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Enrollment
1,005
High
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOARDMAN LOCAL·NCES 390483003195
Boardman High School
7777 Glenwood Ave, Youngstown, OH 44512 · (330) 758-7511 · Mahoning County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,005 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
552 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 269 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 245 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 229 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 262 | 26% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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 Boardman Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
80.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +8.6pp since 2021
Math
71.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +13.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.1% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.1% | 67.5% |
| 2022-23 | 70.9% | 57.3% |
| 2021-22 | 71.5% | 58.0% |
% 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
77.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Boardman High School
Boardman High School's state test result (77.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boardman High School this school | 1,005 | 54.9% | 77.4% |
| Troy High School Troy | 1,107 | 54.3% | 73.6% |
| Reading Junior Senior High School Reading | 654 | 50.9% | 56.0% |
| North High School Eastlake | 1,231 | 53.6% | 53.4% |
| Maumee High School Maumee | 619 | 43.8% | 72.7% |
| Springfield-Clark County Springfield | 657 | 60.9% | N/A |
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 Boardman High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Mahoning County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #115 of 403 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #120 of 776 ▲ 14 | #4 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #121 of 774 ▲ 48 | #5 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.8pp | #107 of 742 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,005 | #138 of 888 | #2 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #212 of 739 | #6 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #198 of 749 | #8 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #129 of 435 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #106 of 484 | #9 of 12 |
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
1,005
-232 (-19%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 1,646
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 1,005 | 69.7 | 14.4:1 | 55% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 1,089 | 70.3 | 15.5:1 | 51% (557) |
| 2022-23 | 1,166 | 71.3 | 16.4:1 | 48% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 1,237 | 70 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,254 | 83 | 15.1:1 | 38% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 1,288 | 86 | 15.0:1 | 35% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 1,541 | 92 | 16.8:1 | 30% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 1,669 | 90 | 18.5:1 | 6% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 1,646 | 88 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boardman High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,254 to 1,005); teachers down 16% (83 to 69.7).
About Boardman High School
Boardman High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 1,005 students. High schools in Ohio have about 565 students on average; enrollment here is 78% higher.
Boardman Local has 3,515 students spread across 7 schools.
White students are 73% of those enrolled at Boardman High School. Next come 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Mahoning County, where about 75% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
Boardman High School reports a ratio of 14.4 students per teacher, from 69.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.4:1 compares with an average of 17.7:1 for high schools in Ohio. Lunch program data show 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 45% average for public schools in Mahoning County is 10 points lower.
Boardman High School is 9.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (77.4% versus 68.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Ohio.
In Mahoning County, home to about 226,491 people, the median household earns about $56,942 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Mahoning County number 77, with about 27,927 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Boardman High School from the closest public school, Spartan Online Academy. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Boardman High School ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 77.4% versus a 79.1% average.
NCES describes the area around Boardman High School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 19% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 17.7:1 to 14.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Mahoning County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,491
Census ACS
Median income
$56,942
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,927 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boardman Local
- Boardman Center Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 814 students
- Boardman Glenwood Junior HighMiddle · 550 students
- West Boulevard Elementary SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Stadium Drive Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Robinwood Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Spartan Online AcademyHigh · 7 students
Other schools in Youngstown
- Fitch High SchoolHigh · 1,235 students
- Austintown Elementary SchoolElementary · 996 students
- Austintown Middle SchoolMiddle · 986 students
- Austintown Intermediate SchoolElementary · 895 students
- Boardman Center Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 814 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Spartan Online Academy0.0 mi · 7
- Boardman Glenwood Junior High0.2 mi · 550
- Stadium Drive Elementary School0.5 mi · 378
- Boardman Center Intermediate School0.7 mi · 814
- West Boulevard Elementary School1.7 mi · 417
- Robinwood Lane Elementary School2.8 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Boardman High SchoolHow large is Boardman High School?
Boardman High School enrolls approximately 1,005 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Boardman High School serve?
Boardman High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Boardman High School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Boardman High School.
How diverse is Boardman High School?
Boardman High School reports a student body of 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Boardman High School in?
Boardman High School is part of Boardman Local.
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