Summary:
West Liberty-Salem High School is the only high school in the West Liberty-Salem Local district in Ohio, serving grades 9–12 with 366 students. This small school is a high performer: in 2025–2026 it ranked 112th of 795 Ohio high schools (86th percentile, top 14%) and earned 4 stars. The district itself ranked 96th of 773 districts (88th percentile, 4 stars).
Academically, the school beats Ohio’s average in every reported End-of-Course subject in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Social studies is a clear strength: American Government reached 93.1% proficient and American History 91.3% in 2025–2026, both more than 18 points above the state. Geometry is the lowest school subject at 69.1%, yet that is still 25.8 points above the state average of 43.3%. Algebra I showed the biggest improvement, rising from 73.0% to 79.7%. Biology is a relative weak spot: it dropped from 77.9% to 75.7%, is 4.8 points below the district, and has the narrowest state margin at 8.7 points. The district outperforms the school in Biology, Geometry, and Algebra I, while scores are identical in Government, History, and English II; this likely reflects district-level aggregation that includes additional test-takers outside this high school.
Other key facts: the school reports a 100.0% graduation rate for 2025–2026, matching the district. However, chronic absenteeism is 17.8%, compared with the district’s 11.8% — about 6 points higher. Rank history shows a slight relative decline: 92nd percentile with 5 stars in 2023–2024, then 87th percentile with 4 stars in 2024–2025, and 86th percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026. Data limitations include no free/reduced lunch information and per-student spending from 2018–2019 ($10,681). With only 366 students, year-to-year changes can be affected by small cohort sizes. Overall, this is a strong school with standout social studies and geometry results, improving Algebra I, but with higher absenteeism to watch.
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