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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Columbus, Ohio

191 public schools in Columbus, Ohio appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Grandview Heights High School leads the list at 94.1%, against a median of 36.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

191

Columbus, Ohio

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

36.0%

BEST IN READING · COLUMBUS, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Grandview Heights High School	Columbus, OH	Grandview Heights Schools	High	338	94.1%
2	Stevenson Elementary	Columbus, OH	Grandview Heights Schools	Elementary	340	92.9%
3	Larson Middle School	Columbus, OH	Grandview Heights Schools	Middle	453	89.2%
4	Bluffsview Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	Elementary	399	87.5%
5	Worthington Hills Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	Elementary	528	86.6%
6	Clinton Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Elementary	491	80.5%
7	Ecole Kenwood French Immersion	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Elementary	474	79.7%
8	Indian Springs Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Elementary	396	78.0%
9	Worthington Kilbourne High School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	High	1,623	77.5%
10	Mccord Middle School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	Middle	636	77.1%
11	Brookside Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	Elementary	319	76.6%
12	Columbus Alternative High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	820	75.4%
13	Granby Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	Elementary	404	72.3%
14	Metro Early College High School	Columbus, OH	Metro Early College High School	High	869	72.1%
15	Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Columbus, OH	Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Elementary	133	66.5%
16	International Acad Of Columbus	Columbus, OH	International Acad Of Columbus	Elementary	313	65.5%
17	Indianola Informal K-8 School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Elementary	721	65.4%
18	Hamilton Intermediate School	Columbus, OH	Hamilton Local	Middle	706	63.6%
19	Alpine Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Elementary	348	63.0%
20	Daniel Wright Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Dublin City	Elementary	590	62.8%
21	Minerva Park Middle School	Columbus, OH	Westerville City	Middle	753	62.4%
22	Hamilton Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Hamilton Local	Elementary	1,028	62.3%
23	Hamilton Township High School	Columbus, OH	Hamilton Local	High	873	61.7%
24	Winterset Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Elementary	326	61.5%
25	Hawthorne Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Westerville City	Elementary	538	61.3%
26	Minerva France Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Westerville City	Elementary	559	60.6%
27	Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School	Columbus, OH	Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School	Elementary	389	60.0%
28	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield	Columbus, OH	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield	Elementary	249	58.2%
29	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Columbus, OH	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	High	473	57.5%
30	Dominion Middle School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Middle	745	57.5%
31	Northgate Intermediate	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Elementary	273	56.3%
32	South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6)	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Elementary	233	55.8%
33	Parkmoor Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Elementary	304	55.1%
34	Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School	Columbus, OH	Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School	Middle	165	54.5%
35	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Columbus, OH	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	High	680	53.1%
36	Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Elementary	521	53.1%
37	Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Columbus, OH	Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Elementary	721	53.0%
38	Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Elementary	774	52.4%
39	Hilliard Horizon Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Hilliard City	Elementary	596	51.9%
40	Hamilton Middle School	Columbus, OH	Hamilton Local	Middle	477	51.2%
41	Sedalia Elementary	Columbus, OH	Groveport Madison Local	Elementary	530	51.2%
42	Westside Academy	Columbus, OH	Westside Academy	Elementary	339	50.8%
43	South Scioto Academy	Columbus, OH	South Scioto Academy	Elementary	224	50.5%
44	Binns Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Elementary	299	50.4%
45	Centennial High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	702	50.3%
46	Gables Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Elementary	446	50.2%
47	Educational Academy for Boys & Girls	Columbus, OH	Educational Academy for Boys & Girls	Elementary	182	50.2%
48	Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Middle	196	49.4%
49	Georgian Heights Alt Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Elementary	484	49.4%
50	Asbury Elementary School	Columbus, OH	Groveport Madison Local	Elementary	503	48.9%

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