Best Schools: How Avon, Avon Lake Ranked In 2022 Niche List

AVON, OH — Both the Avon and Avon Lake schools appeared this week on Niche's ranking of the best schools in Ohio, ranking in a variety of categories.

The Avon Schools were listed as the best school district in Lorain County, with Avon High School named the best public high school in the region. Overall, the Avon Schools were ranked as the 29th best public school district in Ohio.

The Avon Lake Schools were rated the second best school district in Lorain County, receiving an "A+" for academic performance. Avon Lake High was the second best high school in the county. The Avon Lake Schools were the 39th best district in Ohio, according to the rankings.

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Niche, which released its eighth annual version of the rankings on Monday, looks at a variety of criteria in determining a grade for both public and private K-12 schools in Ohio, including academics, teachers and diversity.

Niche said its 2022 best schools rankings offer a more “personal” view of schools than its rankings in recent years. Significantly less importance was placed on SAT and ACT scores this year, Niche said. Any factor in its methodology that is related to test scores was reduced by one third.

The company combined ratings from students, alumni and parents with quantitative data from the U.S. Department of Education and other sources to evaluate teachers, resources, facility, extracurricular activity opportunities and other factors. Read more about the methodology here.

Across the country, Niche ranked 94,491 public schools, 2,489 private schools and 11,846 school districts to come up with its lists and rankings.

Top 5 Public High Schools:

1. The Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada
2. The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
3. Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science School
4. Maggie Walker Governor’s School in Virginia
5. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Virginia

Top 5 Private High Schools:

1. Phillips Academy in Massachusetts
2. The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut
3. Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut
4. The College Preparatory School in California
5. Groton School in Massachusetts

Top 5 School Districts:

1. Adlai E. Stevenson High School District in Illinois
2. Glenbrook High School District in Illinois
3. Great Neck Public Schools in New York
4. Community High School District 128 in Illinois
5. Jericho Union Free School District in New York

See the full Niche rankings here