Best High Schools in Ohio for African American Students

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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, African American 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 (2023)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 318)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	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	2,582	136	18.9	13.7%	1,510 (58.5%)	583 (22.6%)	112 (4.3%)	162 (6.3%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	209 (8.1%)	$16,757							99.7%	99.9%	0.20%
390449005317	2	Toledo Early College High School	Public	7-12	2801 W Bancroft St	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4800	334	19	17.5	44.9%	140 (41.9%)	103 (30.8%)	39 (11.7%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.6%)	$15,354							99.4%	90.7%	8.63%
390434805431	3	Akron Early College High School	Public	9-12	225 S. Main St.	Akron	44308	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-1661	377	13	29		104 (27.6%)	120 (31.8%)	16 (4.2%)	113 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	$10,716							99.1%	98.5%	0.56%
390466002609	4	Solon High School	Public	9-12	33600 Inwood Dr	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 349-6230	1,483	81	18.3	11.3%	784 (52.9%)	254 (17.1%)	42 (2.8%)	328 (22.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (4.9%)	$15,997							98.7%	97.8%	0.94%
390437505925	5	Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students	Public, Alternative	3-12	2825 Alms Pl	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0000	317	26	12	30.0%	160 (50.5%)	118 (37.2%)	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	$17,393							98.4%	95.7%	2.71%
390504503954	6	William Mason High School	Public	9-12	6100 S Mason Montgomery Rd	Mason	45040	Warren County	Mason City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 398-5025	3,414	144	23.7	7.7%	1,902 (55.7%)	174 (5.1%)	195 (5.7%)	947 (27.7%)	9 (0.3%)	20 (0.6%)	167 (4.9%)	$11,315							98.1%	93.1%	5.06%
390467604599	7	Olentangy Liberty High School	Public	9-12	3584 Home Rd	Powell	43065	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4200	1,877	94	20	3.4%	1,408 (75.0%)	37 (2.0%)	58 (3.1%)	286 (15.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (4.5%)	$12,253							97.8%	97.2%	0.58%
390448201711	8	Steubenville High School	Public	9-12	420 N 4th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 282-9741	699	43	16.4		443 (63.4%)	144 (20.6%)	27 (3.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (10.9%)	$12,761							97.5%	91.2%	6.28%
390008103441	9	Cornerstone Academy Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6015 E Walnut St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Cornerstone Academy Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 775-0615	988	60	16.3	61.4%	141 (14.3%)	679 (68.7%)	71 (7.2%)	34 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.2%)	$10,579							97.2%	81.1%	16.04%
390467602648	10	Olentangy High School	Public	9-12	675 Lewis Center Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4100	1,688	82	20.5	6.2%	1,153 (68.3%)	89 (5.3%)	58 (3.4%)	299 (17.7%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (4.9%)	$11,426							96.9%	95.8%	1.02%

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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