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Paulding High School

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Paulding High School ranks 534 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 38% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Paulding High School is a public high school serving 343 students in grades 9-12 in Paulding, Ohio, which is part of the Paulding Exempted Village School District. The school has seen steady improvement in its four-year graduation rates, reaching an impressive 98.9% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average. However, the school's performance on Ohio State Tests varies across subject areas, with stronger results in subjects like American Government, Biology, and Algebra I, but lower proficiency rates in American History, Geometry, and English II compared to the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Ottoville High School and Hicksville High School, Paulding High School generally performs in the middle to lower range across various metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 88.22% to 93% in recent years. This may contribute to the academic challenges the school faces, as its spending per student, at $10,050 in the 2018-2019 school year, is on the lower end compared to nearby schools.

To improve student outcomes, Paulding High School may need to focus on strategies to address chronic absenteeism, strengthen academic support in underperforming subject areas, and explore ways to provide more resources and opportunities for its students. By addressing these areas of concern, the school can work towards ensuring all students have the support they need to succeed.

322

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,623

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 N Water St
Paulding, OH 45879-1251

(419) 399-4656

District: Paulding Exempted Village

Feeder schools for Paulding High School:

Elementary:	Oakwood Elementary School
	Paulding Elementary School
Middle:	Paulding Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)

!American History scores 56 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

Ohio avg62%

534^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

347^th of 828Paulding 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
2025	43.0	534 of 855	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	540 of 864	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	556 of 867	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	509 of 836	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	486 of 819	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	559 of 836	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	537 of 800	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.7	521 of 773	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.6	496 of 784	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.3	559 of 778	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.3	615 of 769	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.3	568 of 767	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.7	589 of 832	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.3	585 of 818	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	62.0	389 of 819	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.3	214 of 791	72.9%	★★★★☆
2008	61.1	373 of 767	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.4	341 of 756	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.9	254 of 696	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.1	459 of 689	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	21.4	569 of 681	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	32.1	397 of 606	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.0	99 of 596	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	31.5	452 of 628	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	383 of 550	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	349 of 809	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	495 of 798	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	573 of 813	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	501 of 794	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	561 of 775	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	548 of 781	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	529 of 751	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	68 of 244	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	183 of 280	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	289 of 312	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	282 of 349	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.8	90 of 272	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	349 of 538	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	51.4	136 of 273	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	69 of 270	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	103 of 260	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	431 of 815	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	509 of 822	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	569 of 805	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	506 of 773	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	480 of 763	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	568 of 779	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	623 of 758	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	558 of 817	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	552 of 816	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	529 of 819	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	518 of 808	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	387 of 778	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	567 of 792	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	565 of 763	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	314 of 617	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	407 of 598	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	521 of 614	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	528 of 748	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	550 of 754	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	572 of 756	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	543 of 749	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	500 of 727	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	577 of 739	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	558 of 718	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+35 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2024)50th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English II75%+14 vs state

Algebra I72%+13 vs state

American Government70%-3 vs state

Biology67%~ state avg

Geometry26%-17 vs state

American History15%-56 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
Paulding High School	Public	9-12	405 N Water St	Paulding	45879	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 399-4656	322	19	16.6	90.1%	276 (85.7%)	4 (1.2%)	27 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	43	534^th of 855 public high schools	37.5%		41.2	540^th of 864 public high schools	37.5%	6		69.6	15.4					66.7	74.7	25.8	72.0	$13,623
Wayne Trace High School	Public	7-12	4915 US Route 127	Haviland	45851	Paulding County	Wayne Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 399-4100	404	28	14.4	40.1%	385 (95.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	63.8	280^th of 855 public high schools	67.3%		67.6	227^th of 864 public high schools	73.7%	53	85.7	74.3	86.0	64.9	60.0	74.3	68.3	73.1	68.5	56.7	70.7	$15,891
Antwerp Local High School	Public	9-12	303 S. Harrmann Rd	Antwerp	45813	Paulding County	Antwerp Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 258-5421	178	16	11.1	98.3%	166 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	64.6	265^th of 855 public high schools	69.0%		76.3	118^th of 864 public high schools	86.3%	147		80.0	82.5					71.1	74.2	64.2	59.1	$17,842
Hicksville High School	Public	9-12	958 E High St	Hicksville	43526	Defiance County	Hicksville Exempted Village School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 542-7636	211	17	12.3		192 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	81.2	67^th of 855 public high schools	92.2%		86.3	28^th of 864 public high schools	96.8%	39		84.6	88.5					91.8	82.0	67.8	94.9	$17,153
Defiance High School	Public	9-12	1755 Palmer Dr	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Defiance City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 784-2777	697	45	15.4		448 (64.3%)	42 (6.0%)	182 (26.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	54.6	403^rd of 855 public high schools	52.9%		48.8	472^nd of 864 public high schools	45.4%	69		73.1	67.8					69.6	69.2	47.6	67.4	$11,994
Fairview High School	Public	9-12	6289 Us Highway 127	Sherwood	43556	Defiance County	Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 658-2378	254	18	14.4	92.5%	217 (85.4%)	3 (1.2%)	24 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	76	110^th of 855 public high schools	87.1%		70.7	186^th of 864 public high schools	78.5%	76		86.8	86.3					85.3	72.6	68.9	82.0	$14,929
Continental Local High School	Public	7-12	5211 State Route 634	Continental	45831	Putnam County	Continental Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 596-3871	194	14	13.8	38.1%	181 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	58.6	348^th of 855 public high schools	59.3%		58.8	351^st of 864 public high schools	59.4%	3	65.6	89.7	84.4	69.2	38.1	84.6	43.8	55.6	65.1	28.6	83.9	$18,408
Ayersville High School	Public	7-12	28046 Watson Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Ayersville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 395-1111	326	22	15.0	54.3%	277 (85.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	72.3	156^th of 855 public high schools	81.8%		72.9	165^th of 864 public high schools	80.9%	9	71.1	91.2	85.9	70.8	32.0	79.2	84.4	80.0	75.8	60.3	69.6	$11,968
Crestview High School	Public	9-12	531 E Tully St	Convoy	45832	Van Wert County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 749-9100	249	29	8.5	98.8%	232 (93.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	72.2	159^th of 855 public high schools	81.4%		75.6	127^th of 864 public high schools	85.3%	32		95.2	92.4					80.8	76.9	50.0	67.9	$21,222
Vantage Career Center	Public	9-12	818 N Franklin St	Van Wert	45891	Van Wert County	Vantage Career Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 238-5411	489	85	5.7	43.8%	452 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Paulding High School

What schools feed into Paulding High School?

Paulding High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Oakwood Elementary School
Elementary : Paulding Elementary School
Middle : Paulding Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Paulding High School?

Students at Paulding High School are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Paulding High School in?

Paulding Exempted Village

Is Paulding High School a good school?

Paulding High School ranks 534^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Paulding High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Paulding High School.

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