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Lakota West High School

Q: Is Lakota West High School a good school?

Lakota West High School ranks 185 th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 77% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Lakota West High School in West Chester, OH — a Cincinnati-area suburb — is a large comprehensive public high school serving grades 9–12 in the Lakota Local district, with 2,968 students, the largest enrollment in its comparison group. For 2025–26 it ranks 185 of 795 Ohio high schools (77th percentile, 4 stars), while the district ranks 172 of 773 (78th percentile, 4 stars). The school has historically been stronger, sitting near the 87th percentile from 2015–16 through 2017–18, and has since stabilized in the 72nd–80th percentile range.

Compared with nearby schools, Lakota West High School sits clearly above Fairfield High School (48th percentile, 2 stars) and Princeton High School (50th percentile, 3 stars), but below its same-district peer Lakota East High School (88th percentile). Lakota West is above the state average in every tested End-of-Course subject, ranging from 62.5% proficient in Geometry to 84.7% in American History. Its 95.5% graduation rate is above the district's 94.5% and above Lakota East and Fairfield, though Princeton High reports 97.8%. Still, Lakota East has lower chronic absenteeism (20.0% vs. 30.0%), a lower free/reduced lunch rate (25.19% vs. 30.56%), and higher scores in all six subjects.

The clearest concern is chronic absenteeism: 30.0% in 2025–26, nearly double the district's 15.5% and up for three straight years from 19.8%. Algebra I is about 10 points below the district average, and English II also lags. Effectiveness varies by subgroup — low-income students rank at the 50th percentile (down from 61st–64th), special education at 56th, and English language learners at 48th. Specialty campuses such as Lakota Central, Princeton Innovation Center, Scarlet Oaks Cdc, Instructional Resource Center, and Butler Technical Bioscience Center serve different missions and are not direct academic peers. Per-student spending was $9,646 in 2018–19.

2,968

Students ?

28.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,290

Per pupil spending ?

30.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

8940 Union Centre Blvd
West Chester, OH 45069-2948

(513) 874-5699

District: Lakota Local

Feeder schools for Lakota West High School:

Elementary:	Adena Elementary School
	Cherokee Elementary School
	Creekside Early Childhood School
	Endeavor Elementary School
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	Freedom Elementary School
	Heritage Early Childhood School
	Shawnee Early Childhood School
Middle:	Lakota Plains Junior School
	Lakota Ridge Junior School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.7%

African American:

15.9%

Hispanic:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 72nd percentile in 2023 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (77% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Ohio high schools

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg79%

Ohio avg63%

185^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Lakota Local

172^nd of 773Lakota 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	185 of 795	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	179 of 855	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	203 of 864	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	247 of 867	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	232 of 836	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	167 of 819	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	163 of 836	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	102 of 800	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	101 of 773	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.0	102 of 784	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	70.9	139 of 778	82.1%	★★★★☆
2014	71.1	181 of 769	76.5%	★★★★☆
2013	75.4	108 of 767	85.9%	★★★★☆
2012	77.6	71 of 832	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	75.9	109 of 818	86.7%	★★★★☆
2010	74.6	139 of 819	83.0%	★★★★☆
2009	76.1	96 of 791	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	130 of 767	83.1%	★★★★☆
2007	75.3	115 of 756	84.8%	★★★★☆
2006	77.0	116 of 696	83.3%	★★★★☆
2005	82.6	67 of 689	90.3%	★★★★★
2004	88.9	39 of 681	94.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	53 of 296	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	33 of 328	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	75.9	56 of 318	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	79 of 323	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	80 of 306	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	54 of 284	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	49 of 303	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	40 of 279	85.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	29 of 73	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.1	31 of 77	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	41 of 78	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.1	44 of 86	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	42 of 87	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	32 of 84	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	32 of 76	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	41 of 87	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	58.2	163 of 606	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	134 of 596	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	211 of 628	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	141 of 550	74.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	70 of 135	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	50 of 128	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	32 of 111	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	43 of 107	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	65 of 111	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	70 of 119	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	40 of 112	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	52 of 100	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	174 of 763	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	179 of 809	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	196 of 798	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	201 of 813	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	230 of 794	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	174 of 775	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	121 of 781	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	123 of 751	83.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	27 of 244	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	97 of 280	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	82 of 308	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	71 of 312	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	56 of 349	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	31 of 272	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	134 of 538	75.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	114 of 272	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	108 of 270	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	90 of 273	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	117 of 270	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	87 of 260	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	67 of 239	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	85 of 207	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	101 of 184	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	383 of 761	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.2	294 of 815	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	321 of 822	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	458 of 805	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	460 of 773	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.9	242 of 763	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	358 of 779	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	290 of 758	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	171 of 765	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	149 of 817	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	181 of 816	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	273 of 819	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	224 of 808	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	148 of 778	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	169 of 792	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	110 of 763	85.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	35 of 240	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	62 of 254	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	64 of 242	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	44 of 239	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	70 of 222	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.0	34 of 211	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	33 of 208	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	48 of 201	76.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	254 of 575	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	207 of 617	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	166 of 598	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.1	289 of 614	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	70 of 709	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	83.1	80 of 748	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	98 of 754	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	132 of 756	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	116 of 749	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	80 of 727	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	92 of 739	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	61 of 718	91.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)90th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)89th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)85th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile~ school

