Summary
North Ridgeville High School is a grade 9–12 public high school in North Ridgeville, Ohio, part of the North Ridgeville City district, serving 1,248 students — one of the larger high schools among its nearby peers. The school has climbed steadily over the past decade, moving from about the 50th percentile with 3 stars in the mid-2010s to the 78th percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026, after peaking at the 83rd percentile in 2023–2024. The district itself ranks 136 of 773 in Ohio.
Academically, North Ridgeville sits in the upper-middle tier of nearby high schools. It ranks below Bay High School, Avon High School, Westlake High School, Columbia High School, and Olmsted Falls High School, but ahead of North Olmsted High School, Midview High School, Brookside High School, Elyria High School, and Black River Career Prep High School. Social studies and science are clear strengths: American History proficiency is 90.6% and American Government 88.3%, both well above the state and competitive with higher-ranked neighbors. Math is the weak spot — Geometry at 51.5% and Algebra I at 72.9% fall below the district average, though both stay above the state average.
The graduation rate has risen sharply, from 89.0% in 2021–2022 to 96.2% in 2025–2026, and chronic absenteeism dropped to 20.9% from 28.6% the prior year — still higher than the district rate and above nearby high performers such as Bay, Avon, and Columbia. Effectiveness rankings for student groups are mostly above the median, with strong results for African American and Hispanic students and a large gain for gifted students, though recent rankings for low-income and special education students have slipped somewhat. Notably, the school achieves these results with a higher student-teacher ratio (18.9) and lower per-student spending than many neighbors, suggesting efficient use of resources even as free/reduced lunch rates rise. Overall, North Ridgeville is a solid 4-star, above-state school — slightly behind its closest peers, Olmsted Falls and Columbia, but clearly ahead of Midview, Brookside, North Olmsted, and Elyria.
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