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Enrollment
1,485
High
DISTRICT 1,527 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERVILLE CITY·NCES 390450404566
Westerville Central High School
7118 Mount Royal Ave, Westerville, OH 43082 · (614) 797-6800 · Delaware County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,485 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% 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.
- C-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
16.6:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
569 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 411 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 366 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 373 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 335 | 23% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.2pp since 2021
Math
61.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.1% | 61.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 56.9% |
| 2022-23 | 70.7% | 59.6% |
| 2021-22 | 71.3% | 56.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Westerville Central High School
Westerville Central High School's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerville Central High School this school | 1,485 | 38.3% | 67.1% |
| Westerville-North High School Westerville | 1,587 | 38.6% | 67.4% |
| Westerville-South High School Westerville | 1,509 | 49.4% | 68.8% |
| Lincoln High School Gahanna | 2,468 | 33.8% | 66.8% |
| Mayfield High School Cleveland | 1,504 | 29.1% | 76.3% |
| Northmont High School Clayton | 1,369 | 44.9% | 69.6% |
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 Westerville Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #256 of 403 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #215 of 776 ▲ 40 | #7 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #384 of 774 ▼ 41 | #9 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #205 of 742 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,485 | #72 of 888 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #381 of 739 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #60 of 749 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #264 of 435 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #95 of 484 | 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
1,485
-221 (-13%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 1,558
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,485 | 89.7 | 16.6:1 | 38% (569) |
| 2023-24 | 1,500 | 92.2 | 16.3:1 | 35% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 1,558 | 92.5 | 16.8:1 | 27% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 1,706 | 95 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,872 | 96.8 | 19.3:1 | 27% (505) |
| 2015-16 | 1,718 | 80 | 21.5:1 | 26% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 1,558 | 81 | 19.2:1 | 20% (318) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westerville Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,872 to 1,485); teachers down 7% (96.8 to 89.7).
About Westerville Central High School
Westerville Central High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Westerville, Ohio. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,485 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Ohio is about 565, so this school runs 163% bigger than that.
Westerville Central High School falls under Westerville City, which has 24 schools enrolling 14,589 students.
Westerville Central High School's enrollment is 51% White. The remaining shares are 26% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Delaware County's population at about 80%. Westerville Central High School has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Westerville Central High School is 89.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.6:1. That ratio is under the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 38%. The rate at public schools in Delaware County averages 20%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Westerville Central High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Westerville Central High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.1% and a predicted 74.3%.
Westerville Central High School is located in Delaware County, where median household income is about $133,540, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 59 public schools in Delaware County, with a combined enrollment of about 44,100.
Alcott Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Westerville Central High School ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 67.1% versus a 77.8% average.
The federal government classifies Westerville Central High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,706 in 2020-21 and 1,485 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.6:1) than in 2020-21 (18.0:1).
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,834
Census ACS
Median income
$133,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
44,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westerville City
- Westerville-North High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Westerville-South High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Minerva Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 753 students
- Genoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Walnut Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Blendon Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
Other schools in Westerville
- Westerville-North High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Westerville-South High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Cornerstone Academy Community SchoolCombined · 1,192 students
- Genoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Walnut Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Blendon Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
Nearby schools
- Alcott Elementary School0.1 mi · 537
- Genoa Middle School1.0 mi · 702
- Fouse Elementary School1.1 mi · 459
- Heritage Middle School1.3 mi · 592
- Robert Frost Elementary School1.5 mi · 420
- Westerville-North High School1.6 mi · 1,587
Frequently asked questions
About Westerville Central High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Westerville Central High School?
Westerville Central High School enrolls approximately 1,485 students in grades 09-12.
Is Westerville Central High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westerville Central High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westerville Central High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westerville Central High School is approximately 16.6:1 (90 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westerville Central High School?
At Westerville Central High School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 10% Hispanic, 26% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Westerville Central High School in?
Westerville Central High School is part of Westerville City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.