Enrollment
244
High
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRADFORD EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390452202126
Bradford High School
750 Railroad Ave, Bradford, OH 45308 · (937) 448-2719 · Darke County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Ohio public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
241 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 6 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 11 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 7% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 Bradford Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +15.2pp since 2021
Math
36.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 15 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.5% | 35.1% |
| 2021-22 | 40.1% | 32.9% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Bradford High School
Bradford High School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford High School this school | 244 | 98.8% | 49.5% |
| Mechanicsburg High School Mechanicsburg | 266 | 98.9% | 75.0% |
| Allen East High School Harrod | 253 | 98.8% | 72.5% |
| Riverdale High School Mt Blanchard | 321 | 99.1% | 56.3% |
| Arcanum High School Arcanum | 325 | 99.1% | 74.4% |
| Parkway High School Rockford | 306 | 99.0% | 73.3% |
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 Bradford High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Darke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #392 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #528 of 776 ▼ 23 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #535 of 774 ▲ 61 | #7 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.6pp | #126 of 742 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #695 of 888 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #87 of 739 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.6% | #718 of 749 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #22 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #138 of 198 | N/A |
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
244
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 244 | 19.3 | 12.6:1 | 99% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 17.3 | 14.1:1 | 99% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 31.4 | 7.8:1 | 91% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | 18 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 20.2 | 11.7:1 | 86% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 232 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 99% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 20 | 15.0:1 | 98% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 19 | 16.6:1 | 43% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 18 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bradford High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (236 to 244); teachers down 4% (20.2 to 19.3).
About Bradford High School
Bradford High School is a low-enrollment high school. Its address is in Bradford, Ohio. Federal data show 244 students enrolled in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 565 students for high schools in Ohio.
Across its 2 schools, Bradford Exempted Village enrolls 513 students. Bradford High School is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Bradford High School is White, at 97%. Among Darke County residents, the White share is about 95%. The diversity index for Bradford High School is 6%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Bradford High School has a ratio of 12.6:1. Across high schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.7:1. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Darke County is 60%.
Among Ohio public high schools, Bradford High School outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.5% at Bradford High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.5%.
The school's county is Darke County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $64,486 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Darke County number 24, with about 7,993 students.
Bradford Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles.
Bradford High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%.
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Darke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,594
Census ACS
Median income
$64,486
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,993 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bradford Exempted Village
- Bradford Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
Other Bradford High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bradford High. Bradford High School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Bradford HighKenosha, WI · 1,453 students
- BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOLSTARKE, FL · 785 students
- Bradford High SchoolBradford, TN · 319 students
- BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOLBRADFORD, AR · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Bradford Elementary School0.0 mi · 269
- Covington High School5.0 mi · 220
- Covington Elementary School5.0 mi · 380
- Covington Middle School5.0 mi · 183
- Versailles Elementary School5.7 mi · 471
- Versailles High School5.7 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Bradford High SchoolHow large is Bradford High School?
Bradford High School enrolls approximately 244 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Bradford High School serve?
Bradford High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bradford High School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Bradford High School.
How diverse is Bradford High School?
Bradford High School reports a student body of 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bradford High School?
Bradford High School is overseen by Bradford Exempted Village in Darke County.
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