Enrollment
282
High
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROOTSTOWN LOCAL·NCES 390492103532
Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School
4140 State Route 44, Rootstown, OH 44272 · (330) 325-7911 · Portage County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
88 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 9 | 81 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 62 | 22% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Rootstown Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
75.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.9pp since 2021
Math
52.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +12.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.3% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.6% | 45.4% |
| 2021-22 | 69.4% | 40.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 77% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School
Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School this school | 282 | 31.2% | 66.4% |
| Columbiana High School Columbiana | 319 | 28.2% | 80.8% |
| Pleasant High School Marion | 347 | 32.6% | 74.4% |
| Waynedale High School Apple Creek | 333 | 30.6% | 79.9% |
| Col Crawford High School Crestline | 250 | 28.8% | 74.8% |
| Anna High School Anna | 298 | 34.9% | 81.8% |
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 Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #264 of 403 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #339 of 776 ▲ 129 | #5 of 11 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #205 of 774 ▲ 87 | #2 of 11 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #134 of 742 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #635 of 888 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #169 of 739 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #522 of 749 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.2% | #312 of 435 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #186 of 484 | #3 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
282
-38 (-12%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 282 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 31% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 34% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 18.3 | 17.4:1 | 25% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 18 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 23.7 | 14.0:1 | 24% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 24% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 19% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 5% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 27 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (331 to 282); teachers down 16% (23.7 to 20).
About Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School
Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is a high school in Rootstown, Ohio, and it is part of Rootstown Local. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 282 students. High schools in Ohio average about 565 students, which makes this school 50% below average.
The district for Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is Rootstown Local, with 3 schools and 917 students.
By race and ethnicity, Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is 92% White. Next come 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
Teacher count: 20 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.1:1. The average for high schools in Ohio, 17.7:1, is higher. Roughly 31% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is 10.6 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Ohio.
In the wider Portage County area, the median household earns about $75,766 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Portage County, 48 public schools serve about 19,638 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Rootstown Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 282, compared with 320 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.1:1, from 17.8:1.
The Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
161,956
Census ACS
Median income
$75,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
19,638 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rootstown Local
- Rootstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle SchoolMiddle · 229 students
Other schools in Rootstown
- Bio-Med Science Academy STEM SchoolCombined · 935 students
- Rootstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle SchoolMiddle · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Rootstown Elementary School0.1 mi · 406
- Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle School0.1 mi · 229
- Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School0.2 mi · 935
- Willyard Elementary School2.6 mi · 295
- West Main Elementary School3.8 mi · 297
- Brown Middle School3.9 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High SchoolHow large is Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School?
Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School serve?
Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is approximately 14.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School?
Student demographics at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School?
Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is overseen by Rootstown Local in Portage County.
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