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Enrollment
1,612
High
DISTRICT 807 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELAWARE CITY·NCES 390438700850
Rutherford B Hayes High School
289 Euclid Ave, Delaware, OH 43015 · (740) 833-1010 · Delaware County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,612 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Ohio public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
19.4:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
565 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 412 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 388 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 398 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 414 | 26% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 Delaware City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.8pp since 2021
Math
66.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +24.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 24 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.8% | 66.8% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 56.6% |
| 2022-23 | 72.6% | 51.4% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 42.7% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Rutherford B Hayes High School
Rutherford B Hayes High School's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford B Hayes High School this school | 1,612 | 35.0% | 72.5% |
| Riverside Jr/Sr High School Painesville | 1,578 | 32.4% | 66.4% |
| Findlay High School Findlay | 1,592 | 36.1% | 67.2% |
| Grove City High School Grove City | 1,881 | 33.4% | 69.6% |
| Marion L Steele High School Amherst | 1,014 | 34.1% | 77.0% |
| North Ridgeville High School North Ridgeville | 1,248 | 31.1% | 74.7% |
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 Rutherford B Hayes High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #194 of 403 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #156 of 776 ▲ 101 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #235 of 774 ▲ 32 | #7 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #44 of 742 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,612 | #54 of 888 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #574 of 739 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #214 of 749 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #285 of 435 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #178 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
1,612
+22 (+1%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,106
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 1,612 | 83.3 | 19.4:1 | 35% (565) |
| 2023-24 | 1,652 | 82.5 | 20.0:1 | 34% (563) |
| 2022-23 | 1,700 | 81.6 | 20.8:1 | 25% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 1,590 | 85 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,593 | 81 | 19.7:1 | 30% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 1,452 | 75 | 19.4:1 | 29% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 1,327 | 75 | 17.7:1 | 33% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 1,223 | 68 | 18.0:1 | 6% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 1,106 | 60 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rutherford B Hayes High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,593 to 1,612); teachers up 3% (81 to 83.3).
About Rutherford B Hayes High School
Rutherford B Hayes High School is a high school in Delaware, Ohio, according to federal school records. It educates 1,612 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Ohio is about 565 students.
Delaware City is the district for Rutherford B Hayes High School. It has 7 schools and 5,650 students.
White students are the majority at Rutherford B Hayes High School, with 75% of enrollment. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 83.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.4:1. This ratio sits 1.6 above the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Roughly 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Delaware County is 20%.
Rutherford B Hayes High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Ohio public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Rutherford B Hayes High School is 3.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 72.5%. Predicted: 75.6%.
Across Delaware County, the median household income is $133,540, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Delaware County is home to 59 public schools and about 44,100 public school students.
The closest public school to Rutherford B Hayes High School is David Smith Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Rutherford B Hayes High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Rutherford B Hayes High School comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,590) and 2024-25 (1,612).
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,834
Census ACS
Median income
$133,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
44,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delaware City
- John C Dempsey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,278 students
- Robert F Schultz Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Laura Woodward Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Ervin Carlisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- James Conger Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- David Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
Other schools in Delaware
- Olentangy Berlin High SchoolHigh · 1,823 students
- John C Dempsey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,278 students
- Olentangy Berlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 886 students
- Robert F Schultz Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Laura Woodward Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Buckeye Valley Local Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
Nearby schools
- David Smith Elementary School0.4 mi · 376
- John C Dempsey Middle School0.4 mi · 1,278
- Ervin Carlisle Elementary School0.7 mi · 533
- Robert F Schultz Elementary School1.2 mi · 777
- Laura Woodward Elementary School1.3 mi · 621
- James Conger Elementary School1.6 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Rutherford B Hayes High SchoolHow large is Rutherford B Hayes High School?
Rutherford B Hayes High School enrolls approximately 1,612 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Rutherford B Hayes High School serve?
Rutherford B Hayes High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rutherford B Hayes High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rutherford B Hayes High School is approximately 19.4:1 (83 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rutherford B Hayes High School?
At Rutherford B Hayes High School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Rutherford B Hayes High School public or private?
Rutherford B Hayes High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Delaware City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.