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Ada High School

Q: Is Ada High School a good school?

Ada High School ranks 116 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 86% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Located in Ada, Ohio, Ada High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 396 students. The school is part of the Ada Exempted Village School District, which is ranked 133 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ada High School consistently performs well on state assessments, with high proficiency rates across various subjects, such as 94.4% in American Government, 91.9% in American History, and 81.8% in Biology, all significantly higher than the state averages. The school has also maintained an impressive 100% four-year graduation rate for the past two school years, outperforming the state average. Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90.66% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Ada High School has been able to maintain strong academic performance, ranking 68th out of 805 Ohio high schools for this student subgroup in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Bath High School, which ranked 104th out of 855 Ohio high schools in the 2024-2025 school year, Ada High School stands out as a top performer, ranking 116th. The school's strong performance across different student subgroups, including female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students, indicates it is effectively supporting the academic needs of a diverse student population.

404

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,469

Per pupil spending ?

93.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

725 W North Ave
Ada, OH 45810-1013

(419) 634-2746

District: Ada Exempted Village

Feeder schools for Ada High School:

Elementary:

Ada Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.9%

African American:

4.0%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (76% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Ohio high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg76%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

217^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

116^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

133^rd of 828Ada Exempted Village 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
2025	78.1	217 of 1036	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	226 of 1046	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	260 of 1048	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	179 of 1017	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	174 of 1037	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	314 of 1050	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	225 of 1010	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	78.3	202 of 1038	80.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.9	145 of 1050	86.2%	★★★★☆
2015	80.5	170 of 1035	83.6%	★★★★☆
2014	76.1	211 of 1008	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	63.5	500 of 1001	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.5	409 of 989	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	398 of 925	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.2	344 of 895	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.2	421 of 858	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	505 of 835	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.9	622 of 837	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.7	500 of 732	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.0	289 of 692	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	245 of 938	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	225 of 942	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	255 of 943	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	170 of 925	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	217 of 910	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	502 of 917	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.9	276 of 897	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	9 of 194	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	70.7	27 of 173	84.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	138 of 983	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	289 of 989	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	207 of 974	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	120 of 947	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	66 of 923	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	65.8	310 of 945	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	312 of 924	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	178 of 954	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	221 of 958	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	209 of 963	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	172 of 946	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	151 of 924	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	163 of 933	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	195 of 916	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	220 of 777	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	254 of 795	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	259 of 805	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	202 of 809	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	207 of 781	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	337 of 796	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	263 of 781	66.3%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	116 of 855	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	123 of 864	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	108 of 867	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	155 of 836	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	138 of 819	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	225 of 836	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	148 of 800	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	76.9	88 of 773	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	68.1	172 of 784	78.1%	★★★★☆
2015	66.6	225 of 778	71.1%	★★★★☆
2014	58.1	419 of 769	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.2	317 of 767	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	78.5	59 of 832	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	72.2	183 of 818	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	61.2	405 of 819	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.0	466 of 791	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.0	334 of 767	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.8	196 of 756	74.1%	★★★★☆
2006	78.6	94 of 696	86.5%	★★★★☆
2005	60.7	316 of 689	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.3	216 of 681	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	57.6	163 of 550	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	120 of 809	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	173 of 798	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	133 of 813	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	203 of 794	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	267 of 775	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	263 of 781	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	276 of 751	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	95 of 244	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.0	39 of 312	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	86 of 538	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	155 of 815	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	96 of 822	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	68 of 805	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	97 of 773	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	63 of 763	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.1	129 of 779	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	100 of 758	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	146 of 817	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	91 of 816	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	106 of 819	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	123 of 808	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	79 of 778	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	198 of 792	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	90 of 763	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	140 of 748	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	123 of 754	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	124 of 756	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	175 of 749	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	147 of 727	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	263 of 739	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	159 of 718	77.9%	★★★★☆

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

Gifted and Talented (2025)95th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-7 vs school

High school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2018)70th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)61st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government94%+22 vs state

