33 Ohio Schools Make Newsweek’s Top Public High Schools List for 2016

Newsweek’s 2016 list of the best public high schools in the country includes 33 Ohio schools. The list was released Thursday morning. The highest ranked Ohio school was in Cincinnati, at No. 54. The highest ranked Cleveland-area school was Solon High School, at No. 105.

These Ohio public high schools, including several in the Cleveland suburbs, made the 2016 Newsweek list of best schools:

54. Indian Hill High School Cincinnati

66. Springboro High School, Springboro

94. Hudson High School, Hudson

97. Mariemont High School, Cincinnati

101. Madeira High School, Cincinnati

105. Solon High School, Solon

122. Bexley High School, Bexley

146. Sycamore High School, Cincinnati

157. Independence High School, Independence

166. Beachwood High School, Beachwood

170. Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington

206. Akron Early College High School, Akron

211. Olentangy Liberty High School, Powell

215. Aurora High School, Aurora

216. Canfield High School, Canfield

223. Highland High School, Medina

228. Revere High School, Richfield

235. Dublin Coffman High School, Dublin

247. Olentangy High School, Lewis Center

261. Avon Lake High School, Avon Lake

277. Rocky River High School, Rocky River

288. Tippecanoe High Schoo, Tipp City

373. Fort Recovery HS, Fort Recovery

380. Hilliard Davidson High School, Hilliard

399. Green High School, Uniontown

409. Worthington Kilbourne High School, Columbus

415. Orange High School, Lewis

420. Lakeview High School, Cortland

438. Bay High School, Bay Village

460. Minster, Minster

468. Perrysburg High School, Perrysburg

486. Olmsted Falls High School, Olmsted Falls

493. West Geauga High School, Chesterland

Newsweek’s rankings of the best public high schools in the country stand apart from other attempts to rank school performance. Newsweek uses legitimate and objective measurements to put together its annual ranking of the country’s best high schools.

Newsweek looked at six measurements and weighted them to achieve a “college readiness index.” The rankings show how well high schools prepare students for college.

Those measurements and their weight are:

• Holding power: 10 percent
• Ratio of counselor/full-time equivalent to student enrollment: 10 percent
• Weighted SAT/ACT: 17.5 percent
• Weighted AP/IB/dual enrollment composite: 17.5 percent
• Graduation rate: 20 percent
• College enrollment rate: 25 percent

Newsweek used school performance data from the National Center for Education Statistics to narrow the list of schools.

Of those 6,477 schools, 4,760 were considered for the overall rankings, while 4,452 made the cut for another list of schools “beating the odds.” (Many schools made both lists.)

For the “beating the odds” rankings, a school’s college readiness scores were adjusted for how they compared against other schools with similar percentages of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

These Ohio schools made the "beating the odds" list:

27. Girard High School, Girard
40. Crestview High School, Convoy
49. Akron Early College High School, Akron
91. Bexley High School, Bexley
95. Norwayne High School, Creston
120. Solon High School, Solon
121. Lincolnview Local Schools, Van Wert
155. Pandora-Gilboa High School, Pandora
160. Indian Hill High School, Cincinnati
163. Arcanum High School, Arcanum
168. Mariemont High School, Cincinnati
181. Sycamore High School, Cincinnati
182. Geneva High School, Geneva
200. Hudson High School, Hudson
206. Beachwood High School, Beachwood
222. Madeira High School, Cincinnati
245. Canfield High School, Canfield
248. Botkins Local School, Botkins
265. Independence High School, Independence
307. Tippecanoe High School, Tipp City
309. Dublin Coffman High School, Dublin
331. Maplewood High School, Cortland
332. Highland High School, Medina
347. Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington
349. Revere High School, Richfield
352. Avon Lake High School, Avon Lake
363. Rocky River High School, Rocky River
369. Lakeview High School, Cortland
374. Aurora High School, Aurora
393. Seneca East High School, Attica
401. Olentangy Liberty High School, Powell
415. Olentangy High School, Lewis Center
428. Pettisville High School, Pettisville
431. Horizon Science Academy Columbus High School, Columbus
438. Olmsted Falls High School, Olmsted Falls
450. Sylvania Northview High School, Sylvania
451. Worthington Kilbourne High School, Columbus
461. Cuyahoga Heights High School, Cuyahoga Heights
467. Springboro High School, Springboro
482. Chardon High School, Chardon