Best High Schools in Ohio for Low Socio Economic Status Students

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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, Low Socio Economic Status 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.

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 Thursday, September 14, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 805)	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 (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
390434805431	1	Akron Early College High School	Public	9-12	225 S. Main St.	Akron	44308	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-1661	381	12	31.7		113 (29.7%)	128 (33.6%)	15 (3.9%)	104 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$9,365							99.9%	97.9%	1.95%
390467002626	2	Ayersville High School	Public	7-12	28046 Watson Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Ayersville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 395-1111	338	19	17.4		292 (86.4%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$11,450							99.8%	92.7%	7.02%
390437500384	3	Walnut Hills High School	Public	5-12	3250 Victory Pkwy	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-8400	2,749	132	20.8		1,602 (58.3%)	661 (24.0%)	129 (4.7%)	144 (5.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	208 (7.6%)	$14,704							99.6%	99.9%	0.26%
390453902198	4	Granville High School	Public	9-12	248 New Burg St	Granville	43023	Licking County	Granville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 587-8105	797	40	19.7		720 (90.3%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.9%)	17 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (3.8%)	$12,779							99.5%	97.1%	2.39%
390449005317	5	Toledo Early College High School	Public	7-12	2801 W Bancroft St	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 530-3003	335	18	18.6		159 (47.5%)	95 (28.4%)	32 (9.6%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	$13,469							99.4%	96.2%	3.19%
390449004560	6	Toledo Technology Academy High School	Public	7-12	3301 Upton Ave	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 671-3900	329	22	14.9		202 (61.4%)	56 (17.0%)	35 (10.6%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.5%)	$16,886							99.3%	95.7%	3.52%
390447001577	7	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	873	56	15.5		780 (89.3%)	14 (1.6%)	31 (3.6%)	21 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.0%)	$14,561							99.1%	99.8%	0.64%
390502203880	8	McDonald High School	Public	7-12	600 Iowa Ave	Mc Donald	44437	Trumbull County	McDonald Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 530-8051	355	21	16.9		321 (90.4%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$9,408							99.0%	98.4%	0.62%
390470702769	9	Pettisville High School	Public	7-12	232 Summit St	Pettisville	43553	Fulton County	Pettisville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2705	216	16	13.2		174 (80.6%)	2 (0.9%)	30 (13.9%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,388							98.9%	94.7%	4.19%
390454102207	10	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	232	18	12.6		203 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	$15,208							98.8%	96.5%	2.22%

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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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.