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“I have no idea what just happened,” watch teacher surprised by award
Eighth grade math teacher Marissa McCarthy was surprised with a Milken Educator Award during an assembly at Shanahan Middle School in central Ohio.
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U.S. News & World Report today released its annual ranking for the Best Elementary and Middle Schools in Ohio, and the results for this year are in.
Traditionally, U.S. News & World Report releases a list of the best high schools and colleges in the country. The outlet first began publishing elementary and middle school rankings in 2021. Last year, Miller City Elementary School led the pack for Ohio’s top elementary and middle schools.
Here are the top 25 elementary and middle schools in Ohio.
Top 25 elementary and middle schools in Ohio
Here are the 25 best elementary and middle schools in Ohio, according to U.S. News & World Report’s ranking.
- Miller City Elementary School in Miller City: Serves kindergarten through fifth grade; student enrollment is 243.
- Emerson Elementary School in Westerville: Serves grades one through five; enrollment is 208.
- Wells Academy in Steubenville: Has pre-K through fourth grade students; enrollment is 329.
- Hilltop Elementary School in Wyoming: Kindergarten through fourth grade; student enrollment is 307.
- Parkside Elementary School in Solon: Serves kindergarten through grade four; enrollment is 509.
- Pugliese Elementary West in Steubenville: Has pre-K through fourth grade; student enrollment is 480.
- Grace L. Roxbury Elementary School in Solon: Serves kindergarten through grade four; enrollment is 541.
- Chestnut Ridge Elementary School in Berlin: Students in kindergarten through grade eight; enrollment is 212.
- McKinley Stem Academy in Steubenville: Serves pre-K through grade four; student population is 167.
- Dorothy E. Lewis Elementary School in Solon: Kindergarten through grade four; student enrollment is 553.
- Whitehouse Primary School in Whitehouse: Students in kindergarten through fourth grade; student population is 539.
- School of Innovation in Willoughby: Grades three through eight; enrollment is 434.
- Kalida Elementary School in Kalida: Kindergarten through grade four; student enrollment is 234.
- Mariemont Elementary School in Cincinnati: Serves kindergarten through sixth grade; enrollment is 505.
- Harman Elementary School in Dayton: Grades one through six; student enrollment is 413.
- Terrace Park Elementary School in Terrace Park: Kindergarten through grade six; student population is 333.
- Robert C. Lindsey Elementary School in Chesterland: Grades three through six; student enrollment is 461.
- Wyandot Elementary School in Dublin: Serves kindergarten through fifth grade; enrollment is 503.
- Herberich Primary Elementary School in Fairlawn: Students in kindergarten through grade four; enrollment is 249.
- Scioto Ridge Elementary School in Powell: Serves pre-K through fifth grade; student population is 515.
- Kensington Intermediate Elementary School in Rocky River: Grades three through five; student enrollment is 596.
- Montgomery Elementary School in Cincinnati: Kindergarten through fourth grade; student enrollment is 517.
- Tyler Run Elementary School in Powell: Serves pre-K through grade five; student population is 645.
- Westerly Elementary School in Bay Village: Third and fourth grade; student population and enrollment is 376.
- Hinckley Elementary School in Hinckley: Kindergarten through fifth grade; student enrollment is 388.
How U.S. News & World Reported came up with their rankings
The methodology for the rankings analyzed mathematics and reading performance of schools at the state and district level, according to U.S. News & World Report. Out of 105,093 pre-K, elementary and middle schools, the outlet examined state assessments and looked at students who were proficient or above proficient in these academic subjects, among other factors.
“The 2025 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings offer parents a way to evaluate how schools are providing a high-quality education and preparing students for future success,” U.S. News managing editor for education Dr. LaMont Jones said in a news release. “Research continues to indicate that how students perform academically at these early grade levels is a big factor in their success in high school and beyond.”
