U.S. News and World Report Rates FHSD K-8 Education Top in State

U.S. News and World Report has placed all six Forest Hills School District elementary schools and Nagel Middle School among the top in the state. According to its most recent rankings released this month, the organization rated Nagel in the top 7% of middle schools in the state and all six elementary schools in the top 9% in the state. 

To determine its exact ratings, U.S. News and World Report looks primarily at state assessment data by evaluating which schools had large shares of students rated as proficient or above proficient in math, reading and language arts. The organization also takes into account some measure of socioeconomic demographics to measure how well school districts are serving all students. You can learn more about how U.S. News and World Report calculates its rankings on its website here. 

The results for elementary and middle schools come at the heels of a stellar State Report Card and outstanding Niche ratings for FHSD. The district earned the top overall rating of Five Stars from the State of Ohio, a mark that only 68 of 607 school districts received. Niche also scored FHSD an overall grade of an A and ranked our teachers as the 8th best in the entire state. 

Anderson and Turpin High Schools were rated by U.S. News and World Report earlier this year when it released the high school rankings. Both FHSD high schools placed in the top 5% in the state. Read more about the Anderson ratings and the Turpin ratings on their websites. 

You can view FHSD’s U.S. News page here, showing the schools’ rankings and providing links to more detailed profiles of FHSD schools. You can search the full 2025 Best Middle Schools rankings for the state here or the full list of the Best Ohio Elementary Schools here.