73.3				80.0	85.4	85.1				80.5	79.1	82.2								$13,346
Clear Fork High School	Public	8-12	987 State Route 97 E	Bellville	44813	Richland County	Clear Fork Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 886-2601	412	30	13.6	73.1%	390 (94.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	56.9	336^th of 795 public high schools	57.7%		60.6	320^th of 855 public high schools	62.6%	16			81.9	85.5													81.1	73.9	32.2	60.6	$13,439
Central Elementary School	Public	2-3	124 Frederick St	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 884-1308	335	18	18.6	40.0%	292 (87.2%)	11 (3.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.6%)								(n/a)					78.9						82.3										$10,998
Eastern Elementary School	Public	4-8	155 Castor Rd	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-3610	504	29	17.4	33.5%	450 (89.3%)	6 (1.2%)	10 (2.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)								(n/a)	81.8					81.2	84.2	85.3				72.1	82.0	80.1							$10,346
Lexington High School	Public	9-12	103 Clever Ln	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-1111	631	34	18.7	44.2%	561 (88.9%)	9 (1.4%)	17 (2.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	70.7	151^st of 795 public high schools	81.0%		68.6	209^th of 855 public high schools	75.6%	58			81.1	91.4													86.7	81.1	65.6	67.5	$12,885
Lexington Junior High School	Public	7-8	103 Clever Ln	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-2112	372	22	17.2		324 (87.1%)	6 (1.6%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.3%)	71.9	297^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.6%		77.3	227^th of 1036 public middle schools	78.1%	70		63.2							46.5	72.2					72.2	84.2				100.0	$10,935
Western Elementary School	Public	K-3	385 W Main St	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 884-2765	308	19	16.2	32.1%	271 (88.0%)	4 (1.3%)	11 (3.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)																					$12,773
Lucas Elementary School	Public	K-5	84 Lucas North Rd	Lucas	44843	Richland County	Lucas Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 892-2338	200	15	13.3	73.0%	193 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	86.6	128^th of 1560 public elementary schools	91.8%		82	257^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.5%	129	89.7				92.3	85.4	79.3				92.3	80.5	86.2								$16,365
Lucas High School	Public	8-12	5 1st Ave	Lucas	44843	Richland County	Lucas Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 892-2338	140	13	10.7		136 (97.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	61.1	266^th of 795 public high schools	66.5%		60.1	333^rd of 855 public high schools	61.1%	67		81.1	77.1	78.6						55.6						64.9	83.8	84.2	50.0	65.5	$22,746
Lucas Heritage Middle School	Public	6-7	80 Lucas North Rd	Lucas	44843	Richland County	Lucas Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 892-2338	70	6	11.6		65 (92.9%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	59.6	460^th of 1046 public middle schools	56.0%		63.7	412^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.2%	48								67.6	59.4					51.4	54.5						$18,106
Eastview Elementary School	Public	K-4	1262 Eastview Dr	Mansfield	44905	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 589-7335	218	14	15.5	74.8%	173 (79.4%)	7 (3.2%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.2%)	84.3	174^th of 1560 public elementary schools	88.8%		79.7	320^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.5%	146					91.4	76.6					88.6	83.0									$14,969
Madison Middle School	Public	5-8	1419 Grace St	Mansfield	44905	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 522-0471	761	56	13.5	70.4%	614 (80.7%)	44 (5.8%)	28 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.5%)	56.2	506^th of 1046 public middle schools	51.6%		54.3	512^th of 1036 public middle schools	50.6%	6	74.0	58.4					68.0	47.2	41.0	73.0			74.7	52.8	56.5	64.2				100.0	$10,631
Madison High School	Public	9-12	600 Esley Ln	Mansfield	44905	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 589-2112	855	57	15.0	54.2%	714 (83.5%)	39 (4.6%)	44 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.5%)	38.7	522^nd of 795 public high schools	34.3%		49.3	476^th of 855 public high schools	44.3%	46			82.1	66.3													54.2	66.7	32.0	55.0	$12,771
Madison South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	700 S Illinois Ave	Mansfield	44907	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 522-4319	486	33	14.7	79.4%	379 (78.0%)	39 (8.0%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.9%)	25.7	1187^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.9%		32.2	1099^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.5%	88					49.3	51.4					43.3	42.2									$11,459
Mifflin Elementary School	Public	K-4	441 Reed Rd	Mansfield	44903	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 589-6517	256	19	13.4	59.4%	220 (85.9%)	9 (3.5%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	62.2	689^th of 1560 public elementary schools	55.8%		81.6	264^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.1%	425					58.3	88.0					61.7	70.0									$12,753
Ontario High School	Public	9-12	467 Shelby Ontario Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Ontario Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 529-3969	540	30	18.2	34.8%	440 (81.5%)	27 (5.0%)	22 (4.1%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.9%)	72.4	128^th of 795 public high schools	83.9%		70	194^th of 855 public high schools	77.3%	66			83.8	92.6													77.3	87.8	58.0	80.0	$12,880
Ontario Middle School	Public	6-8	447 Shelby Ontario Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Ontario Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 529-5507	471	23	20.5	36.1%	408 (86.6%)	17 (3.6%)	7 (1.5%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	78.8	195^th of 1046 public middle schools	81.4%		81.8	156^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.9%	39		75.9						66.4	64.1	73.4				73.5	77.0	70.5				100.0	$11,361
Stingel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	426 Shelby Ontario Rd	Ontario	44906	Richland County	Ontario Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 529-4955	922	42	21.8		786 (85.2%)	22 (2.4%)	15 (1.6%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.9%)	72.6	485^th of 1560 public elementary schools	68.9%		78.6	348^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.7%	137	82.4				67.2	77.4	65.2	100.0			64.2	66.4	86.6								$8,986
Pioneer Career & Technology	Public	6-12	27 Ryan Rd	Shelby	44875	Richland County	Pioneer Career & Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 347-7744	1,105	95	11.6	49.7%	996 (90.1%)	7 (0.6%)	66 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Shelby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 W Smiley Ave	Shelby	44875	Richland County	Shelby City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 342-4641	866	43	20.3	60.4%	790 (91.2%)	6 (0.7%)	40 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.0%)	53.4	843^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	46.0%		66.6	594^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.9%	249	57.7				54.5	66.9	58.5				56.1	66.1	76.9								$11,394
Shelby Middle School	Public	6-8	109 W Smiley Ave	Shelby	44875	Richland County	Shelby City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 347-5451	474	24	19.8	56.8%	439 (92.6%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	76.8	229^th of 1046 public middle schools	78.1%		78.9	202^nd of 1036 public middle schools	80.5%	27		77.6						62.9	75.6	75.9				67.9	72.7	62.2				100.0	$12,781
Shelby High School	Public	8-12	1 Whippet Way	Shelby	44875	Richland County	Shelby City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 342-5065	454	27	16.7	48.5%	437 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	63.5	234^th of 795 public high schools	70.6%		63.2	283^rd of 855 public high schools	66.9%	49			76.5	92.3													78.9	74.4	60.6	63.9	$14,329
Legacy Academy of Excellence Mansfield	Public, Charter	K-8	215 N Trimble Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Legacy Academy of Excellence Mansfield	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(419) 359-4432	100	5	20.0	97.0%	7 (7.0%)	93 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$10,110

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