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Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

4140 State Route 44, Rootstown, OH 44272 · (330) 325-7911 · Portage County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
Enrollment
282
High
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 565
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
Grade 9
81
Grade 10
77
Grade 11
62
Grade 12
62
Student demographics
White
26092%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
72%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 17%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Two+
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
14250%
Female
14050%

School pathway

Feeds from
Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Rootstown Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English 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.

Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
282
-49 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.0:1
% White
92%
was 94%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School, an intimate secondary school in Rootstown, Ohio, operated by Rootstown Local, instructs 282 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 565.

Across the 3 schools in Rootstown Local (917 students total), Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School reports that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder comes out to 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is in the bottom 10% of Ohio public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 77.0%; Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School posts 66.4%, -10.6 points below that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Portage County) shows that median household earnings sit near $75,766, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is one of 48 public schools in Portage County (combined enrollment of about 19,638 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rootstown Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 331 students in 2018 compared to 282 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Portage County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School
District
Rootstown Local
Address
4140 State Route 44, Rootstown, OH 44272
Phone
(330) 325-7911
County
Portage County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
282
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
88 (31%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390492103532
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School
How 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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