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Newcomerstown High School

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Newcomerstown High School ranks 488 th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 39% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Newcomerstown High School is a small rural school in Newcomerstown, OH, serving 240 students in grades 8–12 as part of the Newcomerstown Exempted Village district, which ranks 469th of 773 Ohio districts (39th percentile, 2 stars). Its 2025–26 rank is 488th of 795 Ohio high schools (39th percentile, 2 stars), improved from 31st percentile in 2022–23 but still below the state median. Locally, it ranks ahead of Cambridge High School and Claymont High School but behind Garaway High School, Indian Valley High School, Ridgewood High School, and New Philadelphia High School; it is roughly comparable to Buckeye Trail High School and Coshocton High School.

Academically, the school’s clearest strengths are science and history. In 2025–26, 8th-grade science was 81.8% versus the state’s 61.2%, American History was 77.1% versus 73.2%, and Biology was 70.7% versus 67.0%. American History and Biology both improved since 2022–23. Math is the main weakness: Geometry was 35.7% versus 43.3%, and Algebra I was 50.9% versus 61.6%, near the bottom of nearby comprehensive high schools. Subgroup results are uneven but show progress: special education students rank in the 73rd percentile (4 stars), up from the 29th percentile in 2023–24, and low-income students rank in the 56th percentile (3 stars). Female students rank lower, at the 32nd percentile.

The biggest red flags are attendance and graduation. Graduation fell from 96.2% in 2021–22 to 91.5% in 2025–26, while chronic absenteeism rose from 24.5% to 31.6%—the highest rate among nearby comprehensive high schools and tied closely with Cambridge High School and Coshocton High School. About 50% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2023–24, and per-student spending was $10,556 in 2018–19. Overall, Newcomerstown High School is improving and has solid science/history outcomes plus notable special education and low-income progress, but it still trails stronger nearby schools such as Garaway High School, which is at the 93rd percentile with 5 stars and 9.3% chronic absenteeism. The most actionable priorities appear to be attendance, graduation, and math, while preserving recent gains in science, history, and subgroup support.

240

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,500

Per pupil spending ?

50%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Woody Hayes Drive
Newcomerstown, OH 43832-1403

(740) 498-5111

District: Newcomerstown Exempted Village

Feeder schools for Newcomerstown High School:

Elementary:	East Elementary School
	West Elementary School
Middle:	Newcomerstown Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.6%

Hispanic:

4.6%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Algebra I scores 11 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Ohio avg62%

488^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

469^th of 773Newcomerstown Exempted Village 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	43.5	488 of 795	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	533 of 855	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	586 of 864	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	595 of 867	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	562 of 836	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	546 of 819	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	553 of 836	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	549 of 800	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	548 of 773	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.7	612 of 784	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.8	564 of 778	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.4	553 of 769	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.1	547 of 767	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	55.8	538 of 832	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.9	487 of 818	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.4	504 of 819	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.0	483 of 791	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.2	346 of 767	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.9	491 of 756	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.4	415 of 696	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.8	536 of 689	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	78.1	147 of 681	78.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	45.1	271 of 606	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	446 of 596	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	398 of 628	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	403 of 550	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	517 of 763	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.2	479 of 809	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	601 of 798	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	607 of 813	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.3	469 of 794	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	408 of 775	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	439 of 781	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	531 of 751	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	45.3	360 of 538	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	335 of 761	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	398 of 815	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	546 of 822	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	587 of 805	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	500 of 773	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	507 of 763	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	466 of 779	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	437 of 758	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	413 of 765	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	553 of 817	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	557 of 816	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	570 of 819	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	616 of 808	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	613 of 778	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	607 of 792	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	600 of 763	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	156 of 575	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	47.6	269 of 617	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.1	422 of 598	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	409 of 614	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	522 of 709	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	531 of 748	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	607 of 754	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	607 of 756	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	578 of 749	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	564 of 727	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	569 of 739	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	604 of 718	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science82%+21 vs state

