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Franklin Monroe High School

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Franklin Monroe High School ranks 380 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 56% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Franklin Monroe High School is a public high school located in Arcanum, Ohio, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 282 students. The school is part of the Franklin Monroe Local District, which is ranked 188 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Monroe High School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Ohio high schools, with a current ranking of 380 out of 855 schools. The school's performance on state tests is impressive, with students scoring significantly above the state average in most subjects, including science, English language arts, and mathematics. The school's graduation rate is 100%, which is higher than the state average. Franklin Monroe High School also performs well across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students. The school's ranking for gifted and talented students is particularly noteworthy, with a ranking of 75 out of 280 Ohio high schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, Franklin Monroe High School outperforms many of them in academic metrics, such as test scores and graduation rates. For example, Covington High School, which is 11.97 miles away, has a lower ranking and lower test scores compared to Franklin Monroe High School. Arcanum High School, which is only 3.59 miles away, is also a high-performing school, but Franklin Monroe High School still maintains a higher ranking and better academic outcomes. Despite having a significant percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Franklin Monroe High School is able to achieve strong academic results, suggesting that the school is effectively supporting and addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged students.

281

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,480

Per pupil spending ?

58.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8591 Oakes Rd
Arcanum, OH 45304-8904

(937) 947-1207

District: Franklin Monroe Local

Feeder schools for Franklin Monroe High School:

Elementary:

Franklin Monroe Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.3%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (69% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Ohio median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

258^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

380^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

188^th of 828Franklin Monroe 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	258 of 1036	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	186 of 1046	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	245 of 1048	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	294 of 1017	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	134 of 1037	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	85 of 1050	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	176 of 1010	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	80.8	166 of 1038	84.0%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	234 of 1050	77.7%	★★★★☆
2015	62.0	454 of 1035	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	82.7	79 of 1008	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	77.8	181 of 1001	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.1	168 of 989	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	53.3	589 of 925	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.7	541 of 895	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	76.6	187 of 858	78.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.8	206 of 835	75.3%	★★★★☆
2007	64.6	361 of 837	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.3	237 of 732	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.9	174 of 692	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	220 of 938	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	114 of 942	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	283 of 943	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	293 of 925	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.9	131 of 910	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	113 of 917	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	262 of 897	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	75.0	196 of 989	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	43 of 945	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	369 of 954	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	271 of 958	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	183 of 963	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	294 of 946	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.0	101 of 924	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	60 of 933	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	109 of 916	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	253 of 777	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	211 of 795	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	267 of 805	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	306 of 809	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.2	120 of 781	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	105 of 796	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	194 of 781	75.2%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	380 of 855	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	280 of 864	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	206 of 867	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	189 of 836	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	148 of 819	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	121 of 836	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	264 of 800	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.6	174 of 773	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	59.7	304 of 784	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.6	208 of 778	73.3%	★★★★☆
2014	61.0	375 of 769	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.2	494 of 767	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	68.5	271 of 832	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.2	182 of 818	77.8%	★★★★☆
2010	67.4	273 of 819	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.5	437 of 791	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.8	315 of 767	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.2	48 of 756	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	76.5	124 of 696	82.2%	★★★★☆
2005	55.9	362 of 689	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	89.0	37 of 681	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	431 of 809	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	336 of 798	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.2	230 of 813	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	198 of 794	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	150 of 775	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	194 of 781	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	190 of 751	74.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	71.8	75 of 280	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	87 of 312	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	209 of 349	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	357 of 538	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	271 of 815	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	226 of 822	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	240 of 763	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	304 of 817	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	208 of 816	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	211 of 819	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	192 of 808	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	206 of 778	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	179 of 792	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	348 of 763	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	416 of 748	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	320 of 754	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	254 of 756	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	227 of 749	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	170 of 727	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	177 of 739	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.8	316 of 718	56.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-14 vs school

High school

Gifted and Talented (2024)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science91%+28 vs state

