Best public high schools in Ohio, according to US News and World Report

Sarah Szilagy
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Best public high schools in Ohio, according to US News and World Report

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The most-anticipated ranking of Ohio public high schools is in, and several central Ohio schools ranked high on the list.

The U.S. News and World Report released its school rankings Tuesday. The news organization analyzed more than 700 public high schools in Ohio based on six factors:

  • 30% weight given to college readiness, measured by the proportion of seniors who took and earned a qualifying score on an IB or AP exam

  • 20% weight given to state assessment proficiency

  • 20% weight given to state assessment performance, measured against U.S. News and World Report’s prediction for how a school with similar characteristics would score

  • 10% weight given to college curriculum breadth, measured by how many AP or IB exams students take and pass

  • 10% weight given to underserved student performance, measured by learning outcomes among Black, Hispanic and low-income students

  • 10% graduation rate

Bexley High School nearly topped the list, being ranked second with a 99.17 score out of 100. Dublin Jerome High School, meanwhile, rounded out the top 10 with a score of 97.56. Other central Ohio high schools, including Olentangy Liberty, Columbus Alternative, Grandview Heights and Olentangy also ranked high on the list.

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The top 50 public high schools in Ohio in the ranking are:

  1. Walnut Hills High School — Cincinnati (#118 nationally)

  2. Bexley High School — Bexley (#147 nationally)

  3. Madeira High School — Cincinnati (#212 nationally)

  4. Solon High School — Solon (#220 nationally)

  5. Rocky River High School — Rocky River (#232 nationally)

  6. Oakwood High School — Dayton (#265 nationally)

  7. Chagrin Falls High School — Chagrin Falls (#297 nationally)

  8. Indian Hill High School — Cincinnati (#310 nationally)

  9. Hudson High School — Hudson (#404 nationally)

  10. Dublin Jerome High School — Dublin (#431 nationally)

  11. Olentangy Liberty High School — Powell (#441 nationally)

  12. Wyoming High School — Wyoming (#466 nationally)

  13. Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School — Broadview Heights (#488 nationally)

  14. Olentangy High School — Lewis Center (#490 nationally)

  15. Kenston High School — Chagrin Falls (#495 nationally)

  16. Columbus Alternative High School — Columbus (#510 nationally)

  17. Sycamore High School — Cincinnati (#528 nationally)

  18. William Mason High School — Mason (#530 nationally)

  19. Grandview Heights High School — Grandview Heights (#535 nationally)

  20. Aurora High School — Aurora (#569 nationally)

  21. Upper Arlington High School — Upper Arlington (#585 nationally)

  22. Ottawa Hills High School — Toledo (#588 nationally)

  23. Granville High School — Granville (#591 nationally)

  24. Bay High School — Bay Village (#616 nationally)

  25. Turpin High School — Cincinnati (#628 nationally)

  26. Perrysburg High School — Perrysburg (#698 nationally)

  27. Revere High School — Richfield (#700 nationally)

  28. Mariemont High School — Cincinnati (#726 nationally)

  29. John Hay Early College High School — Cleveland (#745 nationally)

  30. Orange High School — Lewis Center (#794 nationally)

  31. Dublin Coffman High School — Dublin (#799 nationally)

  32. Highland High School — Medina (#808 nationally)

  33. West Geauga High School — Chesterland (#811 nationally)

  34. Avon Lake High School — Avon Lake (#842 nationally)

  35. New Albany High School — New Albany (#877 nationally)

  36. Cleveland School of Science and Medicine — Cleveland (#894 nationally)

  37. Olentangy Berlin High School — Delaware (#915 nationally)

  38. Orange High School — Pepper Pike (#965 nationally)

  39. Loveland High School — Loveland (#971 nationally)

  40. Avon High School — Avon (#999 nationally)

  41. Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School — Fort Loramie (#1,005 nationally)

  42. Waynesville High School — Waynesville (#1,024 nationally)

  43. Bellbrook High School — Bellbrook (#1,040 nationally)

  44. Hiland High School — Millersburg (#1,220 nationally)

  45. Versailles High School — Versailles (#1,240 nationally)

  46. Strongsville High School — Strongsville (#1,249 nationally)

  47. Canfield High School — Canfield (#1,275 nationally)

  48. Kings High School — Kings Mills (#1,308 nationally)

  49. Anderson High School — Cincinnati (#1,319 nationally)

  50. Milford Senior High School — Milford (#1,350 nationally)

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