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Steubenville City

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At a glance

21^stof 773 Ohio districts▲ 41

Better than 97% of Ohio districts

Elementary 4 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

611 N 4th St
Steubenville, OH 43952-2678·(740) 283-3767·All Ohio district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 97.3% of districts

Schools

2,841

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedWells Academy1^st of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

East Garfield Elementary School up 227 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Steubenville High School 15.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

Steubenville City is a six-school Ohio district serving PK–12: four elementary schools for grades PK–4, one middle school for grades 5–8, one high school for grades 9–12, and no alternative schools, with 2,841 students enrolled overall.

The elementary tier is especially strong. Wells Academy is ranked #1 of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–2026 and was #1 in the two prior years; it posted 100% proficiency in all six reported 2025–2026 math/ELA tests and 0.0% chronic absenteeism. McKinley STEM Academy ranks 8th of 1,560, with 100% proficiency in 3rd and 4th grade math both years and 100% in 3rd grade ELA both years; 4th grade ELA was 90% in 2025–2026 and 92.3% in 2024–2025. Pugliese Elementary West is 22nd of 1,560, with 98.6% in 4th grade math, 98.4% in 3rd grade ELA, and 100% in 5th grade ELA. East Garfield Elementary School ranks 75th, rebounding from 302nd, with 100% in 3rd grade ELA and 96.4% in 4th grade ELA. Among older grades, Steubenville High School ranks 40th of 795, with a 99.5% graduation rate and scores such as Geometry 97.2%, English II 95.8%, and Algebra I 95.5%. Harding Middle School ranks 92nd of 1,046, with Algebra I at 100% and 5th grade math at 95.6%, though 6th–8th grade ELA ranges from 70.8% to 77.6%.

District-wide, Steubenville City ranks 21st of 773 Ohio districts, in the 97th percentile, and all six schools earned 5 stars in 2025–2026. Every reported school-level test score was above the state average. Chronic absenteeism is 6.3% district-wide, but it varies: Wells Academy 0.0%, East Garfield Elementary School 0.4%, Pugliese Elementary West 1.2%, McKinley STEM Academy 7.7%, Harding Middle School 9.1%, and Steubenville High School 10.8%. Pugliese Elementary West has the highest student-teacher ratio at 19.9, while Steubenville High School has the lowest at 15.6. Among spending data, Wells Academy has the highest 2018–2019 per-student figure at $7,330, East Garfield Elementary School the lowest at $6,620, and McKinley STEM Academy’s figure is not provided. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are blank, so socioeconomic context is unavailable, and some elementary buildings report 5th grade scores even though their listed grade span ends at 4.

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Ranking:

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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
Pugliese Elementary West	Public	PK, KG-4	435 John Scott Hwy Connector	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 264-1590	449	23	19.9	77.8%	338 (75.3%)	43 (9.6%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.4%)	93	22^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	98.6%		92.5	19^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.8%	3					85.9	98.6					98.4	95.2	100.0								$8,654
Harding Middle School	Public	5-8	2002 Sunset Blvd	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 282-3481	793	48	16.5	100.0%	421 (53.1%)	223 (28.1%)	33 (4.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	108 (13.6%)	86.5	92^nd of 1046 public middle schools	91.2%		76.6	239^th of 1036 public middle schools	76.9%	147	96.8	75.7		92.9			95.6	95.0	94.9	84.2			94.7	72.9	77.6	70.8				100.0	$8,693
East Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	936 N 5th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-5112	382	24	16.2	94.1%	156 (40.8%)	141 (36.9%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (19.6%)	89.3	75^th of 1560 public elementary schools	95.2%		80.2	302^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	80.6%	227					78.4	90.7					100.0	96.4									$6,711
Steubenville High School	Public	9-12	420 N 4th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 282-9741	706	45	15.6	72.3%	427 (60.5%)	170 (24.1%)	32 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (10.2%)	83.2	40^th of 795 public high schools	95.0%		73.6	142^nd of 855 public high schools	83.4%	102			82.3	87.1													89.7	95.8	97.2	95.5	$11,363
Wells Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	420 N 4th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-1651	336	18	18.6	43.9%	239 (71.1%)	44 (13.1%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.8%)	95.5	1^st of 1560 public elementary schools	99.9%		95.4	1^st of 1558 public elementary schools	99.9%						100.0	100.0	100.0				100.0	100.0	100.0								$9,366
McKinley STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Adams St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 283-3767	175	10	17.5		69 (39.4%)	66 (37.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (21.7%)	94.4	8^th of 1560 public elementary schools	99.5%		94.6	4^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.7%	4					100.0	100.0					100.0	90.0									$9,789

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ohio Cyber Academy	1.5 mi	1
Ohio Cyber Academy	1.51 mi	1
Indian Creek Local	2.76 mi	5	345^th
Jefferson County	5.3 mi	1
Toronto City	5.79 mi	3	428^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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