Best High Schools in Ohio

Top 50 high schools in Ohio, 2026-27

619 Ohio high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

1. Walnut Hills High School — Cincinnati · #1 in OH · #76 nationally
2. Madeira High School — Cincinnati · #2 in OH · #165 nationally
3. Chagrin Falls High School — Chagrin Falls · #3 in OH · #200 nationally
4. Mariemont High School — Cincinnati · #4 in OH · #207 nationally
5. Rocky River High School — Rocky River · #5 in OH · #228 nationally
6. Solon High School — Solon · #6 in OH · #237 nationally
7. Oakwood High School — Dayton · #7 in OH · #249 nationally
8. Bexley High School — Bexley · #8 in OH · #256 nationally
9. Hudson High School — Hudson · #9 in OH · #310 nationally
10. Indian Hill High School — Cincinnati · #10 in OH · #351 nationally
11. Ottawa Hills High School — Toledo · #11 in OH · #372 nationally
12. Upper Arlington High School — Upper Arlington · #12 in OH · #433 nationally
13. Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School — Broadview Heights · #13 in OH · #440 nationally
14. Olentangy High School — Lewis Center · #14 in OH · #452 nationally
15. Olentangy Liberty High School — Powell · #15 in OH · #458 nationally
16. Wyoming High School — Wyoming · #16 in OH · #466 nationally
17. Aurora High School — Aurora · #17 in OH · #491 nationally
18. Sycamore High School — Cincinnati · #18 in OH · #516 nationally
19. Turpin High School — Cincinnati · #19 in OH · #545 nationally
20. Dublin Jerome High School — Dublin · #20 in OH · #549 nationally
21. Kalida High School — Kalida · #21 in OH · #553 nationally
22. William Mason High School — Mason · #22 in OH · #560 nationally
23. Bay High School — Bay Village · #23 in OH · #671 nationally
24. Kenston High School — Chagrin Falls · #24 in OH · #709 nationally
25. Revere High School — Richfield · #25 in OH · #745 nationally
26. Olentangy Berlin High School — Delaware · #26 in OH · #759 nationally
27. Yellow Springs High School — Yellow Springs · #27 in OH · #766 nationally
28. Orange High School — Lewis · #28 in OH · #771 nationally
29. Perrysburg High School — Perrysburg · #29 in OH · #776 nationally
30. Orange High School — Pepper Pike · #30 in OH · #781 nationally
31. Columbus Alternative High School — Columbus · #31 in OH · #786 nationally
32. Highland High School — Medina · #32 in OH · #803 nationally
33. Marion Local High School — Maria Stein · #33 in OH · #806 nationally
34. New Albany High School — New Albany · #34 in OH · #873 nationally
35. Cleveland Early College High — Cleveland · #35 in OH · #898 nationally
36. Avon Lake High School — Avon Lake · #36 in OH · #899 nationally
37. Avon High School — Avon · #37 in OH · #911 nationally
38. Canfield High School — Canfield · #38 in OH · #976 nationally
39. Westlake High School — Westlake · #39 in OH · #988 nationally
40. Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students — Cincinnati · #40 in OH · #1,002 nationally
41. Granville High School — Granville · #41 in OH · #1,044 nationally
42. Dublin Coffman High School — Dublin · #42 in OH · #1,079 nationally
43. West Geauga High School — Chesterland · #43 in OH · #1,102 nationally
44. Anderson High School — Cincinnati · #44 in OH · #1,182 nationally
45. Bellbrook High School — Bellbrook · #45 in OH · #1,192 nationally
46. Loveland High School — Loveland · #46 in OH · #1,259 nationally
47. Grandview Heights High School — Columbus · #47 in OH · #1,261 nationally
48. Cleveland School of Science & Medicine — Cleveland · #48 in OH · #1,352 nationally
49. Strongsville High School — Strongsville · #49 in OH · #1,377 nationally
50. Chardon High School — Chardon · #50 in OH · #1,388 nationally

High schools by city in Ohio

• Columbus (25)
• Cleveland (25)
• Cincinnati (24)
• Akron (10)
• Toledo (9)
• Dayton (8)
• Youngstown (6)
• Chillicothe (5)
• Mansfield (5)
• Westerville (4)
• Massillon (4)
• Marion (4)

Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.