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Western Brown High School

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Western Brown High School ranks 582 nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

582^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 32% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Western Brown High School is a public high school located in Mount Orab, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 766 students. The school is part of the Western Brown Local School District, which is ranked 321 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Western Brown High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools, typically ranking between 500-600 out of around 800-850 schools, and has received a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Ohio high schools. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 90.4% to 94.1% over the past few years, slightly below the state average, and it has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 24.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Western Brown High School's performance on Ohio State Tests is generally below the state average across various subject areas, with proficiency rates often 5-15 percentage points lower than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Eastern High School, Batavia High School, and Bethel Tate High School, generally outperform Western Brown High School across various metrics, including statewide ranking, graduation rates, academic performance, and student group performance. This suggests that Western Brown High School could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the academic and attendance challenges faced by its student population, particularly for underperforming subgroups.

765

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,037

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

476 W Main St
Mount Orab, OH 45154-9452

(937) 444-2544

District: Western Brown Local

Feeder schools for Western Brown High School:

Elementary:	Hamersville Elementary School
	Mt Orab Primary Elementary School
Middle:	Mt Orab Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.3%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Hispanic:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Algebra I scores 15 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

Ohio avg62%

582^nd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

321^st of 828Western Brown Local 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	37.8	582 of 855	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	569 of 864	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	588 of 867	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	591 of 836	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	487 of 819	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	609 of 836	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	535 of 800	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.7	565 of 773	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.1	500 of 784	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.1	443 of 778	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.1	394 of 769	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.4	440 of 767	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.7	467 of 832	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.2	511 of 818	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.2	532 of 819	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.2	447 of 791	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.4	551 of 767	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.5	592 of 756	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.9	554 of 696	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.1	512 of 689	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.8	628 of 681	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.5	517 of 606	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	497 of 596	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	468 of 628	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	297 of 550	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	570 of 809	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	537 of 798	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	558 of 813	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	504 of 794	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	517 of 775	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	614 of 781	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	533 of 751	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	35.6	260 of 312	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.5	130 of 349	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	89 of 272	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	348 of 538	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	608 of 815	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	614 of 822	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	572 of 805	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	563 of 773	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.2	393 of 763	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	608 of 779	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	537 of 758	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	571 of 817	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	582 of 816	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	584 of 819	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	630 of 808	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	481 of 778	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	601 of 792	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	574 of 763	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	458 of 617	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	501 of 598	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	526 of 614	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	592 of 748	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	592 of 754	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	612 of 756	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	621 of 749	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	527 of 727	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	630 of 739	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	574 of 718	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)17th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History70%~ state avg

American Government67%-5 vs state

English II55%-5 vs state

Biology53%-12 vs state

Algebra I45%-15 vs state

Geometry36%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Western Brown High School

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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 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th 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
Western Brown High School	Public	9-12	476 W Main St	Mount Orab	45154	Brown County	Western Brown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 444-2544	765	37	20.6	54.9%	737 (96.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	37.8	582^nd of 855 public high schools	31.9%		37.6	569^th of 864 public high schools	34.1%	13		67.3	70.3							53.3	55.4	35.7	44.6	$11,037
Williamsburg High School	Public	6-12	500 S 5th St	Williamsburg	45176	Clermont County	Williamsburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 724-2211	531	27	19.6	38.2%	483 (91.0%)	9 (1.7%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	68.7	208^th of 855 public high schools	75.7%		71	180^th of 864 public high schools	79.2%	28	87.1	82.5	81.8	52.6	48.5	77.1	67.9	79.4	76.5	83.7	73.5	44.7	82.1	$11,609
Bethel Tate High School	Public	9-12	3420 State Route 125	Bethel	45106	Clermont County	Bethel-Tate Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 734-2271	402	23	17.4	42.3%	378 (94.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	72.8	151^st of 855 public high schools	82.3%		74	150^th of 864 public high schools	82.6%	1		89.2	91.2							89.1	77.1	47.3	72.2	$11,214
U S Grant	Public	6-12	718 W Plane St	Bethel	45106	Clermont County	U S Grant	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 734-6222	396	1	396.0	59.8%	376 (94.9%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Whiteoak High School	Public	9-12	44 North High Street	Mowrystown	45155	Highland County	Bright Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 442-2241	174	16	10.8	98.3%	166 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	41.5	552^nd of 855 public high schools	35.4%		39.4	555^th of 864 public high schools	35.8%	3		71.2	69.2							65.0	50.9	36.8	48.6	$17,792
Fayetteville-Perry High School	Public	9-12	501 S Apple St	Fayetteville	45118	Brown County	Fayetteville-Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 875-3520	204	14	14.5		195 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	52.8	430^th of 855 public high schools	49.7%		60.7	323^rd of 864 public high schools	62.6%	107		78.9	71.2							74.7	80.5	41.6	18.9	$14,099
Southern Hills Career Technical Center	Public	7-12	9193 Hamer Rd	Georgetown	45121	Brown County	Southern Hills	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 378-6131	488	23	21.2	57.8%	471 (96.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Batavia High School	Public	9-12	1 Bull Dog Pl	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	Batavia Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 732-2341	679	29	23.4	37.7%	561 (82.6%)	27 (4.0%)	30 (4.4%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.3%)	57.2	369^th of 855 public high schools	56.8%		57.9	365^th of 864 public high schools	57.8%	4		77.5	79.3							69.4	69.1	45.1	59.8	$8,819
Georgetown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	987 Mount Orab Pike	Georgetown	45121	Brown County	Georgetown Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 378-6730	395	27	14.6		373 (94.4%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	54	410^th of 855 public high schools	52.0%		56.6	379^th of 864 public high schools	56.1%	31	83.1	84.0	76.9		69.8	58.3		73.0	62.3	64.0	63.2	41.9	57.5	$12,961
Clermont Northeastern High School	Public	9-12	5327 Hutchinson Rd	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	Clermont Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 625-1211	405	23	17.5	38.8%	376 (92.8%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	53.2	424^th of 855 public high schools	50.4%		44.8	506^th of 864 public high schools	41.4%	82		78.9	81.9							86.3	61.5	37.8	25.0	$14,270

Frequently Asked Questions about Western Brown High School

What is the racial makeup of Western Brown High School?

Students at Western Brown High School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Western Brown High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 765 students attended Western Brown High School.

What district is Western Brown High School in?

Western Brown Local

Is Western Brown High School a good school?

Western Brown High School ranks 582^nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Western Brown High School?

Western Brown High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hamersville Elementary School
Elementary : Mt Orab Primary Elementary School
Middle : Mt Orab Middle School

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