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Enrollment
1,325
High
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT CITY·NCES 390441601086
Theodore Roosevelt High School
1400 N Mantua St, Kent, OH 44240 · (330) 673-9595 · Portage County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,325 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- C-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
19.8:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
499 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 244 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 219 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 434 | 33% |
| Grade 12 | 428 | 32% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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 Kent City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
65.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.7pp since 2021
Math
52.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 80.4% | 49.5% |
| 2022-23 | 77.8% | 55.1% |
| 2021-22 | 69.5% | 48.0% |
% 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
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Theodore Roosevelt High School
Theodore Roosevelt High School's state test result (70.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Roosevelt High School this school | 1,325 | 37.7% | 70.7% |
| Miamisburg High School Miamisburg | 1,437 | 42.8% | 65.7% |
| Butler High School Vandalia | 856 | 39.1% | 68.5% |
| Lakewood High School Lakewood | 1,372 | 40.2% | 73.7% |
| Sylvania Southview High School Sylvania | 1,139 | 32.6% | 74.8% |
| GlenOak High School Canton | 2,086 | 42.4% | 67.0% |
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 Theodore Roosevelt High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #217 of 403 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #354 of 776 ▼ 1 | #6 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #391 of 774 ▼ 258 | #7 of 11 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #525 of 742 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,325 | #91 of 888 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #596 of 739 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #186 of 749 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #271 of 435 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #142 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
1,325
+123 (+10%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 1,323
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,325 | 67 | 19.8:1 | 38% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 1,256 | 137 | 9.2:1 | 45% (564) |
| 2022-23 | 1,245 | N/A | N/A | 26% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 1,202 | 76 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,283 | 82.5 | 15.5:1 | 27% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 1,273 | 91 | 14.0:1 | 29% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 1,437 | 111 | 12.9:1 | 34% (494) |
| 2000-01 | 1,360 | 120 | 11.3:1 | 10% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 1,323 | 95 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Theodore Roosevelt High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,283 to 1,325); teachers down 19% (82.5 to 67).
About Theodore Roosevelt High School
Theodore Roosevelt High School is a high-enrollment high school in Kent, Ohio, administered by Kent City. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,325 students. That compares with an average of about 565 students for high schools in Ohio.
Kent City, which runs Theodore Roosevelt High School, has 6 schools and 3,233 students.
White students are 71% of those enrolled at Theodore Roosevelt High School. The next largest groups are 12% Black, 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. In Portage County overall, about 87% of residents are White. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Theodore Roosevelt High School are from different groups.
There are 67 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.8:1. Compared with the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Portage County is close, at 38%.
Theodore Roosevelt High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of Ohio public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Theodore Roosevelt High School falls in the middle 80% of Ohio schools: 70.7% actual against 74.6% predicted.
The school is in Portage County, where median household income comes to about $75,766, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Portage County counts 48 public schools with about 19,638 students.
Among nearby public schools, Stanton Middle School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 71.9% proficiency; Theodore Roosevelt High School posts 70.7%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased 10% over 4 years, reaching 1,325 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 15.8:1 in 2020-21 to 19.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Theodore Roosevelt High School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Kent City
- Stanton Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Davey Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Walls Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Longcoy Elementary SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Holden Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Other schools in Kent
- Stanton Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Brimfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Davey Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Walls Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Longcoy Elementary SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Holden Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Stanton Middle School0.4 mi · 616
- Walls Elementary School0.9 mi · 355
- Davey Elementary School1.0 mi · 437
- Holden Elementary School1.8 mi · 220
- Longcoy Elementary School2.1 mi · 280
- Stow-Munroe Falls High School2.2 mi · 1,648
Frequently asked questions
About Theodore Roosevelt High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Theodore Roosevelt High School?
Theodore Roosevelt High School enrolls approximately 1,325 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Theodore Roosevelt High School serve?
Theodore Roosevelt High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Theodore Roosevelt High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Theodore Roosevelt High School is approximately 19.8:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Theodore Roosevelt High School?
At Theodore Roosevelt High School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 4% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Theodore Roosevelt High School in?
Theodore Roosevelt High School is part of Kent City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.