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Valley Forge High School

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Valley Forge High School ranks 497 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 42% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Valley Forge High School is a public high school located in Parma Heights, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,452 students. The school is part of the Parma City School District, which is ranked 408 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley Forge High School's performance has been relatively consistent, with a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. The school has shown varying performance across different student subgroups, performing well for African American students but struggling with Asian and multi-racial student performance. The school's graduation rate has remained relatively stable, ranging from 86.3% to 91.9% in recent years, but it has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates. Academically, the school has performed well in American Government but has struggled in subjects like Geometry and Algebra I, with proficiency rates below the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, North Royalton High School has consistently outperformed Valley Forge High School across various metrics, including higher statewide rankings, graduation rates, and academic proficiency rates. Another Parma City School District high school, Normandy High School, has performed similarly to Valley Forge High School. The performance of the Parma Virtual Learning Academy has been mixed, with high rankings in some years but low rankings in others.

1,402

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,830

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9999 Independence Blvd
Parma Heights, OH 44130-4644

(440) 885-2330

District: Parma City

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

Hispanic:

14.6%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg64%

Ohio avg62%

497^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Parma City

408^th of 828Parma City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	45.6	623 of 1048	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	651 of 1017	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	648 of 1037	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	621 of 1050	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	664 of 1010	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.5	616 of 1038	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.6	584 of 1050	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.5	410 of 1035	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.0	695 of 1008	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	637 of 1001	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	63.5	120 of 436	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	17.9	359 of 413	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.5	123 of 405	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	53 of 384	86.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	19.3	601 of 658	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	508 of 643	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	42.6	61 of 113	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	90 of 134	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	47.0	550 of 943	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	629 of 925	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	632 of 910	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	564 of 917	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	642 of 897	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	40.8	153 of 249	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	196 of 247	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.2	91 of 228	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	142 of 222	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	106 of 192	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	87.1	1 of 21	95.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	48.1	522 of 974	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	677 of 947	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	638 of 923	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	527 of 945	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	573 of 924	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	36.7	636 of 963	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	648 of 946	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	599 of 924	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	623 of 933	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	641 of 916	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	23.8	197 of 245	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.7	102 of 219	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	417 of 590	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	35.4	575 of 805	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	618 of 809	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	627 of 781	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	627 of 796	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	669 of 781	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	497 of 855	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	479 of 864	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	391 of 867	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	492 of 836	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	549 of 819	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	496 of 836	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	539 of 800	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.5	553 of 773	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.8	515 of 784	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.3	474 of 778	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.0	495 of 769	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.6	438 of 767	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.9	334 of 832	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.9	275 of 818	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.6	363 of 819	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.9	354 of 791	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.4	325 of 767	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.2	345 of 756	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.0	297 of 696	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.3	327 of 689	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.3	456 of 681	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	130 of 328	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	119 of 318	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	94 of 323	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	37.0	180 of 306	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	131 of 284	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	108 of 303	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	131 of 279	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	64 of 77	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	72 of 78	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	79 of 86	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	71 of 87	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	56 of 84	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	31.5	403 of 606	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	461 of 596	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	325 of 628	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	431 of 550	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	70 of 128	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	33 of 111	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	36 of 107	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.9	14 of 111	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	50 of 119	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	39 of 112	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.5	62 of 100	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	465 of 809	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	487 of 798	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	361 of 813	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	489 of 794	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	572 of 775	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	490 of 781	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	499 of 751	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	56.5	154 of 280	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.4	79 of 308	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	72 of 349	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	78 of 272	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	228 of 538	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	155 of 270	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	172 of 273	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	118 of 270	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	126 of 260	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	183 of 239	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	106 of 207	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	124 of 184	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	320 of 815	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	419 of 822	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	263 of 805	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	419 of 773	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	524 of 763	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	398 of 779	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	446 of 758	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	492 of 817	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	451 of 816	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	414 of 819	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	478 of 808	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	570 of 778	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	439 of 792	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	553 of 763	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	168 of 254	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	136 of 242	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.1	85 of 239	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	65 of 222	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	39 of 211	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	71 of 208	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	97 of 201	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	390 of 617	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	298 of 598	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	179 of 614	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	419 of 748	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	428 of 754	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	360 of 756	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	459 of 749	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	591 of 727	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	469 of 739	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	515 of 718	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Homeless (2018)95th percentile+61 vs school

African American (2023)72nd percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)46th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)46th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)39th percentile~ school

Male (2023)34th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)29th percentile-11 vs school

