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

37 public high schools in Columbus, Ohio appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high 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 28.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Columbus, Ohio

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

28.6%

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	Worthington Kilbourne High School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	High	1,623	77.5%
3	Columbus Alternative High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	820	75.4%
4	Metro Early College High School	Columbus, OH	Metro Early College High School	High	869	72.1%
5	Hamilton Township High School	Columbus, OH	Hamilton Local	High	873	61.7%
6	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Columbus, OH	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	High	473	57.5%
7	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Columbus, OH	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	High	680	53.1%
8	Centennial High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	702	50.3%
9	Whetstone High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	1,017	47.7%
10	Franklin Heights High School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	High	1,398	47.7%
11	Graham School The	Columbus, OH	Graham School The	High	139	45.2%
12	Fort Hayes Arts and Academic HS	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	752	40.7%
13	Briggs High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	956	36.5%
14	Mason Run High School	Columbus, OH	Mason Run High School	High	127	30.8%
15	Franklinton High School	Columbus, OH	Franklinton High School	High	155	30.4%
16	Mifflin High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	801	29.7%
17	Walnut Ridge High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	775	29.6%
18	Columbus Africentric Early College High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	332	29.6%
19	Franklinton Prep High School	Columbus, OH	Franklinton Prep High School	High	216	28.6%
20	Columbus International High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	540	28.1%
21	Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	Columbus, OH	Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	High	320	28.0%
22	Eastmoor Academy	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	584	27.7%
23	East High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	431	26.4%
24	Northland High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	1,029	25.7%
25	Flex High School	Columbus, OH	Flex High School	High	370	25.0%
26	Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Columbus, OH	Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	High	242	24.0%
27	West High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	846	23.4%
28	Marion-Franklin High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	430	21.1%
29	South High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	873	17.9%
30	Linden-McKinley STEM Academy	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	795	14.5%
31	Beechcroft High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	587	14.3%
32	Independence High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	852	14.2%
33	Focus North High School	Columbus, OH	Focus North High School	High	202	13.5%
34	Ohio Construction Academy	Columbus, OH	Ohio Construction Academy	High	122	11.1%
35	YB Columbus Community School	Columbus, OH	YB Columbus Community School	High	264	10.3%
36	The Academy for Urban Scholars	Columbus, OH	The Academy for Urban Scholars	High	386	7.5%
37	Early College Academy	Columbus, OH	Early College Academy	High	114	0.0%

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