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Enrollment
1,842
High
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STRONGSVILLE CITY·NCES 390448401730
Strongsville High School
20025 Lunn Rd, Strongsville, OH 44149 · (440) 572-7100 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,842 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
18.2:1
101 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
469 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 440 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 441 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 480 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 481 | 26% |
Student demographics
39%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 Strongsville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
82.2%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.4pp since 2021
Math
77.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.2% | 77.2% |
| 2023-24 | 87.9% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.4% | 77.6% |
| 2021-22 | 83.6% | 73.9% |
% 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
83.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Strongsville High School
Strongsville High School's state test result (83.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongsville High School this school | 1,842 | 25.5% | 83.0% |
| Kings High School Kings Mills | 1,457 | 19.0% | 78.9% |
| North Royalton High School North Royalton | 1,401 | 27.5% | 83.5% |
| Watkins Memorial High School Pataskala | 1,397 | 30.4% | 73.6% |
| Westlake High School Westlake | 989 | 22.0% | 81.4% |
| Beavercreek High School Beavercreek | 1,640 | 21.5% | 68.5% |
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 Strongsville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #61 of 403 | #10 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #70 of 776 ▼ 2 | #10 of 71 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #96 of 774 ▼ 50 | #13 of 71 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #503 of 742 | #54 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,842 | #29 of 888 | #1 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #497 of 739 | #40 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #232 of 749 | #33 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #348 of 435 | #9 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #403 of 484 | #38 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
1,842
-89 (-5%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,426
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 1,842 | 101.4 | 18.2:1 | 25% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 1,859 | 97.9 | 19.0:1 | 15% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 1,844 | 97.6 | 18.9:1 | 17% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 1,931 | 96 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,933 | 92.2 | 21.0:1 | 20% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 2,025 | 94 | 21.5:1 | 17% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 2,473 | 121 | 20.4:1 | 13% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 2,204 | 129 | 17.1:1 | 3% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 1,426 | 72 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Strongsville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,933 to 1,842); teachers up 10% (92.2 to 101.4).
About Strongsville High School
Strongsville High School is a large high school in Strongsville City, located in Strongsville, Ohio. In all, 1,842 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 226% larger than the average for high schools in Ohio.
The 9 schools of Strongsville City, including Strongsville High School, enroll 5,757 students.
The student body at Strongsville High School is 77% White. The school is also 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 58%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 101.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. The average for high schools in Ohio is about 17.7:1. A total of 469 students, or 25%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 27% average for public schools in Cuyahoga County.
Strongsville High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of Ohio public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Strongsville High School would score about 79.2%. It scores 83.0%, 3.8 points above that figure.
Looking at the county, Cuyahoga County, the median household earns about $64,468 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Strongsville High School, Cuyahoga County has 352 public schools.
Strongsville High School's closest public school neighbor is Early Learning Preschool, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Strongsville High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 89 students, from 1,931 to 1,842. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 20.1:1 to 18.2:1.
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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 Strongsville City
- Strongsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,327 students
- Kinsner Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Muraski Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Chapman Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Whitney Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Surrarrer Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Other schools in Strongsville
- Strongsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,327 students
- Kinsner Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Muraski Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Chapman Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Whitney Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Surrarrer Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Preschool0.2 mi · 143
- Muraski Elementary School0.9 mi · 522
- Strongsville Online Learning Opportunity Academy0.9 mi · 9
- Strongsville Middle School1.1 mi · 1,327
- Strongsville Academy1.4 mi · 65
- Kinsner Elementary School1.5 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Strongsville High SchoolHow many students attend Strongsville High School?
Strongsville High School enrolls approximately 1,842 students in grades 09-12.
Is Strongsville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Strongsville High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Strongsville High School have?
Strongsville High School employs 101 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Strongsville High School?
Student demographics at Strongsville High School are roughly 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Strongsville High School public or private?
Strongsville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Strongsville City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.