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Barberton High School

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Barberton High School ranks 476 th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 40% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Barberton High School is a public school in Barberton, OH, a community near Akron, serving grades 9–12 with 1,186 students as part of the Barberton City district. Its most recent rank is 476th of 795 Ohio high schools (40th percentile, 2 stars) for 2025–2026 — a meaningful climb from 621st of 784 (21st percentile) in 2015–2016, though it slipped from a recent high of 414th of 855 (52nd percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025. Graduation is a clear bright spot: the rate rose from 79.6% in 2021–2022 to 89.8% in 2025–2026, a 10.2-point gain. Chronic absenteeism improved from 44.6% to 37.2% over that span, but is still above the district's 34.1%.

Test scores split sharply by subject. In 2025–2026, American Government (80.8%) and American History (79.0%) beat state averages (71.6% and 73.2%), and English II (64.4%) was slightly above the state's 62.7%. Math is the weak spot: Geometry was 33.3% versus 43.3% statewide, and Algebra I was 50.3% versus 61.6% statewide — and below the district's own 60.7%. Geometry has trailed the state every year shown. Compared with neighbors, Barberton trails Norton High School and Wadsworth High School in most subjects, especially math, but generally outperforms Buchtel Community Learning Center and Garfield Community Learning Center.

Subgroup effectiveness is a bright spot: low-income students (58th percentile), special education students (50th), and African American students (55th) all rank above the school's overall 40th percentile, each with 3 stars. Gifted and Talented reached the 81st percentile (4 stars) in 2025–2026, though it dipped to 36th the year before. Resources don't appear to be the main constraint: 63.49% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, spending per student is mid-range, and the student-teacher ratio of 15 is lower than Wadsworth and Norton. The clearest priorities are math proficiency and continued absenteeism reduction.

1,186

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,006

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

555 Barber Rd
Barberton, OH 44203-1765

(330) 753-1084

District: Barberton City

Feeder schools for Barberton High School:

Elementary:	Barberton Intermediate School
	Barberton Primary School
Middle:	Barberton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

African American:

12.1%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 52nd percentile in 2025 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 52nd-percentile peak (2025) to 40th (2026)

!Algebra I scores 11 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg64%

Ohio avg63%

476^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

569^th of 773Barberton 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
2026	45.1	476 of 795	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.8	414 of 855	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	468 of 864	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	445 of 867	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	489 of 836	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	480 of 819	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	564 of 836	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	560 of 800	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.5	554 of 773	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.1	621 of 784	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.5	611 of 778	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.6	570 of 769	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.6	533 of 767	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.3	611 of 832	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.6	535 of 818	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.8	538 of 819	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.9	574 of 791	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.9	615 of 767	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.8	641 of 756	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.6	576 of 696	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.6	539 of 689	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.6	589 of 681	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	133 of 296	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.3	149 of 328	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	86 of 318	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	132 of 323	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	132 of 306	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	115 of 284	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	153 of 303	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	173 of 279	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	47.5	249 of 606	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	170 of 596	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	33.0	434 of 628	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	429 of 550	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	444 of 763	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.4	429 of 809	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	389 of 798	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	474 of 813	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	520 of 794	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	483 of 775	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	559 of 781	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	594 of 751	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	69.8	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2019	60.3	6 of 23	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.9	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	54 of 283	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	51.9	157 of 244	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.2	63 of 280	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	189 of 308	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.6	84 of 312	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	214 of 349	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	206 of 272	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	487 of 538	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	168 of 272	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	138 of 273	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	318 of 761	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	364 of 815	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	376 of 822	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	300 of 805	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	324 of 773	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	376 of 763	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	504 of 779	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	530 of 758	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	479 of 765	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.9	408 of 817	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	485 of 816	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	404 of 819	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	416 of 808	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	488 of 778	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	592 of 792	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	577 of 763	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	137 of 240	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	156 of 254	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	150 of 242	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	126 of 239	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	115 of 222	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	122 of 211	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	163 of 208	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	149 of 201	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	288 of 575	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	247 of 617	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	289 of 598	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	184 of 614	70.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	415 of 709	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.2	335 of 748	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	438 of 754	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	405 of 756	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	441 of 749	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	447 of 727	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	563 of 739	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	570 of 718	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)81st percentile+41 vs school

