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Westerville Central High School

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Westerville Central High School ranks 293 rd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 63% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Westerville Central High School is a grade 9–12 public high school in the Columbus suburb of Westerville, Ohio, serving 1,485 students as part of the Westerville City district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 293rd of 795 Ohio high schools (63rd percentile, 3 stars) — the strongest of the three Westerville comprehensive high schools, ahead of Westerville-North (61st percentile) and Westerville-South (53rd), reversing two years of trailing both. It still sits below nearby suburban schools such as Olentangy (95th), Orange (93rd), New Albany (89th), Thomas Worthington (85th) and Big Walnut (79th), while far outperforming Northland (8th) and Beechcroft (13th).

Academically, Central scores above the state average in every tested End-of-Course subject and improved in most from the prior year (American History 67.9% to 77.8%, Biology 74.3% to 80.4%, English II 66.1% to 71.0%, Geometry 53.6% to 59.8%), with Algebra I steady at 69.8% and Government dipping to 76.7% but still above the state. Geometry is its standout: 59.8% proficient versus 51.3% in the district, 43.3% statewide, and 44.9% at both South and North. Algebra I is the clearest gap — below the district's 76.5% and North's 72.3%.

The biggest concerns are attendance and graduation. Chronic absenteeism is 28.6%, well above the district's 18.2%, though lower than South (31.4%) and North (32.3%); nearby districts like Olentangy (13.0%) and New Albany (17.8%) are far lower. The 91.5% graduation rate is below the district's 93.1%. Comparative effectiveness varies widely by student group: results are very strong for Gifted and Talented students (92nd percentile), while Hispanic students, English Language Learner students and low-income students rank much lower (26th, 26th and 38th percentile). About 38.32% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, higher than most nearby suburbs, and the student-teacher ratio of 16.5 is favorable.

1,485

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,722

Per pupil spending ?

38.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

7118 Mount Royal Ave
Westerville, OH 43082-8393

(614) 797-6800

District: Westerville City

Feeder schools for Westerville Central High School:

Elementary:	Alcott Elementary School
	Fouse Elementary School
	Huber Ridge Elementary School
Middle:	Genoa Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

African American:

26.5%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (73% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Ohio median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

Ohio avg63%

293^rd of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Westerville City

270^th of 773Westerville 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
2026	59.6	293 of 795	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	344 of 855	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	334 of 864	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	304 of 867	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	315 of 836	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	271 of 819	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	323 of 836	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	353 of 800	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	241 of 773	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.8	180 of 784	77.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.4	133 of 778	82.9%	★★★★☆
2014	70.7	188 of 769	75.6%	★★★★☆
2013	71.6	170 of 767	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	71.7	205 of 832	75.4%	★★★★☆
2011	67.7	281 of 818	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.4	223 of 819	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	71.6	186 of 791	76.5%	★★★★☆
2008	66.5	268 of 767	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.1	287 of 756	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.9	220 of 696	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.5	209 of 689	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.1	430 of 681	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	63 of 296	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	75 of 328	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	48 of 318	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	77 of 323	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	64 of 306	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	66 of 284	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	92 of 303	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	78 of 279	72.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	43 of 73	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	60 of 77	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.8	50 of 78	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.7	50 of 86	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	65 of 87	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	58 of 84	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	61 of 76	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	75 of 87	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	59.4	154 of 606	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	48.8	257 of 596	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	269 of 628	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	231 of 550	58.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	100 of 135	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	105 of 128	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	73 of 111	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	52 of 107	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	79 of 111	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	63 of 119	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	59 of 112	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	56 of 100	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	252 of 763	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.3	341 of 809	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	332 of 798	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	292 of 813	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	296 of 794	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	252 of 775	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	293 of 781	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	301 of 751	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	23 of 283	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	9 of 308	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.1	37 of 312	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	93 of 349	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	40 of 272	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.3	314 of 538	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	202 of 272	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	205 of 270	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	184 of 273	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	140 of 270	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	122 of 260	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	103 of 239	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	125 of 207	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.3	73 of 184	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	472 of 761	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	531 of 815	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	461 of 822	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	479 of 805	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	482 of 773	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	468 of 763	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	517 of 779	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	563 of 758	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	292 of 765	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	317 of 817	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	315 of 816	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	293 of 819	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	303 of 808	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	275 of 778	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	300 of 792	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	308 of 763	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	98 of 240	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.9	138 of 254	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	130 of 242	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	111 of 239	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	56 of 222	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	74 of 211	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	73 of 208	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	123 of 201	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	203 of 575	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	238 of 617	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	228 of 598	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	129 of 614	79.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	94 of 709	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	139 of 748	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	203 of 754	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	131 of 756	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	174 of 749	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	102 of 727	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	107 of 739	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	126 of 718	82.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)92nd percentile+29 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)79th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile~ school

