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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Jefferson County, Ohio, drawn from 12 qualifying public elementary schools. Wells Academy leads the list at 99.0%, against a median of 71.8% 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

Jefferson County, Ohio

Top % Proficient (Reading)

99.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

71.8%

BEST IN READING · JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Wells Academy	Steubenville, OH	Steubenville City	Elementary	336	99.0%	no change
2	McKinley STEM Academy	Steubenville, OH	Steubenville City	Elementary	175	96.2%	no change
3	Pugliese Elementary West	Steubenville, OH	Steubenville City	Elementary	449	95.8%	no change
4	East Garfield Elementary School	Steubenville, OH	Steubenville City	Elementary	382	83.2%	no change
5	Buckeye North Elementary School	Brilliant, OH	Buckeye Local	Elementary	235	75.9%	▲ 3
6	John E Gregg Elementary School	Bergholz, OH	Edison Local	Elementary	377	73.8%	no change
7	Hills Elementary School	Mingo Junction, OH	Indian Creek Local	Elementary	377	69.7%	▼ 2
8	Stanton Elementary School	Hammondsville, OH	Edison Local	Elementary	408	68.7%	▲ 2
9	Toronto Elementary School	Toronto, OH	Toronto City	Elementary	374	68.3%	no change
10	Buckeye South Elementary School	Tiltonsville, OH	Buckeye Local	Elementary	282	65.8%	▼ 3
11	Buckeye West Elementary School	Adena, OH	Buckeye Local	Elementary	172	63.0%	no change
12	Cross Creek Elementary	Wintersville, OH	Indian Creek Local	Elementary	496	51.4%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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