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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Sidney High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
791
High
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIDNEY CITY·NCES 391000301640
Sidney High School
1215 Campbell Rd, Sidney, OH 45365 · (937) 497-2238 · Shelby County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL791 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
614 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 213 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 220 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 160 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 198 | 25% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Sidney City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.9pp since 2021
Math
22.4%
OH avg 56.1% . -19.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.5% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.9% | 23.3% |
| 2022-23 | 57.5% | 45.1% |
| 2021-22 | 57.6% | 41.4% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Sidney High School
Sidney High School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney High School this school | 791 | 77.6% | 51.2% |
| Springfield Junior/Senior High School Akron | 807 | 78.1% | 52.3% |
| Bethel High School Tipp City | 521 | 68.5% | 69.0% |
| Kenton Ridge Middle/High School Springfield | 1,025 | 89.1% | 58.0% |
| Van Wert High School Van Wert | 509 | 85.1% | 54.0% |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center Smithville | 624 | 66.8% | N/A |
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 Sidney High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #388 of 403 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #649 of 776 ▼ 47 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #447 of 774 ▲ 42 | #8 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.6pp | #43 of 742 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 791 | #211 of 888 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #428 of 739 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #221 of 749 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #65 of 435 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #160 of 484 | #2 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
791
-130 (-14%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,134
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 791 | 46 | 17.2:1 | 78% (614) |
| 2023-24 | 810 | 46 | 17.6:1 | 69% (558) |
| 2022-23 | 826 | 40 | 20.6:1 | 55% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 921 | 44 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 942 | 49 | 19.2:1 | 52% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 955 | 45 | 21.2:1 | 41% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 992 | 46 | 21.6:1 | 46% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 1,116 | 56 | 19.9:1 | 9% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 1,134 | 54 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sidney High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (942 to 791); teachers down 6% (49 to 46).
About Sidney High School
Sidney High School is a medium-sized high school with an address in Sidney, Ohio. The school reports 791 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 40% above the 565 average for high schools in Ohio.
Enrollment across the 7 schools in Sidney City totals 3,149 students.
White students are the majority at Sidney High School, with 76% of enrollment. It is also 13% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Hispanic. Shelby County's residents are about 92% White, 16 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 17.2 students per teacher and 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Ohio average 17.7:1. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Shelby County average 52%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 59.5% at Sidney High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.2%.
Across Shelby County, the median household income is $73,978, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Shelby County is home to 22 public schools and about 7,812 public school students.
The closest other public school is Emerson Primary School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sidney High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Sidney High School as Town: Distant.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment decrease, from 921 in 2020-21 to 791 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 20.9 in 2020-21 to 17.2 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,929
Census ACS
Median income
$73,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sidney City
- Sidney Middle SchoolMiddle · 840 students
- Northwood Intermediate SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Emerson Primary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- Whittier Early Childhood CenterElementary · 306 students
- Longfellow Primary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Jacket Virtual AcademyCombined · 131 students
Other schools in Sidney
- Sidney Middle SchoolMiddle · 840 students
- Northwood Intermediate SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Emerson Primary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- Whittier Early Childhood CenterElementary · 306 students
- Longfellow Primary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Fairlawn High SchoolHigh · 285 students
Other Sidney High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sidney High. Sidney High School is the largest of the 5.
- Sidney High SchoolSidney, MT · 355 students
- SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOLSIDNEY, NY · 342 students
- SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOLSIDNEY, NE · 329 students
- Sidney High SchoolSidney, IA · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Emerson Primary School0.2 mi · 340
- Sidney Middle School0.2 mi · 840
- Longfellow Primary School1.0 mi · 303
- Northwood Intermediate School1.6 mi · 438
- Jacket Virtual Academy1.7 mi · 131
- Whittier Early Childhood Center1.8 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Sidney High SchoolHow large is Sidney High School?
Sidney High School enrolls approximately 791 students in grades 09-12.
Is Sidney High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sidney High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sidney High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sidney High School is approximately 17.2:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sidney High School?
At Sidney High School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Sidney High School public or private?
Sidney High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sidney City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.