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What's one thing Aurora High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
984
High
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA CITY·NCES 390491703512
Aurora High School
109 W Pioneer Trl, Aurora, OH 44202 · (330) 562-3501 · Portage County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL984 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
97 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 246 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 220 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 259 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 259 | 26% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Aurora City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
93.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.5pp since 2021
Math
88.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.5% | 88.6% |
| 2023-24 | 89.7% | 82.2% |
| 2022-23 | 93.4% | 83.5% |
| 2021-22 | 91.0% | 80.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
90.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aurora High School
Aurora High School's state test result (90.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora High School this school | 984 | 9.9% | 90.4% |
| Revere High School Richfield | 936 | 9.6% | 89.1% |
| Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School Broadview Heights | 1,181 | 15.8% | 91.2% |
| Hudson High School Hudson | 1,421 | 8.4% | 93.0% |
| Kings High School Kings Mills | 1,457 | 19.0% | 78.9% |
| Upper Arlington High School Upper Arlington | 1,908 | 7.4% | 89.3% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aurora High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.4% | #15 of 403 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.6% | #16 of 776 ▲ 20 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.5% | #9 of 774 ▲ 23 | #1 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #292 of 742 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 984 | #149 of 888 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #347 of 739 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #266 of 749 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.9% | #423 of 435 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #475 of 484 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
984
+37 (+4%) vs 2020
+128% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 984 | 61.3 | 16.0:1 | 10% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 963 | 60.5 | 15.9:1 | 10% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 987 | 59.6 | 16.6:1 | 5% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 947 | 59 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 991 | 54.9 | 18.0:1 | 7% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 1,021 | 54 | 18.9:1 | 7% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 1,026 | 58 | 17.7:1 | 8% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 676 | 35 | 19.3:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 23 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aurora High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (991 to 984); teachers up 12% (54.9 to 61.3).
About Aurora High School
Aurora High School is a large high school in Aurora, Ohio, under Aurora City. A total of 984 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Ohio is about 565 students, so this school is 74% larger than average.
In Aurora City, 5 schools enroll a combined 3,049 students.
At Aurora High School, White students make up 80% of the student body. The school is also 7% Asian, 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Aurora High School has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 61.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.0:1. The 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Portage County, the average is 38%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Aurora High School is +5.3 points: 90.4% actual, 85.1% predicted.
In the county around the school, Portage County, median household income is about $75,766, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Aurora High School is among the 48 public schools in Portage County.
The closest public school, Harmon Middle School, is about 0.2 miles from Aurora High School. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Aurora High School is 2nd among 5 schools close by.
NCES assigns Aurora High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Aurora High School saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
161,956
Census ACS
Median income
$75,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
19,638 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aurora City
- Harmon Middle SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Leighton Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- Craddock Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
Other schools in Aurora
- Harmon Middle SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Leighton Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- Craddock Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
Other Aurora High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Aurora High. Aurora High School is the largest of the 3.
- AURORA HIGHAURORA, MO · 550 students
- AURORA HIGH SCHOOLAURORA, NE · 382 students
Nearby schools
- Harmon Middle School0.2 mi · 689
- Craddock Elementary School0.6 mi · 433
- Leighton Elementary School0.7 mi · 657
- Miller Elementary School0.8 mi · 286
- Ellsworth Hill Elementary School4.3 mi · 617
- Wilcox Elementary School4.8 mi · 652
Frequently asked questions
About Aurora High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Aurora High School?
Aurora High School enrolls approximately 984 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Aurora High School serve?
Aurora High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Aurora High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aurora High School is approximately 16.0:1 (61 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Aurora High School?
At Aurora High School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Aurora High School public or private?
Aurora High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Aurora City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.