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Girard Sr High School
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 115 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 103 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 24% |
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Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 33.4% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 32.5% |
| 2021-22 | 65.1% | 29.9% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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%.
Schools most like Girard Sr High School
Girard Sr High School's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girard Sr High School this school | 421 | 99.3% | 57.3% |
| Delaware Area Career Center South Campus Delaware | 315 | 99.0% | N/A |
| Tolles Career & Technical Center Plain City | 268 | 98.9% | N/A |
| Elmwood High School Bloomdale | 319 | 99.1% | 61.2% |
| Martins Ferry High School Martins Ferry | 343 | 99.1% | 53.0% |
| Ada High School Ada | 404 | 93.1% | 74.0% |
Where Girard Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Trumbull County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #352 of 403 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #497 of 776 ▲ 38 | #15 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #353 of 774 ▲ 43 | #11 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #228 of 742 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #451 of 888 | #8 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #66 of 739 | #1 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #246 of 749 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #4 of 435 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #55 of 484 | #4 of 15 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 421 | 35 | 12.0:1 | 99% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 38.8 | 11.3:1 | 99% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 35.8 | 13.8:1 | 83% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 29.8 | 18.6:1 | 88% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 30 | 18.0:1 | 89% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 84% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 836 | 34 | 24.6:1 | 14% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 30 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (556 to 421); teachers up 17% (29.8 to 35).
About Girard Sr High School
Girard Sr High School is the name of a small high school in Girard, Ohio. Enrollment stands at 421 students, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 25% below the average for high schools in Ohio.
Girard Sr High School falls under Girard City School District, which has 4 schools enrolling 1,489 students.
White students are 79% of those enrolled at Girard Sr High School. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 6% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 35 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.0:1. The average for high schools in Ohio, 17.7:1, is higher. Roughly 99% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Trumbull County, the average is 55%.
Girard Sr High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Ohio public high schools.
Girard Sr High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.3% and a predicted 51.3%.
In Trumbull County, median household income comes to about $56,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Trumbull County counts 72 public schools with about 25,240 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Girard Sr High School from the closest public school, Girard Junior High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 62.6%; Girard Sr High School's is 57.3%, ranking 4th of 6.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 538 students in 2020-21 to 421 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.0:1) than in 2020-21 (17.9:1).
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Trumbull County at a glance
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