Enrollment
163
High
DISTRICT 83 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOLF CREEK LOCAL·NCES 390505103974
Waterford High School
330 Main Street, Waterford, OH 45786 · (740) 984-2373 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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.
- BThree-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
9.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
71 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 41 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 36% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 18% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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 Wolf Creek Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
75.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.9pp since 2021
Math
48.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.4% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 71.2% | 45.5% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 51.9% |
| 2021-22 | 70.5% | 43.3% |
% 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Waterford High School
Waterford High School's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford High School this school | 163 | 43.6% | 65.4% |
| Mathews High School Vienna | 175 | 45.7% | 60.6% |
| New Riegel High School New Riegel | 224 | 39.7% | 69.7% |
| Triad High School North Lewisburg | 226 | 40.3% | 59.3% |
| Conotton Valley High School Bowerston | 226 | 45.1% | 70.3% |
| Danville High School Danville | 221 | 48.9% | 64.1% |
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 Waterford High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #277 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #407 of 776 ▼ 6 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #203 of 774 ▲ 80 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.2pp | #299 of 742 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #786 of 888 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #215 of 435 | 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
163
-16 (-9%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 163 | 16.5 | 9.9:1 | 44% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 16.2 | 10.9:1 | 39% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 15.7 | 10.4:1 | 26% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 15 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 188 | 15.6 | 12.0:1 | 29% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 25% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 179 | 14 | 12.8:1 | 22% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 213 | 14 | 15.2:1 | 10% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 224 | 11 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waterford High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (188 to 163); teachers up 6% (15.6 to 16.5).
About Waterford High School
Waterford High School is a small high school found in Waterford, Ohio. A total of 163 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 71% lower.
Wolf Creek Local enrolls 594 students, and its 3 schools include Waterford High School.
About 97% of the student body at Waterford High School is White. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Waterford High School is 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.9:1. That is 7.8 students per teacher below the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 44%. That is 15 points below the 59% average for public schools in Washington County.
The allk12 Grade for Waterford High School is B-. Compared with Ohio public high schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Waterford High School would be expected to post about 72.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Washington County show that the median household income is $63,603, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Waterford High School is one of 26 public schools in the county.
Nearby, BlueSky Virtual Academy is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Waterford High School's average proficiency of 65.4% compares with 72.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when Waterford High School had 179 students, to 2024-25, when it had 163. The ratio was 11.9:1 in 2020-21 and 9.9:1 in 2024-25.
The Waterford High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,978
Census ACS
Median income
$63,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wolf Creek Local
- Waterford Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- BlueSky Virtual AcademyHigh · 3 students
Other schools in Waterford
- Waterford Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- BlueSky Virtual AcademyHigh · 3 students
Other Waterford High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Waterford High. Waterford High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Waterford HighWaterford, WI · 889 students
- Waterford High SchoolWaterford, CT · 713 students
- Waterford HighWaterford, CA · 582 students
Nearby schools
- BlueSky Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 3
- Waterford Elementary School0.3 mi · 428
- Fort Frye Middle School0.7 mi · 256
- Fort Frye High School0.7 mi · 227
- Beverly-Center Elementary School0.8 mi · 224
- Lowell Elementary School6.9 mi · 81
Frequently asked questions
About Waterford High SchoolHow many students attend Waterford High School?
Waterford High School enrolls approximately 163 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Waterford High School serve?
Waterford High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Waterford High School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Waterford High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waterford High School?
At Waterford High School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Waterford High School public or private?
Waterford High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wolf Creek Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.