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Fostoria Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades 6-12

661^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 23% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Fostoria Junior/Senior High School is a public school serving grades 6-12 in Fostoria, Ohio, with a total enrollment of 769 students. The school is part of the Fostoria City School District, which is ranked 632 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fostoria Junior/Senior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Ohio high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 602-666 out of 800-867 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly poor for its White, Special Education, and Disabled student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Ohio high schools for these groups. However, the school's Gifted and Talented student subgroup is the only one that performs relatively well, ranking in the top 20-30% of Ohio high schools.

While Fostoria Junior/Senior High School's four-year graduation rate has improved from 78.4% in 2022-2023 to 92.4% in 2024-2025, it is still below the state average. The school also struggles with a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.7% to 45.7% over the past few years, significantly above the state average. Academically, the school's performance on Ohio state tests is consistently below the state average across all subject areas and grade levels, with the most significant challenges in Mathematics. In comparison, nearby schools such as Vanlue High School and Columbian High School generally outperform Fostoria Junior/Senior High School on key metrics.

725

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,757

Per pupil spending ?

57.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Park Ave
Fostoria, OH 44830-1455

(419) 436-4110

District: Fostoria City

Feeder schools for Fostoria Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:

Fostoria Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.7%

Hispanic:

26.5%

Two or more races:

16.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (37% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

811^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

661^st of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

632^nd of 828Fostoria 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	811 of 1036	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	737 of 1046	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	673 of 1048	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	680 of 1017	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	734 of 1037	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	756 of 1050	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	723 of 1010	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	752 of 1038	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	766 of 1050	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	806 of 1035	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.1	662 of 1008	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.4	768 of 1001	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	796 of 989	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.6	721 of 925	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	17.9	536 of 565	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	594 of 658	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	584 of 643	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	763 of 938	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	706 of 942	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	655 of 943	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	682 of 925	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	702 of 910	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	711 of 917	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	638 of 897	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	185 of 194	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	70.8	30 of 241	87.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	194 of 262	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	180 of 239	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	152 of 249	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	167 of 247	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	170 of 228	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	144 of 222	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.5	164 of 192	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	54.7	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	770 of 983	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	793 of 989	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	696 of 974	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	665 of 947	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	660 of 923	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	732 of 945	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	630 of 924	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	804 of 954	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	741 of 958	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	643 of 963	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	643 of 946	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	690 of 924	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	731 of 933	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	765 of 916	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	8.5	246 of 254	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	219 of 245	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	137 of 239	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	139 of 219	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	147 of 206	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	164 of 205	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	728 of 777	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	693 of 795	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	601 of 805	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	702 of 809	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	729 of 781	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	736 of 796	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	703 of 781	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	661 of 855	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	658 of 864	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	639 of 867	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	658 of 836	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	602 of 819	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	666 of 836	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	618 of 800	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	650 of 773	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	646 of 784	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.6	633 of 778	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.5	643 of 769	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	635 of 767	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.8	664 of 832	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.3	607 of 818	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.9	582 of 819	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.7	623 of 791	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.5	637 of 767	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.9	601 of 756	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.8	637 of 696	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	24.0	599 of 689	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.7	549 of 681	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	207 of 318	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	193 of 303	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	9.4	595 of 606	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	587 of 596	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	528 of 628	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	541 of 550	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	657 of 809	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	651 of 798	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	645 of 813	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	626 of 794	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	596 of 775	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	655 of 781	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	624 of 751	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	30 of 244	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	170 of 308	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.6	138 of 312	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	102 of 349	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	190 of 538	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	197 of 270	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	191 of 273	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	187 of 270	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	189 of 260	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	148 of 239	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	159 of 207	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	154 of 184	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	621 of 815	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	647 of 822	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	577 of 805	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	597 of 773	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	534 of 763	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	606 of 779	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	566 of 758	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	650 of 817	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	647 of 816	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	632 of 819	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	678 of 808	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	593 of 778	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	656 of 792	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	593 of 763	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	213 of 254	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	172 of 242	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	183 of 239	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	174 of 222	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	140 of 211	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	161 of 208	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	131 of 201	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	604 of 617	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	524 of 598	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	557 of 614	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	643 of 748	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	693 of 754	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	654 of 756	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	677 of 749	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	635 of 727	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	671 of 739	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	591 of 718	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Homeless (2018)52nd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)3rd percentile-26 vs school

High school

Gifted and Talented (2025)88th percentile+65 vs school

African American (2024)35th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government63%-9 vs state

