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Woodward Career Technical High School

Q: Is Woodward Career Technical High School a good school?

Woodward Career Technical High School ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Ohio high schools.

Q: How many students attend Woodward Career Technical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 835 students attended Woodward Career Technical High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Woodward Career Technical High School?

Students at Woodward Career Technical High School are 80% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

Public Grades 7-12

752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 12% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Woodward Career Technical High School is a public high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 846 students. The school is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodward Career Technical High School faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of Ohio high schools over the past decade. The school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized test scores, with only 12.8% of 8th graders proficient or better in Science, compared to 43.4% for the district and 63% for the state. Woodward Career Technical High School also has lower graduation rates, ranging from 80.8% to 87.7% in recent years, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 43.5% to 83.5%.

Interestingly, Woodward Career Technical High School performs significantly worse than most nearby high schools, including Shroder High School, Withrow University High School, and Walnut Hills High School, all of which are part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district. These nearby schools generally have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. While Woodward Career Technical High School's funding is slightly lower than some nearby schools, the challenges the school faces may not be solely due to funding, but rather a combination of factors, including school culture and instructional practices.

835

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,711

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7005 Reading Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45237-3802

(513) 363-9300

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.5%

Hispanic:

10.3%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (19% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 50 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg43%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

999^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

752^nd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12High Schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools

596^th of 828Cincinnati Public Schools 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	5.2	999 of 1036	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1029 of 1046	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1039 of 1048	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	992 of 1017	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	920 of 1037	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	1010 of 1050	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	977 of 1010	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.4	1034 of 1038	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.3	1036 of 1050	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.4	983 of 1035	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	970 of 1008	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	428 of 442	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	432 of 436	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	396 of 413	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	328 of 385	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	377 of 405	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	360 of 384	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	28.8	439 of 576	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	470 of 658	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	541 of 643	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	927 of 938	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	943 of 943	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	918 of 925	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	890 of 910	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	901 of 917	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	892 of 897	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	14.5	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	970 of 983	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	986 of 989	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	974 of 974	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	936 of 947	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	841 of 923	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	915 of 945	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	903 of 924	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	935 of 954	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	953 of 958	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	953 of 963	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	940 of 946	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	853 of 924	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	911 of 933	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	886 of 916	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	752 of 855	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	731 of 864	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	747 of 867	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	723 of 836	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	767 of 819	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	773 of 836	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	748 of 800	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.1	741 of 773	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	761 of 784	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.0	759 of 778	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.7	732 of 769	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.1	731 of 767	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.9	772 of 832	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	742 of 818	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.5	768 of 819	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.2	747 of 791	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.8	722 of 767	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.8	727 of 756	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.1	688 of 696	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.0	688 of 689	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	261 of 328	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	237 of 318	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	231 of 323	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	214 of 306	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.9	237 of 284	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	256 of 303	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	250 of 279	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.1	520 of 606	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	533 of 596	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	595 of 628	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	550 of 550	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	80 of 128	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	719 of 809	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	712 of 798	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	714 of 813	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	702 of 794	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	731 of 775	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	730 of 781	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	730 of 751	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	244 of 270	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	217 of 273	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	183 of 270	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	218 of 260	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	186 of 239	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	26 of 37	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	22 of 30	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	28 of 30	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	26 of 32	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	715 of 815	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	706 of 822	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	690 of 805	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	655 of 773	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	710 of 763	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	721 of 779	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	722 of 758	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	732 of 817	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	706 of 816	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	739 of 819	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	723 of 808	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	751 of 778	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	765 of 792	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	749 of 763	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	229 of 254	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	459 of 617	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	361 of 598	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	528 of 614	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2021)24th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)<1st percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government56%-16 vs state

