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Canal Winchester High School

Q: Is Canal Winchester High School a good school?

Canal Winchester High School ranks 276 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 68% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Canal Winchester High School is a public high school serving 1,136 students in grades 9-12 in Canal Winchester, Ohio. The school is part of the Canal Winchester Local School District, which is ranked 277 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Canal Winchester High School has consistently maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.8% to 97.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Students at the school also perform well on state assessments, with a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or better compared to the state average across various subject areas. The school ranks highly for many student subgroups, including female students, African American students, Hispanic students, White students, multi-racial students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Pickerington High School North, Bloom-Carroll High School, and Reynoldsburg High School, Canal Winchester High School generally performs better on state assessments and has higher graduation rates. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, which has fluctuated between 18.7% and 26.6% over the past few years, is an area of concern that the school could work to address.

1,121

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,070

Per pupil spending ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Washington St
Canal Winchester, OH 43110-1228

(614) 833-2157

District: Canal Winchester Local

Feeder schools for Canal Winchester High School:

Elementary:	Indian Trail Elementary School
	Winchester Trail Elementary
Middle:	Canal Winchester Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

African American:

30.4%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (71% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg73%

Ohio avg62%

276^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

277^th of 828Canal Winchester 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	64.0	276 of 855	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	369 of 864	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	305 of 867	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	311 of 836	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	403 of 819	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	291 of 836	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	295 of 800	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.0	288 of 773	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.3	277 of 784	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.9	374 of 778	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.9	136 of 769	82.3%	★★★★☆
2013	70.9	189 of 767	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	198 of 832	76.2%	★★★★☆
2011	72.1	184 of 818	77.5%	★★★★☆
2010	70.0	228 of 819	72.2%	★★★★☆
2009	67.1	276 of 791	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.6	240 of 767	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.4	368 of 756	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.8	356 of 696	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	74.1	156 of 689	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	65.3	259 of 681	62.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	71 of 328	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	88 of 318	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	81 of 323	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	95 of 306	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	116 of 284	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	94 of 303	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	62 of 279	77.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	50 of 77	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	64 of 78	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.1	52 of 86	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	57 of 87	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	57 of 84	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.3	29 of 76	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	59 of 87	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	38.6	331 of 606	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	248 of 596	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	274 of 628	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	168 of 550	69.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	37 of 128	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	35 of 111	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	33 of 107	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	48.9	48 of 111	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	39 of 119	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.8	23 of 112	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	233 of 809	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	303 of 798	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	346 of 813	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	270 of 794	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	409 of 775	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.1	241 of 781	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	247 of 751	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	103 of 244	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	153 of 280	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.3	78 of 312	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	126 of 349	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	413 of 538	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	70 of 270	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	102 of 273	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	113 of 270	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	58 of 260	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	50 of 239	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	109 of 207	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	82 of 815	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	50.6	434 of 822	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	377 of 805	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	406 of 773	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	547 of 763	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	418 of 779	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	389 of 758	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	297 of 817	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	413 of 816	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.5	264 of 819	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	323 of 808	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	396 of 778	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	311 of 792	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	282 of 763	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	36 of 254	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	68 of 242	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	88 of 239	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	76 of 222	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	103 of 211	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	78 of 208	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	81 of 201	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	161 of 617	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.9	223 of 598	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	136 of 614	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	121 of 748	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	220 of 754	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	157 of 756	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	155 of 749	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	232 of 727	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	145 of 739	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	167 of 718	76.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government85%+12 vs state

American History85%+13 vs state

English II73%+12 vs state

Algebra I68%+9 vs state

Biology66%~ state avg

Geometry51%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (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 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
Canal Winchester High School	Public	9-12	300 Washington St	Canal Winchester	43110	Franklin County	Canal Winchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2157	1,121	65	17.2		575 (51.3%)	341 (30.4%)	62 (5.5%)	60 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (7.3%)	64	276^th of 855 public high schools	67.7%		57.3	369^th of 864 public high schools	57.3%	93	84.6	84.6	66.2	72.8	50.9	68.5	$12,070
Pickerington High School Central	Public	9-12	300 Opportunity Way	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-3025	1,711	88	19.3		622 (36.4%)	708 (41.4%)	120 (7.0%)	147 (8.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	111 (6.5%)	55.1	398^th of 855 public high schools	53.5%		55.2	396^th of 864 public high schools	54.2%	2	74.0	76.1	69.8	68.7	45.3	59.3	$10,068
Pickerington Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	90 N East St	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(614) 920-6155	87	2	41.4		44 (50.6%)	23 (26.4%)	5 (5.7%)	6 (6.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.2%)								(n/a)	40.0						$27,604
Groveport Madison High School	Public	9-12	4475 S Hamilton Rd	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 836-4964	1,863	95	19.6		415 (22.3%)	1,038 (55.7%)	225 (12.1%)	42 (2.3%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	135 (7.2%)	28.5	635^th of 855 public high schools	25.7%		24.3	644^th of 864 public high schools	25.5%	9	62.9	61.2	50.7	52.5	23.5	36.0	$11,391
Eastland Career Center	Public	7-12	4465 S Hamilton Rd	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 836-5725	744	41	18.1		485 (65.2%)	182 (24.5%)	24 (3.2%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)								(n/a)
Independence High School	Public	9-12	5175 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5372	852	46	18.5		36 (4.2%)	574 (67.4%)	193 (22.7%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.8%)	6.6	779^th of 855 public high schools	8.9%		6.3	783^rd of 864 public high schools	9.4%	4	49.3	28.9	27.5	14.2	10.8	11.1	$15,086
Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	4480 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 269-0150	242	9	27.2		52 (21.5%)	166 (68.6%)	18 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	9	747^th of 855 public high schools	12.6%		3.4	841^st of 864 public high schools	2.7%	94	27.8	23.8	14.3	24.0	35.5	26.3	$10,363
Pickerington High School North	Public	9-12	7800 Refugee Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 830-2700	1,761	90	19.6		874 (49.6%)	557 (31.6%)	115 (6.5%)	93 (5.3%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (6.6%)	65.1	259^th of 855 public high schools	69.7%		64.9	270^th of 864 public high schools	68.8%	11	74.3	81.6	78.8	78.4	56.1	65.5	$9,972
Bloom-Carroll High School	Public	9-12	5240 Plum Road NW	Carroll	43112	Fairfield County	Bloom-Carroll Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 756-4318	697	30	23.5	24.4%	613 (87.9%)	39 (5.6%)	9 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	64.3	271^st of 855 public high schools	68.3%		70.6	187^th of 864 public high schools	78.4%	84	88.3	86.9	73.5	77.8	42.9	57.6	$11,469
Capital City Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2400 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Capital City Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 863-9175	93	7	13.2		3 (3.2%)	71 (76.3%)	12 (12.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.4%)	3	824^th of 855 public high schools	3.6%		6.2	784^th of 864 public high schools	9.3%	40	30.3	22.2	20.0	9.1	5.0	9.1	$14,084

Frequently Asked Questions about Canal Winchester High School

Is Canal Winchester High School a good school?

Canal Winchester High School ranks 276^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Canal Winchester High School in?

Canal Winchester Local

How many students attend Canal Winchester High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,121 students attended Canal Winchester High School.

What schools feed into Canal Winchester High School?

Canal Winchester High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Indian Trail Elementary School
Elementary : Winchester Trail Elementary
Middle : Canal Winchester Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Canal Winchester High School?

Students at Canal Winchester High School are 51% White, 30% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

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