May 9, 2024 - News
Mapped: Ohio's top public high schools
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Ohio's top public high school is Cincinnati's Walnut Hills, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual high school rankings, released last week.
Why it matters: Walnut Hills eclipsed Bexley High School, which claimed the top spot last year.
Driving the news: U.S. News & World Report ranked nearly 18,000 public schools nationwide. Nearly 9% of Ohio's public schools are ranked among the top 10% nationwide.
- Schools were measured in the areas of student college readiness, proficiency on state assessments, the breadth of college-level curriculum, and the performance of historically underserved populations.
Zoom in: Bexley is the top performing school in the region, ranking No. 2 among Ohio's public schools.
- Dublin Jerome (10th), Olentangy Liberty (11th), Olentangy (14th), Columbus Alternative (16th), Grandview Heights (19th), Upper Arlington (21st) and Granville (23rd) are other area schools in the state's top 25.