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The public high schools with the biggest test-score declines in Ohio

This ranking covers the public high schools with the biggest test-score declines in Ohio, drawn from 742 qualifying public high schools. Zanesville Community High School leads the list at -28.1pp, against a median of +3.8pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

742

Ohio

Best 3-yr change

-28.1pp

Median 3-yr change

+3.8pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · OHIO

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Zanesville Community High School	Zanesville, OH	Zanesville Community High School	165	45.6%	17.5%	-28.1pp
2	Triad High School	North Lewisburg, OH	Triad Local	226	68.3%	49.1%	-19.2pp
3	Bowsher High School	Toledo, OH	Toledo City	772	32.6%	15.2%	-17.5pp
4	Felicity-Franklin Local High School	Felicity, OH	Felicity-Franklin Local	184	51.7%	34.6%	-17.1pp
5	Indian Lake High School	Lewistown, OH	Indian Lake Local	441	69.0%	52.5%	-16.5pp
6	iSTEM	Painesville, OH	iSTEM	177	85.0%	69.2%	-15.7pp
7	Cuyahoga Hts High School	Cuyahoga Heights, OH	Cuyahoga Heights Local	250	89.3%	73.8%	-15.4pp
8	Whiteoak High School	Mowrystown, OH	Bright Local	174	60.7%	46.8%	-13.9pp
9	Lynchburg-Clay High School	Lynchburg, OH	Lynchburg-Clay Local	278	69.4%	55.6%	-13.9pp
10	West Muskingum High School	Zanesville, OH	West Muskingum Local	431	56.7%	43.1%	-13.6pp
11	Salem High School	Salem, OH	Salem City	610	68.1%	54.6%	-13.5pp
12	The Bridgeport School District - High School	Bridgeport, OH	Bridgeport Exempted Village	198	47.8%	34.4%	-13.4pp
13	Wellsville Jr. Sr. High	Wellsville, OH	Wellsville Local	246	41.9%	29.5%	-12.4pp
14	Eastern High School	Reedsville, OH	Eastern Local	354	54.9%	42.5%	-12.4pp
15	Gibsonburg High School	Gibsonburg, OH	Gibsonburg Exempted Village	220	58.5%	46.5%	-12.0pp
16	Ansonia High School	Ansonia, OH	Ansonia Local	217	81.9%	70.0%	-12.0pp
17	Windham High School	Windham, OH	Windham Exempted Village	107	42.1%	30.3%	-11.9pp
18	South Range High School	Canfield, OH	South Range Local	352	86.1%	75.0%	-11.1pp
19	Chalker High School	Southington, OH	Southington Local	127	79.0%	68.0%	-11.1pp
20	West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High Scho	Cleveland, OH	West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High Scho	557	20.0%	9.2%	-10.8pp
21	Millersport Jr/Sr High School	Millersport, OH	Walnut Township Local	260	60.4%	49.7%	-10.7pp
22	Brookville High School	Brookville, OH	Brookville Local	425	80.7%	70.0%	-10.7pp
23	Fayette Jr/Sr High School	Fayette, OH	Fayette Local	109	46.2%	35.6%	-10.5pp
24	Clearview High School	Lorain, OH	Clearview Local	333	35.7%	25.8%	-9.9pp
25	Dixie High School	New Lebanon, OH	New Lebanon Local School District	311	50.4%	40.6%	-9.8pp
26	Holgate High School	Holgate, OH	Holgate Local	216	65.5%	56.2%	-9.3pp
27	Rittman High School	Rittman, OH	Rittman Exempted Village	212	73.5%	64.3%	-9.3pp
28	Frontier High/Middle School	New Matamoras, OH	Frontier Local	218	50.2%	40.9%	-9.2pp
29	Pettisville High School	Pettisville, OH	Pettisville Local	208	74.3%	65.2%	-9.1pp
30	Western Reserve High School	Berlin Center, OH	Western Reserve Local	127	73.7%	64.7%	-9.1pp
31	Xenia High School	Xenia, OH	Xenia Community City	887	45.8%	36.8%	-9.0pp
32	Van Buren High School	Van Buren, OH	Van Buren Local	347	72.8%	63.8%	-9.0pp
33	Franklin High School	Franklin, OH	Franklin City	676	53.8%	45.0%	-8.8pp
34	Bellefontaine High School	Bellefontaine, OH	Bellefontaine City	643	59.3%	50.5%	-8.7pp
35	McComb Local Jr/Sr High School	McComb, OH	McComb Local	282	57.8%	49.1%	-8.7pp
36	Crestview High School	Columbiana, OH	Crestview Local	355	80.0%	71.7%	-8.3pp
37	Bethel High School	Tipp City, OH	Bethel Local	521	66.5%	58.4%	-8.2pp
38	Buckeye Central High School	New Washington, OH	Buckeye Central Local	185	72.3%	64.3%	-8.0pp
39	Ridgemont High School	Mount Victory, OH	Ridgemont Local	247	58.6%	50.8%	-7.9pp
40	Lakota High School	Kansas, OH	Lakota Local	262	56.1%	48.2%	-7.9pp
41	Ayersville High School	Defiance, OH	Ayersville Local	326	76.7%	69.0%	-7.8pp
42	Liberty High School	Youngstown, OH	Liberty Local	492	44.8%	37.0%	-7.8pp
43	Sidney High School	Sidney, OH	Sidney City	791	49.5%	41.9%	-7.6pp
44	Nordonia High School	Macedonia, OH	Nordonia Hills City	1,223	73.4%	66.1%	-7.3pp
45	Orrville High School	Orrville, OH	Orrville City	416	66.4%	59.3%	-7.2pp
46	Oak Hill Middle/High School	Oak Hill, OH	Oak Hill Union Local	572	57.0%	49.8%	-7.2pp
47	Coventry High School	Akron, OH	Coventry Local	522	53.5%	46.5%	-7.1pp
48	Mathews High School	Vienna, OH	Mathews Local	175	51.5%	44.4%	-7.1pp
49	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Columbus, OH	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	473	48.8%	42.0%	-6.8pp
50	Beavercreek High School	Beavercreek, OH	Beavercreek City	1,640	64.5%	57.8%	-6.8pp

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