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Enrollment
595
High
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTTAWA-GLANDORF LOCAL·NCES 390493703574
Ottawa-Glandorf High School
630 Glendale Ave, Ottawa, OH 45875 · (419) 523-5702 · Putnam County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- DThree-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
20.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
109 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 141 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 155 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 136 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 163 | 27% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Ottawa-Glandorf Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.3pp since 2021
Math
69.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.8% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 90.7% | 72.8% |
| 2021-22 | 81.3% | 74.3% |
% 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
79.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Ottawa-Glandorf High School
Ottawa-Glandorf High School's state test result (79.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa-Glandorf High School this school | 595 | 18.3% | 79.9% |
| Liberty-Benton High School Findlay | 549 | 20.9% | 82.2% |
| Perry High School Perry | 509 | 28.1% | 79.8% |
| Jonathan Alder High School Plain City | 729 | 32.1% | 77.1% |
| Tinora High School Defiance | 272 | 19.5% | 79.8% |
| Bowling Green High School Bowling Green | 799 | 31.4% | 67.0% |
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 Ottawa-Glandorf High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #88 of 403 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #140 of 776 ▼ 47 | #7 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #162 of 774 ▼ 114 | #6 of 9 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.3pp | #87 of 742 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #310 of 888 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #638 of 739 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #375 of 749 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #390 of 435 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.0% | #48 of 198 | 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
595
+62 (+12%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 595 | 28.7 | 20.7:1 | 18% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 27.8 | 20.3:1 | 18% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 27.8 | 19.3:1 | 12% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 25 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 27.5 | 18.0:1 | 19% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 22% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 29 | 19.2:1 | 18% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 39 | 17.2:1 | 4% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 31 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ottawa-Glandorf High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (496 to 595); teachers up 4% (27.5 to 28.7).
About Ottawa-Glandorf High School
Ottawa-Glandorf High School is a high school with a street address in Ottawa, Ohio. Total enrollment is 595 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12.
In Ottawa-Glandorf Local, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,500 students.
Of every 100 students at Ottawa-Glandorf High School, about 87 are White. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Ottawa-Glandorf High School are from different groups.
Based on 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Ottawa-Glandorf High School has a ratio of 20.7:1. The average for high schools in Ohio, 17.7:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 35% for public schools in Putnam County.
Ottawa-Glandorf 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 68% of Ohio public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ottawa-Glandorf High School, the prediction is 81.9% and the result is 79.9%.
For the population of Putnam County, the median household earns about $84,928 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Putnam County, 23 public schools serve about 5,938 students.
Measured in a straight line, Ottawa Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Ottawa-Glandorf High School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 79.9% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 12%, from 533 to 595.
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Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,314
Census ACS
Median income
$84,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ottawa-Glandorf Local
- Glandorf Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Ottawa Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Ottawa-Glandorf Complex Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in Ottawa
- Glandorf Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Ottawa Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Ottawa-Glandorf Complex Elementary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Ottawa Elementary School0.3 mi · 390
- Glandorf Elementary School1.7 mi · 515
- Leipsic High School5.7 mi · 396
- Leipsic Elementary School5.7 mi · 290
- Pandora-Gilboa Middle School6.5 mi · 158
- Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School6.5 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About Ottawa-Glandorf High SchoolHow many students attend Ottawa-Glandorf High School?
Ottawa-Glandorf High School enrolls approximately 595 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ottawa-Glandorf High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ottawa-Glandorf High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ottawa-Glandorf High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ottawa-Glandorf High School is approximately 20.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ottawa-Glandorf High School?
Ottawa-Glandorf High School reports a student body of 87% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ottawa-Glandorf High School?
Ottawa-Glandorf High School is overseen by Ottawa-Glandorf Local in Putnam County.
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