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Enrollment
1,223
High
DISTRICT 629 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORDONIA HILLS CITY·NCES 390500403812
Nordonia High School
8006 S Bedford Rd, Macedonia, OH 44056 · (330) 468-4601 · Summit County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,223 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- 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.
- FThree-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
17.1:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 43.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
122 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 266 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 254 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 319 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 384 | 31% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Based on grade levels within Nordonia Hills City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
81.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.7pp since 2021
Math
50.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -15.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 down about 15 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.4% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 78.4% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.2% | 69.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.7% | 66.2% |
% 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
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% 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 Nordonia High School
Nordonia High School's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordonia High School this school | 1,223 | 10.0% | 75.2% |
| Wyoming High School Wyoming | 581 | 11.5% | 86.0% |
| Copley High School Copley | 895 | 23.6% | 75.8% |
| Orange High School Pepper Pike | 617 | 14.9% | 85.9% |
| Aurora High School Aurora | 984 | 9.9% | 90.4% |
| 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 Nordonia High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #148 of 403 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #373 of 776 ▼ 137 | #12 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #108 of 774 ▲ 53 | #7 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.3pp | #44 of 742 | #1 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,223 | #103 of 888 | #4 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #420 of 739 | #18 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #205 of 749 | #13 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.0% | #422 of 435 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #460 of 484 | #21 of 21 |
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
1,223
-6 (0%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 928
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 1,223 | 71.6 | 17.1:1 | 10% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 1,255 | 75.5 | 16.6:1 | 15% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 1,278 | 76 | 16.8:1 | 18% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 1,229 | 75 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,241 | 75.2 | 16.5:1 | 15% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 1,240 | 74 | 16.8:1 | 18% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 1,447 | 83 | 17.4:1 | 32% (467) |
| 2000-01 | 1,276 | 78 | 16.4:1 | 3% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 928 | 59 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nordonia High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,241 to 1,223); teachers down 5% (75.2 to 71.6).
About Nordonia High School
This page covers Nordonia High School, a high-enrollment high school in Macedonia, Ohio. Its 1,223 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 116% bigger than the 565 average for high schools in Ohio.
Nordonia High School is in Nordonia Hills City, a district with 3,405 students across 7 schools.
At 74%, White students outnumber all other groups at Nordonia High School combined. The school is also 15% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is close to the 74% White share among all Summit County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Nordonia High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Federal staffing data show 71.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Nordonia High School and a ratio of 17.1:1. Across high schools in Ohio, the average ratio is about 17.7:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 10%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Summit County is 34%.
Measured against Ohio public high schools, Nordonia High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Ohio, Nordonia High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 75.2% actual against a predicted 85.0%.
Within Summit County, median household income is about $71,622, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 149 public schools in Summit County, with a combined enrollment of about 69,214.
The nearest other public school, Nordonia Digital Knights Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Nordonia High School. Nordonia High School places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,229) to 2024-25 (1,223).
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Summit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
537,864
Census ACS
Median income
$71,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
69,214 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nordonia Hills City
- Nordonia Middle SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Lee Eaton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 487 students
- Ledgeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Rushwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Northfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Nordonia Digital Knights AcademyHigh · 35 students
Other schools in Macedonia
- Ledgeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Nordonia Digital Knights AcademyHigh · 35 students
Nearby schools
- Nordonia Digital Knights Academy0.0 mi · 35
- Nordonia Middle School1.6 mi · 524
- Ledgeview Elementary School1.8 mi · 433
- Northfield Elementary School1.8 mi · 348
- Lee Eaton Intermediate School2.5 mi · 487
- Rushwood Elementary School3.0 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Nordonia High SchoolHow many students attend Nordonia High School?
Nordonia High School enrolls approximately 1,223 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Nordonia High School serve?
Nordonia High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Nordonia High School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Nordonia High School.
How diverse is Nordonia High School?
Nordonia High School reports a student body of 74% White, 2% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Nordonia High School?
Nordonia High School is overseen by Nordonia Hills City in Summit County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.