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How has Talawanda High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
889
High
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALAWANDA CITY·NCES 390461502460
Talawanda High School
5301 University Park Blvd, Oxford, OH 45056 · (513) 273-3200 · Butler County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL889 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Ohio public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
16.5:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
313 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 237 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 240 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 210 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 202 | 23% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Talawanda City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
69.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -6.0pp since 2021
Math
57.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.6% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 61.2% |
| 2022-23 | 71.1% | 59.4% |
| 2021-22 | 75.6% | 57.3% |
% 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 Talawanda High School
Talawanda High School's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talawanda High School this school | 889 | 35.2% | 68.9% |
| Ashland High School Ashland | 910 | 39.6% | 73.6% |
| Batavia High School Batavia | 679 | 37.7% | 66.3% |
| William Henry Harrison High School Harrison | 1,122 | 36.8% | 62.8% |
| Taylor High School Cleves | 608 | 38.3% | 67.0% |
| Tri-Valley High School Dresden | 730 | 40.5% | 70.6% |
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 Talawanda High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #240 of 403 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #270 of 776 ▼ 74 | #5 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #318 of 774 ▼ 138 | #5 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #118 of 742 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 889 | #173 of 888 | #9 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #375 of 739 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #398 of 749 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #283 of 435 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #384 of 484 | 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
889
-38 (-4%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 1,078
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
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 | 889 | 54 | 16.5:1 | 35% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 901 | 54 | 16.7:1 | 35% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 956 | 50 | 19.1:1 | 29% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 927 | 52 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 943 | 54 | 17.5:1 | 32% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 942 | 54 | 17.4:1 | 29% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 906 | 61 | 14.8:1 | 37% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 1,116 | 50 | 22.3:1 | 7% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 1,078 | 49 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Talawanda High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (943 to 889); teachers unchanged (54 to 54).
About Talawanda High School
Talawanda High School operates as a high-enrollment high school in Oxford, Ohio. The school counted 889 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 57% more students than the average for high schools in Ohio (about 565).
Talawanda City oversees Talawanda High School and 4 other schools, with 2,875 students in total.
At Talawanda High School, 88% of students are White. After that, the student body is 3% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Census figures show Butler County is about 76% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 22%.
Its ratio of 16.5:1 is based on 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.7:1. In all, 35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Talawanda High School lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Ohio public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Talawanda High School is 6.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 68.9% actual, 75.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Ohio.
American Community Survey estimates for Butler County show that the median household earns about $81,590 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Butler County has 90 public schools with about 59,107 students, including Talawanda High School.
Talawanda Middle School is about 1.3 miles from Talawanda High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Talawanda High School ranks 3rd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
From 927 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 889 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.5:1, from 17.8:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talawanda City
- Talawanda Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Kramer Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Bogan ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- Maude Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Other schools in Oxford
- Talawanda Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Kramer Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Bogan ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- Maude Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Talawanda Middle School1.3 mi · 679
- Kramer Elementary School2.0 mi · 508
- Maude Marshall Elementary School2.2 mi · 348
- Bogan Elementary4.0 mi · 451
- College Corner Union Elementary School7.2 mi · 121
- College Corner Union Elem School7.2 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Talawanda High SchoolHow many students attend Talawanda High School?
Talawanda High School enrolls approximately 889 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Talawanda High School serve?
Talawanda High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Talawanda High School have?
Talawanda High School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Talawanda High School?
Student demographics at Talawanda High School are roughly 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Talawanda High School?
Talawanda High School is overseen by Talawanda City in Butler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.