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Westland High School

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Westland High School ranks 597 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 30% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Westland High School is a public high school located in Galloway, Ohio, serving 1,864 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the South-Western City School District, which is ranked 531 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westland High School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Ohio high schools, placing between 597-647 out of 773-867 schools over the past 10 years. This low statewide ranking is accompanied by a 4-year graduation rate of around 89%, which is lower than the state and district averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 31-44%, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Westland High School's test scores on the Ohio State Tests are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 24-69% compared to state averages of 39-73%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with around 58-68% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Westland High School to other nearby high schools in the South-Western City School District, such as Central Crossing High School and Franklin Heights High School, Westland consistently underperforms on key metrics like graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. The school's performance for English Language Learners and students with disabilities is particularly concerning, with rankings in the bottom 20-30% of Ohio high schools. Despite these challenges, Westland High School's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past 10 years, with no significant improvements in its statewide ranking, graduation rates, or test scores.

1,853

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,871

Per pupil spending ?

68.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

146 Galloway Rd
Galloway, OH 43119-9402

(614) 851-7000

District: South-Western City

Feeder schools for Westland High School:

Elementary:	Alton Hall Elementary School
	Darby Woods Elementary School
	Prairie Lincoln Elementary School
	Prairie Norton Elementary School
	More...
	Stiles Elementary School
Middle:	Galloway Ridge Intermediate School
	Norton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.7%

White:

32.5%

African American:

18.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (53% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 15 pts below the Ohio average

!Near the bottom of South-Western City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg61%

Ohio avg62%

597^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the South-Western City

531^st of 828South-Western 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	597 of 855	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	615 of 864	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	613 of 867	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	607 of 836	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	609 of 819	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	605 of 836	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	626 of 800	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	647 of 773	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.8	640 of 784	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.6	608 of 778	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.7	636 of 769	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	643 of 767	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.5	636 of 832	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	662 of 818	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.2	666 of 819	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.3	645 of 791	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.2	628 of 767	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.5	625 of 756	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.2	595 of 696	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.9	609 of 689	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.2	619 of 681	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	138 of 328	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	170 of 318	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	161 of 323	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	153 of 306	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	142 of 284	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	149 of 303	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	164 of 279	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	48 of 77	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	66 of 78	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	74 of 86	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.1	58 of 87	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	71 of 84	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	65 of 76	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	77 of 87	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	36.3	351 of 606	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	365 of 596	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	436 of 628	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	290 of 550	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	93 of 128	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	81 of 111	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	68 of 107	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	75 of 111	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	80 of 119	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	58 of 112	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	57 of 100	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	585 of 809	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	587 of 798	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	587 of 813	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	600 of 794	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	624 of 775	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	576 of 781	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	614 of 751	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	45.8	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	196 of 244	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	213 of 308	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	179 of 312	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	292 of 349	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.7	66 of 272	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	26.1	470 of 538	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	178 of 270	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	193 of 273	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	185 of 270	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	172 of 260	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	178 of 239	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	143 of 207	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	113 of 184	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	551 of 815	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	574 of 822	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	550 of 805	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	527 of 773	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	589 of 763	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	538 of 779	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	552 of 758	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	582 of 817	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	624 of 816	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	630 of 819	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	615 of 808	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	595 of 778	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	622 of 792	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	601 of 763	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	145 of 254	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	178 of 242	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	197 of 239	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	156 of 222	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	170 of 211	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	152 of 208	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	180 of 201	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	311 of 617	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	372 of 598	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	445 of 614	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	521 of 748	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	553 of 754	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	504 of 756	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	535 of 749	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	563 of 727	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	566 of 739	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	535 of 718	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)58th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+15 vs school

Foster Care (2018)42nd percentile+20 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)20th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History69%~ state avg

