Best High Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 855)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
121	Worthington Kilbourne High School	Public	9-12	1499 Hard Rd	Columbus	43235	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-6400	1,623	91	17.7	32.2%	1,039 (64.0%)	138 (8.5%)	250 (15.4%)	66 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (7.9%)	$13,979							75.4	74.9	139	18		390451304479
122	Coldwater High School	Public	9-12	310 N 2nd St	Coldwater	45828	Mercer County	Coldwater Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 678-4821	380	26	14.9	68.2%	359 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,769							75.4	82.2	58	64		390453102171
123	Northwest High School	Public	9-12	8580 Erie Ave NW	Canal Fulton	44614	Stark County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 854-2205	480	30	16	30.0%	457 (95.2%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$15,051							75.4	78.3	94	29		390499003742
124	Pandora-Gilboa High School	Public	9-12	410 Rocket Ridge	Pandora	45877	Putnam County	Pandora-Gilboa Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 384-3225	183	12	15	98.4%	169 (92.3%)	2 (1.1%)	9 (4.9%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,663							75.2	72.1	171	47		390493903579
125	Cleveland School of Architecture & Design	Public	9-12	2075 Stokes Blvd	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8200	215	13	16.5		6 (2.8%)	190 (88.4%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$23,104							74.9	64.6	272	147		390437805538
126	Olmsted Falls High School	Public	9-12	26939 Bagley Rd	Olmsted Falls	44138	Cuyahoga County	Olmsted Falls City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 427-6100	1,228	60	20.6	20.1%	1,095 (89.2%)	39 (3.2%)	45 (3.7%)	30 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.5%)	$12,834							74.8	72.6	167	41		390465702595
127	Boardman High School	Public	9-12	7777 Glenwood Ave	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 758-7511	1,005	70	14.4	54.9%	737 (73.3%)	89 (8.9%)	83 (8.3%)	33 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.2%)	$13,953							74.8	73.3	157	30		390483003195
128	Jackson-Milton High School	Public	9-12	13910 Mahoning Ave	North Jackson	44451	Mahoning County	Jackson-Milton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 538-3232	170	14	12.5	98.2%	158 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.9%)	$22,435							74.7	75.3	130	2		390483203208
129	Anderson High School	Public	9-12	7560 Forest Rd	Cincinnati	45255	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 232-2772	1,166	75	15.5	19.8%	962 (82.5%)	47 (4.0%)	55 (4.7%)	34 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (5.7%)	$13,779							74.6	78.3	95	34		390473402843
130	Tinora High School	Public	9-12	5921 Domersville Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 497-2621	272	12	22.6	19.5%	240 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$17,447							74.6	76.8	111	19		390467202636

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Ohio State Tests American Government, Ohio State Tests American History, Ohio State Tests Biology, Ohio State Tests English II, Ohio State Tests Geometry, Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I, Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II, Ohio State Tests Algebra I test scores released by the Ohio Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 17, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Ohio Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Education.
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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.