Foster Care (2024)67th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

White (2026)41st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile~ school

Male (2026)37th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government81%+9 vs state

American History79%+6 vs state

Biology67%~ state avg

English II64%~ state avg

Algebra I50%-11 vs state

Geometry33%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Barberton High School	Public	9-12	555 Barber Rd	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 753-1084	1,186	79	15.0	—	858 (72.3%)	144 (12.1%)	57 (4.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (10.1%)	45.1	476^th of 795 public high schools	40.1%		53.8	414^th of 855 public high schools	51.6%	62		80.8	79.0							66.8	64.4	33.3	50.3	$16,006
Norton High School	Public	9-12	1 Panther Way	Norton	44203	Summit County	Norton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 825-7300	746	46	16.3	26.4%	681 (91.3%)	20 (2.7%)	19 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	66.7	192^nd of 795 public high schools	75.8%		73.9	138^th of 855 public high schools	83.9%	54		85.0	89.8							83.3	79.6	53.0	63.4	$11,548
Coventry High School	Public	9-12	1135 Portage Lakes Dr	Akron	44319	Summit County	Coventry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 644-3004	522	39	13.3	—	435 (83.3%)	23 (4.4%)	13 (2.5%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	50.3	407^th of 795 public high schools	48.8%		41.2	555^th of 855 public high schools	35.1%	148		77.8	75.8							69.4	70.2	29.8	74.7	$12,138
Akron Career Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1115 S Main St	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron Career Technical High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(234) 888-6050	93	7	14.3	23.7%	11 (11.8%)	66 (71.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (14.0%)								(n/a)														$14,439
Akron Alternative Academy	Public	9-12	65 Steiner Ave	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-3262	154	8	19.2	79.2%	35 (22.7%)	85 (55.2%)	10 (6.5%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.7%)								(n/a)		21.7												$17,221
Buchtel Community Learning Center	Public	6-12	1040 Copley Rd	Akron	44320	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3300	994	75	13.3	70.3%	42 (4.2%)	841 (84.6%)	46 (4.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.6%)	9.5	703^rd of 795 public high schools	11.6%		20.4	667^th of 855 public high schools	22.0%	36	6.8	47.6	56.0	11.2	7.9	4.9	17.9	19.3	9.2	44.9	26.0	23.4	23.2	$13,964
Garfield Community Learning Center	Public	9-12	1326 Brown St	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 848-4141	912	68	13.4	71.7%	194 (21.3%)	536 (58.8%)	53 (5.8%)	32 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (10.6%)	4	748^th of 795 public high schools	5.9%		13.4	713^th of 855 public high schools	16.6%	35		37.2	40.4							23.8	28.6	7.2	34.4	$14,751
Summit Academy Secondary - Akron	Public, Charter	9-12	464 S Hawkins Ave	Akron	44320	Summit County	Summit Academy Secondary - Akron	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 434-2343	60	9	6.6	66.7%	31 (51.7%)	23 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)	4	747^th of 795 public high schools	6.0%		16.3	696^th of 855 public high schools	18.6%	51		40.0	56.5							18.2	21.7	0.0	11.8	$8,489
Wadsworth High School	Public	9-12	625 Broad St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 335-1400	1,540	80	19.1	—	1,388 (90.1%)	24 (1.6%)	50 (3.2%)	19 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (3.6%)	77	87^th of 795 public high schools	89.1%		73.3	146^th of 855 public high schools	82.9%	59		88.5	91.4							91.6	88.3	60.4	78.0	$13,103
Akron Early College High School	Public	9-12	225 S. Main St.	Akron	44325	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-1661	399	16	25.7	44.4%	102 (25.6%)	118 (29.6%)	21 (5.3%)	122 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.0%)	90.2	3^rd of 795 public high schools	99.6%		90.9	2^nd of 855 public high schools	99.8%	1		100.0	97.5							95.4	98.3	83.0	98.1	$10,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Barberton High School

What is the racial makeup of Barberton High School?

Students at Barberton High School are 72% White, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Barberton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,186 students attended Barberton High School.

What schools feed into Barberton High School?

Barberton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barberton Intermediate School
Elementary : Barberton Primary School
Middle : Barberton Middle School

Is Barberton High School a good school?

Barberton High School ranks 476^th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Barberton High School in?

Barberton City

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