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What's the biggest difference between Olmsted Falls High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,228
High
DISTRICT 701 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLMSTED FALLS CITY·NCES 390465702595
Olmsted Falls High School
26939 Bagley Rd, Olmsted Falls, OH 44138 · (440) 427-6100 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,228 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest 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.
- A-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
20.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
247 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 284 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 292 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 317 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 335 | 27% |
Student demographics
20%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Olmsted Falls City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
84.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.0pp since 2021
Math
64.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 85 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.7% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.6% | 59.8% |
| 2022-23 | 75.8% | 60.6% |
| 2021-22 | 77.7% | 53.8% |
% 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
80.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Olmsted Falls High School
Olmsted Falls High School's state test result (80.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olmsted Falls High School this school | 1,228 | 20.1% | 80.1% |
| Loveland High School Loveland | 1,203 | 20.3% | 84.3% |
| Big Walnut High School Sunbury | 1,299 | 18.4% | 73.3% |
| Anderson High School Cincinnati | 1,166 | 19.8% | 80.1% |
| Green High School Uniontown | 1,229 | 23.4% | 82.4% |
| Avon Lake High School Avon Lake | 1,054 | 15.4% | 83.3% |
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 Olmsted Falls High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #85 of 403 | #13 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #185 of 776 ▲ 30 | #17 of 71 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #73 of 774 ▲ 47 | #11 of 71 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.6pp | #162 of 742 | #26 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,228 | #101 of 888 | #12 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #632 of 739 | #53 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.2% | #426 of 749 | #52 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #377 of 435 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #438 of 484 | #42 of 42 |
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
1,228
+21 (+2%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 1,228 | 59.5 | 20.6:1 | 20% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 1,218 | 58.5 | 20.8:1 | 21% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 1,250 | 55.5 | 22.5:1 | 12% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 1,207 | 58 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,263 | 57.3 | 22.0:1 | 13% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 1,260 | 56 | 22.5:1 | 13% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 1,180 | 56 | 21.1:1 | 15% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 1,018 | 58 | 17.6:1 | 4% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 785 | 36 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olmsted Falls High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,263 to 1,228); teachers up 4% (57.3 to 59.5).
About Olmsted Falls High School
Olmsted Falls High School is a high-enrollment high school in Ohio, with an address in Olmsted Falls. Enrolled students number 1,228 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 117% higher than the average for high schools in Ohio, which is about 565.
Olmsted Falls City serves 3,507 students across 5 schools.
At Olmsted Falls High School, White students make up 89% of the student body. Other students are 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Cuyahoga County residents are about 58% White. Olmsted Falls High School has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Olmsted Falls High School total 59.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.6:1. The 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 247 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 20%.
Olmsted Falls High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of Ohio public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Olmsted Falls High School is 1.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.
Census estimates describe Cuyahoga County this way: median household income is about $64,468, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Federal data list 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County, with a combined enrollment of about 155,924.
The closest other public school is Olmsted Falls Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Olmsted Falls High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Olmsted Falls High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Olmsted Falls High School was 1,207 in 2020-21 and 1,228 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Olmsted Falls City
- Olmsted Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
- Falls-Lenox Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Olmsted Falls Intermediate BuildingElementary · 507 students
- Olmsted Falls Early Childhood CenterElementary · 321 students
- Bulldog Digital Learning AcademyCombined
Other schools in Olmsted Falls
- Olmsted Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
- Falls-Lenox Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Olmsted Falls Intermediate BuildingElementary · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Olmsted Falls Middle School0.4 mi · 747
- Olmsted Falls Intermediate Building0.5 mi · 507
- Falls-Lenox Primary Elementary School0.7 mi · 704
- Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 321
- Chestnut Elementary School2.4 mi · 406
- North Olmsted High School2.8 mi · 1,115
Frequently asked questions
About Olmsted Falls High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Olmsted Falls High School?
Olmsted Falls High School enrolls approximately 1,228 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Olmsted Falls High School serve?
Olmsted Falls High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Olmsted Falls High School?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Olmsted Falls High School.
How diverse is Olmsted Falls High School?
Olmsted Falls High School reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Olmsted Falls High School?
Olmsted Falls High School is overseen by Olmsted Falls City in Cuyahoga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.