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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Ohio

1,397 public schools in Ohio appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Early College Academy leads the list at 9.0%, against a median of 73.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,397

Ohio

Best % Proficient

9.0%

Median % Proficient

73.8%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Early College Academy	Columbus, OH	Early College Academy	High	43.9%	114	9.0%
2	Mahoning Valley Community School	Youngstown, OH	Mahoning Valley Community School	High	97.2%	107	14.6%
3	Maritime Academy of Toledo The	Toledo, OH	Maritime Academy of Toledo The	High	91.6%	215	17.0%
4	Richmond Heights Middle School	Richmond Heights, OH	Richmond Heights Local	Middle	73.7%	137	31.2%
5	Stiles Elementary School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Elementary	88.6%	511	32.4%
6	Richmond Heights Elementary School	Richmond Heights, OH	Richmond Heights Local	Elementary	99.2%	378	34.5%
7	Liberty High School	Youngstown, OH	Liberty Local	High	80.9%	492	40.7%
8	Franklin Woods Intermediate School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Middle	85.0%	666	41.4%
9	Norton Middle School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Middle	80.6%	583	42.3%
10	Prairie Lincoln Elementary School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Elementary	78.8%	515	42.4%
11	Galloway Ridge Intermediate School	Galloway, OH	South-Western City	Middle	83.1%	705	42.4%
12	Greenwood Elementary School	Toledo, OH	Washington Local	Elementary	75.7%	511	42.5%
13	Powhatan Elementary School	Powhatan Point, OH	Switzerland of Ohio Local	Elementary	73.0%	200	43.0%
14	Mesopotamia Elementary School	Mesopotamia, OH	Bloomfield-Mespo Local	Elementary	71.3%	115	43.4%
15	Baldwin Road Junior High School	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Middle	71.2%	781	43.5%
16	Northwest High School	Cincinnati, OH	Northwest Local	High	59.6%	910	43.6%
17	Finland Elementary School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Elementary	90.8%	371	43.6%
18	Silver Creek Elementary School	Toledo, OH	Washington Local	Elementary	72.9%	679	43.8%
19	Weisenborn Junior High	Huber Heights, OH	Huber Heights City	Middle	54.3%	845	44.8%
20	Bolton Crossing Elementary	Grove, OH	South-Western City	Elementary	70.0%	717	45.6%
21	Alton Hall Elementary School	Galloway, OH	South-Western City	Elementary	61.5%	504	46.1%
22	West Franklin Elementary School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Elementary	90.2%	488	47.0%
23	Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School	Cadiz, OH	Harrison Hills City	High	46.0%	546	47.0%
24	Holt Crossing Intermediate School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	Middle	77.6%	733	47.1%
25	Willoughby Middle School	Willoughby, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	Middle	52.5%	509	47.1%
26	Fayette Jr/Sr High School	Fayette, OH	Fayette Local	High	52.3%	109	47.2%
27	Franklin Heights High School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	High	71.0%	1,398	47.3%
28	Waggoner Road Junior High	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Middle	67.3%	924	47.5%
29	Park Avenue Elementary School	Mount Gilead, OH	Mount Gilead Exempted Village	Elementary	50.9%	475	47.6%
30	Marietta Elementary School	Marietta, OH	Marietta City	Elementary	60.7%	628	48.1%
31	Whitmer High School	Toledo, OH	Washington Local	High	54.7%	2,113	48.3%
32	French Run Elementary School	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Elementary	75.1%	389	48.5%
33	Wayne High School	Huber Heights, OH	Huber Heights City	High	56.3%	1,772	48.5%
34	Willowick Middle School	Willowick, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	Middle	63.4%	404	48.7%
35	Bucyrus Elementary School	Bucyrus, OH	Bucyrus City	Elementary	73.1%	562	48.9%
36	Madison South Elementary School	Mansfield, OH	Madison Local	Elementary	79.4%	486	48.9%
37	Waggoner Road Elementary	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Elementary	67.3%	691	48.9%
38	River High School	Hannibal, OH	Switzerland of Ohio Local	High	52.2%	180	49.0%
39	Elgin Middle School	Marion, OH	Elgin Local	Middle	59.1%	257	49.1%
40	Valley Forge Elementary School	Huber Heights, OH	Huber Heights City	Elementary	60.7%	537	49.1%
41	Spring Hill Elementary	Akron, OH	Springfield Local	Elementary	83.5%	478	49.2%
42	Bradford High School	Bradford, OH	Bradford Exempted Village	High	98.8%	244	49.5%
43	Westland High School	Galloway, OH	South-Western City	High	68.4%	1,853	49.7%
44	Colerain High School	Cincinnati, OH	Northwest Local	High	61.1%	1,591	50.0%
45	Herbert Mills Elementary School	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Elementary	73.5%	431	50.3%
46	Reading Elementary School	Reading, OH	Reading Community City	Elementary	56.0%	770	50.4%
47	Barberton Middle School	Barberton, OH	Barberton City	Middle	77.3%	741	50.6%
48	Wright Brothers Elementary School	Huber Heights, OH	Huber Heights City	Elementary	59.2%	659	50.8%
49	Monroe Central High School	Woodsfield, OH	Switzerland of Ohio Local	High	56.1%	246	50.9%
50	Hamilton Cnty Math & Science	Cincinnati, OH	Hamilton Cnty Math & Science	Elementary	89.2%	622	51.0%

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