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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Westerville-South High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,509
High
DISTRICT 1,527 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERVILLE CITY·NCES 390450401962
Westerville-South High School
303 S Otterbein Ave, Westerville, OH 43081 · (614) 797-6000 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,509 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
- B-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
16.9:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
746 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 | 432 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 372 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 367 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 338 | 22% |
Student demographics
69%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
70.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.5pp since 2021
Math
56.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.2% | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 58.4% |
| 2022-23 | 70.4% | 52.8% |
| 2021-22 | 68.7% | 50.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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-South High School
Westerville-South High School's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerville-South High School this school | 1,509 | 49.4% | 68.8% |
| Westerville Central High School Westerville | 1,485 | 38.3% | 67.1% |
| Westerville-North High School Westerville | 1,587 | 38.6% | 67.4% |
| Wayne High School Huber Heights | 1,772 | 56.3% | 48.5% |
| Colerain High School Cincinnati | 1,591 | 61.1% | 50.0% |
| Scarlet Oaks Cdc Cincinnati | 1,023 | 54.0% | N/A |
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-South High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #242 of 403 | #13 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #288 of 776 ▼ 57 | #12 of 55 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #308 of 774 ▲ 39 | #15 of 55 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #377 of 742 | #28 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,509 | #68 of 888 | #15 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #405 of 739 | #15 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #30 of 749 | #9 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #172 of 435 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #187 of 198 | #21 of 23 |
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
1,509
-62 (-4%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,722
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,509 | 89.3 | 16.9:1 | 49% (746) |
| 2023-24 | 1,485 | 90.4 | 16.4:1 | 46% (681) |
| 2022-23 | 1,512 | 91.2 | 16.6:1 | 38% (575) |
| 2020-21 | 1,571 | 93 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,498 | 88 | 17.0:1 | 38% (563) |
| 2015-16 | 1,537 | 82 | 18.7:1 | 38% (581) |
| 2010-11 | 1,483 | 79 | 18.8:1 | 28% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 1,963 | 117 | 16.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 1,722 | 85 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westerville-South High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,498 to 1,509); teachers up 1% (88 to 89.3).
About Westerville-South High School
Westerville-South High School is a large high school in Ohio, with an address in Westerville. The school's 1,509 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Ohio average about 565 students each.
The district for Westerville-South High School is Westerville City, with 24 schools and 14,589 students.
The most common group at Westerville-South High School is White students, at 43%. It is also 31% Black, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Franklin County's residents are about 59% White, 16 points above the school's share. Westerville-South High School's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 89.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. On average, high schools in Ohio have 17.7:1, compared with 16.9:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Westerville-South High School is 49%. The rate at public schools in Franklin County averages 41%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Westerville-South High School is B. Compared with Ohio public high schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Westerville-South High School would be expected to post about 70.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Franklin County, the median household income is $75,176, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Franklin County has 402 public schools and roughly 195,359 students.
The nearest public school is Blendon Middle School, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 74.5% proficiency; Westerville-South High School posts 68.8%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, Westerville-South High School's enrollment declined 4%, to 1,509.
The Westerville-South High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,333,048
Census ACS
Median income
$75,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
402
195,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westerville City
- Westerville-North High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Westerville Central High SchoolHigh · 1,485 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 Central High SchoolHigh · 1,485 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
- Blendon Middle School0.1 mi · 609
- Whittier Elementary School0.3 mi · 367
- Hanby Building Elementary School0.6 mi · 363
- Emerson Elementary School0.7 mi · 254
- Cherrington Elementary School0.9 mi · 338
- Pointview Elementary School1.0 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About Westerville-South High SchoolHow large is Westerville-South High School?
Westerville-South High School enrolls approximately 1,509 students in grades 09-12.
Is Westerville-South High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westerville-South High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Westerville-South High School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Westerville-South High School.
How diverse is Westerville-South High School?
Westerville-South High School reports a student body of 43% White, 11% Hispanic, 31% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Westerville-South High School?
Westerville-South High School is overseen by Westerville City in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.