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Parma High School

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Summary

Parma High School is a public high school located in Parma, Ohio, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 1,233 students. The school is part of the Parma City School District, which is ranked 439 out of 835 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parma High School faces several challenges, including lower academic performance, declining graduation rates, and high chronic absenteeism. The school's proficiency rates in subjects like Mathematics (8th grade), Geometry, and Algebra I are significantly below the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has been declining, dropping from 86.7% in 2018-2019 to 80.3% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the state and district averages. Parma High School has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.7% in 2019-2020 to 33.4% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to other high schools in the Parma City School District, Parma High School generally performs worse academically. For example, both Valley Forge High School and Normandy High School have higher proficiency rates in subjects like Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. Additionally, Parma High School's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with the school ranking relatively higher for African American and Hispanic students compared to white students, but still lagging behind the state and district averages for these subgroups.

1,233

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

55.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6285 W 54th St
Parma, OH 44129-5259

(440) 885-2300

District: Parma City

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.1%

Hispanic:

17.5%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2018 → 31st in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (44% vs 59% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 24 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school44%

District avg57%

Ohio avg59%

Not ranked this year

Parma High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

408^th of 828Parma 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
2023	26.4	769 of 1048	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	734 of 1017	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	590 of 1037	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	688 of 1050	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	703 of 1010	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.7	753 of 1038	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	50.1	598 of 1050	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.1	637 of 1035	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.3	717 of 1008	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.3	701 of 1001	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	45.8	196 of 436	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	67 of 385	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	147 of 405	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	212 of 384	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	13.2	562 of 565	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	343 of 576	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	555 of 658	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	564 of 643	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	20.4	744 of 943	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	743 of 925	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	607 of 910	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	577 of 917	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	681 of 897	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	39.8	186 of 241	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	14.8	220 of 249	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	214 of 247	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	154 of 228	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	152 of 222	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	143 of 192	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	737 of 974	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	668 of 947	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.8	473 of 923	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	652 of 945	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	658 of 924	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	23.3	735 of 963	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	698 of 946	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	520 of 924	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	732 of 933	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	668 of 916	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	12.0	227 of 245	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	224 of 239	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	706 of 805	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	691 of 809	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	554 of 781	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	688 of 796	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	688 of 781	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	33.7	602 of 867	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	559 of 836	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	577 of 819	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	577 of 836	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	591 of 800	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	626 of 773	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.6	532 of 784	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.8	526 of 778	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.6	509 of 769	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.0	527 of 767	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.7	451 of 832	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.4	402 of 818	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	316 of 819	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.5	477 of 791	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.8	426 of 767	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.9	404 of 756	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.2	363 of 696	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.4	352 of 689	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.8	407 of 681	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	36.5	187 of 323	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.5	115 of 306	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.1	195 of 284	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	234 of 303	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	204 of 279	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	294 of 606	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.4	489 of 596	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	328 of 628	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	303 of 550	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	28.5	616 of 813	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	583 of 794	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	616 of 775	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	589 of 781	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	591 of 751	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	56.3	173 of 308	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	181 of 312	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	194 of 349	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	140 of 272	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	344 of 538	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	30.6	202 of 270	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	164 of 260	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	171 of 239	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	140 of 207	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	143 of 184	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	35.7	560 of 805	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	450 of 773	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	516 of 763	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	521 of 779	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	536 of 758	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	35.0	572 of 819	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	520 of 808	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	574 of 778	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	551 of 792	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	566 of 763	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	22.7	199 of 239	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	214 of 222	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	176 of 211	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	181 of 208	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	26.7	470 of 614	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	26.8	603 of 756	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	555 of 749	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	595 of 727	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	561 of 739	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	582 of 718	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2023)55th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)24th percentile~ school

Male (2023)24th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2023)21st percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)12th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2023)12th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)7th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-27 vs school

High school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)44th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2023)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Foster Care (2021)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)30th percentile~ school

Male (2023)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)25th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2023)24th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)23rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2023)20th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)17th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2022-2023) ?

American Government72%~ state avg

American History59%-11 vs state

English II54%-6 vs state

Biology48%-16 vs state

Science45%-19 vs state

English Language Arts40%-17 vs state

Algebra I29%-24 vs state

Geometry24%-18 vs state

Mathematics23%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, December 26, 2014

I attended Parma High School in the mid to late 1990's. I received a great education and went on to earn a doctorate, as did many of my high school classmates. I do not understand how it is rated a 1 star school now. Close Quote

Frequently Asked Questions about Parma High School

What is the racial makeup of Parma High School?

Students at Parma High School are 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Parma High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,233 students attended Parma High School.

What district is Parma High School in?

Parma City

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