English Language Arts82%+23 vs state

Biology78%+13 vs state

English II76%+16 vs state

Algebra I75%+16 vs state

American Government68%-5 vs state

American History64%-7 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

Geometry46%+3 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 Integrated Math II (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 Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Franklin Monroe High School	Public	7-12	8591 Oakes Rd	Arcanum	45304	Darke County	Franklin Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 947-1207	281	18	15.7	58.4%	265 (94.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	56.8	380^th of 855 public high schools	55.6%		64.2	280^th of 864 public high schools	67.6%	100	91.4	67.6	63.9		55.6	42.9		86.1	77.1	78.2	76.4	45.8		75.0	$16,480
Arcanum High School	Public	9-12	2011 Trojan Ave	Arcanum	45304	Darke County	Arcanum-Butler Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 692-5174	325	19	17.2	99.1%	314 (96.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	66.9	233^rd of 855 public high schools	72.7%		70.3	190^th of 864 public high schools	78.0%	43		84.2	76.5							80.8	82.8	58.6		58.6	$12,782
Milton-Union High School	Public	9-12	7640 Milton Potsdam Rd	West Milton	45383	Miami County	Milton-Union Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 884-7940	369	20	18.4	99.2%	342 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	51.4	455^th of 855 public high schools	46.8%		55	397^th of 864 public high schools	54.1%	58		86.3	73.1							62.0	69.2	41.2		40.7	$12,142
Newton High School	Public	7-12	201 N Long St	Pleasant Hill	45359	Miami County	Newton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 676-2002	291	18	15.9	49.1%	280 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	78.1	91^st of 855 public high schools	89.4%		77.2	106^th of 864 public high schools	87.7%	15	82.9	90.3	78.6		75.4	40.0		77.2	73.2	92.7	82.9	65.2		85.2	$14,566
Tri-County North High School	Public	9-12	436 N Commerce St	Lewisburg	45338	Preble County	Tri-County North Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 962-2675	177	13	13.6		170 (96.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	65.3	255^th of 855 public high schools	70.2%		50.5	455^th of 864 public high schools	47.3%	200		82.0	87.8							79.6	68.0	61.5		53.7	$17,022
Northmont High School	Public	7-12	4916 National Rd	Clayton	45315	Montgomery County	Northmont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 832-6000	1,369	81	16.9	44.9%	793 (57.9%)	389 (28.4%)	58 (4.2%)	27 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (7.3%)	64.9	263^rd of 855 public high schools	69.2%		64.4	276^th of 864 public high schools	68.1%	13		87.2	83.7							71.7	70.3	47.1		70.5	$13,043
Brookville High School	Public	9-12	1 Blue Pride Drive	Brookville	45309	Montgomery County	Brookville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 833-6761	425	24	17.6	66.6%	391 (92.0%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.5%)	71.6	168^th of 855 public high schools	80.4%		73.6	153^rd of 864 public high schools	82.3%	15		86.0	83.5							83.6	72.8	61.7		72.7	$11,966
Bradford High School	Public	6-12	750 Railroad Ave	Bradford	45308	Darke County	Bradford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 448-2719	244	19	12.6	98.8%	237 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	48.5	488^th of 855 public high schools	42.9%		48.4	477^th of 864 public high schools	44.8%	11	47.9	77.5	84.8	54.3	31.6	11.9	60.0	63.2	37.5	55.0	60.5	40.0		46.7	$13,438
Covington High School	Public	9-12	807 Chestnut St	Covington	45318	Miami County	Covington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 473-3746	220	16	13.7		204 (92.7%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	54.7	402^nd of 855 public high schools	53.0%		54.8	399^th of 864 public high schools	53.8%	3		72.5	71.2							75.9	71.6	72.2	0.0	57.1	$17,382
Greenville Senior High School	Public	9-12	100 Greenwave Way	Greenville	45331	Darke County	Greenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 548-4188	776	55	14.2	51.2%	709 (91.4%)	6 (0.8%)	29 (3.7%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.7%)	53.5	418^th of 855 public high schools	51.1%		56.1	386^th of 864 public high schools	55.3%	32		80.8	80.6							80.4	55.5	35.1		52.2	$13,194

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Monroe High School

Is Franklin Monroe High School a good school?

Franklin Monroe High School ranks 380^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin Monroe High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Franklin Monroe High School.

What schools feed into Franklin Monroe High School?

Franklin Monroe High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Monroe Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Monroe High School?

Students at Franklin Monroe High School are 94% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Franklin Monroe High School in?

Franklin Monroe Local

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