White (2023)29th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)20th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2019)9th percentile-32 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)45th percentile~ school

White (2025)44th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government80%+8 vs state

American History70%~ state avg

English II61%~ state avg

Biology59%-6 vs state

Algebra I56%-3 vs state

Geometry39%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Valley Forge High School	Public	9-12	9999 Independence Blvd	Parma Heights	44130	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 885-2330	1,402	75	18.7		942 (67.2%)	112 (8.0%)	204 (14.6%)	52 (3.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.3%)	47.8	497^th of 855 public high schools	41.9%		48	479^th of 864 public high schools	44.6%	18		80.3	69.8			59.0	61.0	38.6	56.3	$13,830
Parma Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	7377 Chateau Dr	Parma	44130	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(440) 885-2413	54	0			43 (79.6%)	2 (3.7%)	6 (11.1%)	2 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	48.6	487^th of 855 public high schools	43.0%		71.7	173^rd of 864 public high schools	80.0%	314		76.9					69.2	18.8		$2,345
Normandy High School	Public	9-12	2500 W Pleasant Valley Rd	Parma	44134	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 885-2400	1,610	84	19.1		1,115 (69.3%)	103 (6.4%)	248 (15.4%)	47 (2.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (5.8%)	52.9	428^th of 855 public high schools	49.9%		52.6	435^th of 864 public high schools	49.7%	7		79.9	78.8			64.4	63.8	38.7	57.0	$12,915
Polaris Career Center	Public	6-12	7285 Old Oak Blvd	Middleburg Heights	44130	Cuyahoga County	Polaris	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 891-7600	0	51	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Brooklyn High School	Public	8-12	9200 Biddulph Rd	Brooklyn	44144	Cuyahoga County	Brooklyn City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 485-8162	470	34	14.0	67.0%	227 (48.3%)	49 (10.4%)	133 (28.3%)	27 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	61.8	299^th of 855 public high schools	65.0%		50.8	449^th of 864 public high schools	48.0%	150	48.2	86.1	84.2	21.9	45.9	79.4	66.2	48.4	52.2	$17,751
Old Brook High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4877 Pearl Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Old Brook High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 319-3370	462	19	24.3		237 (51.3%)	67 (14.5%)	128 (27.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	3.5	819^th of 855 public high schools	4.2%		5.1	801^st of 864 public high schools	7.3%	18		25.9	35.3			18.8	14.4	3.3	9.8	$10,483
Rhodes College and Career Academy	Public	8-12	5100 Biddulph Ave	Cleveland	44144	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3050	588	25	23.5		110 (18.7%)	316 (53.7%)	136 (23.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.7%)	24.3	652^nd of 855 public high schools	23.7%		22.5	659^th of 864 public high schools	23.7%	7		70.9	46.2			39.1	43.9	16.7	50.6	$14,921
Rhodes School of Environmental Studies	Public	9-12	5100 Biddulph Ave	Cleveland	44144	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	330	23	14.3		66 (20.0%)	135 (40.9%)	103 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.0%)	17.7	681^st of 855 public high schools	20.4%		9.6	736^th of 864 public high schools	14.8%	55		55.9	49.2			33.3	30.3		52.3	$18,615
North Royalton High School	Public	9-12	14713 Ridge Rd	North Royalton	44133	Cuyahoga County	North Royalton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 582-7801	1,401	64	21.9	27.5%	1,152 (82.2%)	24 (1.7%)	66 (4.7%)	93 (6.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.6%)	79.8	78^th of 855 public high schools	90.9%		80.6	78^th of 864 public high schools	91.0%			90.3	93.7			84.7	87.6	67.3	76.8	$12,960
Berea-Midpark High School	Public	9-12	165 E Bagley Rd	Berea	44017	Cuyahoga County	Berea City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 898-8900	1,694	86	19.6		1,212 (71.5%)	98 (5.8%)	205 (12.1%)	63 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	113 (6.7%)	58.3	356^th of 855 public high schools	58.4%		59.9	335^th of 864 public high schools	61.2%	21		75.5	79.3			82.0	62.4	45.7	61.9	$12,865

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Forge High School

What is the racial makeup of Valley Forge High School?

Students at Valley Forge High School are 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Valley Forge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,402 students attended Valley Forge High School.

What district is Valley Forge High School in?

Parma City

What schools feed into Valley Forge High School?

Valley Forge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pleasant Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Ridge-Brook Elementary School
Middle : Greenbriar Middle School

Is Valley Forge High School a good school?

Valley Forge High School ranks 497^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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