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

22 public schools in Marion 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. River Valley High School leads the list at 76.3%, against a median of 57.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Marion County, Ohio

Top % Proficient (Reading)

76.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

57.4%

BEST IN READING · MARION COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	River Valley High School	Caledonia, OH	River Valley Local	High	455	76.3%
2	Heritage Elementary School	Marion, OH	River Valley Local	Elementary	483	75.3%
3	Pleasant High School	Marion, OH	Pleasant Local	High	347	75.2%
4	Elgin High School	Marion, OH	Elgin Local	High	275	73.6%
5	Pleasant Middle School	Marion, OH	Pleasant Local	Middle	438	66.3%
6	Pleasant Elementary School	Marion, OH	Pleasant Local	Elementary	480	64.2%
7	Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	Elementary	361	61.1%
8	River Valley Middle School	Caledonia, OH	River Valley Local	Middle	481	60.5%
9	Liberty Elementary School	Caledonia, OH	River Valley Local	Elementary	402	58.6%
10	Elgin Elementary School	Marion, OH	Elgin Local	Elementary	490	58.3%
11	Ridgedale Elementary School	Morral, OH	Ridgedale Local	Elementary	306	58.1%
12	Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	Elementary	230	56.6%
13	Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School	Morral, OH	Ridgedale Local	High	315	49.5%
14	Harding High School	Marion, OH	Marion City	High	916	48.8%
15	Elgin Middle School	Marion, OH	Elgin Local	Middle	257	47.2%
16	James A. Garfield Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	Elementary	343	43.3%
17	George Washington Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	Elementary	452	42.4%
18	William H. Taft Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	Elementary	377	41.8%
19	Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	Marion, OH	Marion City	Middle	917	36.6%
20	William McKinley Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	Elementary	444	32.6%
21	Marion Preparatory Academy	Marion, OH	Marion Preparatory Academy	Elementary	151	25.0%
22	Buckeye Community School - Marion	Marion, OH	Buckeye Community School - Marion	High	824	6.3%

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