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The public high schools with the most improved test scores in Ohio

Across Ohio, 742 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Bard Early College Cleveland leads the list at +41.9pp, against a median of +3.8pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

742

Ohio

Top 3-yr change

+41.9pp

Median 3-yr change

+3.8pp

MOST IMPROVED · OHIO

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Bard Early College Cleveland	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Municipal	344	38.8%	80.7%	+41.9pp
2	Cleveland School of Architecture & Design	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Municipal	215	37.7%	69.5%	+31.8pp
3	Leetonia Jr./Sr. High School	Leetonia, OH	Leetonia Exempted Village School District	203	44.0%	71.0%	+27.0pp
4	Mt Gilead High School	Mount Gilead, OH	Mount Gilead Exempted Village	274	42.7%	67.8%	+25.1pp
5	Ironton High School	Ironton, OH	Ironton City School District	377	38.9%	63.8%	+24.9pp
6	Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Municipal	257	22.8%	47.4%	+24.6pp
7	Conotton Valley High School	Bowerston, OH	Conotton Valley Union Local	226	46.1%	70.7%	+24.6pp
8	Shadyside High School	Shadyside, OH	Shadyside Local	285	52.9%	75.7%	+22.7pp
9	Rhodes School of Environmental Studies	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Municipal	330	19.8%	41.3%	+21.5pp
10	Waverly High School	Waverly, OH	Waverly City	435	25.1%	45.9%	+20.9pp
11	Preble Shawnee High School High School	Camden, OH	Preble Shawnee Local	345	33.3%	54.0%	+20.6pp
12	Claymont High School	Uhrichsville, OH	Claymont City	394	38.4%	58.8%	+20.4pp
13	Black River High School	Sullivan, OH	Black River Local	339	54.2%	74.4%	+20.2pp
14	Pymatuning Valley High School	Andover, OH	Pymatuning Valley Local School District	357	32.7%	52.0%	+19.3pp
15	Garrett Morgan School of Engineering & Innovation	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Municipal	425	19.0%	37.5%	+18.6pp
16	T2 Honors Academy	Warrensville Heights, OH	T2 Honors Academy	130	11.2%	29.7%	+18.5pp
17	Lincoln West School of Science & Health	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Municipal	210	8.4%	26.8%	+18.4pp
18	Indian Creek High School	Wintersville, OH	Indian Creek Local	517	50.7%	69.2%	+18.4pp
19	Paulding High School	Paulding, OH	Paulding Exempted Village	322	43.5%	61.8%	+18.3pp
20	Lordstown High School	Warren, OH	Lordstown Local	173	58.1%	76.3%	+18.3pp
21	Pleasant High School	Marion, OH	Pleasant Local	347	53.3%	71.0%	+17.7pp
22	London High School	London, OH	London City	635	40.4%	58.0%	+17.6pp
23	Mahoning Valley Community School	Youngstown, OH	Mahoning Valley Community School	107	7.7%	25.0%	+17.3pp
24	Norwood High School	Norwood, OH	Norwood City	435	36.8%	54.1%	+17.3pp
25	Grand Valley High School	Orwell, OH	Grand Valley Local	273	42.7%	59.8%	+17.1pp
26	Franklinton Prep High School	Columbus, OH	Franklinton Prep High School	216	13.1%	30.1%	+17.0pp
27	Brush High School	Lyndhurst, OH	South Euclid-Lyndhurst City	1,030	26.6%	43.4%	+16.8pp
28	Warrensville Heights High School	Warrensville Heights, OH	Warrensville Heights City	618	24.1%	40.7%	+16.6pp
29	Newcomerstown High School	Newcomerstown, OH	Newcomerstown Exempted Village	240	38.7%	55.3%	+16.6pp
30	William Henry Harrison High School	Harrison, OH	Southwest Local	1,122	53.6%	70.2%	+16.6pp
31	Jackson-Milton High School	North Jackson, OH	Jackson-Milton Local	170	65.7%	82.2%	+16.5pp
32	Athens High School	The Plains, OH	Athens City School District	685	46.5%	62.9%	+16.4pp
33	Belpre High School	Belpre, OH	Belpre City	387	38.2%	54.6%	+16.4pp
34	Bellevue High School	Bellevue, OH	Bellevue City	521	52.4%	68.7%	+16.3pp
35	Shaw High School	East Cleveland, OH	East Cleveland City School District	420	6.2%	22.5%	+16.3pp
36	Geneva High School	Geneva, OH	Geneva Area City	656	49.8%	66.1%	+16.3pp
37	Mogadore High School	Mogadore, OH	Mogadore Local	201	57.0%	73.3%	+16.2pp
38	Cuyahoga Falls High School	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	Cuyahoga Falls City School District	1,198	37.0%	53.0%	+16.0pp
39	Celina High School	Celina, OH	Celina City	743	44.4%	59.9%	+15.6pp
40	Liberty Union High School	Baltimore, OH	Liberty Union-Thurston Local	349	42.4%	57.9%	+15.5pp
41	Peebles High School	Peebles, OH	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	347	47.0%	62.5%	+15.5pp
42	River High School	Hannibal, OH	Switzerland of Ohio Local	180	32.5%	47.9%	+15.4pp
43	Ellet Community Learning Center	Akron, OH	Akron City	860	28.8%	44.0%	+15.3pp
44	Rutherford B Hayes High School	Delaware, OH	Delaware City	1,612	55.4%	70.3%	+15.0pp
45	McKinley High School	Niles, OH	Niles City	530	45.6%	60.6%	+15.0pp
46	Meadowdale High School	Dayton, OH	Dayton City	479	10.4%	25.3%	+14.9pp
47	Dalton High School	Dalton, OH	Dalton Local	282	62.7%	77.5%	+14.8pp
48	Eastern High School	Winchester, OH	Eastern Local School District	259	53.4%	68.0%	+14.6pp
49	United High School	Hanoverton, OH	United Local	541	48.1%	62.6%	+14.5pp
50	Chardon High School	Chardon, OH	Chardon Local	1,054	66.7%	81.2%	+14.5pp

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