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Several days ago, Milton-Union High School communicated its 2025-26 U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools ranking. The methodology identifies those schools whose students demonstrate outcomes above expectations in math, reading, and science state assessments, earn qualifying scores on an array of college-level exams, and graduate in high proportions. Rankings include over 17,000 high schools across the nation and over 900 Ohio high schools. Relative to schools across the country, Milton-Union is ranked in the top 20% of high schools, and for Ohio, Milton-Union is in the top 15%.

Programs, opportunities, and student performance were also ranked for 51 Dayton Area high schools, and based on U.S. News and World Report calculations, Milton-Union high school is tenth. The following list shows the top 20 Dayton Area high schools.

  1. Oakwood High School

  2. Brookville High School

  3. Bellbrook High School

  4. Centerville High School

  5. Yellow Springs High School

  6. Stivers School for the Arts

  7. Tippecanoe High School

  8. Dayton Regional STEM School

  9. Beavercreek High School

  10. Milton-Union High School

  11. Bethel High School

  12. Troy High School

  13. Northmont High School

  14. Kettering Fairmont High School

  15. Butler High School

  16. Valley View High School

  17. Greeneview High School

  18. Miamisburg High School

  19. Miami East High School

  20. Piqua High School

Congratulations to the Milton-Union High School students, staff members, and families and to everyone across the district for their contributions toward student success! For more information regarding calculation and methodology, please follow the link.