These Ohio Schools Are Top-Ranked In Cleveland Metro: U.S. News

Solon High is the best public high school in the Cleveland metro region, according to new rankings from U.S. News & World Report. The publication ranked all of the best high schools around Greater Cleveland.

Separate from the publication’s annual ranking of the best high schools in the country — published in April — the best high schools by metro area rankings released on Wednesday analyze how schools compare to each other in the same region.

U.S. News says it used the same methodology to compile the metro-area rankings as it did for the national rankings. Metros areas were matched to their corresponding core-based statistical areas as defined by the government. The U.S. Census Bureau says metro areas and micropolitan areas (which have a population of between 10,000 and 50,000) are collectively referred to as core-based statistical areas.

U.S. News says a single one of these statistical areas may include parts of multiple states.
“We’ve heard from students, parents and school officials that they’re interested in seeing how their school compares with others in the community,” Robert Morse, chief data strategist at U.S. News, said in a news release. “With these new rankings, residents in more than 900 metro areas nationwide can see which local schools are succeeding at educating and graduating their students.”

Here are the Ohio schools in the Cleveland metro area that rank among the top 25:

1. Solon High School
2. Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
3. Rocky River High School
4. Orange High School
5. Chagrin Falls High School
6. Avon Lake High School
7. Bay High School
8. Kenston High School
9. Beachwood High School
10. Cuyahoga Heights High School
11. Avon High School
12. John Hay Early College High School
13. Highland High School
14. Westlake High School
15. Kirtland High School
16. West Geauga High School
17. John Hay School of Science and Medicine
18. Independence High School
19. Strongsville High School
20. Oberlin High School
21. Mayfield High School
22. Shaker Heights High School
23. North Royalton High School
24. Olmsted Falls High School
25. Mentor High School