Biology50%-15 vs state

American History50%-22 vs state

English II46%-15 vs state

Science35%-28 vs state

English Language Arts33%-25 vs state

Algebra I30%-30 vs state

Mathematics26%-23 vs state

Geometry18%-24 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
Fostoria Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1001 Park Ave	Fostoria	44830	Wood County	Fostoria City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 436-4110	725	51	14.2		360 (49.7%)	49 (6.8%)	192 (26.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (16.7%)	22.5	661^st of 855 public high schools	22.7%		22.6	658^th of 864 public high schools	23.8%	3	34.9	63.4	49.6		28.1	24.3		39.3	27.4	50.4	45.7	18.5	29.9	$11,757
Arcadia High School	Public	9-12	19033 State Route 12	Arcadia	44804	Hancock County	Arcadia Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 894-6431	192	19	10.1	98.4%	167 (87.0%)	3 (1.6%)	14 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	72.3	157^th of 855 public high schools	81.6%		64.8	271^st of 864 public high schools	68.6%	114		92.3	86.1							91.4	81.1	47.7	66.7	$18,250
Hopewell-Loudon Local High School	Public	7-12	181 N County Road 7	Bascom	44809	Seneca County	Hopewell-Loudon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 937-2804	366	18	20.5	74.0%	327 (89.3%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	76.2	107^th of 855 public high schools	87.5%		76.4	115^th of 864 public high schools	86.7%	8	91.4	87.3	81.1		56.1	84.6		65.9	76.6	78.0	76.8	75.5	86.3	$13,201
Elmwood High School	Public	9-12	7650 Jerry City Rd	Bloomdale	44817	Wood County	Elmwood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 655-2583	319	25	12.8	99.1%	284 (89.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	45	515^th of 855 public high schools	39.8%		48.8	473^rd of 864 public high schools	45.3%	42		59.4	66.3							65.0	66.0	51.1	51.1	$14,170
Lakota High School	Public	9-12	5200 County Road 13	Kansas	44841	Sandusky County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 986-6620	262	20	13.1	44.7%	224 (85.5%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	45.7	510^th of 855 public high schools	40.4%		48.9	471^st of 864 public high schools	45.5%	39		65.6	80.3							69.7	61.0	42.1	28.6	$15,875
New Riegel High School	Public	6-12	44 N Perry St	New Riegel	44853	Seneca County	New Riegel Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 595-2256	224	14	16.0	39.7%	213 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	71.4	176^th of 855 public high schools	79.4%		76.9	110^th of 864 public high schools	87.3%	66	89.7	87.5	83.3	53.6	62.5	20.0	57.1	75.0	69.0	97.4	76.9	57.9	60.6	$15,298
Van Buren High School	Public	9-12	217 S Main St	Van Buren	45889	Hancock County	Van Buren Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 299-3384	347	20	17.3	38.3%	310 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.8%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	65.2	256^th of 855 public high schools	70.1%		62.1	307^th of 864 public high schools	64.5%	51		95.2	70.7							86.7	71.7	65.7	46.2	$13,153
North Central Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	928 W Market St Ste B	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	North Central Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 448-5786	68	4	17.0	70.6%	47 (69.1%)	4 (5.9%)	15 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)								(n/a)		20.0												$13,484
North Baltimore High School	Public	9-12	2012 Tiger Dr	North Baltimore	45872	Wood County	North Baltimore Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 257-3464	147	16	9.4		130 (88.4%)	3 (2.0%)	12 (8.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	62.5	292^nd of 855 public high schools	65.8%		55.4	394^th of 864 public high schools	54.4%	102		86.7	67.6							81.3	75.0	44.4	69.0	$19,389
Vanlue High School	Public	6-12	301 S. East St	Vanlue	45890	Hancock County	Vanlue Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 387-7724	81	6	14.7	70.4%	73 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	57	373^rd of 855 public high schools	56.4%		55.8	391^st of 864 public high schools	54.7%	18		85.7				70.0						36.4		$25,539

Frequently Asked Questions about Fostoria Junior/Senior High School

What schools feed into Fostoria Junior/Senior High School?

Fostoria Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fostoria Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Fostoria Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Fostoria Junior/Senior High School are 50% White, 26% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What district is Fostoria Junior/Senior High School in?

Fostoria City

Is Fostoria Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Fostoria Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Ohio high schools.

How many students attend Fostoria Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 725 students attended Fostoria Junior/Senior High School.

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