American History77%+4 vs state

American Government74%~ state avg

Biology71%+4 vs state

English II64%~ state avg

English Language Arts60%~ state avg

Algebra I51%-11 vs state

Geometry36%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2024)	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 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
Newcomerstown High School	Public	8-12	1 Woody Hayes Drive	Newcomerstown	43832	Tuscarawas County	Newcomerstown Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 498-5111	240	17	14.1	50.0%	215 (89.6%)	5 (2.1%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	43.5	488^th of 795 public high schools	38.6%		43.4	533^rd of 855 public high schools	37.7%	45	81.8	73.9	77.1				60.0	70.7	64.1	35.7	50.9	$12,500
Ridgewood High School	Public	8-12	602 Johnson St	West Lafayette	43845	Coshocton County	Ridgewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 545-6345	418	26	16.0	57.6%	397 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	55.3	357^th of 795 public high schools	55.1%		62.8	288^th of 855 public high schools	66.3%	69	73.5	84.5	74.7		75.8		61.2	65.9	73.4	53.8	65.6	$12,398
Indian Valley High School	Public	9-12	253 S Walnut St	Gnadenhutten	44629	Tuscarawas County	Indian Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 254-4262	422	31	13.8	30.8%	410 (97.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	63.1	239^th of 795 public high schools	69.9%		67.9	217^th of 855 public high schools	74.6%	22		82.6	87.2					81.6	71.2	44.9	74.3	$15,776
Coshocton Opportunity School	Public, Charter	10-12	1205 Cambridge Rd	Coshocton	43812	Coshocton County	Coshocton Opportunity School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 622-3600	52	5	11.5		48 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)								(n/a)												$9,887
Coshocton High School	Public	9-12	1205 Cambridge Rd	Coshocton	43812	Coshocton County	Coshocton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 622-9433	608	36	16.8		524 (86.2%)	22 (3.6%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.1%)	45.8	467^th of 795 public high schools	41.3%		48.8	483^rd of 855 public high schools	43.5%	16		79.4	65.1					75.9	78.4	27.4	51.6	$13,121
Coshocton County Career Center	Public	11-12	23640 Airport Rd	Coshocton	43812	Coshocton County	Coshocton County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 622-0211	217	26	8.3	89.5%	202 (93.1%)	5 (2.3%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)
Cambridge High School	Public	9-12	1401 Deerpath Dr	Cambridge	43725	Guernsey County	Cambridge City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 435-1100	472	35	13.3	57.6%	428 (90.7%)	11 (2.3%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	27.9	607^th of 795 public high schools	23.6%		29.5	629^th of 855 public high schools	26.4%	22		72.0	65.1					58.9	58.9	23.3	25.3	$12,165
Claymont High School	Public	9-12	4205 Indian Hill Rd SE	Uhrichsville	44683	Tuscarawas County	Claymont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 922-3471	394	27	14.8	48.7%	361 (91.6%)	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	36.6	547^th of 795 public high schools	31.2%		55	400^th of 855 public high schools	53.2%	147		77.8	68.0					65.5	53.3	34.0	52.6	$13,463
Garaway High School	Public	7-12	146 Dover Rd NW	Sugarcreek	44681	Tuscarawas County	Garaway Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 852-2422	441	27	16.3	26.1%	401 (90.9%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	79.7	59^th of 795 public high schools	92.6%		82.6	53^rd of 855 public high schools	93.8%	6	76.2	87.9	92.9	59.6	73.7	72.2	74.7	89.9	80.5	73.1	86.6	$13,256
Buckeye Trail High School	Public	9-12	65555 Wintergreen Rd	Lore City	43755	Guernsey County	East Guernsey Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 489-5005	287	20	14.4	50.7%	278 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45.6	470^th of 795 public high schools	40.9%		51.5	452^nd of 855 public high schools	47.1%	18		71.2	81.4					66.2	71.4	33.7	56.7	$17,752

Frequently Asked Questions about Newcomerstown High School

Is Newcomerstown High School a good school?

Newcomerstown High School ranks 488^th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Newcomerstown High School in?

Newcomerstown Exempted Village

What schools feed into Newcomerstown High School?

Newcomerstown High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Elementary School
Elementary : West Elementary School
Middle : Newcomerstown Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Newcomerstown High School?

Students at Newcomerstown High School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Newcomerstown High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 240 students attended Newcomerstown High School.

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