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Vermilion High School

Q: Is Vermilion High School a good school?

Vermilion High School ranks 230 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 73% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Vermilion High School is a public high school serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 617 students in Vermilion, Ohio, which is part of the Vermilion Local School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Ohio high schools over the past 10 years and maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong overall performance.

Vermilion High School particularly excels in the "Male Students" and "Gifted and Talented Students" categories, ranking in the top 25% and top 15% of Ohio high schools, respectively. The school also performs well for "Low Socio-Economic Status Students," ranking in the top 15% of Ohio high schools. However, the school's performance for "Multi-racial Students" and "Special Education Students" is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 40% and bottom 30% of Ohio high schools, respectively. Vermilion High School outperforms nearby schools like Western Reserve High School, Oberlin High School, and Clearview High School in terms of statewide ranking, graduation rates, and test scores, but Huron High School consistently outperforms Vermilion High School across various metrics.

One area of concern for Vermilion High School is its relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 22.9% to 33.4% over the past 3 years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby high-performing schools like Huron High School and Firelands High School. This high chronic absenteeism rate may be an area of concern and could potentially impact the school's overall performance and student outcomes.

580

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,369

Per pupil spending ?

44.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 Sanford St
Vermilion, OH 44089-1577

(440) 204-1701

District: Vermilion Local

Feeder schools for Vermilion High School:

Elementary:	Vermilion Elementary School
Middle:	Sailorway Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Hispanic:

5.0%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2022 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Ohio median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2022) to 73rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg71%

Ohio avg60%

Middle school

335^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

230^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

268^th of 828Vermilion 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	69.7	335 of 1036	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	520 of 1046	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	465 of 1048	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	518 of 1017	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.3	458 of 1037	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	637 of 1050	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	519 of 1010	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.2	536 of 1038	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	64.8	418 of 1050	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.5	657 of 1035	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	64.6	461 of 1008	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.4	641 of 1001	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.1	541 of 989	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.5	599 of 925	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.8	519 of 565	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	309 of 643	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	326 of 938	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	404 of 942	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	545 of 943	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	565 of 925	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.2	346 of 910	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	575 of 917	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	489 of 897	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	280 of 983	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	50.0	530 of 989	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.8	275 of 974	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	415 of 947	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	464 of 923	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	550 of 945	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	517 of 924	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	333 of 954	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	583 of 958	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.4	340 of 963	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	416 of 946	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	558 of 924	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	642 of 933	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	488 of 916	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	235 of 572	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	341 of 590	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	299 of 777	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	497 of 795	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	435 of 805	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	546 of 809	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	489 of 781	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	650 of 796	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	486 of 781	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	230 of 855	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	245 of 864	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	228 of 867	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	168 of 836	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.0	368 of 819	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	370 of 836	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	294 of 800	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.1	316 of 773	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.9	321 of 784	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.5	360 of 778	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.9	421 of 769	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.2	356 of 767	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.2	297 of 832	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	376 of 818	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.2	463 of 819	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.8	472 of 791	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.1	450 of 767	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.2	416 of 756	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.8	330 of 696	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.2	137 of 689	80.1%	★★★★☆
2004	56.8	320 of 681	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	70.3	85 of 606	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	37.4	363 of 596	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	311 of 628	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	72 of 550	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	295 of 809	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	256 of 798	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	193 of 813	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	137 of 794	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	50.2	416 of 775	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	366 of 781	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	382 of 751	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	66 of 244	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	83 of 349	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	21 of 272	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	51.3	308 of 538	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	126 of 815	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	157 of 822	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	149 of 805	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	57 of 773	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	56.8	302 of 763	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	404 of 779	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	295 of 758	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	173 of 817	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	232 of 816	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	254 of 819	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	193 of 808	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	317 of 778	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	368 of 792	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	293 of 763	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	162 of 254	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	177 of 617	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	31.9	402 of 598	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	202 of 614	67.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	236 of 748	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	235 of 754	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	234 of 756	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	194 of 749	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	399 of 727	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	394 of 739	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	377 of 718	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-41 vs school

High school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile~ school

White (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government90%+17 vs state

