Best High Schools in Ohio
The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Ohio, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 65%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio Virtual Academy | Maumee, OH | 14,334 | 52% |
| 2 | Alternative Education Academy | Independence, OH | 5,783 | 45% |
| 3 | Ohio Connections Academy Inc | Cleveland, OH | 5,380 | 55% |
| 4 | William Mason High School | Mason, OH | 3,414 | 67% |
| 5 | Centerville High School | Centerville, OH | 2,755 | 62% |
| 6 | Lakota West High School | West Chester, OH | 2,740 | 63% |
| 7 | Walnut Hills High School | Cincinnati, OH | 2,582 | 66% |
| 8 | Lakota East High School | Liberty Township, OH | 2,552 | 55% |
| 9 | Hamilton High School | Hamilton, OH | 2,507 | 46% |
| 10 | Mentor High School | Mentor, OH | 2,405 | 68% |
| 11 | Reynoldsburg High School | Reynoldsburg, OH | 2,268 | 68% |
| 12 | GlenOak High School | Canton, OH | 2,067 | 62% |
| 13 | Jackson High School | Massillon, OH | 2,024 | 73% |
| 14 | Medina High School | Medina, OH | 1,998 | 71% |
| 15 | Brunswick High School | Brunswick, OH | 1,988 | 67% |
| 16 | Orange High School | Lewis, OH | 1,977 | 68% |
| 17 | Dublin Jerome High School | Dublin, OH | 1,944 | 78% |
| 18 | Hilliard Davidson High School | Hilliard, OH | 1,891 | 69% |
| 19 | Olentangy Liberty High School | Powell, OH | 1,877 | 72% |
| 20 | Dublin Coffman High School | Dublin, OH | 1,868 | 67% |
| 21 | Upper Arlington High School | Upper Arlington, OH | 1,867 | 66% |
| 22 | Strongsville High School | Strongsville, OH | 1,844 | 70% |
| 23 | Olentangy High School | Lewis Center, OH | 1,688 | 71% |
| 24 | Olentangy Berlin High School | Delaware, OH | 1,656 | 69% |
| 25 | Miami Valley Ctc | Englewood, OH | 1,647 | 59% |
| 26 | Beavercreek High School | Beavercreek, OH | 1,637 | 65% |
| 27 | Perrysburg High School | Perrysburg, OH | 1,636 | 66% |
| 28 | New Albany High School | New Albany, OH | 1,630 | 65% |
| 29 | Lake Middle / High School | Uniontown, OH | 1,629 | 65% |
| 30 | Pickerington High School North | Pickerington, OH | 1,628 | 63% |
| 31 | Wadsworth High School | Wadsworth, OH | 1,623 | 69% |
| 32 | Hilliard Darby High School | Hilliard, OH | 1,577 | 67% |
| 33 | Westerville Central High School | Westerville, OH | 1,558 | 69% |
| 34 | Miamisburg High School | Miamisburg, OH | 1,557 | 64% |
| 35 | Hoover High School | North Canton, OH | 1,543 | 66% |
| 36 | Hudson High School | Hudson, OH | 1,507 | 78% |
| 37 | Worthington Kilbourne High School | Columbus, OH | 1,505 | 65% |
| 38 | Solon High School | Solon, OH | 1,483 | 72% |
| 39 | Penta Career Center - on campus | Perrysburg, OH | 1,481 | 65% |
| 40 | Little Miami High School | Morrow, OH | 1,445 | 64% |
| 41 | Kings High School | Kings Mills, OH | 1,435 | 65% |
| 42 | Licking Heights High School | Pataskala, OH | 1,389 | 62% |
| 43 | Lakewood High School | Lakewood, OH | 1,382 | 63% |
| 44 | Watkins Memorial High School | Pataskala, OH | 1,373 | 68% |
| 45 | Anthony Wayne High School | Whitehouse, OH | 1,324 | 65% |
| 46 | Loveland High School | Loveland, OH | 1,309 | 67% |
| 47 | Normandy High School | Parma, OH | 1,304 | 62% |
| 48 | Twinsburg High School | Twinsburg, OH | 1,301 | 62% |
| 49 | North Ridgeville High School | North Ridgeville, OH | 1,268 | 62% |
| 50 | William R Burton | Oberlin, OH | 1,239 | 50% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best high school in Ohio?
The largest high school in Ohio is Ohio Virtual Academy in Maumee with 14,334 students and a 52% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many high schools are in Ohio?
This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Ohio by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.