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How has Miami Trace High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
747
High
DISTRICT 832 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI TRACE LOCAL·NCES 391001002702
Miami Trace High School
300 Bloomingburg New Holland R, Washington Court House, OH 43160 · (740) 333-4700 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL747 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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.
- C+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
23.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
308 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 203 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 203 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 185 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 156 | 21% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Miami Trace Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.3pp since 2021
Math
53.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 53.9% |
| 2023-24 | 79.4% | 59.2% |
| 2022-23 | 70.7% | 64.8% |
| 2021-22 | 70.9% | 49.7% |
% 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Miami Trace High School
Miami Trace High School's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Trace High School this school | 747 | 41.2% | 70.2% |
| Northwestern Junior/Senior High School Springfield | 731 | 39.0% | 58.3% |
| Crestwood High School Mantua | 598 | 39.5% | 64.6% |
| Tri-Valley High School Dresden | 730 | 40.5% | 70.6% |
| Lexington High School Lexington | 631 | 44.2% | 76.7% |
| New Richmond High School New Richmond | 569 | 44.5% | 64.8% |
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 Miami Trace High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #225 of 403 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #324 of 776 ▼ 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #292 of 774 ▼ 139 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #452 of 742 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 747 | #231 of 888 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #693 of 739 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #444 of 749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #231 of 435 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #148 of 198 |
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
747
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 946
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 747 | 32 | 23.3:1 | 41% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 32 | 23.5:1 | 50% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 808 | 35 | 23.1:1 | 32% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 765 | 35 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 41 | 17.7:1 | 42% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 39% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | 42 | 18.7:1 | 38% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 46 | 18.4:1 | 4% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 946 | 49 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miami Trace High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (725 to 747); teachers down 22% (41 to 32).
About Miami Trace High School
Miami Trace High School is a public high school in Washington Court House, Ohio. It reports enrollment of 747 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 565.
Miami Trace High School is a school in Miami Trace Local. The district has 3 schools and 2,497 students.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Miami Trace High School. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Fayette County, where about 91% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. High schools in Ohio average 17.7:1, 5.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Miami Trace High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 41%.
Among Ohio public high schools, Miami Trace High School outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Miami Trace High School is -3.0 points: 70.2% actual, 73.2% predicted.
The school is in Fayette County, where median household income comes to about $63,275, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fayette County counts 7 public schools with about 4,322 students.
The closest school to Miami Trace High School is Miami Trace Middle School, located about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. On proficiency, Miami Trace High School is ahead of the 68.2% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 4.
The NCES locale for Miami Trace High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Miami Trace High School had 765 students in 2020-21 and 747 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 21.9:1 in 2020-21 to 23.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,876
Census ACS
Median income
$63,275
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
4,322 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Miami Trace Local
- Miami Trace Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,139 students
- Miami Trace Middle SchoolMiddle · 611 students
Other schools in Washington Court House
- Miami Trace Middle SchoolMiddle · 611 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Miami Trace Middle School0.3 mi · 611
- Miami Trace Elementary School0.5 mi · 1,139
- Cherry Hill Primary3.1 mi · 503
- Washington High School3.2 mi · 522
- Washington Middle School3.3 mi · 405
- Belle Aire Intermediate4.1 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Miami Trace High SchoolHow large is Miami Trace High School?
Miami Trace High School enrolls approximately 747 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Miami Trace High School serve?
Miami Trace High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Miami Trace High School?
Approximately 23.3:1 students per teacher at Miami Trace High School.
How diverse is Miami Trace High School?
Miami Trace High School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Miami Trace High School?
Miami Trace High School is overseen by Miami Trace Local in Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.