Best Public Schools in Marion County, Ohio & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Ohio State Tests Science (2024)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2024)	Ohio State Tests American History (2024)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2024)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2024)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2024)	Ohio State Tests English II (2024)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2024)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
TRECA Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	107 N Main St	Marion	43302	Marion County	TRECA Digital Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(888) 828-4798	2,152	34	62.8		1,598 (74.3%)	223 (10.4%)	157 (7.3%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (7.4%)								(n/a)	57.7	41.0	51.6	47.6	23.1	41.2	26.9	16.7	25.0	21.1	35.7	33.3	46.2	16.7	32.1	27.9	32.3	34.6	11.0	10.1	$6,339
Marion Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1001 Mount Vernon Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 914-3050	289	20	14.6		219 (75.8%)	28 (9.7%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.7%)								(n/a)	31.3	33.3		45.5	13.3	0.0	18.8		8.3	20.0	26.7	6.7	37.5		33.3	33.3				18.2	$7,986
Buckeye Community School - Marion	Public, Charter	9-12	366 W Center St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Buckeye Community School - Marion	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 231-2444	306	10	30.6		259 (84.6%)	8 (2.6%)	20 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	4.2	819^th of 864 public high schools	5.2%		4.1	824^th of 867 public high schools	5.0%	5			21.1	11.3													18.7	23.6	1.4	8.5
George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-3883	448	26	17.2		321 (71.7%)	16 (3.6%)	32 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (17.2%)	17.5	1287^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.4%		23.3	1228^th of 1596 public elementary schools	23.1%	59	31.3				24.2	47.2	29.7				38.1	38.9	51.6								$10,199
Harding High School	Public	9-12	1500 Harding Hwy E	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4701	1,050	61	17.2		731 (69.6%)	93 (8.9%)	110 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (11.0%)	24.4	643^rd of 864 public high schools	25.6%		24.5	651^st of 867 public high schools	24.9%	8			58.8	52.7													43.3	42.6	19.5	32.7	$12,070
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brightwood Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4999	391	24	16.2		277 (70.8%)	20 (5.1%)	40 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.3%)	40.9	1024^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.1%		49.7	929^th of 1596 public elementary schools	41.8%	95	44.4				46.0	59.0	40.3				52.9	65.0	71.4								$11,944
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Silver St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4950	226	15	15.0		170 (75.2%)	9 (4.0%)	16 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.7%)	20.5	1250^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.7%		17.5	1279^th of 1596 public elementary schools	19.9%	29	36.1				50.0	54.8	25.0				27.8	38.7	43.2								$10,644
William H. Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Robinson St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4500	394	24	16.4		269 (68.3%)	24 (6.1%)	43 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.7%)	15.4	1318^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.4%		8.6	1441^st of 1596 public elementary schools	9.7%	123	26.2				45.1	27.5	4.6				55.8	31.4	38.5								$11,560
James A. Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 Brookside Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4444	368	22	16.7		286 (77.7%)	14 (3.8%)	30 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.3%)	12.2	1367^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.3%		15.8	1308^th of 1596 public elementary schools	18.0%	59	28.6				30.0	37.8	30.6				34.0	31.1	31.9								$9,972
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	420 Presidential Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4402	998	61	16.3		728 (72.9%)	82 (8.2%)	92 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	94 (9.4%)	21.6	798^th of 1046 public middle schools	23.7%		21.1	804^th of 1048 public middle schools	23.3%	6		42.6						26.7	24.1	10.1				36.3	34.7	27.6				81.1	$10,442
William McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Chatfield Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4600	348	19	18.3		266 (76.4%)	16 (4.6%)	18 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.5%)	10.8	1389^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.9%		9.4	1421^st of 1596 public elementary schools	11.0%	32	20.0				29.6	37.3	16.0				40.7	30.5	38.0								$11,612
Tri-Rivers Career Center	Public	10-12	2222 Marion Mount Gilead Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Tri-Rivers	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 389-4681	514	34	15.0	39.3%	482 (93.8%)	9 (1.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Columbus Sandusky Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 725-5500	495	27	18.1	27.5%	440 (88.9%)	11 (2.2%)	13 (2.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.6%)	70.6	525^th of 1577 public elementary schools	66.7%		72.3	502^nd of 1596 public elementary schools	68.5%	23	69.8				67.8	87.1	66.3				73.6	80.6	70.9								$10,001
Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-4	1105 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 389-4815	475	30	15.8	29.9%	431 (90.7%)	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	66	631^st of 1577 public elementary schools	60.0%		63.4	699^th of 1596 public elementary schools	56.2%	68					69.8	77.3					69.8	67.0									$10,212
Pleasant Middle School	Public	5-8	1115 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 389-5167	425	14	31.4	30.1%	396 (93.2%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	67	382^nd of 1046 public middle schools	63.5%		74	277^th of 1048 public middle schools	73.6%	105	66.0	72.8					60.8	48.2	59.2	72.5			74.2	56.5	68.0	47.8				100.0	$6,654
Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	1113 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 389-2389	326	21	15.5	23.0%	298 (91.4%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	71.7	175^th of 864 public high schools	79.7%		56	386^th of 867 public high schools	55.5%	211			73.2	83.5													81.8	78.7	60.2	73.6	$10,747
Ridgedale Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	3165 Hillman Ford Rd	Morral	43337	Marion County	Ridgedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 382-6065	316	25	12.6	48.4%	300 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	50.3	458^th of 864 public high schools	47.0%		52.4	436^th of 867 public high schools	49.7%	22		69.1	91.4	83.3				31.7	33.3	59.6				42.0	53.6	54.0	50.0	60.0	32.4	35.2	$13,147
Ridgedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3105 Hillman Ford Rd	Morral	43337	Marion County	Ridgedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 382-6065	311	20	15.4	47.6%	284 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.8%)	47.4	955^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.4%		47.9	961^st of 1596 public elementary schools	39.8%	6	72.7				63.4	60.5	43.6				56.1	46.5	69.1								$11,966
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1932 Whetstone River Rd N	Caledonia	43314	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 725-5600	436	22	19.5	43.6%	396 (90.8%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	64.8	661^st of 1577 public elementary schools	58.1%		61.8	733^rd of 1596 public elementary schools	54.1%	72	74.6				64.4	72.4	76.1				66.1	67.2	70.1								$9,542
River Valley High School	Public	9-12	4280 Marion Mount Gilead Rd	Caledonia	43314	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 725-5800	517	26	20.0	31.5%	467 (90.3%)	9 (1.7%)	11 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	61.3	318^th of 864 public high schools	63.2%		53.9	415^th of 867 public high schools	52.1%	97			75.2	83.0													73.8	68.6	39.3	61.9	$10,983
River Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	4334 Marion Mount Gilead Rd	Caledonia	43314	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 725-5700	453	29	15.8	39.7%	401 (88.5%)	14 (3.1%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	62.9	426^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.3%		75.4	262^nd of 1048 public middle schools	75.0%	164		79.9						39.6	59.7	46.2				50.3	70.3	55.9				95.7	$10,854
Elgin High School	Public	9-12	1150 Keener Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	Elgin Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 383-5118	288	29	9.9	50.3%	266 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	52.8	432^nd of 864 public high schools	50.0%		55.3	396^th of 867 public high schools	54.3%	36			70.0	58.1													70.1	54.9	44.7	79.0	$12,211
Elgin Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Keener Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	Elgin Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 223-4300	261	22	11.6	48.3%	244 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	42.5	640^th of 1046 public middle schools	38.8%		56.4	518^th of 1048 public middle schools	50.6%	122		65.0						31.1	50.0	22.8				44.7	53.8	39.5					$10,803
Elgin Elementary School	Public	K-5	1250 Keener Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	Elgin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4301	490	52	9.5	55.3%	448 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	58.6	781^st of 1577 public elementary schools	50.5%		65.8	652^nd of 1596 public elementary schools	59.1%	129	76.6				60.2	78.9	68.8				54.2	60.8	66.7								$10,058
River Valley Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	197 Brocklesby Rd	Caledonia	43314	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(740) 725-5400	15	0			14 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$2,002

Best Public Schools in Marion County, OH

Pleasant High School

Heritage Elementary School

Pleasant Middle School

Pleasant Elementary School

Liberty Elementary School

River Valley Middle School

River Valley High School

Elgin Elementary School

Elgin High School

Ridgedale Junior/Senior High School

Ridgedale Elementary School

Elgin Middle School

Benjamin Harrison Elementary School

Harding High School

Ulysses S. Grant Middle School

Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School

George Washington Elementary School

William H. Taft Elementary School

James A. Garfield Elementary School

William McKinley Elementary School

Buckeye Community School - Marion

Marion Preparatory Academy

River Valley Virtual School

TRECA Digital Academy

Tri-Rivers Career Center

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