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New Beginnings

Public Grades 10-12
853rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 855 Ohio High Schools
Better than 0% of Ohio high schools
Summary

New Beginnings is a public high school located in Lorain, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 121 students. The school is part of the Lorain City School District, which is ranked 740 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

New Beginnings has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Ohio, with rankings ranging from 753 out of 836 schools in 2021-2022 to 861 out of 864 schools in 2023-2024. The school has received a 0-star or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the years analyzed. New Beginnings struggles with the performance of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Ohio high schools for male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school has had low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 59% to 80% over the past few years, significantly lower than the state average, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 59% to 93.8% in recent years.

When compared to other high schools in the surrounding area, New Beginnings stands out as the lowest-performing. For example, Lorain High School, which is located just 0.02 miles away, has significantly higher performance across various metrics, including graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. Schools like Vermilion High School, Avon High School, and Marion L. Steele High School, which are within a 9-mile radius of New Beginnings, demonstrate much higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. This highlights the significant disparity in educational outcomes between New Beginnings and these higher-performing schools.

125
Students ?
25.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,062
Per pupil spending ?
96.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
Racial breakdown:

African American:
40.0%
Hispanic:
39.2%
White:
11.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (4% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)
!American Government scores 69 pts below the Ohio average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school4%
District avg29%
Ohio avg62%
853rd of 855
Ohio public high schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Lorain City
740th of 828Lorain 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20251.4853 of 8550.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.1861 of 8640.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.9830 of 8674.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.1753 of 8369.9%★☆☆☆☆
20213.4798 of 8192.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20190.2836 of 8360.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20180.7796 of 8000.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20171.1772 of 7730.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20161.8767 of 7842.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20140.0767 of 7690.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.0830 of 8320.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20254.8323 of 3281.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.6280 of 32313.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20250.2809 of 8090.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20250.8270 of 2700.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.2272 of 2730.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20240.5821 of 8220.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.2774 of 8053.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.9700 of 7739.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20190.2777 of 7790.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20180.4757 of 7580.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20250.3816 of 8170.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20240.8813 of 8160.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.2801 of 8192.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.0757 of 8086.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile~ school
Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?
American History10%-61 vs state
English II4%-56 vs state
American Government4%-69 vs state
Biology4%-62 vs state
Geometry0%-43 vs state
Algebra I0%-59 vs state

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New Beginnings ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Ohio high schools.

Students at New Beginnings are 40% African American, 39% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 125 students attended New Beginnings.


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