American History31%-40 vs state

Algebra I27%-32 vs state

Biology22%-44 vs state

English II15%-45 vs state

Science13%-50 vs state

English Language Arts11%-47 vs state

Geometry10%-33 vs state

Mathematics8%-41 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
Woodward Career Technical High School	Public	7-12	7005 Reading Rd	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-9300	835	64	13.0		24 (2.9%)	672 (80.5%)	86 (10.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.1%)	8.7	752^nd of 855 public high schools	12.0%		10.2	731^st of 864 public high schools	15.4%	21	12.8	56.5	31.3	4.2	11.6	16.7	6.1	21.8	15.2	9.7	27.0	$14,711
Norwood High School	Public	9-12	2020 Sherman Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 924-2800	435	31	13.9		242 (55.6%)	95 (21.8%)	68 (15.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	53	425^th of 855 public high schools	50.3%		50.6	453^rd of 864 public high schools	47.6%	28		77.1	76.7					73.7	59.6	31.7	65.5	$13,623
St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4615 Tower Ave	Saint Bernard	45217	Hamilton County	St Bernard-Elmwood Place City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 482-7100	359	27	13.2		127 (35.4%)	145 (40.4%)	50 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.7%)	43.4	531^st of 855 public high schools	37.9%		48.1	478^th of 864 public high schools	44.7%	53	58.0	75.4	64.9	48.4	39.5	59.4	26.0	60.3	57.1	21.3	69.4	$14,824
Lockland Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	249 W Forrer St	Lockland	45215	Hamilton County	Lockland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 563-5000	212	14	15.2		41 (19.3%)	110 (51.9%)	39 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.4%)	17.5	682^nd of 855 public high schools	20.2%		8.8	751^st of 864 public high schools	13.1%	69	12.0	62.5	44.7	19.0	20.0	18.2	11.5	40.0	37.2	19.4	29.0	$17,040
ChallengeU Ohio Community School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4030 Smith Rd Ste 200	Cincinnati	45209	Hamilton County	ChallengeU Ohio Community School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(833) 565-0745	286	3	85.3		194 (67.8%)	56 (19.6%)	14 (4.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.9%)	8.1	759^th of 855 public high schools	11.2%		11.7	717^th of 864 public high schools	17.0%	42		47.1	42.3					23.3	28.3	11.4	12.5	$9,302
Reading Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	810 E Columbia Ave	Reading	45215	Hamilton County	Reading Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 733-4422	654	44	14.9	50.9%	477 (72.9%)	82 (12.5%)	42 (6.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.3%)	55.6	392^nd of 855 public high schools	54.2%		52.3	438^th of 864 public high schools	49.3%	46	51.3	78.7	77.0	55.9	38.4	57.5	46.7	67.4	66.4	28.7	75.9	$13,002
Wyoming High School	Public	9-12	106 Pendery Ave	Wyoming	45215	Hamilton County	Wyoming City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 206-7050	581	41	14.1	11.5%	421 (72.5%)	75 (12.9%)	21 (3.6%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.0%)	82.7	51^st of 855 public high schools	94.0%		78.3	96^th of 864 public high schools	88.9%	45			93.8					88.8	87.1	73.1	83.9	$17,840
Shroder High School	Public	8-12	5030 Duck Creek Rd	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6900	0	34	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	16.6	692^nd of 855 public high schools	19.1%		8	762^nd of 864 public high schools	11.8%	70		58.1	53.5					32.8	28.0	24.1	32.5	$15,268
Withrow University High School	Public	7-12	2488 Madison Rd	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-9200	1,300	86	15.1		30 (2.3%)	1,007 (77.5%)	197 (15.2%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.0%)	14.4	710^th of 855 public high schools	17.0%		9.3	742^nd of 864 public high schools	14.1%	32	23.0	45.2	45.6	22.5	11.7	20.1	11.6	38.3	30.3	26.5	37.1	$13,228
Walnut Hills High School	Public	7-12	3250 Victory Pkwy	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-8400	2,453	126	19.4	24.5%	1,496 (61.0%)	501 (20.4%)	60 (2.4%)	170 (6.9%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	216 (8.8%)	92	1^st of 855 public high schools	99.9%		91.8	1^st of 864 public high schools	99.9%		98.5	100.0	99.8	97.1	83.8	98.7	94.4	98.3	98.8	94.2	97.5	$15,164

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodward Career Technical High School

What is the racial makeup of Woodward Career Technical High School?

Students at Woodward Career Technical High School are 80% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Woodward Career Technical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 835 students attended Woodward Career Technical High School.

What district is Woodward Career Technical High School in?

Cincinnati Public Schools

Is Woodward Career Technical High School a good school?

Woodward Career Technical High School ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Ohio high schools.

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