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Enrollment
1,908
High
DISTRICT 978 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER ARLINGTON CITY·NCES 390449301866
Upper Arlington High School
1625 Zollinger Rd, Upper Arlington, OH 43221 · (614) 487-5200 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,908 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% 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.
- 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.
- B-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
22.2:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
142 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 487 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 455 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 477 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 489 | 26% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Based on grade levels within Upper Arlington City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
90.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
83.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 3 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 | 90.6% | 83.8% |
| 2023-24 | 89.5% | 81.8% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 80.0% |
| 2021-22 | 87.6% | 80.3% |
% 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
89.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
86.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% 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 Upper Arlington High School
Upper Arlington High School's state test result (89.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Arlington High School this school | 1,908 | 7.4% | 89.3% |
| Hudson High School Hudson | 1,421 | 8.4% | 93.0% |
| Springboro High School Springboro | 2,035 | 12.3% | 84.4% |
| Perrysburg High School Perrysburg | 1,676 | 15.1% | 88.7% |
| Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School Broadview Heights | 1,181 | 15.8% | 91.2% |
| Revere High School Richfield | 936 | 9.6% | 89.1% |
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 Upper Arlington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.3% | #24 of 403 | #2 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #39 of 776 ▼ 1 | #2 of 55 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.6% | #20 of 774 ▲ 13 | #3 of 55 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #398 of 742 | #31 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,908 | #22 of 888 | #3 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #675 of 739 | #44 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #309 of 749 | #45 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.4% | #431 of 435 | #20 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #168 of 198 | #19 of 23 |
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
1,908
+24 (+1%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,484
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 1,908 | 85.8 | 22.2:1 | 7% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 1,895 | 86.5 | 21.9:1 | 8% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 1,867 | 83.2 | 22.4:1 | 4% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 1,884 | 69 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,871 | 107.7 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,815 | 111 | 16.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 1,806 | 127 | 14.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,783 | 121 | 14.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 1,484 | 96 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upper Arlington High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,871 to 1,908); teachers down 20% (107.7 to 85.8).
About Upper Arlington High School
As a large high school, Upper Arlington High School serves students in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Its 1,908 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 238% above the 565 average for high schools in Ohio.
Upper Arlington City enrolls 6,669 students, and its 10 schools include Upper Arlington High School.
Federal enrollment data show Upper Arlington High School is 83% White. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. Among people living in Franklin County, the White share is about 59%. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 85.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 22.2:1. That is higher than the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Eligible students account for 7% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Franklin County average 41%.
Measured against Ohio public high schools, Upper Arlington High School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Upper Arlington High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 89.3% and a predicted 86.0%.
Census estimates describe Franklin County this way: the median household income is $75,176, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Franklin County has 402 public schools and roughly 195,359 students.
Tremont Elementary School is the public school closest to Upper Arlington High School, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 83.4%; Upper Arlington High School's is 89.3%, ranking 1st of 6.
The federal government classifies Upper Arlington High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,884 to 1,908, a small change. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 27.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.2:1.
Community posts for Upper Arlington High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Upper Arlington City
- Barrington Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
- Hastings Middle SchoolMiddle · 753 students
- Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Tremont Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Windermere Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Greensview Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
Other schools in Upper Arlington
- Barrington Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
- Hastings Middle SchoolMiddle · 753 students
- Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Tremont Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Windermere Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Greensview Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Tremont Elementary School0.5 mi · 694
- Cranbrook Elementary School1.0 mi · 298
- Barrington Road Elementary School1.2 mi · 800
- Hastings Middle School1.3 mi · 753
- Wickliffe Elementary School1.3 mi · 479
- Jones Middle School1.3 mi · 733
Frequently asked questions
About Upper Arlington High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Upper Arlington High School?
Upper Arlington High School enrolls approximately 1,908 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Upper Arlington High School serve?
Upper Arlington High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Upper Arlington High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Upper Arlington High School is approximately 22.2:1 (86 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Upper Arlington High School?
Student demographics at Upper Arlington High School are roughly 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Upper Arlington High School?
Upper Arlington High School is overseen by Upper Arlington City in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.