Best High Schools in Ohio for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Ohio!

Every year, the Ohio Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Ohio test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Ohio Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Ohio Department of Education any day now!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 614)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
390447001577	1	Rocky River High School	Public	9-12	20951 Detroit Rd	Rocky River	44116	Cuyahoga County	Rocky River City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 356-6800	855	57	15.1	13.0%	754 (88.2%)	15 (1.8%)	29 (3.4%)	21 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	$15,216							99.8%	99.8%	0.07%
390445801467	2	Oakwood High School	Public	9-12	1200 Far Hills Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 297-5325	683	30	22.6		554 (81.1%)	6 (0.9%)	48 (7.0%)	44 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	$12,919							99.7%	99.0%	0.71%
390454102207	3	Hicksville High School	Public	9-12	958 E High St	Hicksville	43526	Defiance County	Hicksville Exempted Village School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 542-7636	230	18	12.5		205 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$15,248							99.5%	96.5%	2.97%
390454302213	4	Indian Hill High School	Public	9-12	6865 Drake Rd	Cincinnati	45243	Hamilton County	Indian Hill Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-4550	662	48	13.8		483 (73.0%)	26 (3.9%)	38 (5.7%)	80 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (4.8%)	$20,516							99.3%	92.2%	7.19%
390483103203	5	Canfield High School	Public	9-12	100 Cardinal Dr	Canfield	44406	Mahoning County	Canfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 533-5507	782	47	16.6	9.2%	695 (88.9%)	7 (0.9%)	38 (4.9%)	28 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	$13,048							99.2%	98.8%	0.34%
390452802159	6	Chagrin Falls High School	Public	9-12	400 E Washington St	Chagrin Falls	44022	Cuyahoga County	Chagrin Falls Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 247-2583	586	34	17.2	4.9%	523 (89.2%)	22 (3.8%)	14 (2.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$18,100							99.0%	97.7%	1.33%
390500203804	7	Hudson High School	Public	9-12	2500 Hudson Aurora Rd	Hudson	44236	Summit County	Hudson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 653-1416	1,507	95	15.7	4.6%	1,292 (85.7%)	27 (1.8%)	53 (3.5%)	87 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	45 (3.0%)	$14,477							98.9%	97.0%	1.86%
390466002609	8	Solon High School	Public	9-12	33600 Inwood Dr	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 349-6230	1,483	81	18.3	11.3%	784 (52.9%)	254 (17.1%)	42 (2.8%)	328 (22.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (4.9%)	$15,997							98.7%	98.5%	0.20%
390449301866	9	Upper Arlington High School	Public	9-12	1625 Zollinger Rd	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5200	1,867	83	22.4	3.7%	1,552 (83.1%)	38 (2.0%)	58 (3.1%)	115 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (5.5%)	$14,212							98.5%	96.3%	2.23%
390436200180	10	Bexley High School	Public	9-12	326 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 231-4591	736	45	16.2	23.1%	594 (80.7%)	52 (7.1%)	32 (4.3%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	$16,690							98.4%	95.8%	2.52%

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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 14, 2023, 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.