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Westerville-South High School

Q: Is Westerville-South High School a good school?

Westerville-South High School ranks 306 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 64% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Westerville-South High School is a public high school serving 1,485 students in grades 9-12 in Westerville, Ohio. The school is part of the Westerville City School District, which is ranked 270 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westerville-South High School consistently performs above the state average on Ohio State Tests across various subjects, including American Government, American History, Biology, English II, Geometry, and Algebra I. The school's proficiency rates are also higher than the Westerville City School District average, and it has a high graduation rate ranging from 91.7% to 93.6% over the past few years, which is above the state average. The school performs particularly well for its African American, Hispanic, White, Multi-racial, English Language Learner, and Gifted and Talented student groups, ranking among the top schools in Ohio for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Westerville Central High School and Westerville-North High School, Westerville-South High School performs better academically. It also significantly outperforms schools in the Columbus City Schools District, such as Columbus International High School, Mifflin High School, Northland High School, and Beechcroft High School, in academic proficiency and graduation rates. The school also compares favorably to the high-performing Orange High School, which is part of the Olentangy Local School District.

1,509

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,170

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

303 S Otterbein Ave
Westerville, OH 43081-2333

(614) 797-6000

District: Westerville City

Feeder schools for Westerville-South High School:

Elementary:	Annehurst Elementary School
	Cherrington Elementary School
	Hawthorne Elementary School
	Pointview Elementary School
	More...
	Whittier Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.0%

African American:

31.4%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Ohio median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg71%

Ohio avg62%

306^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Westerville City

270^th of 828Westerville 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	306 of 855	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	302 of 864	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	325 of 867	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	320 of 836	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	398 of 819	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	308 of 836	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	413 of 800	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.1	363 of 773	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.1	265 of 784	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.5	227 of 778	70.8%	★★★★☆
2014	69.8	209 of 769	72.8%	★★★★☆
2013	67.7	234 of 767	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.0	217 of 832	73.9%	★★★★☆
2011	64.9	341 of 818	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.1	261 of 819	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.4	397 of 791	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.5	281 of 767	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.7	223 of 756	70.5%	★★★★☆
2006	75.7	133 of 696	80.9%	★★★★☆
2005	67.7	230 of 689	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.7	472 of 681	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	65 of 328	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	54 of 318	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	46 of 323	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	56 of 306	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	63 of 284	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	68 of 303	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	99 of 279	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	30 of 77	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	58 of 78	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.0	49 of 86	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	46 of 87	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	61 of 84	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.7	41 of 76	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	61 of 87	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	47.6	247 of 606	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	212 of 596	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	263 of 628	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	214 of 550	61.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	25 of 128	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	44.5	52 of 111	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	23 of 107	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	41 of 111	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	57 of 119	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	34 of 112	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	34 of 100	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	308 of 809	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	321 of 798	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	367 of 813	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	308 of 794	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	345 of 775	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	318 of 781	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	425 of 751	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	22 of 244	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	34 of 308	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	93 of 312	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.3	210 of 349	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	112 of 272	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	408 of 538	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	103 of 270	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	76 of 273	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	133 of 270	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	162 of 260	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	179 of 239	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.3	79 of 207	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	49 of 184	73.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	328 of 815	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	249 of 822	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	297 of 805	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	275 of 773	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	411 of 763	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	315 of 779	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	428 of 758	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	288 of 817	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	263 of 816	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	274 of 819	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	316 of 808	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	434 of 778	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	287 of 792	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	380 of 763	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	73 of 254	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	73 of 242	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	72 of 239	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	36 of 222	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	51.9	113 of 211	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	84 of 208	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	57 of 201	71.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	272 of 617	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	174 of 598	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	42.9	315 of 614	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	161 of 748	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	114 of 754	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	205 of 756	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	152 of 749	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	168 of 727	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	142 of 739	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	219 of 718	69.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)91st percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government80%+8 vs state

