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Enrollment
509
High
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAN WERT CITY·NCES 391002301888
Van Wert High School
10708 State Route 118, Van Wert, OH 45891 · (419) 238-3350 · Van Wert County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Ohio public high schools
- CTest 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.
- 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
16.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
433 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 129 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 150 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 109 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 121 | 24% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Van Wert City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
50.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -6.8pp since 2021
Math
31.4%
OH avg 56.1% . -5.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.7% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.9% | 29.9% |
| 2021-22 | 57.5% | 36.7% |
% 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Van Wert High School
Van Wert High School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Wert High School this school | 509 | 85.1% | 54.0% |
| Paulding High School Paulding | 322 | 90.1% | 51.4% |
| Liberty Center High School Liberty Center | 306 | 89.5% | 77.3% |
| Madison High School Middletown | 438 | 80.6% | 60.5% |
| Hopewell-Loudon Local High School Bascom | 366 | 74.0% | 77.7% |
| Ada High School Ada | 404 | 93.1% | 74.0% |
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 Van Wert High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #371 of 403 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #572 of 776 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #579 of 774 ▼ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.1pp | #58 of 742 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #375 of 888 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #409 of 739 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #364 of 749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #56 of 435 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #385 of 484 |
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
509
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 750
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 509 | 30.1 | 16.9:1 | 85% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 28.3 | 20.6:1 | 74% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 29.3 | 20.2:1 | 79% (469) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 32 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 31.3 | 17.2:1 | 82% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 86% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 67% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 751 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 14% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 750 | 45 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Wert High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (539 to 509); teachers down 4% (31.3 to 30.1).
About Van Wert High School
The public high school Van Wert High School is located in Van Wert, Ohio. The school serves 509 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Van Wert High School is one of 4 schools in Van Wert City, which enrolls 1,943 students in total.
The large majority of students at Van Wert High School, 87%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Van Wert High School comes in at 24%.
Its teaching staff equals 30.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.9:1. For comparison, high schools in Ohio average 17.7:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 85%. That is 18 points above the 67% average for public schools in Van Wert County.
The allk12 Grade for Van Wert High School is C. Compared with Ohio public high schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Van Wert High School scores 54.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 56.7%.
Van Wert High School is located in Van Wert County, where median household income is about $67,917, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 14 public schools in Van Wert County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,713.
The nearest other public school, Van Wert Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Van Wert High School.
Van Wert High School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Van Wert High School had 543 students in 2020-21 and 509 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Van Wert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,826
Census ACS
Median income
$67,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,713 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Van Wert City
- Van Wert Elementary SchoolElementary · 692 students
- Van Wert Middle SchoolMiddle · 399 students
- Van Wert Early Childhood CenterElementary · 343 students
Other schools in Van Wert
- Van Wert Elementary SchoolElementary · 692 students
- Vantage Career CenterHigh · 489 students
- Lincolnview Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Van Wert Middle SchoolMiddle · 399 students
- Lincolnview Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 343 students
- Van Wert Early Childhood CenterElementary · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Van Wert Middle School0.1 mi · 399
- Van Wert Elementary School0.3 mi · 692
- Van Wert Early Childhood Center2.0 mi · 343
- Vantage Career Center2.9 mi · 489
- Lincolnview Jr/Sr High School4.6 mi · 343
- Lincolnview Elementary School4.6 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Van Wert High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Van Wert High School?
Van Wert High School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Van Wert High School serve?
Van Wert High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Van Wert High School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Van Wert High School.
What is the student diversity at Van Wert High School?
Student demographics at Van Wert High School are roughly 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Van Wert High School in?
Van Wert High School is part of Van Wert City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.