Enrollment
127
High
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN RESERVE LOCAL·NCES 390483903239
Western Reserve High School
13850 W Akron Canfield Rd, Berlin Center, OH 44401 · (330) 547-4100 · Mahoning County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
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.
- ABeats 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
6.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
124 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 18% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Western Reserve Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.3pp since 2021
Math
55.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -16.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.3% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.6% | 72.8% |
| 2021-22 | 75.6% | 71.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Ohio's top 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 Western Reserve High School
Western Reserve High School's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Reserve High School this school | 127 | 97.6% | 69.1% |
| Plymouth High School Plymouth | 118 | 97.5% | 60.4% |
| Antwerp Local High School Antwerp | 178 | 98.3% | 75.0% |
| Chalker High School Southington | 127 | 97.6% | 71.2% |
| Columbiana County Lisbon | 180 | 98.3% | N/A |
| Pandora-Gilboa High School Pandora | 183 | 98.4% | 78.1% |
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 Western Reserve High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Mahoning County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #238 of 403 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #306 of 776 ▲ 105 | #10 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #229 of 774 ▼ 102 | #7 of 20 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.1pp | #30 of 742 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 127 | #816 of 888 | #20 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #37 of 435 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.1% | #8 of 484 | #2 of 12 |
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
127
-64 (-34%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 283
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 127 | 19 | 6.7:1 | 98% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 19 | 7.1:1 | 98% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 141 | 19 | 7.4:1 | 98% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 191 | 17 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 16 | 15.0:1 | 61% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 84% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 19 | 11.4:1 | 20% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 295 | 15 | 19.7:1 | 11% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 283 | 14 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Reserve High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (240 to 127); teachers up 19% (16 to 19).
About Western Reserve High School
This page covers Western Reserve High School, a very small high school in Berlin Center, Ohio. In all, 127 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 78% below the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio.
Western Reserve Local runs 3 schools with a combined 542 students. Western Reserve High School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Western Reserve High School, about 91 are White. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 75% White share among all Mahoning County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
On staff are 19 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 6.7:1. High schools in Ohio average 17.7:1, 11.0 more students per teacher than here. Western Reserve High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 98%. Public schools in Mahoning County average 45%.
Western Reserve High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Ohio public high schools.
Test results at Western Reserve High School are 17.1 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.1%, compared with a predicted 51.9%, which ranks in the top 10% in Ohio.
Looking at the county, Mahoning County, median household income comes to about $56,942, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The county has 77 public schools and about 27,927 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Western Reserve High School from the closest public school, Western Reserve Middle School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 34% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 11.2:1 to 6.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Mahoning County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,491
Census ACS
Median income
$56,942
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,927 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Reserve Local
- Western Reserve Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Western Reserve Middle SchoolMiddle · 145 students
Other schools in Berlin Center
- Western Reserve Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Western Reserve Middle SchoolMiddle · 145 students
Other Western Reserve High schools
One other US public school is named Western Reserve High. Western Reserve High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Western Reserve High SchoolCollins, OH · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Western Reserve Middle School0.0 mi · 145
- Western Reserve Elementary School0.0 mi · 270
- Jackson-Milton Elementary School5.1 mi · 391
- Jackson-Milton Middle School5.1 mi · 210
- Jackson-Milton High School5.1 mi · 170
- The Unlimited Classroom dba Valley Virtual Remote Learning A6.6 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Western Reserve High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Western Reserve High School?
Western Reserve High School enrolls approximately 127 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Western Reserve High School serve?
Western Reserve High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Western Reserve High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Western Reserve High School is approximately 6.7:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Western Reserve High School?
Western Reserve High School reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Western Reserve High School public or private?
Western Reserve High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Western Reserve Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.