Enrollment
264
High
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLD FORT LOCAL·NCES 391002103681
Old Fort High School
7635 N Co Rd 51, Tiffin, OH 44883 · (419) 992-4291 · Seneca County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
- AThree-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
12.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
95 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 17% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Old Fort Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +8.6pp since 2021
Math
64.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +16.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 9 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 | 79.2% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 66.6% |
| 2022-23 | 71.8% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.6% | 47.5% |
% 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
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Old Fort High School
Old Fort High School's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fort High School this school | 264 | 36.0% | 72.9% |
| Evergreen High School Metamora | 302 | 34.4% | 81.4% |
| Woodmore High School Elmore | 252 | 31.7% | 66.4% |
| Lakota High School Kansas | 262 | 44.7% | 60.0% |
| Continental Local High School Continental | 194 | 38.1% | 59.9% |
| Pike-Delta-York High School Delta | 359 | 42.9% | 77.2% |
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 Old Fort High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Seneca County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #188 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #180 of 776 ▼ 36 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #136 of 774 ▲ 104 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.7pp | #80 of 742 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #658 of 888 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #98 of 739 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #387 of 749 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #277 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #154 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
264
-61 (-19%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 230
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 264 | 20.6 | 12.8:1 | 36% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 20.6 | 14.7:1 | 35% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 21.6 | 16.3:1 | 25% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 23 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 21.6 | 14.6:1 | 25% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 269 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 28% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 209 | 15 | 13.9:1 | 66% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 311 | 13 | 23.9:1 | 26% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 230 | 13 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Fort High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (316 to 264); teachers down 5% (21.6 to 20.6).
About Old Fort High School
Old Fort High School is a low-enrollment high school that serves part of Tiffin, Ohio. A federal count lists 264 students at the school, in grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Ohio is about 565, so this school runs 53% smaller than that.
Within Old Fort Local, Old Fort High School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 644 students.
Federal enrollment data show Old Fort High School is 88% White. The school is also 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 90% White share among all Seneca County residents. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Old Fort High School is 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.8:1. This ratio sits 4.9 below the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 36%. That is lower than the 59% average for public schools in Seneca County.
Measured against Ohio public high schools, Old Fort 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.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 75.2% at Old Fort High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.9%.
Among Seneca County residents, the median household income is $66,025, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Old Fort High School is one of 19 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Old Fort High School to another public school is about 4.4 miles, to Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 19% from its 2020-21 level of 325. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.1:1 in 2020-21, and 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Seneca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,770
Census ACS
Median income
$66,025
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,331 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Old Fort Local
- Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville CampusElementary · 380 students
Other schools in Tiffin
- Columbian High SchoolHigh · 786 students
- Tiffin Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Krout 2-3 ElementaryElementary · 346 students
- Washington K-1 Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Noble 4-5 ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Lincoln Pre-Kindergarten SchoolElementary · 117 students
Nearby schools
- Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus4.4 mi · 380
- Green Springs Elementary School5.5 mi · 435
- Lutz Elementary School6.7 mi · 393
- Atkinson Elementary School7.5 mi · 318
- Buckeye Community School - Fremont7.7 mi · 128
- Noble 4-5 Elementary7.8 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Old Fort High SchoolHow large is Old Fort High School?
Old Fort High School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Old Fort High School serve?
Old Fort High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Old Fort High School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Old Fort High School.
How diverse is Old Fort High School?
Old Fort High School reports a student body of 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Old Fort High School in?
Old Fort High School is part of Old Fort Local.
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