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

12 public elementary schools in Marion County, Ohio appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Heritage Elementary School leads the list at 75.3%, against a median of 57.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Marion County, Ohio

Top % Proficient (Reading)

75.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

57.4%

BEST IN READING · MARION COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Heritage Elementary School	Marion, OH	River Valley Local	Elementary	483	75.3%
2	Pleasant Elementary School	Marion, OH	Pleasant Local	Elementary	480	64.2%
3	Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	Elementary	361	61.1%
4	Liberty Elementary School	Caledonia, OH	River Valley Local	Elementary	402	58.6%
5	Elgin Elementary School	Marion, OH	Elgin Local	Elementary	490	58.3%
6	Ridgedale Elementary School	Morral, OH	Ridgedale Local	Elementary	306	58.1%
7	Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	Elementary	230	56.6%
8	James A. Garfield Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	Elementary	343	43.3%
9	George Washington Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	Elementary	452	42.4%
10	William H. Taft Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	Elementary	377	41.8%
11	William McKinley Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	Elementary	444	32.6%
12	Marion Preparatory Academy	Marion, OH	Marion Preparatory Academy	Elementary	151	25.0%

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