Enrollment
431
High
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST MUSKINGUM LOCAL·NCES 390488803443
West Muskingum High School
150 Kimes Rd, Zanesville, OH 43701 · (740) 452-6312 · Muskingum County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Ohio public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
20.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
173 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 150 | 35% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 103 | 24% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 West Muskingum Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.8pp since 2021
Math
26.6%
OH avg 56.1% . -29.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 29 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 38.1% |
| 2022-23 | 62.2% | 28.9% |
| 2021-22 | 57.8% | 55.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 74% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 West Muskingum High School
West Muskingum High School's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Muskingum High School this school | 431 | 40.1% | 61.9% |
| Champion High School Warren | 328 | 38.1% | 77.3% |
| Eaton High School Eaton | 546 | 38.5% | 71.0% |
| Greenon High School Enon | 413 | 42.6% | 63.0% |
| Keystone High School Lagrange | 392 | 39.0% | 70.4% |
| Bethel Tate High School Bethel | 402 | 42.3% | 76.8% |
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 West Muskingum High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Muskingum County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #311 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #609 of 776 ▼ 130 | #6 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #477 of 774 ▼ 126 | #5 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.6pp | #10 of 742 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #443 of 888 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #639 of 739 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #391 of 749 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.1% | #238 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #88 of 198 | 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
431
+63 (+17%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 431 | 20.8 | 20.8:1 | 40% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 21.2 | 17.7:1 | 49% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 20.8 | 17.7:1 | 34% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 22 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 27.2 | 14.6:1 | 32% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 37% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 35% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 5% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | 24 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Muskingum High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (397 to 431); teachers down 24% (27.2 to 20.8).
About West Muskingum High School
In Zanesville, Ohio, part of Muskingum County, West Muskingum High School is a high school. A federal count lists 431 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Ohio is about 565, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
West Muskingum Local enrolls 1,636 students in 3 schools, including West Muskingum High School.
The large majority of students at West Muskingum High School, 88%, are White. Next come 6% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. County-wide, about 91% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at West Muskingum High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
West Muskingum High School counts 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20.8 students for each one. Among high schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.7:1. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
West Muskingum High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Ohio public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, West Muskingum High School is in the bottom 10% of Ohio schools: 61.9% actual against 73.6% predicted.
Across Muskingum County, median household income is about $60,780, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Muskingum County number 33 and enroll about 14,311.
West Muskingum Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
West Muskingum High School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
West Muskingum High School had 368 students in 2020-21 and 431 in 2024-25, a 17% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.7:1 to 20.8:1.
Community posts for West Muskingum High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Muskingum County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,411
Census ACS
Median income
$60,780
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
14,311 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Muskingum Local
- West Muskingum Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- West Muskingum Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
Other schools in Zanesville
- Zane Grey Elementary SchoolElementary · 915 students
- Maysville Elementary SchoolElementary · 737 students
- Zanesville CampusHigh · 729 students
- West Muskingum Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Zanesville High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- John McIntire Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
Nearby schools
- West Muskingum Elementary School0.2 mi · 691
- West Muskingum Middle School0.3 mi · 514
- John McIntire Elementary School3.4 mi · 604
- Zanesville High School3.4 mi · 689
- Zanesville Middle School3.5 mi · 466
- Zane Grey Elementary School4.4 mi · 915
Frequently asked questions
About West Muskingum High SchoolHow large is West Muskingum High School?
West Muskingum High School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does West Muskingum High School serve?
West Muskingum High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Muskingum High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Muskingum High School is approximately 20.8:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Muskingum High School?
West Muskingum High School reports a student body of 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is West Muskingum High School public or private?
West Muskingum High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Muskingum Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.