Enrollment
208
High
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH CENTRAL LOCAL·NCES 390506404016
North Central Junior/High School
400 E Baubice St, Pioneer, OH 43554 · (419) 737-2366 · Williams County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Ohio public high schools
- C+Test 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.
- 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
9.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
205 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 12% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
49.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -8.0pp since 2021
Math
50.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +16.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 50.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.1% | 41.9% |
| 2022-23 | 56.2% | 39.8% |
| 2021-22 | 57.5% | 33.5% |
% 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 North Central Junior/High School
North Central Junior/High School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Junior/High School this school | 208 | 98.6% | 55.9% |
| Lowellville High School Lowellville | 207 | 98.6% | 51.6% |
| Hilltop High School West Unity | 207 | 98.6% | 67.4% |
| Arcadia High School Arcadia | 192 | 98.4% | 72.7% |
| Fairview High School Sherwood | 254 | 92.5% | 76.6% |
| Patrick Henry High School Hamler | 272 | 98.9% | 71.6% |
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 North Central Junior/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Williams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #362 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #382 of 776 ▲ 63 | #6 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #588 of 774 ▼ 4 | #7 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #334 of 742 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #738 of 888 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #15 of 739 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #363 of 749 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #24 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #272 of 484 | N/A |
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
208
-52 (-20%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 208 | 21 | 9.9:1 | 99% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 17 | 14.1:1 | 99% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | 61% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 99% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 99% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 99% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 245 | 12 | 20.4:1 | 34% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 219 | 13 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Central Junior/High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (233 to 208); teachers up 17% (18 to 21).
About North Central Junior/High School
A very small high school in Pioneer, Ohio, North Central Junior/High School is part of North Central Local. The school counted 208 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 12. The school is 63% below the average for high schools in Ohio.
North Central Local has 516 students in 2 schools, and North Central Junior/High School is one of those schools.
Roughly 87% of students at North Central Junior/High School are White. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic and 2% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, North Central Junior/High School has a ratio of 9.9:1. The gap from the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio is 7.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. The 80% average for public schools in Williams County is 19 points lower.
North Central Junior/High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Ohio public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 51.6%.
For Williams County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $61,048, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 14 public schools and about 4,964 students.
North Central Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 6.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 52 students, from 260 to 208. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.4:1 to 9.9:1.
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Williams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,719
Census ACS
Median income
$61,048
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Central Local
- North Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- North Central Elementary School0.0 mi · 308
- Waldron Area Schools7.6 mi · 205
- Montpelier Elementary School7.7 mi · 471
- Montpelier High School7.7 mi · 316
- Hilltop High School8.1 mi · 207
- Hilltop Elementary School8.1 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About North Central Junior/High SchoolHow large is North Central Junior/High School?
North Central Junior/High School enrolls approximately 208 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does North Central Junior/High School serve?
North Central Junior/High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at North Central Junior/High School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at North Central Junior/High School.
How diverse is North Central Junior/High School?
North Central Junior/High School reports a student body of 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is North Central Junior/High School public or private?
North Central Junior/High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Central Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.