American History88%+17 vs state

English II79%+19 vs state

Science78%+15 vs state

Biology75%+10 vs state

English Language Arts71%+16 vs state

Algebra I68%+9 vs state

Mathematics44%-4 vs state

Geometry39%-4 vs state

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Do not go here! They just mess everything up and don't know what they're doing. Save yourself a lot of trouble and just don't go here. Close Quote

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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 8th 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
Vermilion High School	Public	8-12	1250 Sanford St	Vermilion	44089	Erie County	Vermilion Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 204-1701	580	33	17.5	44.5%	519 (89.5%)	5 (0.9%)	29 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	67.1	230^th of 855 public high schools	73.1%		66.5	245^th of 864 public high schools	71.6%	15	77.6	89.6	88.0	44.0	70.7	75.0	79.2	39.3	68.4	$15,369
Firelands High School	Public	9-12	10521 Vermilion Rd	Oberlin	44074	Lorain County	Firelands Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 965-4255	471	28	16.8	55.0%	425 (90.2%)	5 (1.1%)	33 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	70.7	185^th of 855 public high schools	78.4%		66.2	250^th of 864 public high schools	71.1%	65		90.2	85.6			78.0	76.4	58.6	66.7	$12,720
Marion L Steele High School	Public	9-12	450 Washington St	Amherst	44001	Lorain County	Amherst Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 988-4433	1,014	53	19.3	34.1%	774 (76.3%)	27 (2.7%)	144 (14.2%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.5%)	71.9	163^rd of 855 public high schools	80.9%		71.4	177^th of 864 public high schools	79.5%	14		84.8	87.7			86.0	80.6	56.7	66.1	$12,914
Lorain High School	Public	9-12	2600 Ashland Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 282-9191	1,773	99	17.8		353 (19.9%)	472 (26.6%)	809 (45.6%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	126 (7.1%)	12.3	717^th of 855 public high schools	16.1%		12.3	712^th of 864 public high schools	17.6%	5		64.2	34.0			34.3	24.5	11.7	15.1	$12,867
New Beginnings	Public	10-12	2600 Ashland Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 277-8157	125	5	25.0		14 (11.2%)	50 (40.0%)	49 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.6%)	1.4	853^rd of 855 public high schools	0.2%		2.1	861^st of 864 public high schools	0.3%	8		4.0	9.7			3.7	4.5	0.0	0.0	$10,062
Clearview High School	Public	9-12	4700 Broadway	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Clearview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 233-6313	333	25	13.5		113 (33.9%)	48 (14.4%)	139 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	22.3	662^nd of 855 public high schools	22.6%		36.8	575^th of 864 public high schools	33.4%	87		77.7	55.7			37.2	38.9	9.7	15.8	$21,500
Steel City High School	Public, Charter	9-12	209 W 4th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Steel City High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(440) 201-4464	60	7	8.5		18 (30.0%)	15 (25.0%)	21 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)								(n/a)										$11,526
Lorain Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2702 Elyria Ave	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain Preparatory High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(440) 201-3876	109	10	10.6		30 (27.5%)	22 (20.2%)	48 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.3%)								(n/a)			24.0			13.8	13.8	0.0	2.9	$9,119
Huron High School	Public	9-12	710 Cleveland Rd W	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 433-1234	372	22	16.9	28.8%	341 (91.7%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	75.6	119^th of 855 public high schools	86.1%		77.2	107^th of 864 public high schools	87.6%	12		90.2	90.3			85.3	78.8	65.9	68.4	$14,364
Oberlin High School	Public	9-12	281 N Pleasant St	Oberlin	44074	Lorain County	Oberlin City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 774-1295	218	20	10.7	51.8%	113 (51.8%)	35 (16.1%)	31 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (17.9%)	45.6	511^th of 855 public high schools	40.2%		44.8	508^th of 864 public high schools	41.2%	3		78.7	77.8			50.9	61.6	26.2	57.9	$21,942

Frequently Asked Questions about Vermilion High School

What is the racial makeup of Vermilion High School?

Students at Vermilion High School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Vermilion High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Vermilion High School.

What district is Vermilion High School in?

Vermilion Local

Is Vermilion High School a good school?

Vermilion High School ranks 230^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Vermilion High School?

Vermilion High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Vermilion Elementary School
Middle : Sailorway Middle School

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