Enrollment
335
High
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIRTLAND LOCAL·NCES 390478703017
Kirtland High School
9150 Chillicothe Rd, Kirtland, OH 44094 · (440) 256-3366 · Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest 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.
- C-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
17.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
31 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 80 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 91 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 86 | 26% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Kirtland Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
81.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.0pp since 2021
Math
68.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.6% | 68.3% |
| 2023-24 | 88.8% | 66.8% |
| 2022-23 | 78.6% | 68.3% |
| 2021-22 | 84.6% | 67.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% 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 Kirtland High School
Kirtland High School's state test result (84.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland High School this school | 335 | 9.3% | 84.2% |
| Kalida High School Kalida | 393 | 9.7% | 87.5% |
| Minster Jr/Sr High School Minster | 392 | 12.0% | 92.4% |
| Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School Fort Loramie | 319 | 8.2% | 91.8% |
| Marion Local High School Maria Stein | 306 | 5.2% | 94.7% |
| Fort Recovery High School Fort Recovery | 294 | 13.9% | 89.7% |
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 Kirtland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.2% | #54 of 403 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #142 of 776 ▼ 1 | #2 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #107 of 774 ▼ 65 | #1 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #169 of 742 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #556 of 888 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #468 of 739 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.2% | #653 of 749 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.3% | #427 of 435 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #126 of 484 | #3 of 8 |
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
335
-59 (-15%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 335 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 9% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 18 | 20.1:1 | 10% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 19.3 | 19.2:1 | 6% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 21.1 | 19.4:1 | 9% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 12% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 13% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 4% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kirtland High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (410 to 335); teachers down 10% (21.1 to 19).
About Kirtland High School
Kirtland High School is one of the public schools in Kirtland, Ohio. It is a low-enrollment high school. It serves 335 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Ohio is roughly 565 students; this school is 41% smaller than that.
The Kirtland Local system has 3 schools and 1,049 students.
The student body at Kirtland High School is 95% White. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. County-wide, 86% of Lake County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Kirtland High School operates with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.6:1. That is close to the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. About 9% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 39% average for public schools in Lake County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Kirtland High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Kirtland High School are 1.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (84.2% actual, 85.3% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Lake County, the median household income is $80,925, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 65 public schools in Lake County, enrolling about 27,899 students in all.
Kirtland Middle School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Kirtland High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 84.2% is above the 70.2% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Kirtland High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 59 fewer students in 2024-25.
The Kirtland High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
232,216
Census ACS
Median income
$80,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
27,899 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kirtland Local
- Kirtland Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Kirtland Middle SchoolMiddle · 262 students
Other schools in Kirtland
- Kirtland Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Kirtland Middle SchoolMiddle · 262 students
Nearby schools
- Kirtland Middle School0.1 mi · 262
- Kirtland Elementary School0.1 mi · 452
- Ridge Elementary School2.4 mi · 661
- South High School3.1 mi · 995
- Willoughby Middle School3.2 mi · 509
- Grant Elementary School3.7 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Kirtland High SchoolHow large is Kirtland High School?
Kirtland High School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 09-12.
Is Kirtland High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kirtland High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kirtland High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kirtland High School is approximately 17.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kirtland High School?
At Kirtland High School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Kirtland High School?
Kirtland High School is overseen by Kirtland Local in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.