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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Rocky River High School this year?
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Enrollment
792
High
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKY RIVER CITY·NCES 390447001577
Rocky River High School
20951 Detroit Rd, Rocky River, OH 44116 · (440) 356-6800 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL792 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Ohio public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.2:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
118 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 167 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 200 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 200 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 225 | 28% |
Student demographics
25%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rocky River City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
89.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.6pp since 2021
Math
85.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.3% | 85.3% |
| 2023-24 | 95.5% | 91.2% |
| 2022-23 | 94.4% | 92.8% |
| 2021-22 | 92.9% | 87.8% |
% 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
92.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Rocky River High School
Rocky River High School's state test result (92.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky River High School this school | 792 | 14.9% | 92.5% |
| Canfield High School Canfield | 733 | 14.5% | 89.8% |
| Turpin High School Cincinnati | 991 | 11.8% | 83.7% |
| Poland Seminary High School Poland | 773 | 18.6% | 77.0% |
| Marysville STEM Early College High School Marysville | 692 | 11.4% | 87.7% |
| Granville High School Granville | 845 | 12.9% | 90.2% |
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 Rocky River High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 92.5% | #8 of 403 | #2 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #28 of 776 ▼ 20 | #4 of 71 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.3% | #28 of 774 ▼ 23 | #5 of 71 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.1pp | #111 of 742 | #3 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 792 | #210 of 888 | #20 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #177 of 739 | #15 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #355 of 749 | #47 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.9% | #402 of 435 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #341 of 484 | #34 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
792
-85 (-10%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 792 | 55.9 | 14.2:1 | 15% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 825 | 55.7 | 14.8:1 | 14% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 855 | 56.5 | 15.1:1 | 13% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 877 | 55 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 859 | 51.8 | 16.6:1 | 13% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 865 | 52 | 16.6:1 | 12% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 899 | 51 | 17.6:1 | 11% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 748 | 49 | 15.3:1 | 5% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 37 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky River High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (859 to 792); teachers up 8% (51.8 to 55.9).
About Rocky River High School
As a mid-sized high school, Rocky River High School serves students in Rocky River, Ohio. It reports enrollment of 792 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is 40% bigger than the average for high schools in Ohio.
Rocky River High School is run by Rocky River City, whose 5 schools enroll 2,606 students.
At Rocky River High School, 86% of students are White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Cuyahoga County is about 58% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.
Rocky River High School reports a ratio of 14.2 students per teacher, from 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1. In all, 15% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 27% average for public schools in Cuyahoga County is 12 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Rocky River High School lands at A, ahead of 92% of Ohio public high schools.
Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Rocky River High School's results are 9.3 points above predicted: 92.5% against 83.2%.
Looking at the county, Cuyahoga County, median household income comes to about $64,468, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 352, with about 155,924 students.
Rocky River Early Childhood Center at Beach School is about 0.4 miles from Rocky River High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Rocky River High School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 92.5% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 792, down from 877 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.2:1, from 15.9:1.
Rocky River High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Rocky River City
- Kensington Intermediate Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Goldwood Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Rocky River Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Rocky River Early Childhood Center at Beach SchoolElementary · 80 students
Other schools in Rocky River
- Kensington Intermediate Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Goldwood Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Rocky River Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Rocky River Early Childhood Center at Beach SchoolElementary · 80 students
Other Rocky River High schools
One other US public school is named Rocky River High. Rocky River High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Rocky River High SchoolMint Hill, NC · 1,562 students
Nearby schools
- Rocky River Early Childhood Center at Beach School0.4 mi · 80
- Rocky River Middle School0.5 mi · 573
- Kensington Intermediate Elementary School0.8 mi · 586
- Goldwood Primary Elementary School1.0 mi · 575
- Horace Mann Elementary School1.9 mi · 269
- Harding Middle School2.0 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky River High SchoolHow many students attend Rocky River High School?
Rocky River High School enrolls approximately 792 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Rocky River High School serve?
Rocky River High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rocky River High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rocky River High School is approximately 14.2:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rocky River High School?
Rocky River High School reports a student body of 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Rocky River High School?
Rocky River High School is overseen by Rocky River City in Cuyahoga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.