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Enrollment
415
High
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWAYNE LOCAL·NCES 390505603989
Norwayne High School
350 S Main St, Creston, OH 44217 · (330) 435-6384 · Wayne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
203 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 120 | 29% |
Student demographics
12%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 Norwayne Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
90.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +19.4pp since 2021
Math
57.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points 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 | 90.6% | 57.2% |
| 2023-24 | 84.5% | 67.3% |
| 2022-23 | 77.9% | 51.3% |
| 2021-22 | 71.2% | 53.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 70% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 11 points, placing it in Ohio's top 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 Norwayne High School
Norwayne High School's state test result (81.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwayne High School this school | 415 | 48.9% | 81.3% |
| Westfall High School Williamsport | 407 | 47.4% | 57.2% |
| Shelby High School Shelby | 454 | 48.5% | 72.0% |
| Indian Lake High School Lewistown | 441 | 51.9% | 63.8% |
| Southeast High School Ravenna | 424 | 46.0% | 61.3% |
| Knox County Career Center Mount Vernon | 519 | 48.7% | N/A |
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 Norwayne High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #77 of 403 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #278 of 776 ▼ 143 | #6 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.6% | #21 of 774 ▲ 62 | #1 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.6pp | #94 of 742 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #460 of 888 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #563 of 739 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.5% | #603 of 749 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #175 of 435 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #424 of 484 | #7 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
415
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 415 | 21.6 | 19.2:1 | 49% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 23.3 | 17.9:1 | 49% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 21.4 | 19.1:1 | 48% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 21 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 21.8 | 19.8:1 | 55% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 61% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 20 | 18.8:1 | 30% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 5% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 18 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norwayne High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (431 to 415); teachers down 1% (21.8 to 21.6).
About Norwayne High School
Norwayne High School sits in Creston, Ohio, and is classified as a high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 415 students. That compares with an average of about 565 students for high schools in Ohio.
The 3 schools of Norwayne Local, including Norwayne High School, enroll 1,264 students.
The share of students at Norwayne High School who are White is 94%. The remaining students are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Wayne County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Norwayne High School totals 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. The average for high schools in Ohio, 17.7:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Norwayne High School is about 49%. That is in line with the 49% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Norwayne High School is in the top 10% of Ohio schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.3%. The school's actual rate is 81.3%, 10.9 points higher.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Wayne County show that the median household earns about $73,574 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Wayne County, 45 public schools serve about 14,479 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Norwayne Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Norwayne High School places 2nd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 5%, from 395 to 415.
This page collects posts and questions about Norwayne High School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,588
Census ACS
Median income
$73,574
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,479 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norwayne Local
- Norwayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Norwayne Middle SchoolMiddle · 310 students
- Norwayne Online SchoolCombined
Other schools in Creston
- Norwayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Norwayne Middle SchoolMiddle · 310 students
- Norwayne Online SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Norwayne Middle School0.0 mi · 310
- Norwayne Elementary School0.2 mi · 539
- Rittman Academy5.4 mi · 31
- Rittman Middle School5.5 mi · 190
- Rittman High School5.5 mi · 212
- Rittman Early Learning Center5.6 mi · 28
Frequently asked questions
About Norwayne High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Norwayne High School?
Norwayne High School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Norwayne High School serve?
Norwayne High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norwayne High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norwayne High School is approximately 19.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Norwayne High School?
Norwayne High School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Norwayne High School public or private?
Norwayne High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Norwayne Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.