Enrollment
326
High
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN-HOUSTON LOCAL·NCES 390497903695
Houston High School
5300 Houston Rd, Houston, OH 45333 · (937) 295-3010 · Shelby County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
14.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
266 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 7 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 84 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 11% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Hardin-Houston Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.6pp since 2021
Math
78.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +19.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 are up about 19 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.4% | 78.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.1% | 71.9% |
| 2022-23 | 74.5% | 66.2% |
| 2021-22 | 69.7% | 59.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Ohio's top 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 Houston High School
Houston High School's state test result (75.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston High School this school | 326 | 81.6% | 75.4% |
| Union Local High School Belmont | 382 | 79.6% | 58.9% |
| Lincolnview Jr/Sr High School Van Wert | 343 | 84.5% | 78.0% |
| Madison High School Middletown | 438 | 80.6% | 60.5% |
| Wynford High School Bucyrus | 258 | 86.4% | 63.5% |
| Western Reserve High School Collins | 291 | 74.6% | 62.0% |
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 Houston High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #145 of 403 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #61 of 776 ▲ 34 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #225 of 774 ▲ 240 | #6 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.8pp | #88 of 742 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #576 of 888 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #240 of 739 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #585 of 749 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.6% | #59 of 435 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #163 of 484 | #3 of 7 |
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
326
-53 (-14%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 326 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 82% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 56% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 59% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 21 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 21.5 | 18.0:1 | 70% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 76% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 32% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 10% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 21 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houston High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (387 to 326); teachers up 2% (21.5 to 22).
About Houston High School
Houston High School is a small high school based in Houston, Ohio. Classes run from 7 through 12, and the school has 326 students. The average for high schools in Ohio is about 565 students, so this school is 42% smaller than average.
Hardin-Houston Local oversees Houston High School and 1 other school, with 720 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Houston High School, with 94% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial. The White share in Shelby County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. By the diversity index, Houston High School comes in at 12%.
The count of teachers at Houston High School is 22 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1, higher than at this school. Around 82% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Shelby County is 52%.
Measured against Ohio public high schools, Houston High School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations places Houston High School in the top 10% of Ohio schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 17.4 points above it (75.4% actual, 58.0% predicted).
Shelby County census figures show that median household income is about $73,978, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 22 public schools operate in Shelby County, serving about 7,812 students.
Hardin Houston Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Houston High School at 4th of 4.
Under the NCES locale system, Houston High School is Rural: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 326 was 14% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 379. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.1:1 to 14.8:1.
Community posts for Houston High School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,929
Census ACS
Median income
$73,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hardin-Houston Local
- Hardin Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
Other Houston High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Houston High. Houston High School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Houston High SchoolGermantown, TN · 1,806 students
- Houston High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 800 students
- Houston High SchoolHouston, MS · 529 students
- HOUSTON HIGHHOUSTON, MO · 359 students
- Houston High SchoolBig Lake, AK · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Hardin Houston Elementary School0.0 mi · 394
- Russia Elementary School4.2 mi · 226
- Russia High School4.2 mi · 218
- Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School7.0 mi · 319
- Washington Primary Elementary School7.1 mi · 508
- Fort Loramie Elementary School7.6 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Houston High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Houston High School?
Houston High School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Houston High School serve?
Houston High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Houston High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Houston High School is approximately 14.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Houston High School?
At Houston High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Houston High School public or private?
Houston High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hardin-Houston Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.