Male (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)59th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)41st percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)26th percentile-37 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Biology80%+13 vs state

American History78%+5 vs state

American Government77%+5 vs state

English II71%+8 vs state

Algebra I70%+8 vs state

Geometry60%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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%)	59.6	293^rd of 795 public high schools	63.1%		58.8	344^th of 855 public high schools	59.8%	51	76.7	77.8	80.4	71.0	59.8	69.8	$13,722
Westerville-North High School	Public	9-12	950 County Line Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin 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%)	58.8	308^th of 795 public high schools	61.3%		56.4	387^th of 855 public high schools	54.7%	79	75.0	80.9	83.7	73.2	44.9	72.3	$12,354
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%)	53.3	375^th of 795 public high schools	52.8%		61.4	306^th of 855 public high schools	64.2%	69	80.1	75.7	79.8	70.3	44.9	56.8	$13,170
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%)	81.1	53^rd of 795 public high schools	93.3%		80.6	74^th of 855 public high schools	91.3%	21	90.4	93.1	91.9	86.5	77.0	80.0	$13,811
Unity Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2231 Schrock Rd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Unity Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 299-1007	96	4	24.0	—	0 (0.0%)	79 (82.3%)	16 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	59.1	302^nd of 795 public high schools	62.0%					(n/a)	90.5		85.7	58.8	63.3	52.9	$11,138
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%)	11.2	694^th of 795 public high schools	12.7%		9.8	737^th of 855 public high schools	13.8%	43	58.7	65.4	22.0	32.8	10.1	29.6	$17,009
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%)	6.1	731^st of 795 public high schools	8.1%		6.3	784^th of 855 public high schools	8.3%	53	50.5	48.0	37.0	26.3	14.0	19.6	$16,570
New Albany High School	Public	9-12	7600 Fodor Rd	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 413-8300	1,601	100	16.0	22.5%	1,019 (63.6%)	191 (11.9%)	114 (7.1%)	165 (10.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (6.9%)	76.6	90^th of 795 public high schools	88.7%		82.6	52^nd of 855 public high schools	93.9%	38	92.9	89.3	89.9	87.4	67.1	70.6	$13,961
Olentangy High School	Public	9-12	675 Lewis Center Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4100	1,760	86	20.3	10.9%	1,120 (63.6%)	107 (6.1%)	70 (4.0%)	369 (21.0%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (4.8%)	84	39^th of 795 public high schools	95.1%		86.5	26^th of 855 public high schools	97.0%	13	92.0	92.7	90.9	87.7	90.8	84.3	$13,044
Big Walnut High School	Public	9-12	713 N Miller Drive	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-3766	1,299	63	20.4	18.4%	1,143 (88.0%)	20 (1.5%)	70 (5.4%)	24 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.1%)	68.9	163^rd of 795 public high schools	79.5%		66.9	234^th of 855 public high schools	72.6%	71	85.1	87.3	85.6	84.9	59.9	61.5	$12,360

Frequently Asked Questions about Westerville Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Westerville Central High School?

Students at Westerville Central High School are 51% White, 26% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Westerville Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,485 students attended Westerville Central High School.

Is Westerville Central High School a good school?

Westerville Central High School ranks 293^rd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Westerville Central High School?

Westerville Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alcott Elementary School
Elementary : Fouse Elementary School
Elementary : Huber Ridge Elementary School
Middle : Genoa Middle School

What district is Westerville Central High School in?

Westerville City

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