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Aurora High School

Public Grades 9-12

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 98% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Aurora High School is a public high school located in Aurora, Ohio, serving 963 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Aurora City School District, which is ranked 29th out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Aurora High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in Ohio, with a statewide ranking as high as 4th in the 2016-2017 school year.

Aurora High School consistently outperforms the state and its local district in standardized test scores across various subjects, including American Government, American History, Biology, English II, Geometry, and Algebra I. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 96.3% proficiency in American Government, compared to 96.4% for the Aurora City district and 72.6% for the state of Ohio. The school also maintains an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 97.6% to 99.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Theodore Roosevelt High School, Chagrin Falls High School, and Nordonia High School, Aurora High School stands out as a top-performing institution. While these nearby schools also demonstrate strong academic performance, Aurora High School consistently outranks them in statewide rankings and test scores. The school's strong performance across various student subgroups, including traditionally underserved populations, is particularly noteworthy, indicating that Aurora High School is providing equitable educational opportunities and support for all students.

984

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,315

Per pupil spending ?

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

109 W Pioneer Trl
Aurora, OH 44202-9103

(330) 562-3501

District: Aurora City

Feeder schools for Aurora High School:

Elementary:	Craddock Elementary School
	Leighton Elementary School
	Miller Elementary School
Middle:	Harmon Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.4%

Asian:

7.1%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (93% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Ohio high schools

✓98% 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 school93%

District avg94%

Ohio avg62%

13^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 828Aurora 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	88.3	13 of 855	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	30 of 864	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	29 of 867	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	40 of 836	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	50 of 819	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	25 of 836	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	10 of 800	98.8%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	4 of 773	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	83.5	27 of 784	96.6%	★★★★★
2015	83.4	12 of 778	98.5%	★★★★★
2014	81.9	19 of 769	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	83.0	11 of 767	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	81.2	17 of 832	98.0%	★★★★★
2011	80.3	32 of 818	96.1%	★★★★★
2010	80.5	39 of 819	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	82.7	17 of 791	97.9%	★★★★★
2008	84.0	9 of 767	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	82.1	12 of 756	98.4%	★★★★★
2006	85.7	11 of 696	98.4%	★★★★★
2005	87.2	24 of 689	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	75.3	169 of 681	75.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	79 of 328	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	96.2	9 of 323	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	16 of 306	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	31 of 303	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	25 of 279	91.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	81.1	13 of 86	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	1 of 84	98.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	90.4	32 of 606	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	71.5	89 of 596	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	41 of 628	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	17 of 550	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	17 of 809	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	20 of 798	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	20 of 813	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	50 of 794	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	27 of 775	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	43 of 781	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	8 of 751	98.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	73.3	53 of 538	90.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	91.9	11 of 273	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	6 of 239	97.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	6 of 815	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	111 of 822	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	133 of 805	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	50 of 773	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	45 of 779	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	22 of 758	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	8 of 817	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	30 of 816	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	38 of 819	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	29 of 808	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	84.7	65 of 778	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	46 of 792	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	26 of 763	96.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	9 of 617	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	22 of 598	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	11 of 614	98.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	9 of 748	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	32 of 754	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	44 of 756	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	32 of 749	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	60 of 727	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	49 of 739	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	19 of 718	97.4%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)90th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2023)85th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History98%+27 vs state

