Best Schools for Low-income Students in Ohio (2026)

These are the Ohio public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Wells Academy Steubenville	98%	98%	88	A+
2	Pugliese Elementary West Steubenville	98%	98%	136	A+
3	Crosby Elementary School Harrison	95%	95%	58	B+
4	West Boulevard Elementary School Youngstown	98%	92%	68	A+
5	Central Elementary School Logan	98%	87%	148	A+
6	East Garfield Elementary School Steubenville	92%	92%	135	A+
7	South Elementary School New Philadelphia	90%	90%	25	A+
8	Crestview Elementary School Brunswick	90%	90%	26	A
9	Parkside Elementary School Solon	90%	90%	23	A+
10	Dorothy E Lewis Elementary School Solon	90%	90%	24	A+
11	Park Elementary School Chardon	90%	90%	28	A+
12	Rushwood Elementary School Northfield	90%	90%	30	A+
13	Franklin Elementary School Wadsworth	90%	90%	29	A
14	Stadium Drive Elementary School Youngstown	85%	95%	41	A+
15	South Range Elementary School Canfield	85%	95%	46	A+
16	Union Furnace Elementary School Union Furnace	87%	92%	89	A+
17	Isham Memorial Elementary School Wadsworth	85%	90%	31	A+
18	Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Elementary Cleveland	82%	92%	68	A+
19	Eastwood Elementary School Pemberville	82%	92%	77	C+
20	Chieftain Elementary School Logan	82%	92%	132	A+
21	Springfield Elementary School New Middletown	75%	95%	47	A+
22	North Royalton Elementary School North Royalton	85%	85%	41	A+
23	Junction City Elementary School Junction City	82%	87%	179	B+
24	Hocking Hills Elementary School Logan	77%	92%	67	A
25	Indian Riffle Elementary School Kettering	87%	82%	96	B

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Fairfield Freshman High School Fairfield	—	95%	0	C+
2	School of Innovation Willoughby	98%	92%	70	A+
3	Menlo Park Academy Cleveland	92%	92%	80	B
4	Minster Elementary School Minster	90%	90%	23	A+
5	Ferguson Hall Freshman School Beavercreek	—	90%	0	A+
6	Wilson Elementary School Cincinnati	90%	90%	20	B
7	St Henry Middle School Saint Henry	85%	95%	31	B
8	Mansfield Spanish Immersion School Mansfield	87%	92%	118	A+
9	Orchard Middle School Solon	87%	92%	75	A+
10	Mariemont Junior High School Cincinnati	85%	90%	32	A+
11	Maplewood Elementary School Cortland	82%	92%	95	C+
12	Bay Middle School Bay Village	75%	95%	50	B+
13	Waynesville Elementary School Waynesville	75%	95%	52	A+
14	Girard Intermediate Middle School Girard	82%	87%	247	C+
15	Solon Middle School Solon	87%	82%	91	A+
16	Kenston Middle School Chagrin Falls	85%	85%	59	A+
17	Continental Local Elementary School Continental	82%	87%	61	B+
18	Portage Collab Montessori Middle School Canton	82%	82%	93	A+
19	Felicity-Franklin Local Elementary School Felicity	72%	92%	76	A+
20	Northwest Middle School Canal Fulton	77%	87%	147	A
21	Tuscarawas Valley Elementary School Zoarville	77%	87%	78	B+
22	Arcadia Elementary School Arcadia	77%	87%	74	A+
23	Harding Middle School Steubenville	74%	88%	749	C+
24	Granville Middle School Granville	70%	90%	21	A+
25	Olentangy Liberty Middle School Powell	90%	70%	21	A

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Columbus Preparatory Academy Columbus	98%	92%	146	A+
2	Wheelersburg High School Wheelersburg	90%	—	23	A+
3	Toledo Early College High School Toledo	92%	87%	227	A+
4	Walnut Hills High School Cincinnati	92%	87%	279	A+
5	Akron Early College High School Akron	98%	77%	102	A+
6	Steubenville High School Steubenville	87%	82%	185	A+
7	Toledo Technology Academy High School Toledo	87%	82%	168	A+
8	Hicksville High School Hicksville	87%	77%	67	A+
9	Cleveland Early College High Cleveland	92%	72%	69	A+
10	Kenston High School Chagrin Falls	90%	70%	24	A+
11	Canfield High School Canfield	90%	70%	26	A+
12	Kalida High School Kalida	90%	70%	25	A+
13	Olentangy High School Lewis Center	90%	70%	26	A+
14	Pettisville High School Pettisville	90%	70%	25	A+
15	Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School Broadview Heights	90%	70%	27	A+
16	Maplewood High School Cortland	85%	75%	49	A+
17	Ross High School Hamilton	85%	75%	42	A+
18	Dayton Regional STEM School Kettering	82%	72%	64	A+
19	Oak Harbor High School Oak Harbor	72%	82%	66	A+
20	Lincolnview Jr/Sr High School Van Wert	77%	77%	72	A+
21	Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students Cincinnati	87%	62%	93	A+
22	Geneva High School Geneva	77%	72%	90	A
23	Solon High School Solon	75%	75%	55	A+
24	Edison High School Milan	75%	—	37	A+
25	Bristol High School Bristolville	77%	72%	65	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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