American History92%+21 vs state

English II85%+25 vs state

Biology82%+16 vs state

Science75%+12 vs state

Algebra I74%+14 vs state

English Language Arts73%+15 vs state

Mathematics69%+20 vs state

Geometry53%+10 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 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th 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
Ada High School	Public	7-12	725 W North Ave	Ada	45810	Hardin County	Ada Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 634-2746	404	26	15.5	93.1%	363 (89.9%)	16 (4.0%)	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	75.7	116^th of 855 public high schools	86.4%		76	123^rd of 864 public high schools	85.8%	7	75.4	94.4	91.9	58.3	80.0	70.0	76.7	81.8	85.2	53.1	73.6	$16,469
Allen East High School	Public	9-12	9105 Harding Hwy	Harrod	45850	Allen County	Allen East Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 648-3333	253	18	14.0	98.8%	241 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	72	161^st of 855 public high schools	81.2%		64.1	281^st of 864 public high schools	67.5%	120		82.8	85.9					86.1	67.6	72.1	71.6	$14,951
Upper Scioto Valley High School	Public	9-12	510 S Courtright St	Mc Guffey	45859	Hardin County	Upper Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 757-3231	159	12	13.2		141 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	52.6	436^th of 855 public high schools	49.0%		31.3	613^th of 864 public high schools	29.1%	177		79.5	72.5					78.4	67.6	30.0	51.3	$15,567
Bluffton High School	Public	9-12	106 W College Ave	Bluffton	45817	Allen County	Bluffton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 358-7941	420	22	19.0	12.4%	388 (92.4%)	4 (1.0%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	77	98^th of 855 public high schools	88.5%		76.4	114^th of 864 public high schools	86.8%	16		82.9	84.0					83.1	86.2	78.3	76.6	$13,904
Hardin Northern High School	Public	7-12	11589 State Route 81	Dola	45835	Hardin County	Hardin Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 759-3515	173	16	10.8	86.1%	163 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	47.8	496^th of 855 public high schools	42.0%		60.2	332^nd of 864 public high schools	61.6%	164	62.5	84.0	76.0	62.9	22.2	77.1	59.4	68.0	53.8	27.3	51.2	$22,058
Cory-Rawson High School	Public	7-12	3930 County Road 26	Rawson	45881	Hancock County	Cory-Rawson Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 963-2611	265	16	17.0	98.9%	237 (89.4%)	14 (5.3%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	43.7	527^th of 855 public high schools	38.4%		33.8	598^th of 864 public high schools	30.8%	71	39.5	78.9	67.6	34.9	50.0	72.7	48.8	69.8	45.7	26.1	60.5	$19,431
Bath High School	Public	9-12	2850 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 221-0366	437	30	14.5	35.7%	383 (87.6%)	15 (3.4%)	22 (5.0%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	76.7	104^th of 855 public high schools	87.8%		78.4	93^rd of 864 public high schools	89.2%	11		84.8	88.7					79.2	75.9	96.2	73.3	$17,513
Bath Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	8-12	2850 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(419) 221-0807	7	1	7.0		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Arlington Local High School	Public	7-12	336 S Main St	Arlington	45814	Hancock County	Arlington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 365-5121	249	22	11.3	62.2%	238 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	73	150^th of 855 public high schools	82.5%		70.4	188^th of 864 public high schools	78.2%	38	75.5	84.0	90.7	75.8	76.2	71.1	60.4	86.0	70.5	63.8	72.7	$13,832
Perry High School	Public	7-12	2770 E Breese Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 221-2774	296	18	16.4		181 (61.1%)	56 (18.9%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (16.2%)	56.6	383^rd of 855 public high schools	55.2%		53.4	419^th of 864 public high schools	51.5%	36	61.2	87.5	83.3	42.6	34.8	63.0	52.0	68.8	70.8	38.0	43.1	$13,771

Frequently Asked Questions about Ada High School

What is the racial makeup of Ada High School?

Students at Ada High School are 90% White, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Ada High School?

Ada High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ada Elementary School

What district is Ada High School in?

Ada Exempted Village

Is Ada High School a good school?

Ada High School ranks 116^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ada High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Ada High School.

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