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Utica Shale Academy of Ohio

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

842^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 2% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Utica Shale Academy of Ohio in Salineville, OH, is a small public high school serving 136 students in grades 7-12, operating as its own district and named after the region's energy industry. The school is in significant academic distress, ranking in the bottom 1-2% of Ohio high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with proficiency rates on state tests critically low—such as 0% in English II and 6.7% in Algebra I—far below nearby schools like Southern Local Junior/Senior High School, which has 26.3% proficiency in Algebra I and 60.6% in Biology.

Despite these challenges, the school shows signs of a potential turnaround. The graduation rate has improved dramatically from a crisis-level 54.8% in 2020-2021 to 89.5% in 2024-2025, though it remains the lowest among peers like United High School (97.9%). The student-teacher ratio has also stabilized from an extreme 51.5 students per teacher in 2022-2023 to a more reasonable 17:1, and chronic absenteeism has dropped from a volatile 74.7% in 2022-2023 to 24.0%. However, academic test scores have not yet responded to these improvements, suggesting deep-seated challenges that require more time and targeted intervention.

An interesting finding is that the school's performance for Special Education students ranks in the 10th percentile statewide, a relative bright spot compared to its overall bottom 1% ranking. The stark contrast with Southern Local Junior/Senior High School, just 2.8 miles away and serving a similar community, indicates that the extreme academic failure is likely tied to the school's specific structure and instructional model rather than local socioeconomic factors. The school's name suggests a focus on career-technical education for the energy industry, but without data on career readiness or industry credentials, it's unclear if the school is succeeding in its specialized mission while struggling with traditional academics.

136

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,450

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 E Main St
Salineville, OH 43945-9726

(330) 679-2343

District: Utica Shale Academy of Ohio

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.2%

Two or more races:

4.4%

Hispanic:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2018 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (10% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

Ohio avg62%

842^nd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2018

From bottom 9% (2018) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

816^th of 828Utica Shale Academy of Ohio 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	2.2	842 of 855	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	857 of 864	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	860 of 867	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	824 of 836	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	782 of 836	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	725 of 800	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	806 of 815	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	814 of 822	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	788 of 805	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	767 of 773	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	754 of 758	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.1	807 of 817	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	801 of 816	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	806 of 819	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.6	806 of 808	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	558 of 617	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	0.7	738 of 748	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.3	751 of 754	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	750 of 756	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.1	748 of 749	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	696 of 718	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government26%-46 vs state

Biology12%-54 vs state

American History12%-59 vs state

Algebra I7%-53 vs state

Geometry5%-38 vs state

English II0%-60 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 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th 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
Utica Shale Academy of Ohio	Public, Charter	7-12	50 E Main St	Salineville	43945	Columbiana County	Utica Shale Academy of Ohio	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 679-2343	136	8	17.0		124 (91.2%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	2.2	842^nd of 855 public high schools	1.5%		2.4	857^th of 864 public high schools	0.8%	15		26.3	11.8							11.9	0.0	4.7	6.7	$19,450
Southern Local Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	38095 State Route 39	Salineville	43945	Columbiana County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 679-2305	391	22	17.6		362 (92.6%)	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	22.8	660^th of 855 public high schools	22.8%		32.5	607^th of 864 public high schools	29.7%	53	44.4	60.4	50.0	35.6	13.8	27.5	33.3	38.1	30.6	60.6	39.7	18.8	26.3	$14,430
Wellsville Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	1 Bengal Blvd	Wellsville	43968	Columbiana County	Wellsville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 532-1188	246	22	11.1		197 (80.1%)	9 (3.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.6%)	36.1	595^th of 855 public high schools	30.4%		32.9	605^th of 864 public high schools	30.0%	10	51.5	77.8	75.6		24.2	16.7		33.3	27.3	55.8	41.9	20.0	38.5	$17,469
Columbiana County	Public	11-12	9364 State Route 45	Lisbon	44432	Columbiana County	Columbiana County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 424-9561	180	22	8.1	98.3%	168 (93.3%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)								(n/a)
David Anderson Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	260 W Pine St	Lisbon	44432	Columbiana County	Lisbon Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 424-3215	387	25	15.4		363 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	32.9	612^th of 855 public high schools	28.4%		23.2	652^nd of 864 public high schools	24.5%	40	50.0	62.7	74.1	61.7	52.7	38.3	48.9	56.4	51.5	49.3	52.9	21.9	43.1	$11,941
Beaver Local High School	Public	9-12	46088 Bell School Rd	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	Beaver Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 386-8700	547	31	17.6	99.5%	520 (95.1%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	64.7	264^th of 855 public high schools	69.1%		63.9	284^th of 864 public high schools	67.1%	20		83.1	81.2							78.0	66.9	57.6	64.2	$11,434
United High School	Public	6-12	8143 State Route 9	Hanoverton	44423	Columbiana County	United Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 223-7102	541	35	15.4	34.0%	520 (96.1%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	61.6	301^st of 855 public high schools	64.8%		51.7	443^rd of 864 public high schools	48.7%	142	67.8	73.7	87.8	50.6	73.3	72.9	60.0	73.3	58.6	86.9	69.4	41.9	60.6	$14,485
Edison High School	Public	9-12	9890 State Route 152	Richmond	43944	Jefferson County	Edison Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 765-4313	368	28	13.1	70.1%	355 (96.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	64.2	272^nd of 855 public high schools	68.2%		59	344^th of 864 public high schools	60.2%	72		84.1	78.1							75.7	67.3	58.5	66.0	$14,915
East Liverpool High School	Public	9-12	100 Maine Blvd	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	East Liverpool City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 386-8750	578	47	12.2		467 (80.8%)	38 (6.6%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.8%)	23.7	655^th of 855 public high schools	23.4%		20.3	668^th of 864 public high schools	22.7%	13		55.3	56.1							49.7	48.3	17.6	43.0	$13,591
Carrollton High School	Public	9-12	205 Scio Rd SE	Carrollton	44615	Carroll County	Carrollton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 627-2134	517	35	14.7	39.8%	474 (91.7%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	65.9	249^th of 855 public high schools	70.9%		63.3	288^th of 864 public high schools	66.7%	39		79.9	83.7							83.4	71.7	52.3	65.0	$15,433

Frequently Asked Questions about Utica Shale Academy of Ohio

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Utica Shale Academy of Ohio ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Ohio high schools.

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Students at Utica Shale Academy of Ohio are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 136 students attended Utica Shale Academy of Ohio.

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