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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Highland High School this year?
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Enrollment
989
High
DISTRICT 667 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLAND LOCAL·NCES 390484903274
Highland High School
4150 Ridge Rd, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 239-1901 · Medina County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL989 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Ohio public high schools
- A+Test 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
108 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 242 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 263 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 237 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 247 | 25% |
Student demographics
15%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
89.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
84.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +9.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.7% | 84.5% |
| 2023-24 | 89.2% | 76.6% |
| 2022-23 | 89.2% | 76.0% |
| 2021-22 | 91.3% | 74.8% |
% 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
87.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Highland High School
Highland High School's state test result (87.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland High School this school | 989 | 10.9% | 87.7% |
| Granville High School Granville | 845 | 12.9% | 90.2% |
| Anthony Wayne High School Whitehouse | 1,360 | 13.0% | 79.8% |
| Avon Lake High School Avon Lake | 1,054 | 15.4% | 83.3% |
| Kenston High School Chagrin Falls | 970 | 12.7% | 86.4% |
| Turpin High School Cincinnati | 991 | 11.8% | 83.7% |
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 Highland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.7% | #32 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #34 of 776 ▲ 25 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.7% | #25 of 774 ▲ 12 | #1 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.1pp | #354 of 742 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 989 | #147 of 888 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #564 of 739 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #517 of 749 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.9% | #418 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #426 of 484 | #6 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
989
-48 (-5%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 989 | 51.5 | 19.2:1 | 11% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 1,032 | 51.3 | 20.1:1 | 15% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 1,028 | 47.9 | 21.5:1 | 5% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 1,037 | 46 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,026 | 50.6 | 20.3:1 | 7% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 1,026 | 47 | 21.8:1 | 7% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 1,034 | 49 | 21.1:1 | 9% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 809 | 46 | 17.6:1 | 2% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 36 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,026 to 989); teachers up 2% (50.6 to 51.5).
About Highland High School
Highland High School is a large high school in Medina, Ohio. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 989 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Ohio is about 565, so this school runs 75% larger than that.
Highland Local counts 5 schools and 3,336 students, including Highland High School.
The student body at Highland High School is 92% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Medina County residents. Highland High School's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. On average, high schools in Ohio have 17.7:1, compared with 19.2:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Highland High School is 11%. The rate at public schools in Medina County averages 26%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Highland High School is A. Compared with Ohio public high schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Highland High School's results are 3.0 points above predicted: 87.7% against 84.7%.
In the county around the school, Medina County, the median household income is $94,968, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 49 public schools in Medina County, enrolling about 25,243 students in all.
The shortest distance from Highland High School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Granger Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Highland High School comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Highland High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Highland High School's enrollment declined 5%, to 989. The number of students per teacher fell from 22.5 to 19.2 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Highland High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 Highland Local
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Granger Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Hinckley Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Highland Virtual Learning AcademyElementary
Other schools in Medina
- Medina High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Medina County Career CenterHigh · 787 students
- Claggett Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- A. I. Root Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Buckeye High SchoolHigh · 636 students
Other Highland High schools
15 other US public schools in 14 states are named Highland High. Highland High School is the 7th largest of the 16.
- Highland High SchoolMarengo, OH · 468 students
- Highland High SchoolGILBERT, AZ · 2,992 students
- Highland HighPalmdale, CA · 2,706 students
- Highland HighBakersfield, CA · 2,530 students
- Highland HighSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 1,973 students
Nearby schools
- Granger Elementary School0.4 mi · 512
- Highland Middle School0.5 mi · 824
- Sharon Elementary School4.0 mi · 627
- Northeast Ohio Classical Academy4.9 mi · 100
- Hinckley Preparatory Academy5.2 mi · 60
- Eliza Northrop Elementary5.2 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Highland High SchoolHow many students attend Highland High School?
Highland High School enrolls approximately 989 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Highland High School serve?
Highland High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland High School is approximately 19.2:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Highland High School?
Highland High School reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland High School?
Highland High School is overseen by Highland Local in Medina County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.