Asian (2026)60th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American History85%+12 vs state

American Government83%+11 vs state

Biology81%+14 vs state

Algebra I75%+14 vs state

English II73%+10 vs state

Geometry62%+19 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
Lakota West High School	Public	9-12	8940 Union Centre Blvd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 874-5699	2,968	106	28.1	30.6%	1,594 (53.7%)	471 (15.9%)	399 (13.4%)	344 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	155 (5.2%)	67.3	185^th of 795 public high schools	76.7%		71.2	179^th of 855 public high schools	79.1%	6	83.0	84.7	81.4	73.0	62.5	75.3	$10,290
Butler Technical Bioscience Center	Public	10-12	8450 Capstone Boulevard	West Chester	45011	Butler County	Butler Technology & Career Development Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 645-5450	208	0		—	107 (51.4%)	58 (27.9%)	23 (11.1%)	11 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)								(n/a)
Lakota Central	Public, Virtual	9-12	5050 Tylersville Rd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(513) 682-4117	164	7	22.3	68.9%	105 (64.0%)	18 (11.0%)	21 (12.8%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	11 (6.7%)	6.7	727^th of 795 public high schools	8.6%		18.8	679^th of 855 public high schools	20.6%	48	40.8	48.4	47.8	32.0	10.7	6.7	$10,986
Princeton Innovation Center	Public	7-12	3900 Cottingham Dr	Cincinnati	45241	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 864-2501	260	10	26.0	—	20 (7.7%)	77 (29.6%)	143 (55.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.2%)	1	792^nd of 795 public high schools	0.4%		1.6	852^nd of 855 public high schools	0.4%	60	10.5	27.3	7.1	6.5	1.8	5.6	$11,118
Scarlet Oaks Cdc	Public	11-12	300 Scarlet Oaks Dr	Cincinnati	45241	Hamilton County	Great Oaks Career Campuses	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 771-8810	1,023	65	15.7	54.0%	473 (46.2%)	303 (29.6%)	165 (16.1%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.0%)								(n/a)
Instructional Resource Center	Public	5-12	100 Scarlet Oaks Dr	Cincinnati	45241	Hamilton County	Great Oaks Career Campuses	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 771-8840	26	97	.2	—	17 (65.4%)	5 (19.2%)	2 (7.7%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Princeton High School	Public	9-12	100 Viking Way	Cincinnati	45246	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 864-1503	1,619	95	17.0	68.0%	275 (17.0%)	645 (39.8%)	539 (33.3%)	44 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	17 (1.1%)	97 (6.0%)	51.5	399^th of 795 public high schools	49.8%		58.8	343^rd of 855 public high schools	59.9%	56	80.7	79.0	71.0	56.7	47.3	70.2	$14,148
Lakota East High School	Public	9-12	6840 Lakota Ln	Liberty Township	45044	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 755-7211	2,660	101	26.2	25.2%	1,741 (65.5%)	302 (11.4%)	218 (8.2%)	224 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.4%)	164 (6.2%)	76	97^th of 795 public high schools	87.8%		73.7	141^st of 855 public high schools	83.5%	44	84.0	93.0	86.8	84.9	63.1	82.3	$11,490
Fairfield High School	Public	9-12	8800 Holden Blvd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 942-2999	2,255	100	22.5	52.7%	1,096 (48.6%)	506 (22.4%)	374 (16.6%)	150 (6.7%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	122 (5.4%)	50	413^th of 795 public high schools	48.1%		42	545^th of 855 public high schools	36.3%	132	79.1	76.1	74.1	66.7	44.8	55.4	$10,489
Fairfield Virtual Academy	Public	7-12	211 Donald Dr	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(513) 858-7600	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakota West High School

Is Lakota West High School a good school?

Lakota West High School ranks 185^th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lakota West High School in?

Lakota Local

What is the racial makeup of Lakota West High School?

Students at Lakota West High School are 54% White, 16% African American, 13% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lakota West High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,968 students attended Lakota West High School.

What schools feed into Lakota West High School?

Lakota West High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adena Elementary School
Elementary : Cherokee Elementary School
Elementary : Creekside Early Childhood School
Elementary : Endeavor Elementary School
Elementary : Freedom Elementary School
Elementary : Heritage Early Childhood School
Elementary : Shawnee Early Childhood School
Middle : Lakota Plains Junior School
Middle : Lakota Ridge Junior School

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