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

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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+	Mariemont High School	Cincinnati	Mariemont City	92%	82%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	448
#2	A+	Madeira High School	Cincinnati	Madeira City	85%	71%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	444
#3	A+	Indian Hill High School	Cincinnati	Indian Hill Exempted Village	82%	82%	Meets Expectations	662
#4	A+	Sycamore High School	Cincinnati	Sycamore Community City	82%	66%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,639
#5	A+	Turpin High School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	81%	77%	Exceeds Expectations	1,061
#6	A+	Spencer Center For Gifted And Exceptional Students (K-12)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	78%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	317
#7	A	Anderson High School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	73%	70%	Exceeds Expectations	1,215
#8	A-	West Clermont High School	Cincinnati	West Clermont Local	59%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	2,211
#9	B+	Deer Park Jrsr High School	Cincinnati	Deer Park Community City	55%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	525
#10	B+	School For Creative And Performing Arts (K-12)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	46%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,214
#11	B	Clark Montessori High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	48%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	711
#12	B	Oak Hills High School	Cincinnati	Oak Hills Local	47%	46%	Meets Expectations	2,325
#13	B	Cincinnati Technology Academy (Charter, K-12)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Technology Academy	42%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	212
#14	C+	Colerain High School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	40%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	1,747
#15	C+	Princeton High School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	37%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,690
#16	C	Finneytown Secondary Campus	Cincinnati	Finneytown Local	34%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	566
#17	C	Northwest High School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	33%	37%	Meets Expectations	948
#18	C-	James N Gamble Montessori High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	28%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	760
#19	C-	Winton Woods High School	Cincinnati	Winton Woods City	28%	31%	Meets Expectations	1,241
#20	C-	Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy (Charter, K-12)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy	24%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	948
#21	D+	Achievepoint Career Academy Cincinnati (Charter)	Cincinnati	AchievePoint Career Academy - Cincinnati	25%	28%	Meets Expectations	210
#22	D+	Aiken New Tech High School (K-12)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	16%	16%	Meets Expectations	1,219
#23	D	North College Hill High School	Cincinnati	North College Hill City	22%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	333
#24	D	Virtual High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	22%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	250
#25	D	Hughes Stem High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	21%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	1,155
#26	D	Mt Healthy High School	Cincinnati	Mt Healthy City	21%	20%	Meets Expectations	828
#27	D	Oyler School (K-12)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	14%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	525
#28	D	Riverview East Academy (K-12)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	14%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	465
#29	D	Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy (Charter, K-12)	Cincinnati	Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy	13%	14%	Meets Expectations	433
#30	D	Shroder High School (K-12)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	13%	18%	Meets Expectations	735
#31	D-	Princeton Innovation Center	Cincinnati	Princeton City	18%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	291
#32	D-	Gilbert A Dater High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	15%	18%	Meets Expectations	897
#33	D-	Summit Academy Transition High School Cincinnati (Charter)	Cincinnati	Summit Academy Transition High School-Cincinnati	15%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	55
#34	D-	Robert A Taft Information Technology High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	14%	15%	Meets Expectations	709
#35	D-	Western Hills University High School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	13%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,418

How Cincinnati, OH's high schools compare

A: 8B: 5C: 7D: 15

37% of the 35 ranked high schools in Cincinnati, OH earn an A or B (8 A grades, 5 B, 7 C, 15 D, 0 F), against 48% of high schools nationwide. 28 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (80% here, 75% nationally), and 16 exceed it. On average 39% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 37% (national averages: 42% actual, 40% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Spencer Center For Gifted And Exceptional Students (78% against 52%, A+), Cincinnati Technology Academy (42% against 23%, B), School For Creative And Performing Arts (46% against 29%, B+), Sycamore High School (82% against 66%, A+), Madeira High School (85% against 71%, A+).

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

The largest ranked high schools: Oak Hills High School (2,325 students, B, #12), West Clermont High School (2,211 students, A-, #8), Colerain High School (1,747 students, C+, #14).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 3 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

8 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.

Special-purpose schools (1)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

D+ Lighthouse School, Cincinnati

Closed schools (1)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

F Dohn Community, Cincinnati

Not yet graded (6)

Too little test data to grade.

Cincinnati Digital Academy, Cincinnati
Diamond Oaks Cdc, Cincinnati
North College Hill Trojan Way Learning Center, Cincinnati
Priority High School, Cincinnati
Queen City Career Prep High School, Cincinnati
Scarlet Oaks Cdc, 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?

Mariemont High School in Cincinnati ranks first among the 35 ranked high schools in Cincinnati, OH with a SchoolGrade of A+, 92% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 82%.

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 43 public high schools in Cincinnati, OH; 35 are ranked here and 8 are listed as not ranked.