American Government65%-8 vs state

English II57%-4 vs state

Biology56%-9 vs state

Algebra I45%-15 vs state

Geometry28%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Westland High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (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 American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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
Westland High School	Public	9-12	146 Galloway Rd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 851-7000	1,853	92	20.2	68.4%	602 (32.5%)	349 (18.8%)	736 (39.7%)	63 (3.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (5.4%)	36.1	597^th of 855 public high schools	30.2%		30.3	615^th of 864 public high schools	28.8%	18	64.6	68.7	56.1	56.8	28.3	44.8	$10,871
Franklin Heights High School	Public	9-12	1001 Demorest Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3200	1,398	72	19.3	71.0%	480 (34.3%)	399 (28.5%)	391 (28.0%)	22 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	103 (7.4%)	30.9	620^th of 855 public high schools	27.5%		30.7	614^th of 864 public high schools	28.9%	6	65.5	58.4	54.1	47.7	24.9	51.7	$11,176
West High School	Public	9-12	179 S Powell Ave	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5956	846	51	16.5		152 (18.0%)	318 (37.6%)	300 (35.5%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.4%)	4.6	805^th of 855 public high schools	5.8%		6.8	774^th of 864 public high schools	10.4%	31	33.3	29.5	28.7	23.4	1.7	12.3	$16,004
Central Crossing High School	Public	9-12	4500 Big Run South Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-6500	1,674	87	19.2	56.1%	840 (50.2%)	328 (19.6%)	358 (21.4%)	37 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (6.5%)	41.9	546^th of 855 public high schools	36.1%		43.2	520^th of 864 public high schools	39.8%	26	68.7	67.7	59.3	55.3	33.0	62.6	$10,835
South-Western Career Academy	Public	9-12	4750 Big Run South Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-3400	0	42	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Briggs High School	Public	9-12	2555 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5915	956	51	18.7		290 (30.3%)	283 (29.6%)	272 (28.5%)	40 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.3%)	11.6	725^th of 855 public high schools	15.2%		10.3	729^th of 864 public high schools	15.6%	4	43.2	49.7	39.4	36.5	6.7	18.2	$15,145
Hilliard Bradley High School	Public	9-12	2800 Walker Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7400	1,712	89	19.2	37.3%	1,052 (61.4%)	218 (12.7%)	222 (13.0%)	136 (7.9%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	73 (4.3%)	68.3	212^th of 855 public high schools	75.2%		65.5	259^th of 864 public high schools	70.0%	47	83.0	79.2	76.7	74.3	60.1	73.3	$12,307
Hilliard Online Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	5323 Cemetery Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(614) 921-7000	92	4	23.0		57 (62.0%)	10 (10.9%)	11 (12.0%)	4 (4.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.8%)	28.6	634^th of 855 public high schools	25.8%		9.2	743^rd of 864 public high schools	14.0%	109	61.1	53.3		60.0	10.0		$4,825
Upper Arlington Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	1950 N Mallway Dr	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(614) 487-5000	47	4	11.7		36 (76.6%)	4 (8.5%)	1 (2.1%)	4 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	53.8	413^th of 855 public high schools	51.7%					(n/a)			63.6	63.6			$14,409
Grandview Heights High School	Public	9-12	1587 W 3rd Ave	Columbus	43212	Franklin County	Grandview Heights Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 485-4000	338	25	13.3	7.1%	301 (89.1%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	88.2	16^th of 855 public high schools	98.1%		88.2	17^th of 864 public high schools	98.0%	1	100.0	97.6	96.0	94.1	79.7	87.0	$22,313

Frequently Asked Questions about Westland High School

How many students attend Westland High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,853 students attended Westland High School.

What is the racial makeup of Westland High School?

Students at Westland High School are 40% Hispanic, 32% White, 19% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into Westland High School?

Westland High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alton Hall Elementary School
Elementary : Darby Woods Elementary School
Elementary : Prairie Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Prairie Norton Elementary School
Elementary : Stiles Elementary School
Middle : Galloway Ridge Intermediate School
Middle : Norton Middle School

What district is Westland High School in?

South-Western City

Is Westland High School a good school?

Westland High School ranks 597^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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