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West High School

Public Grades 9-12

775^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 3% of Ohio high schools

Summary

West High School is a 9–12 high school in the Columbus City Schools District in Columbus, Ohio, serving 846 students on the city's west side, and it is one of the lowest-ranked high schools in the state: 775th of 795 in 2025–2026, the 3rd percentile, with 0 stars, while the district itself ranks 683rd of 773 districts.

Achievement is low in every tested subject. In 2025–2026, End-of-Course proficiency was 40.9% in American History, 35.5% in American Government, 19.1% in English II, 18.5% in Biology, 10.3% in Algebra I, and 10.2% in Geometry — below the district in all six subjects and far below the state in all six. Graduation improved from 58.5% in 2022–2023 to 81.8% in 2024–2025, then slipped to 75.8% in 2025–2026, still under the district's 81.5%. Chronic absenteeism is the starkest issue: 84.1% in 2025–2026 versus 53.8% districtwide, and it has stayed near 80–85% for five years. No student group ranked above the 7th percentile statewide, with English Language Learner, low-income, and special education students at or near the bottom.

Compared with nearby schools, West High is above several small alternative programs but below nearly every comprehensive public high school close by. Briggs High School, 1.73 miles away, beats West High in most subjects but has a lower graduation rate (72.5% vs. 75.8%). Franklin Heights High School, 1.57 miles away, graduates 91.5%, has 54.3% chronic absenteeism, and reaches 55.6% in Algebra I and 55.7% in Biology. Grandview Heights High School, 2.69 miles away, is the local outlier at 100% graduation and 11.4% absenteeism. Franklinton High School has higher graduation (84.2%) and lower absenteeism (66.1%).

846

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,004

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

179 S Powell Ave
Columbus, OH 43204-3032

(614) 365-5956

District: Columbus City Schools District

Feeder schools for West High School:

Elementary:	Avondale Elementary School
	Highland Elementary School
	Sullivant Elementary School
	Valleyview Elementary School
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	West Broad Elementary School
	Westgate Alternative Elementary School
Middle:	Westmoor Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.6%

Hispanic:

35.5%

White:

18.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (22% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg34%

Ohio avg63%

775^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 17High Schools in the Columbus City Schools District

683^rd of 773Columbus City Schools District 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	2.5	775 of 795	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	805 of 855	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	774 of 864	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	766 of 867	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	784 of 836	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	719 of 819	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	724 of 836	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	710 of 800	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	700 of 773	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	715 of 784	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	685 of 778	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	723 of 769	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.4	716 of 767	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.1	762 of 832	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.1	724 of 818	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.8	734 of 819	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.6	720 of 791	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	665 of 767	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.2	670 of 756	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.8	665 of 696	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.2	649 of 689	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.4	645 of 681	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	275 of 296	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	281 of 328	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	271 of 318	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	281 of 323	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	275 of 306	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	267 of 284	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	255 of 303	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	227 of 279	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	8.3	601 of 606	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	558 of 596	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	442 of 628	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	531 of 550	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	132 of 135	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	124 of 128	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	102 of 111	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	79 of 107	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	104 of 111	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	119 of 119	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	110 of 112	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	97 of 100	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	1.9	749 of 763	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.7	779 of 809	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	738 of 798	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	748 of 813	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	758 of 794	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	750 of 775	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	727 of 781	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	690 of 751	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	14.4	337 of 349	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	268 of 272	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.4	264 of 270	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	254 of 273	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	240 of 270	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	256 of 260	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	235 of 239	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	199 of 207	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	175 of 184	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.6	746 of 761	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	770 of 815	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	740 of 822	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	717 of 805	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	732 of 773	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	718 of 763	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	703 of 779	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	678 of 758	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.2	751 of 765	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.0	772 of 817	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	757 of 816	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	744 of 819	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.0	783 of 808	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	761 of 778	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	711 of 792	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	695 of 763	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	237 of 240	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.4	247 of 254	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	222 of 239	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	202 of 208	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	200 of 201	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	538 of 575	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	617 of 617	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	594 of 598	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	607 of 614	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	1.6	697 of 709	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	702 of 748	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	704 of 754	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	718 of 756	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	736 of 749	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	695 of 727	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	690 of 739	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	671 of 718	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)7th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)3rd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)1st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American History41%-32 vs state

American Government36%-36 vs state

English II19%-44 vs state

Biology18%-48 vs state

Algebra I10%-51 vs state

Geometry10%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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 American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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
West High School	Public	9-12	179 S Powell Ave	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5956	846	51	16.5	99.1%	152 (18.0%)	318 (37.6%)	300 (35.5%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.4%)	2.5	775^th of 795 public high schools	2.5%		4.6	805^th of 855 public high schools	5.8%	30	35.5	40.9	18.5	19.1	10.2	10.3	$16,004
Franklin Heights High School	Public	9-12	1001 Demorest Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3200	1,398	72	19.3	64.5%	480 (34.3%)	399 (28.5%)	391 (28.0%)	22 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	103 (7.4%)	22.2	648^th of 795 public high schools	18.5%		30.9	620^th of 855 public high schools	27.5%	28	59.3	58.8	55.7	47.2	28.4	55.6	$11,176
Briggs High School	Public	9-12	2555 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5915	956	51	18.7	85.0%	290 (30.3%)	283 (29.6%)	272 (28.5%)	40 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.3%)	3.4	760^th of 795 public high schools	4.4%		11.6	725^th of 855 public high schools	15.2%	35	41.6	43.2	29.1	24.7	6.7	18.6	$15,145
Empowered Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4060 Sullivant Ave	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Empowered Technical High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(330) 620-5861	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Capital High School	Public, Charter	9-12	640 Harrisburg Pike	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Capital High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 636-6775	76	4	19.0	0.0%	32 (42.1%)	35 (46.1%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.6%)								(n/a)							$14,311
Franklinton Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	40 Chicago Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Franklinton Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 653-7135	216	8	27.0		67 (31.0%)	94 (43.5%)	35 (16.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)								(n/a)							$10,385
Franklinton High School	Public, Charter	9-12	89 Avondale Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Franklinton High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 427-1012	155	10	15.1		43 (27.7%)	82 (52.9%)	16 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)								(n/a)							$10,692
Grandview Heights High School	Public	9-12	1587 W 3rd Ave	Columbus	43212	Franklin County	Grandview Heights Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 485-4000	338	25	13.3	14.5%	301 (89.1%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	81.3	50^th of 795 public high schools	93.7%		88.2	16^th of 855 public high schools	98.1%	34	98.8	95.7	90.6	92.3	68.5	75.0	$22,313
Central High School	Public, Charter	9-12	840 W State St	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Central High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 362-7530	93	6	15.5	0.0%	18 (19.4%)	60 (64.5%)	11 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)								(n/a)							$14,247
Flex High School	Public, Charter	9-12	567 W Broad St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Flex High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 610-9749	370	8	46.2	0.0%	140 (37.8%)	131 (35.4%)	64 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)								(n/a)							$9,216

Frequently Asked Questions about West High School

What is the racial makeup of West High School?

Students at West High School are 38% African American, 35% Hispanic, 18% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is West High School in?

Columbus City Schools District

Is West High School a good school?

West High School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Ohio high schools.

What schools feed into West High School?

West High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Avondale Elementary School
Elementary : Highland Elementary School
Elementary : Sullivant Elementary School
Elementary : Valleyview Elementary School
Elementary : West Broad Elementary School
Elementary : Westgate Alternative Elementary School
Middle : Westmoor Middle School

How many students attend West High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 846 students attended West High School.

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