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Enrollment
895
High
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COPLEY-FAIRLAWN CITY·NCES 390499803782
Copley High School
3807 Ridgewood Rd, Copley, OH 44321 · (330) 664-4822 · Summit County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL895 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
211 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 184 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 178 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 271 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 262 | 29% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 Copley-Fairlawn City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
83.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.9pp since 2021
Math
66.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.1pp 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 67 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.4% | 66.6% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 62.5% |
| 2022-23 | 83.6% | 70.0% |
| 2021-22 | 78.5% | 66.5% |
% 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
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 Copley High School
Copley High School's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copley High School this school | 895 | 23.6% | 75.8% |
| Sylvania Southview High School Sylvania | 1,139 | 32.6% | 74.8% |
| Orange High School Pepper Pike | 617 | 14.9% | 85.9% |
| Bexley High School Bexley | 766 | 27.2% | 88.5% |
| Nordonia High School Macedonia | 1,223 | 10.0% | 75.2% |
| Ferguson Hall Freshman School Beavercreek | 633 | 21.8% | 94.4% |
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 Copley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #142 of 403 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #162 of 776 ▲ 17 | #7 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #85 of 774 ▲ 58 | #6 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #434 of 742 | #19 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 895 | #171 of 888 | #14 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #170 of 739 | #10 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #182 of 749 | #11 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #354 of 435 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #220 of 484 | #12 of 21 |
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
895
-63 (-7%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 895 | 63.5 | 14.1:1 | 24% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 945 | 67 | 14.1:1 | 25% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 947 | 67.4 | 14.0:1 | 15% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 958 | 69 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,031 | 66.4 | 15.5:1 | 17% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 1,110 | 71 | 15.6:1 | 18% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 1,123 | 62 | 18.1:1 | 10% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 957 | 57 | 16.8:1 | 4% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 46 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Copley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,031 to 895); teachers down 4% (66.4 to 63.5).
About Copley High School
Copley High School is a large high school in Copley, Ohio. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 895 students. High schools in Ohio average about 565 students, which makes this school 58% larger than average.
Copley High School is a school in Copley-Fairlawn City. The district has 5 schools and 2,726 students.
At Copley High School, 71% of students are White. It is also 15% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Summit County at about 74% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Copley High School scores 47%.
A staff of 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.1:1. The average for high schools in Ohio, 17.7:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 24%. Among public schools in Summit County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Copley High School is 4.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 75.8% actual, 79.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Ohio.
The county, Summit County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,622, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 149, with about 69,214 students.
Among nearby public schools, Copley-Fairlawn Middle School is closest at about 1.2 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Copley High School is 6th among 6 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 895, down from 958 in 2020-21.
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Summit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
537,864
Census ACS
Median income
$71,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
69,214 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Copley-Fairlawn City
- Copley-Fairlawn Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Arrowhead Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Fort Island Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Herberich Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
Other schools in Copley
- Copley-Fairlawn Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Arrowhead Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Northeast Ohio Classical AcademyElementary · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Copley-Fairlawn Middle School1.2 mi · 850
- Fort Island Primary Elementary School1.4 mi · 358
- Northeast Ohio Classical Academy1.4 mi · 100
- Arrowhead Primary Elementary School1.6 mi · 372
- Herberich Primary Elementary School2.8 mi · 251
- Judith A Resnik Community Learning Center3.4 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Copley High SchoolHow large is Copley High School?
Copley High School enrolls approximately 895 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Copley High School serve?
Copley High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Copley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Copley High School is approximately 14.1:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Copley High School?
At Copley High School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 3% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Copley High School in?
Copley High School is part of Copley-Fairlawn City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.