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Centerville High School

500 E Franklin St, Centerville, OH 45459 · (937) 439-3500 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,720 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Ohio public high schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • BThree-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

Enrollment
2,720
High
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
139 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
662 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 961223%
Grade 1067125%
Grade 1169125%
Grade 1274627%
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
1,97172%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
1054%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
2108%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
29011%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
1405%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
1,39251%
Female
1,32849%

School pathway

Feeds from
Hadley E Watts Middle School06–08Magsig Middle School06–08Tower Heights Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Centerville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
85.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
71.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.5pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2585.1%71.5%
2023-2486.9%64.0%
2022-2382.4%63.5%
2021-2283.5%64.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Centerville High School

Centerville High School's state test result (79.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Centerville High School this school2,72024.3%79.7%
Strongsville High School
Strongsville
1,84225.5%83.0%
New Albany High School
New Albany
1,60122.5%85.2%
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township
2,66025.2%75.9%
Watkins Memorial High School
Pataskala
1,39730.4%73.6%
Kings High School
Kings Mills
1,45719.0%78.9%
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 Centerville High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Montgomery County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
79.7%#94 of 403#2 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
71.5%#115 of 776
▲ 47
#3 of 28
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
85.1%#70 of 774
▼ 17
#3 of 28
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.6pp#323 of 742#9 of 25
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,720#3 of 888#1 of 34
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.6:1#586 of 739#20 of 24
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
45.3%#193 of 749#10 of 25
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
24.3%#352 of 435#8 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.9%#450 of 484#14 of 14
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 2024-25
Enrollment
2,720
+8 (+0%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 2,279
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,720138.719.6:124% (662)
2023-242,79213920.1:121% (592)
2022-232,755139.419.8:115% (403)
2020-212,71213919.5:1N/A
2017-182,772159.217.4:111% (313)
2015-162,77515617.8:113% (357)
2010-112,84015318.6:19% (269)
2000-012,41713517.9:10% (10)
1990-912,27913017.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centerville High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (2,772 to 2,720); teachers down 13% (159.2 to 138.7).

About Centerville High School

Centerville High School is a high school with a street address in Centerville, Ohio. Enrollment totals 2,720 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 381% larger than the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio.

Centerville High School is part of a district of 12 schools: Centerville City, with 8,250 students.

White students are 72% of those enrolled at Centerville High School. The next largest groups are 11% Asian, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Centerville High School are from different groups.

Centerville High School lists 138.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 19.6 students per teacher. The school's 19.6:1 compares with an average of 17.7:1 for high schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 24% of the student body. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 18 points.

Among Ohio public high schools, Centerville High School outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Centerville High School is 79.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 79.7%.

The school is in Montgomery County, where median household income comes to about $66,139, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Montgomery County counts 160 public schools with about 74,487 students.

Tower Heights Middle School is about 0.4 miles from Centerville High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 79.7% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.

Centerville High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.

Enrollment went from 2,712 in 2020-21 to 2,720 in 2024-25, a change of 8 students.

This page collects posts and questions about Centerville High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Montgomery County at a glance

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Population
536,096
Census ACS
Median income
$66,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
74,487 students

Quick facts

School name
Centerville High School
District
Centerville City
Address
500 E Franklin St, Centerville, OH 45459
Phone
(937) 439-3500
County
Montgomery County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,720
Teachers (FTE)
139
Student–teacher ratio
19.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
662 (24%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390437300267
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Centerville High. Centerville High School is the largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Centerville High School
What is the total enrollment at Centerville High School?
Centerville High School enrolls approximately 2,720 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Centerville High School serve?
Centerville High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Centerville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Centerville High School is approximately 19.6:1 (139 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Centerville High School?
Student demographics at Centerville High School are roughly 72% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Centerville High School in?
Centerville High School is part of Centerville City.
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