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
681	Rhodes School of Environmental Studies	Public	9-12	5100 Biddulph Ave	Cleveland	44144	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	330	23	14.3		66 (20.0%)	135 (40.9%)	103 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.0%)	$18,615							17.7	9.6	736	55		390437805951
682	Lockland Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	249 W Forrer St	Lockland	45215	Hamilton County	Lockland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 563-5000	212	14	15.2		41 (19.3%)	110 (51.9%)	39 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.4%)	$17,040							17.5	8.8	751	69		390442301167
683	The Bridgeport School District - High School	Public	9-12	55707 Industrial Dr	Bridgeport	43912	Belmont County	Bridgeport Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 635-0853	198	18	11		178 (89.9%)	4 (2.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$13,885							17.3	36.4	580	103		390452302128
684	Nelsonville-York High School	Public	9-12	1 Buckeye Dr	Nelsonville	45764	Athens County	Nelsonville-York City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 753-1964	260	20	13		243 (93.5%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$16,872							17.3	17.2	681	3		390444401368
685	Great River Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3650 Olentangy River Rd Ste 43	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Great River Connections Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(614) 368-1122	1,608	38	41.8		1,078 (67.0%)	254 (15.8%)	111 (6.9%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	150 (9.3%)	$8,122							17.3	20.7	667	18		390159905986
686	Jefferson Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2701 S Union Rd	Dayton	45417	Montgomery County	Jefferson Township Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 835-5691	128	7	18.2		18 (14.1%)	88 (68.8%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.5%)	$24,210							17.3	9	746	60		390486803345
687	Lakeside High School	Public	9-12	6600 Sanborn Rd	Ashtabula	44004	Ashtabula County	Ashtabula Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 993-2522	810	35	23.1		450 (55.6%)	57 (7.0%)	173 (21.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	126 (15.6%)	$12,708							17	20	670	17		390435100084
688	Ohio Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1690 Woodlands Dr Ste 100	Maumee	43537	Lucas County	Ohio Virtual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(419) 482-0948	15,339	387	39.6		9,853 (64.2%)	2,637 (17.2%)	1,309 (8.5%)	135 (0.9%)	55 (0.4%)	20 (0.1%)	1,330 (8.7%)	$7,290							17	22.6	657	31		390018004704
689	Springfield Digital Academy (SDA)	Public, Virtual	8-12	6924 Spring Valley Dr	Holland	43528	Lucas County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(419) 867-5604	27	5	5.4		20 (74.1%)	1 (3.7%)	4 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	$8,619							16.8	9.2	744	55		390482210850
690	Springfield High School	Public	9-12	701 E Home Rd	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-2800	1,606	112	14.3		558 (34.7%)	612 (38.1%)	227 (14.1%)	10 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	193 (12.0%)	$14,067							16.7	15.7	691	1		390448101701

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.