American Government96%+24 vs state

English II94%+33 vs state

Biology91%+25 vs state

Algebra I90%+31 vs state

Geometry87%+44 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
Aurora High School	Public	9-12	109 W Pioneer Trl	Aurora	44202	Portage County	Aurora City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 562-3501	984	61	16.0	9.9%	791 (80.4%)	50 (5.1%)	43 (4.4%)	70 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	88.3	13^th of 855 public high schools	98.5%		86.1	30^th of 864 public high schools	96.5%	17		96.3	98.1					90.7	93.5	87.1	90.1	$15,315
Hudson High School	Public	9-12	2500 Hudson Aurora Rd	Hudson	44236	Summit County	Hudson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 653-1416	1,421	93	15.2	8.4%	1,186 (83.5%)	24 (1.7%)	57 (4.0%)	88 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	64 (4.5%)	88.2	15^th of 855 public high schools	98.2%		89.5	7^th of 864 public high schools	99.2%	8		97.4	94.2					96.1	92.2	88.7	88.0	$16,489
Twinsburg High School	Public	9-12	10084 Ravenna Rd	Twinsburg	44087	Summit County	Twinsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 486-2400	1,197	69	17.3	22.8%	638 (53.3%)	313 (26.1%)	44 (3.7%)	120 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (6.8%)	74.1	134^th of 855 public high schools	84.3%		73.1	162^nd of 864 public high schools	81.3%	28		89.6	89.5					80.1	83.5	50.7	77.9	$14,229
Streetsboro High School	Public	9-12	8585 State Route 14	Streetsboro	44241	Portage County	Streetsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 626-4902	553	39	14.1	39.6%	361 (65.3%)	112 (20.3%)	25 (4.5%)	19 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.1%)	61.2	311^th of 855 public high schools	63.6%		70.2	191^st of 864 public high schools	77.9%	120		84.8	80.0					74.3	74.4	47.0	53.4	$14,578
Kenston High School	Public	8-12	9500 Bainbridge Rd	Chagrin Falls	44023	Geauga County	Kenston Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 543-9821	970	52	18.8	12.7%	848 (87.4%)	41 (4.2%)	36 (3.7%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.5%)	84.3	42^nd of 855 public high schools	95.1%		84.6	40^th of 864 public high schools	95.4%	2	91.1	93.7	89.2		77.7		83.7	89.7	86.9	79.7	87.6	$15,203
Solon High School	Public	9-12	33600 Inwood Dr	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 349-6230	1,519	82	18.5	17.6%	742 (48.8%)	266 (17.5%)	51 (3.4%)	367 (24.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	89 (5.9%)	86.3	29^th of 855 public high schools	96.6%		88.2	19^th of 864 public high schools	97.8%	10		93.4	97.9					94.5	92.9	89.4	78.9	$16,839
Crestwood High School	Public	7-12	10919 Main St	Mantua	44255	Portage County	Crestwood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 357-8205	598	45	13.2	39.5%	550 (92.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	64.5	266^th of 855 public high schools	68.9%		67.1	236^th of 864 public high schools	72.7%	30	67.4	82.9	81.9	32.9	62.9	60.8	57.9	78.1	75.2	33.7	77.0	$15,329
Chagrin Falls High School	Public	9-12	400 E Washington St	Chagrin Falls	44022	Cuyahoga County	Chagrin Falls Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 247-2583	575	38	14.9	10.3%	504 (87.7%)	27 (4.7%)	19 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	90.8	3^rd of 855 public high schools	99.6%		90.3	5^th of 864 public high schools	99.4%	2		92.6	100.0					100.0	98.3	93.2	96.0	$20,945
Nordonia High School	Public	9-12	8006 S Bedford Rd	Macedonia	44056	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 468-4601	1,223	72	17.0	10.0%	899 (73.5%)	182 (14.9%)	23 (1.9%)	44 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (5.7%)	66.9	236^th of 855 public high schools	72.4%		69.5	201^st of 864 public high schools	76.7%	35		87.2	84.8					81.7	81.4	56.0	45.6	$15,951
Nordonia Digital Knights Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	8006 S Bedford Rd	Macedonia	44056	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(330) 908-6209	35	1	70.0		27 (77.1%)	5 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.6%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Aurora High School

What is the racial makeup of Aurora High School?

Students at Aurora High School are 80% White, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Aurora High School in?

Aurora City

What schools feed into Aurora High School?

Aurora High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Craddock Elementary School
Elementary : Leighton Elementary School
Elementary : Miller Elementary School
Middle : Harmon Middle School

How many students attend Aurora High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 984 students attended Aurora High School.

Is Aurora High School a good school?

Yes! Aurora High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 855 Ohio high schools.

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