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 (2024)
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	2,159	45	47.5		1,587 (73.5%)	230 (10.7%)	137 (6.3%)	14 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	187 (8.7%)								(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	$6,416
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	196	16	12.2		147 (75.0%)	30 (15.3%)	6 (3.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)								(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	$9,283
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	570	8	71.2		482 (84.6%)	16 (2.8%)	35 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	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	$12,053
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	447	26	17.1		307 (68.7%)	17 (3.8%)	41 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (17.9%)	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								$11,377
Harding High School	Public	9-12	1500 Harding Hwy E	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4701	978	76	12.8		654 (66.9%)	83 (8.5%)	110 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	129 (13.2%)	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	$13,816
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	367	23	15.9		251 (68.4%)	13 (3.5%)	44 (12.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (15.5%)	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								$13,279
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	263	17	15.4		190 (72.2%)	13 (4.9%)	20 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.2%)	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								$10,722
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	399	21	19.0		260 (65.2%)	32 (8.0%)	35 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (17.8%)	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								$11,848
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	365	26	14.0		272 (74.5%)	15 (4.1%)	27 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (14.0%)	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								$10,752
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	936	64	14.6		685 (73.2%)	61 (6.5%)	91 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (10.5%)	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	$12,334
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	388	25	15.5		292 (75.3%)	18 (4.6%)	26 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.1%)	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								$11,662
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	567	35	16.2	53.6%	503 (88.7%)	11 (1.9%)	27 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)								(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	498	27	18.6	38.8%	452 (90.8%)	8 (1.6%)	14 (2.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	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								$10,961
Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-4	1105 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 389-4815	489	31	15.6	43.4%	436 (89.2%)	7 (1.4%)	25 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	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									$12,678
Pleasant Middle School	Public	5-8	1115 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 389-5167	413	15	26.8	40.9%	380 (92.0%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (1.9%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	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	$8,260
Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	1113 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 389-2389	345	26	13.1	32.2%	315 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	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	$14,960
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	305	25	12.2	58.0%	281 (92.1%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	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	$13,867
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	317	21	15.0	60.3%	291 (91.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.7%)	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								$12,410
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	407	23	17.8	58.0%	368 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.4%)	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								$10,696
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	486	25	19.1	42.0%	427 (87.9%)	16 (3.3%)	14 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	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	$13,459
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	479	27	17.9	47.0%	409 (85.4%)	12 (2.5%)	20 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	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	$10,600
Elgin High School	Public	9-12	1150 Keener Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	Elgin Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 383-5118	282	19	15.2	66.3%	259 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	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	$13,870
Elgin Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Keener Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	Elgin Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 223-4300	250	17	14.7	58.0%	233 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	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					$13,051
Elgin Elementary School	Public	K-5	1250 Keener Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	Elgin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4301	465	29	16.3	66.9%	430 (92.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	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								$11,895
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	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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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