Best schools in Ohio (2025)
The top five of 3,373 schools in each category, with links to the full top 100. Rankings use the Success Index (US), built only from official American data.
Ohio has 3,373 schools educating 1,583,620 students in 2025: 3,056 public, 317 charter.
The median Enrollment across Ohio is 396. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
Best elementary schools in Ohio
Schools classified as elementary by NCES.
Fairland East Elementary School
Proctorville · Public elementary · Grades PK–2
302 students
Crestview Elementary School
Convoy · Public elementary · Grades K–5
337 students
Austinburg Elementary School
Austinburg · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
216 students
Cedarville Elementary School
Cedarville · Public elementary · Grades K–5
252 students
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School
Mansfield · Public elementary · Grades K–8
220 students
Best middle schools in Ohio
Schools classified as middle schools by NCES.
Ansonia Middle School
Ansonia · Public middle · Grades 7–8
97 students
Oakwood Junior High School
Dayton · Public middle · Grades 7–8
319 students
Chagrin Falls Middle School
Chagrin Falls · Public middle · Grades 7–8
224 students
Mariemont Junior High School
Cincinnati · Public middle · Grades 7–8
239 students
Indian Hill Middle School
Cincinnati · Public middle · Grades 6–8
537 students
Best high schools in Ohio
Schools classified as high schools by NCES.
Chagrin Falls High School
Chagrin Falls · Public high · Grades 9–12
575 students
Wyoming High School
Wyoming · Public high · Grades 9–12
581 students
Orange High School
Pepper Pike · Public high · Grades 9–12
617 students
Bay High School
Bay Village · Public high · Grades 9–12
684 students
Madeira High School
Cincinnati · Public high · Grades 9–12
438 students
Best traditional public schools in Ohio
District-run public schools.
Fairland East Elementary School
Proctorville · Public elementary · Grades PK–2
302 students
Crestview Elementary School
Convoy · Public elementary · Grades K–5
337 students
Austinburg Elementary School
Austinburg · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
216 students
Ansonia Middle School
Ansonia · Public middle · Grades 7–8
97 students
Oakwood Junior High School
Dayton · Public middle · Grades 7–8
319 students
Best charter schools in Ohio
Publicly funded charter schools.
Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Elementary
Cleveland · Charter elementary · Grades K–4
211 students
Foxfire Intermediate School
Zanesville · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
124 students
Menlo Park Academy
Cleveland · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
330 students
Cincinnati Technology Academy
Cincinnati · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
142 students
United Schools Columbus
Columbus · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
838 students
Best schools by math proficiency in Ohio
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in math on the state assessment (EDFacts, all students), for schools with 30 or more tested students.
Parkside Elementary School
Solon · Public elementary · Grades K–4
502 students
Dorothy E Lewis Elementary School
Solon · Public elementary · Grades K–4
512 students
Orchard Middle School
Solon · Public middle · Grades 5–6
730 students
Minster Elementary School
Minster · Public elementary · Grades K–6
504 students
Terrace Park Elementary School
Terrace Park · Public elementary · Grades K–6
331 students
Best schools by reading proficiency in Ohio
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students).
Terrace Park Elementary School
Terrace Park · Public elementary · Grades K–6
331 students
Pugliese Elementary West
Steubenville · Public elementary · Grades PK–4
449 students
Wells Academy
Steubenville · Public elementary · Grades PK–4
336 students
Hilltop Elementary School
Wyoming · Public elementary · Grades K–4
275 students
Gurney Elementary School
Chagrin Falls · Public elementary · Grades PK–3
478 students
Best lowest student–teacher ratio in Ohio
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students.
Luther E Ball (Chjcf)
Highland Hills · Public high · Grades 9–12
120 students
Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf)
Circleville · Public high · Grades 9–12
108 students
Springfield School of Innovation
Springfield · Public high · Grades 9–12
122 students
Western Reserve High School
Berlin Center · Public high · Grades 9–12
127 students
Fayette Jr/Sr High School
Fayette · Public high · Grades 7–12
109 students
Best largest schools in Ohio
Schools with the highest enrollment.
William Mason High School
Mason · Public high · Grades 9–12
3,435 students
Mason Intermediate Elementary School
Mason · Public elementary · Grades 3–6
3,086 students
Lakota West High School
West Chester · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,968 students
Centerville High School
Centerville · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,720 students
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,660 students
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best elementary school in Ohio?
Fairland East Elementary School in Proctorville ranks first among elementary schools in Ohio with a Success Index (US) of 97.4 out of 100 (Enrollment: 302).
How are elementary schools in Ohio ranked?
Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.