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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Jefferson County, Ohio

22 public schools in Jefferson County, 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. Wells Academy leads the list at 99.0%, against a median of 68.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Ohio

Top % Proficient (Reading)

99.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

68.5%

BEST IN READING · JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Wells Academy	Steubenville, OH	Steubenville City	Elementary	336	99.0%
2	McKinley STEM Academy	Steubenville, OH	Steubenville City	Elementary	175	96.2%
3	Pugliese Elementary West	Steubenville, OH	Steubenville City	Elementary	449	95.8%
4	East Garfield Elementary School	Steubenville, OH	Steubenville City	Elementary	382	83.2%
5	Indian Creek High School	Wintersville, OH	Indian Creek Local	High	517	77.2%
6	Buckeye North Elementary School	Brilliant, OH	Buckeye Local	Elementary	235	75.9%
7	Harding Middle School	Steubenville, OH	Steubenville City	Middle	793	74.3%
8	John E Gregg Elementary School	Bergholz, OH	Edison Local	Elementary	377	73.8%
9	Steubenville High School	Steubenville, OH	Steubenville City	High	706	71.7%
10	Hills Elementary School	Mingo Junction, OH	Indian Creek Local	Elementary	377	69.7%
11	Stanton Elementary School	Hammondsville, OH	Edison Local	Elementary	408	68.7%
12	Toronto Elementary School	Toronto, OH	Toronto City	Elementary	374	68.3%
13	Edison High School	Richmond, OH	Edison Local	High	368	67.3%
14	Buckeye South Elementary School	Tiltonsville, OH	Buckeye Local	Elementary	282	65.8%
15	Indian Creek Middle School Grades 5 & 6	Mingo Junction, OH	Indian Creek Local	Middle	260	63.6%
16	Toronto Jr. / Sr. High School	Toronto, OH	Toronto City	High	383	63.3%
17	Buckeye West Elementary School	Adena, OH	Buckeye Local	Elementary	172	63.0%
18	Edison Jr. High School	Richmond, OH	Edison Local	Middle	219	62.2%
19	Indian Creek Middle School Grades 7 & 8	Mingo Junction, OH	Indian Creek Local	Middle	249	54.4%
20	Cross Creek Elementary	Wintersville, OH	Indian Creek Local	Elementary	496	51.4%
21	Buckeye Local Junior High	Rayland, OH	Buckeye Local	Middle	299	45.7%
22	Buckeye Local High School	Rayland, OH	Buckeye Local	High	359	45.5%

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