Best High Schools in Cincinnati, OH (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked high school in Cincinnati, OH, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Cincinnati, OH rankings: High Schools · Elementary Schools

Cincinnati, OH high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Walnut Hills High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	97%	74%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,582
#2	A+	Mariemont High School	Cincinnati	Mariemont City	89%	83%	Meets Expectations	448
#3	A+	Sycamore High School	Cincinnati	Sycamore Community City	83%	73%	Exceeds Expectations	1,639
#4	A+	Turpin High School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	83%	80%	Meets Expectations	1,061
#5	A+	Indian Hill High School	Cincinnati	Indian Hill Exempted Village	82%	83%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	662
#6	A	Madeira High School	Cincinnati	Madeira City	79%	75%	Meets Expectations	444
#7	A	Anderson High School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	76%	75%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,215
#8	A	School For Creative And Performing Arts (K-12)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	61%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,214
#9	A	Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy (Charter, K-12)	Cincinnati	Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy	57%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	433
#10	B+	West Clermont High School	Cincinnati	West Clermont Local	69%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,211
#11	B	Oak Hills High School	Cincinnati	Oak Hills Local	68%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	2,325
#12	B	Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy (Charter, K-12)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy	39%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	948
#13	B-	Princeton High School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	63%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,690
#14	C+	Deer Park Jrsr High School	Cincinnati	Deer Park Community City	61%	54%	Meets Expectations	525
#15	C+	Shroder High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	30%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	735
#16	C	Oyler School (K-12)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	29%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	525
#17	C	Aiken New Tech High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	26%	18%	Meets Expectations	1,219
#18	C-	Colerain High School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	50%	48%	Meets Expectations	1,747
#19	D+	Finneytown Secondary Campus	Cincinnati	Finneytown Local	47%	43%	Meets Expectations	566
#20	D+	Northwest High School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	47%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	948
#21	D+	Clark Montessori High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	46%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	711
#22	D	Winton Woods High School	Cincinnati	Winton Woods City	33%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	1,241
#23	D-	James N Gamble Montessori High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	28%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	760
#24	D-	Mt Healthy High School	Cincinnati	Mt Healthy City	27%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	828
#25	D-	North College Hill High School	Cincinnati	North College Hill City	27%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	333
#26	D-	Withrow University High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	27%	22%	Meets Expectations	1,344
#27	D-	Western Hills University High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	23%	16%	Meets Expectations	1,418
#28	D-	Hughes Stem High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	22%	19%	Meets Expectations	1,155
#29	D-	Robert A Taft Information Technology High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	21%	13%	Meets Expectations	709
#30	D-	Woodward Career Technical High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	15%	14%	Meets Expectations	870
#31	F	Achievepoint Career Academy Cincinnati (Charter)	Cincinnati	AchievePoint Career Academy - Cincinnati	7%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	210
#32	F	Virtual High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	3%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	250

How Cincinnati, OH's high schools compare

A: 9B: 4C: 5D: 12F: 2

41% of the 32 ranked high schools in Cincinnati, OH earn an A or B (9 A grades, 4 B, 5 C, 12 D, 2 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 27 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (84% here, 74% nationally), and 15 exceed it. On average 47% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 38% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy (57% against 11%, A), Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy (39% against 12%, B), School For Creative And Performing Arts (61% against 35%, A), Walnut Hills High School (97% against 74%, A+), Princeton High School (63% against 41%, B-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Cincinnati Public Schools (2), Forest Hills Local (2).

The largest ranked high schools: Walnut Hills High School (2,582 students, A+, #1), Oak Hills High School (2,325 students, B, #11), West Clermont High School (2,211 students, B+, #10).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 2 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

High schools in Cincinnati, OH that are not ranked

9 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Fully online schools (1)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

D+ Cincinnati Digital Academy, Cincinnati

Not yet graded (8)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Diamond Oaks Cdc, Cincinnati
Dohn Community, Cincinnati
North College Hill Trojan Way Learning Center, Cincinnati
Princeton Innovation Center, Cincinnati
Priority High School, Cincinnati
Queen City Career Prep High School, Cincinnati
Scarlet Oaks Cdc, Cincinnati
Summit Academy Transition High School Cincinnati, Cincinnati

About this ranking

Scope: public high schools in Cincinnati, OH, as grouped on its schools page; the Ohio ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Cincinnati, OH

What is the best high school in Cincinnati, OH?

Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati ranks first among the 32 ranked high schools in Cincinnati, OH with a SchoolGrade of A+, 97% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 74%.

How are high schools in Cincinnati, OH ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Cincinnati, OH have?

SchoolGrade grades 41 public high schools in Cincinnati, OH; 32 are ranked here and 9 are listed as not ranked.