Best High Schools in Ohio for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Ohio!

Every year, the Ohio Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Ohio test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 598)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
390437500384	1	Walnut Hills High School	Public	7-12	3250 Victory Pkwy	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-8400	2,500	131	19.1	23.8%	1,498 (59.9%)	532 (21.3%)	108 (4.3%)	167 (6.7%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	189 (7.6%)	$17,217							99.8%	99.9%	0.05%
390443101240	2	Mariemont High School	Public	9-12	1 Warrior Way	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Mariemont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-7600	452	35	12.7		398 (88.1%)	5 (1.1%)	18 (4.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.3%)	$20,475							99.7%	99.0%	0.71%
390447001577	3	Rocky River High School	Public	9-12	20951 Detroit Rd	Rocky River	44116	Cuyahoga County	Rocky River City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 356-6800	825	56	14.8	14.4%	724 (87.8%)	13 (1.6%)	33 (4.0%)	23 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.6%)	$15,412							99.5%	99.5%	0.04%
390452802159	4	Chagrin Falls High School	Public	9-12	400 E Washington St	Chagrin Falls	44022	Cuyahoga County	Chagrin Falls Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 247-2583	562	37	15.2	9.1%	505 (89.9%)	18 (3.2%)	16 (2.8%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$20,637							99.3%	99.4%	0.09%
390500203804	5	Hudson High School	Public	9-12	2500 Hudson Aurora Rd	Hudson	44236	Summit County	Hudson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 653-1416	1,429	93	15.2	7.8%	1,200 (84.0%)	25 (1.7%)	57 (4.0%)	82 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (4.4%)	$15,621							99.2%	99.2%	0.03%
390472202808	6	West Geauga High School	Public	9-12	13401 Chillicothe Rd	Chesterland	44026	Geauga County	West Geauga Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 729-5950	660	38	17.2	13.9%	600 (90.9%)	8 (1.2%)	26 (3.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	$14,973							99.0%	97.7%	1.31%
390466002609	7	Solon High School	Public	9-12	33600 Inwood Dr	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 349-6230	1,490	80	18.5	16.6%	761 (51.1%)	252 (16.9%)	52 (3.5%)	336 (22.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (5.8%)	$15,492							98.8%	97.8%	1.03%
390454705841	8	Marysville STEM Early College High School	Public	9-12	833 N Maple St	Marysville	43040	Union County	Marysville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 578-6100	693	24	28.8	12.0%	609 (87.9%)	8 (1.2%)	26 (3.8%)	27 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$11,531							98.7%	95.9%	2.71%
390434805731	9	Akron STEM High School	Public	9-12	123 S Forge St	Akron	44308	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-1661	329	24	14		123 (37.4%)	127 (38.6%)	8 (2.4%)	42 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	$16,104							98.5%	55.0%	43.52%
390436200180	10	Bexley High School	Public	9-12	326 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 231-4591	768	44	17.4	29.9%	627 (81.6%)	45 (5.9%)	33 (4.3%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.4%)	$16,302							98.3%	95.3%	3.07%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Ohio State Tests American Government, Ohio State Tests American History, Ohio State Tests Biology, Ohio State Tests English II, Ohio State Tests Geometry, Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I, Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II, Ohio State Tests Algebra I test scores released by the Ohio Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 15, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Ohio Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.