U.S. News & World Report ranks the best Cincinnati public high schools

Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer
Updated ·1 min read

Cincinnati boasts some of the best public high school in the state, according to U.S. News & World Report's recent ranking of the nation's top high schools.

Out of 705 ranked schools, Walnut Hills High School topped the list for the Buckeye State. It is No. 118 in the nation, out of 17,655, according to the publication.

According to U.S. News, 92% of Walnut Hills students participate in Advanced Placement coursework.

Rounding out the top five in the state are Bexley High School, Madeira High School, Solon High School and Rocky River High School.

Best Cincinnati-area high schools

  1. Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati Public Schools, No. 1 in Ohio rankings

  2. Madeira High School, Madeira, No. 3 in Ohio

  3. Indian Hill High School, Indian Hill, No. 8

  4. Wyoming High School, Wyoming, No. 12

  5. Sycamore High School, Sycamore Community City, No. 17

  6. William Mason High School, Mason City, No. 18

  7. Turpin High School, Forest Hills Local, No. 25

  8. Mariemont High School, Mariemont, No. 28

  9. Loveland High School, Loveland, No. 39

  10. Anderson High School, Forest Hills Local, No. 49

How U.S. News & World Report ranks high schools

To rank high schools, U.S. News gathered data from Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exams, state proficiency tests, graduation rates and the U.S. Department of Education's Common Core of Data. U.S. News looked at 941 Ohio high schools and ranked 705.

This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: The best public high schools in Cincinnati in 2024 per U.S. News