Biology79%+13 vs state

American History76%+5 vs state

English II70%+10 vs state

Algebra I66%+7 vs state

Geometry47%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (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 American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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
Westerville-South High School	Public	9-12	303 S Otterbein Ave	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6000	1,509	89	16.9	49.4%	649 (43.0%)	474 (31.4%)	159 (10.5%)	78 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (9.8%)	61.4	306^th of 855 public high schools	64.2%		62.4	302^nd of 864 public high schools	65.0%	4	80.2	75.9	78.8	70.2	46.6	66.3	$13,170
Westerville-North High School	Public	9-12	950 County Line Rd	Westerville	43081	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6200	1,587	92	17.3	38.6%	815 (51.4%)	444 (28.0%)	129 (8.1%)	59 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (8.8%)	56.4	387^th of 855 public high schools	54.7%		62.6	297^th of 864 public high schools	65.6%	90	78.5	67.0	78.5	67.1	42.9	66.1	$12,354
Beechcroft High School	Public	9-12	6100 Beechcroft Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5364	587	41	14.3		47 (8.0%)	330 (56.2%)	166 (28.3%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	9.8	737^th of 855 public high schools	13.8%		12.6	711^th of 864 public high schools	17.7%	26	57.6	42.5	29.8	14.3	5.5	21.4	$17,009
Westerville Central High School	Public	9-12	7118 Mount Royal Ave	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6800	1,485	90	16.5	38.3%	755 (50.8%)	393 (26.5%)	155 (10.4%)	57 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	125 (8.4%)	58.8	344^th of 855 public high schools	59.8%		60.1	334^th of 864 public high schools	61.3%	10	79.1	67.9	74.3	66.1	53.6	69.8	$13,722
Career Prep Virtual High School. Inc.	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1900 E Dublin Granville Rd Ste	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Career Prep Virtual High School. Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 995-7143	96	1	96.0		17 (17.7%)	74 (77.1%)	4 (4.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$29,591
North Woods Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1900 E Dublin Granville Rd Ste	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	North Woods Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 891-9041	94	7	14.4		9 (9.6%)	60 (63.8%)	16 (17.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.3%)	8.3	757^th of 855 public high schools	11.5%		15.1	696^th of 864 public high schools	19.4%	61	40.0	46.7	25.0		5.3		$13,416
Northland High School	Public	9-12	1919 Northcliff Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5342	1,029	59	17.4		75 (7.3%)	588 (57.1%)	243 (23.6%)	81 (7.9%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	6.3	784^th of 855 public high schools	8.3%		6.8	773^rd of 864 public high schools	10.5%	11	43.9	33.8	27.9	25.7	5.1	11.8	$16,570
Orange High School	Public	9-12	2840 E Orange Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5100	1,936	93	20.9	18.9%	1,153 (59.6%)	215 (11.1%)	148 (7.6%)	314 (16.2%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (5.2%)	80.6	74^th of 855 public high schools	91.3%		81.7	65^th of 864 public high schools	92.5%	9	89.3	92.1	90.1	84.3	68.0	80.6	$13,811
Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	1070 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 846-7616	680	53	12.8		14 (2.1%)	569 (83.7%)	66 (9.7%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	40.7	558^th of 855 public high schools	34.7%		40.8	543^rd of 864 public high schools	37.2%	15	73.8	67.6	49.7	53.1	34.4	62.4	$13,036
Focus North High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4807 Evanswood Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus North High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 310-0430	202	11	19.0		42 (20.8%)	116 (57.4%)	27 (13.4%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	3.5	820^th of 855 public high schools	4.1%		3.6	836^th of 864 public high schools	3.2%	16	27.5	35.7	14.3	13.5	2.1	15.4	$12,806

Frequently Asked Questions about Westerville-South High School

How many students attend Westerville-South High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,509 students attended Westerville-South High School.

What schools feed into Westerville-South High School?

Westerville-South High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Annehurst Elementary School
Elementary : Cherrington Elementary School
Elementary : Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary : Pointview Elementary School
Elementary : Whittier Elementary School

What district is Westerville-South High School in?

Westerville City

What is the racial makeup of Westerville-South High School?

Students at Westerville-South High School are 43% White, 31% African American, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Westerville-South High School a good school?

Westerville-South High School ranks 306^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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