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Norwalk High School

Q: Is Norwalk High School a good school?

Norwalk High School ranks 368 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 57% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Norwalk High School is a public high school serving 732 students in grades 9-12 in Norwalk, Ohio, which is part of the Norwalk City School District. Over the past 10 years, the school has consistently ranked in the middle range of Ohio high schools, typically between the 300th and 400th position out of around 800-900 high schools, and has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norwalk High School has several key strengths, including a strong 4-year graduation rate ranging from 93.3% to 97.1% in recent years, which is higher than the state average and compares favorably to nearby schools like Sandusky High School (90.8%) and Willard High School (95.3%). However, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18.3% to 25.2%, which is higher than the state average and some nearby high-performing schools like Perkins High School (12.4%) and Huron High School (10.6%).

Norwalk High School generally performs above the state average on Ohio state tests, particularly in subjects like American Government, American History, and Biology, but struggles more in Geometry, where proficiency rates are around 40%, compared to the state average of around 42-43%. The school also performs relatively well for Hispanic and Multi-racial students, ranking in the top half of Ohio high schools for these subgroups, but faces challenges with its male and special education student populations, ranking in the bottom half of Ohio high schools for these groups.

699

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,210

Per pupil spending ?

48.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Shady Lane Dr
Norwalk, OH 44857-2701

(419) 668-2079

District: Norwalk City

Feeder schools for Norwalk High School:

Elementary:	League Elementary School
	Maplehurst Elementary School
	Pleasant Elementary School
Middle:	Main Street School
	Norwalk Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.8%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Ohio median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg68%

Ohio avg62%

368^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2025	57.2	368 of 855	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	392 of 864	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	368 of 867	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	372 of 836	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	300 of 819	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	348 of 836	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	270 of 800	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.9	427 of 773	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.2	466 of 784	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.2	292 of 778	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.1	201 of 769	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	62.4	349 of 767	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.8	380 of 832	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.8	369 of 818	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.3	475 of 819	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.6	476 of 791	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.2	419 of 767	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.0	357 of 756	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.3	483 of 696	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.3	444 of 689	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.2	454 of 681	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	40.2	315 of 606	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	189 of 596	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	155 of 628	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	117 of 550	78.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	62.7	31 of 111	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	16 of 119	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.7	53 of 112	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	38 of 100	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	305 of 809	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	301 of 798	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	308 of 813	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	307 of 794	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	348 of 775	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	346 of 781	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	349 of 751	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	55.6	156 of 280	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.0	25 of 308	91.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	104 of 270	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	122 of 273	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	126 of 270	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	115 of 260	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	109 of 239	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	128 of 207	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	123 of 184	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	162 of 815	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	335 of 822	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	318 of 805	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	227 of 773	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	128 of 763	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	264 of 779	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	165 of 758	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	417 of 817	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	453 of 816	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	411 of 819	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	403 of 808	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	263 of 778	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	270 of 792	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	229 of 763	70.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	113 of 254	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	104 of 242	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	127 of 239	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	107 of 222	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	134 of 211	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.9	54 of 208	74.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	331 of 617	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	456 of 598	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	482 of 614	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	378 of 748	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	393 of 754	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	357 of 756	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	347 of 749	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	300 of 727	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	258 of 739	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	220 of 718	69.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)72nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile~ school

White (2025)49th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)44th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History80%+9 vs state

American Government77%+4 vs state

Biology72%+6 vs state

Algebra I69%+9 vs state

English II64%+4 vs state

Geometry40%-3 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
Norwalk High School	Public	9-12	350 Shady Lane Dr	Norwalk	44857	Huron County	Norwalk City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 668-2079	699	33	21.4		530 (75.8%)	10 (1.4%)	107 (15.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.3%)	57.2	368^th of 855 public high schools	57.0%		55.5	392^nd of 864 public high schools	54.6%	24		76.8	80.2					71.7	63.9	40.0	68.8	$10,210
Monroeville High School	Public	7-12	101 West St	Monroeville	44847	Huron County	Monroeville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 465-2531	240	24	10.0		230 (95.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	57.9	360^th of 855 public high schools	57.9%		54.4	409^th of 864 public high schools	52.7%	49	44.1	86.4	83.3	41.5	51.6	60.5	35.3	67.9	60.0	38.5	67.3	$15,953
Edison High School	Public	9-12	2603 State Route 113 E	Milan	44846	Erie County	Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan)	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 499-4652	329	21	15.6		294 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	65.9	248^th of 855 public high schools	71.0%		67	237^th of 864 public high schools	72.6%	11		78.1	83.8					80.9	77.1	57.7	58.5	$13,840
Ehove Career Center	Public	10-12	316 Mason Rd W	Milan	44846	Erie County	EHOVE Career Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 499-4663	731	11	66.4		652 (89.2%)	4 (0.5%)	56 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Western Reserve High School	Public	8-12	3841 State Route 20	Collins	44826	Huron County	Western Reserve Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 668-8470	291	17	16.8	74.6%	280 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	52.7	433^rd of 855 public high schools	49.4%		54.6	405^th of 864 public high schools	53.1%	28		82.7	82.7					68.0	57.3	34.4	56.1	$14,296
Huron High School	Public	9-12	710 Cleveland Rd W	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 433-1234	372	22	16.9	28.8%	341 (91.7%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	75.6	119^th of 855 public high schools	86.1%		77.2	107^th of 864 public high schools	87.6%	12		90.2	90.3					85.3	78.8	65.9	68.4	$14,364
Bellevue High School	Public	9-12	200 Oakland Ave	Bellevue	44811	Sandusky County	Bellevue City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 484-5070	521	38	13.6	42.0%	471 (90.4%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	68.9	207^th of 855 public high schools	75.8%		63.3	291^st of 864 public high schools	66.3%	84		84.4	90.0					80.8	81.8	49.7	61.3	$13,307
South Central High School	Public	9-12	3305 Greenwich Angling Rd	Greenwich	44837	Huron County	South Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 752-3354	211	14	15.3	46.9%	192 (91.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	64.4	269^th of 855 public high schools	68.5%		58.5	357^th of 864 public high schools	58.7%	88		79.5	84.6					82.5	77.5	52.9	51.0	$14,995
Perkins High School	Public	9-12	3714 Campbell St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 625-1252	539	30	17.7	31.5%	431 (80.0%)	29 (5.4%)	27 (5.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.7%)	71.5	173^rd of 855 public high schools	79.8%		69.3	206^th of 864 public high schools	76.2%	33		87.0	89.0					83.1	74.5	57.7	67.7	$17,111
Willard High School	Public	9-12	One Flashes Avenue	Willard	44890	Huron County	Willard City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 935-0181	319	26	12.5		191 (59.9%)	3 (0.9%)	119 (37.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	38.8	572^nd of 855 public high schools	33.1%		44.8	507^th of 864 public high schools	41.3%	65		64.3	72.0					61.9	60.6	25.0	42.7	$20,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwalk High School

What is the racial makeup of Norwalk High School?

Students at Norwalk High School are 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Norwalk High School a good school?

Norwalk High School ranks 368^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Norwalk High School in?

Norwalk City

What schools feed into Norwalk High School?

Norwalk High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : League Elementary School
Elementary : Maplehurst Elementary School
Elementary : Pleasant Elementary School
Middle : Main Street School
Middle : Norwalk Middle School

How many students attend Norwalk High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended Norwalk High School.

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