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Enrollment
1,712
High
DISTRICT 1,668 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORTHINGTON CITY·NCES 390451302039
Thomas Worthington High School
300 W Granville Rd, Worthington, OH 43085 · (614) 450-6200 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,712 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Ohio public high schools
- A-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
17.3:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
463 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 357 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 409 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 476 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 470 | 27% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +6.9pp since 2021
Math
60.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 60.2% |
| 2023-24 | 78.1% | 57.6% |
| 2022-23 | 77.1% | 57.6% |
| 2021-22 | 72.1% | 49.5% |
% 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
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 Thomas Worthington High School
Thomas Worthington High School's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Worthington High School this school | 1,712 | 27.0% | 76.3% |
| Mayfield High School Cleveland | 1,504 | 29.1% | 76.3% |
| Sylvania Southview High School Sylvania | 1,139 | 32.6% | 74.8% |
| Hilliard Davidson High School Hilliard | 1,847 | 31.6% | 74.7% |
| Grove City High School Grove City | 1,881 | 33.4% | 69.6% |
| Theodore Roosevelt High School Kent | 1,325 | 37.7% | 70.7% |
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 Thomas Worthington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #136 of 403 | #6 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #236 of 776 ▲ 7 | #10 of 55 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #139 of 774 ▲ 29 | #5 of 55 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #155 of 742 | #6 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,712 | #39 of 888 | #9 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #439 of 739 | #19 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #134 of 749 | #29 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.0% | #344 of 435 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #473 of 484 | #20 of 22 |
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
1,712
-120 (-7%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 2,580
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 1,712 | 98.8 | 17.3:1 | 27% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 1,738 | 102.9 | 16.9:1 | 28% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 1,826 | 104.6 | 17.5:1 | 25% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 1,832 | 106 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,725 | 101.7 | 17.0:1 | 28% (487) |
| 2015-16 | 1,708 | 97 | 17.6:1 | 26% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 1,526 | 102 | 15.0:1 | 23% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 1,689 | 116 | 14.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 2,580 | 148 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Worthington High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,725 to 1,712); teachers down 3% (101.7 to 98.8).
About Thomas Worthington High School
Thomas Worthington High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Worthington, Ohio. It had 1,712 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 565 students for high schools in Ohio.
Within Worthington City, Thomas Worthington High School is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 10,874 students.
The largest group at Thomas Worthington High School is White students, at 64%. Other groups make up 16% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Thomas Worthington High School reported 98.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.3:1. The 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio is close to this figure. There are 463 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 27% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Franklin County averages 41%, higher than here.
Among Ohio public high schools, Thomas Worthington High School outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Thomas Worthington High School falls in the middle 80% of Ohio schools: 76.3% actual against 78.6% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Franklin County show that the median household earns about $75,176 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Franklin County, 402 public schools serve about 195,359 students.
Evening Street Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Thomas Worthington High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 77.0%; Thomas Worthington High School's is 76.3%, ranking 4th of 7.
Federal data place Thomas Worthington High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 7% over 4 years, reaching 1,712 in 2024-25.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,333,048
Census ACS
Median income
$75,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
402
195,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Worthington City
- Worthington Kilbourne High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Worthingway Middle SchoolMiddle · 640 students
- Mccord Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Worthington Estates Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Worthington Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
Other schools in Worthington
- Ohio Connections Academy IncCombined · 5,191 students
- Worthingway Middle SchoolMiddle · 640 students
- Worthington Estates Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Evening Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Slate Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Evening Street Elementary School0.1 mi · 490
- Kilbourne Middle School0.4 mi · 464
- Worthingway Middle School0.7 mi · 640
- Worthington Estates Elementary School0.8 mi · 555
- Colonial Hills Elementary School1.0 mi · 371
- Wilson Hill Elementary School1.1 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Worthington High SchoolHow large is Thomas Worthington High School?
Thomas Worthington High School enrolls approximately 1,712 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Thomas Worthington High School serve?
Thomas Worthington High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Thomas Worthington High School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Thomas Worthington High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas Worthington High School?
At Thomas Worthington High School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 9% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Thomas Worthington High School?
Thomas Worthington High School is overseen by Worthington City in Franklin County.
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