Enrollment
362
High
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAMES A GARFIELD LOCAL·NCES 390492003529
James A Garfield High School
10233 State Route 88, Garrettsville, OH 44231 · (330) 527-4341 · Portage County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 85% of Ohio public high schools
- B+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
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
207 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 9 | 94 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 121 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 19% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
72.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.3pp since 2021
Math
66.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +18.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.1% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 57.4% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 62.6% |
| 2021-22 | 76.4% | 48.2% |
% 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 James A Garfield High School
James A Garfield High School's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A Garfield High School this school | 362 | 57.2% | 73.5% |
| Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School Morral | 315 | 55.2% | 52.9% |
| Ashland-W Holmes Career Center Ashland | 440 | 59.3% | N/A |
| Grand Valley High School Orwell | 273 | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| Buckeye Trail High School Lore City | 287 | 59.2% | 56.3% |
| Franklin Monroe High School Arcanum | 281 | 58.4% | 70.7% |
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 James A Garfield High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #181 of 403 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #168 of 776 ▲ 78 | #2 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #271 of 774 ▼ 6 | #4 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #222 of 742 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #520 of 888 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #446 of 739 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #644 of 749 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #115 of 435 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #185 of 484 | #2 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
362
-39 (-10%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 362 | 20.8 | 17.4:1 | 57% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 53% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 48% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 23 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 22.8 | 18.6:1 | 49% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 60% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 57% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 12% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 24 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James A Garfield High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (425 to 362); teachers down 9% (22.8 to 20.8).
About James A Garfield High School
James A Garfield High School is a low-enrollment high school with an address in Garrettsville, Ohio. It enrolled 362 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Ohio average about 565 students each.
James A Garfield High School is run by James A Garfield Local, whose 3 schools enroll 1,185 students.
James A Garfield High School enrolls a student body that is 95% White. Census figures show Portage County is about 87% White. James A Garfield High School has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.4:1, with 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. High schools in Ohio have a similar average ratio of 17.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Portage County is 38%.
James A Garfield High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Ohio public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, James A Garfield High School would be expected to post about 67.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 73.5%.
Federal survey data for Portage County show that median household income is about $75,766, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. James A Garfield High School is among the 48 public schools in Portage County.
The closest public school to James A Garfield High School is James A Garfield Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of James A Garfield High School, there are 5 other public schools. On proficiency, James A Garfield High School is ahead of the 66.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 5.
James A Garfield High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
James A Garfield High School saw enrollment fall 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
161,956
Census ACS
Median income
$75,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
19,638 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in James A Garfield Local
- James A Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- James A Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 168 students
Other schools in Garrettsville
- James A Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- James A Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 168 students
Nearby schools
- James A Garfield Elementary School0.1 mi · 655
- James A Garfield Middle School0.1 mi · 168
- Windham High School3.9 mi · 107
- Windham Junior High School3.9 mi · 151
- Katherine Thomas Elementary School3.9 mi · 196
- Crestwood High School6.6 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About James A Garfield High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at James A Garfield High School?
James A Garfield High School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does James A Garfield High School serve?
James A Garfield High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at James A Garfield High School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at James A Garfield High School.
How diverse is James A Garfield High School?
James A Garfield High School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is James A Garfield High School public or private?
James A Garfield High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by James A Garfield Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.