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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Franklin County, Ohio

55 public high schools in Franklin County, 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. Bexley High School leads the list at 94.3%, against a median of 47.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Franklin County, Ohio

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

47.7%

BEST IN READING · FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Bexley High School	Bexley, OH	Bexley City	High	766	94.3%
2	Grandview Heights High School	Columbus, OH	Grandview Heights Schools	High	338	94.1%
3	Upper Arlington High School	Upper Arlington, OH	Upper Arlington City	High	1,908	90.6%
4	New Albany High School	New Albany, OH	New Albany-Plain Local	High	1,601	88.2%
5	Thomas Worthington High School	Worthington, OH	Worthington City	High	1,712	79.0%
6	Worthington Kilbourne High School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	High	1,623	77.5%
7	Hilliard Davidson High School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	High	1,847	76.7%
8	Columbus Alternative High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	820	75.4%
9	Grove City High School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	High	1,881	75.1%
10	Hilliard Bradley High School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	High	1,712	74.3%
11	Dublin Coffman High School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	High	1,824	72.9%
12	Canal Winchester High School	Canal Winchester, OH	Canal Winchester Local	High	1,121	72.8%
13	Metro Early College High School	Columbus, OH	Metro Early College High School	High	869	72.1%
14	Hilliard Darby High School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	High	1,674	71.3%
15	Westerville-South High School	Westerville, OH	Westerville City	High	1,509	70.2%
16	Dublin Scioto High School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	High	1,437	70.1%
17	Lincoln High School	Gahanna, OH	Gahanna-Jefferson City	High	2,468	66.7%
18	Hamilton Township High School	Columbus, OH	Hamilton Local	High	873	61.7%
19	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Columbus, OH	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	High	473	57.5%
20	Westland High School	Galloway, OH	South-Western City	High	1,853	56.8%
21	Central Crossing High School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	High	1,674	55.3%
22	Reynoldsburg High School	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	High	2,115	53.9%
23	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Columbus, OH	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	High	680	53.1%
24	Groveport Madison High School	Groveport, OH	Groveport Madison Local	High	1,863	52.5%
25	Whitehall Yearling High School	Whitehall, OH	Whitehall City	High	993	52.2%
26	Centennial High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	702	50.3%
27	Whetstone High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	1,017	47.7%
28	Franklin Heights High School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	High	1,398	47.7%
29	Graham School The	Columbus, OH	Graham School The	High	139	45.2%
30	Fort Hayes Arts and Academic HS	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	752	40.7%
31	Briggs High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	956	36.5%
32	Mason Run High School	Columbus, OH	Mason Run High School	High	127	30.8%
33	Franklinton High School	Columbus, OH	Franklinton High School	High	155	30.4%
34	Mifflin High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	801	29.7%
35	Walnut Ridge High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	775	29.6%
36	Columbus Africentric Early College High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	332	29.6%
37	Franklinton Prep High School	Columbus, OH	Franklinton Prep High School	High	216	28.6%
38	Columbus International High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	540	28.1%
39	Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	Columbus, OH	Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	High	320	28.0%
40	Eastmoor Academy	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	584	27.7%
41	East High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	431	26.4%
42	Northland High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	1,029	25.7%
43	Flex High School	Columbus, OH	Flex High School	High	370	25.0%
44	Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Columbus, OH	Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	High	242	24.0%
45	West High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	846	23.4%
46	Marion-Franklin High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	430	21.1%
47	South High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	873	17.9%
48	Linden-McKinley STEM Academy	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	795	14.5%
49	Beechcroft High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	587	14.3%
50	Independence High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	High	852	14.2%

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