1
Enrollment
636
High
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCKEYE LOCAL·NCES 390484703262
Buckeye High School
3084 Columbia Rd, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 722-8257 · Medina County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
129 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 163 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 177 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 136 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 160 | 25% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
82.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +11.1pp since 2021
Math
74.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.7% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.4% | 72.7% |
| 2022-23 | 85.1% | 73.5% |
| 2021-22 | 71.6% | 68.0% |
% 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
80.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Buckeye High School
Buckeye High School's state test result (80.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye High School this school | 636 | 20.3% | 80.1% |
| Tippecanoe High School Tipp City | 764 | 16.8% | 79.4% |
| Buckeye Valley Local High School Delaware | 597 | 23.1% | 82.4% |
| Bloom-Carroll High School Carroll | 697 | 24.4% | 73.8% |
| Johnstown High School Johnstown | 488 | 19.7% | 71.4% |
| Clinton-Massie High School Clarksville | 486 | 27.0% | 70.5% |
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 Buckeye High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #83 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #95 of 776 ▼ 4 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #92 of 774 ▲ 20 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.6pp | #164 of 742 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #288 of 888 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #623 of 739 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #568 of 749 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.3% | #375 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #257 of 484 | #4 of 6 |
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
636
-72 (-10%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 636 | 31.2 | 20.4:1 | 20% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 690 | 33 | 20.9:1 | 25% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 32.3 | 22.0:1 | 15% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 708 | 32 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 32.3 | 22.2:1 | 22% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 33 | 19.6:1 | 22% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 29% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 784 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 6% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 669 | 36 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckeye High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (716 to 636); teachers down 3% (32.3 to 31.2).
About Buckeye High School
Buckeye High School runs as a medium-sized high school in Medina, Ohio. The school enrolls 636 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Within Buckeye Local, Buckeye High School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 2,110 students.
The large majority of students at Buckeye High School, 93%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Medina County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Buckeye High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
Teacher staffing is 31.2 full-time equivalents, or about 20.4 students per teacher. Among high schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.7:1. About 20% of students, or 129, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Buckeye High School would be expected to post about 81.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 80.1%.
Medina County census figures show that median household income is about $94,968, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. A total of 49 public schools operate in Medina County, serving about 25,243 students.
The nearest public school is Buckeye Junior High School, at about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Buckeye High School places 3rd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
The number of students dropped from 708 to 636 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 20.4 students per teacher, compared with 22.1 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,660
Census ACS
Median income
$94,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
25,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buckeye Local
- Buckeye Primary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Buckeye Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 581 students
- Buckeye Junior High SchoolMiddle · 312 students
- Buckeye Digital AcademyElementary
Other schools in Medina
- Medina High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Medina County Career CenterHigh · 787 students
- Claggett Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- A. I. Root Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
Other Buckeye High schools
One other US public school is named Buckeye High. Buckeye High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Buckeye High SchoolDeville, LA · 915 students
Nearby schools
- Buckeye Junior High School0.1 mi · 312
- Buckeye Intermediate School0.2 mi · 581
- Buckeye Primary School0.2 mi · 581
- Medina County Career Center2.8 mi · 787
- Claggett Middle School4.8 mi · 724
- Evolve Academy5.0 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Buckeye High SchoolHow many students attend Buckeye High School?
Buckeye High School enrolls approximately 636 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Buckeye High School serve?
Buckeye High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Buckeye High School have?
Buckeye High School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buckeye High School?
At Buckeye High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Buckeye High School public or private?
Buckeye High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Buckeye Local.
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