Enrollment
220
High
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNESFIELD-GOSHEN LOCAL·NCES 390459702393
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School
500 N Westminster St, Waynesfield, OH 45896 · (419) 568-9100 · Auglaize County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- 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.
- 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
12.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
165 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 6 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 9% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +6.4pp since 2021
Math
69.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +12.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2021-22 | 55.6% | 56.4% |
% 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School this school | 220 | 75.0% | 65.2% |
| Jackson Center High School Jackson Center | 246 | 72.4% | 77.1% |
| Western Reserve High School Collins | 291 | 74.6% | 62.0% |
| West Jefferson High School West Jefferson | 279 | 76.0% | 58.1% |
| Mohawk High School Sycamore | 356 | 69.9% | 70.0% |
| Madison-Plains High School London | 345 | 74.5% | 69.3% |
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 Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #279 of 403 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #136 of 776 ▲ 101 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #440 of 774 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.7pp | #124 of 742 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #720 of 888 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #72 of 739 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #608 of 749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #67 of 435 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #378 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
220
-28 (-11%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 220 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 75% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 16.3 | 14.6:1 | 66% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 17 | 13.6:1 | 45% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 234 | 12 | 19.5:1 | 49% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 69% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 13 | 24.2:1 | 60% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 26% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (234 to 220); teachers up 50% (12 to 18).
About Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School
The public high school Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School is located in Waynesfield, Ohio. School enrollment was 220 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Ohio average about 565 students.
Waynesfield-Goshen Local runs Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School along with 1 other school, enrolling 465 students in total.
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School's enrollment is 94% White. The next largest groups are 4% Black. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 18 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.2:1. That is 5.5 students per teacher below the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 75%. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Auglaize County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Ohio public high schools, Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School would score about 60.5%. It scores 65.2%, 4.7 points above that figure.
In Auglaize County (population about 46,125), the median household income is $78,660, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School is one of 18 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School is Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within ten miles number 7.
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 220, an 11% decrease from 248 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 12.2 students per teacher, compared with 14.6 in 2020-21.
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Auglaize County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,125
Census ACS
Median income
$78,660
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waynesfield-Goshen Local
- Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other schools in Waynesfield
- Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School0.0 mi · 245
- Perry High School7.0 mi · 296
- Perry Elementary School7.0 mi · 408
- Allen East High School9.1 mi · 253
- Allen East Middle School9.1 mi · 334
- Allen East Elementary School9.1 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About Waynesfield-Goshen Local High SchoolHow many students attend Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School?
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School enrolls approximately 220 students in grades 06-12.
Is Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School have?
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School?
Student demographics at Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School in?
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School is part of Waynesfield-Goshen Local.
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