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Archbold High School

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Archbold High School ranks 115 th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 86% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Archbold High School in Archbold, OH, is a 326-student public high school serving grades 9–12 as the academic anchor of Archbold-Area Local in Fulton County, a small-town northwest Ohio area. Statewide, it ranks 86th percentile with 4 stars and has stayed between the 83rd and 92nd percentile across ten reported years.

The strongest parent-facing signals are breadth and consistency. Archbold High School beats Ohio in all six End-of-Course subjects, with margins of roughly 7 to 25 points: Biology 91.8%, English II 84.7%, Geometry 62.4%, Algebra I 79.2%, American History 90.7%, and American Government 78.5%. Its 6.5% chronic absenteeism rate is the lowest among nearby schools, far better than Wauseon High School (16.8%), Montpelier High School (20.9%), and Fayette Junior/Senior High School (24.3%), after falling from 19.1% four years earlier. The school spends $10,026 per student (2018–19), less than several local districts. Its closest benchmark, Pettisville High School, sits 4.6 miles away and roughly matches Archbold overall (85 vs. 86 percentile), but posts a 97.4% graduation rate with a lower 12.3 student-teacher ratio and a higher 58.2% free/reduced-lunch share.

The main concerns are in trends rather than headline proficiency. The graduation rate has fallen from 99.0% in 2022–23 to 92.6%, now second-lowest in the local group ahead of only Montpelier High School (90.4%). Low-income students rank at the 45th percentile with 2 stars, down from the 93rd percentile two years earlier, as the free/reduced-lunch share grew from 20.4% to 35.0%. The student-teacher ratio also jumped to 20.5, and American Government slipped 11.1 points to 78.5%, while Geometry sits at a four-year low of 62.4%. Attendance is the most promising lever to reverse the graduation slide, and nearby Pettisville High School—higher poverty but lower staffing ratio—shows the low-income achievement gap is not fixed.

326

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,773

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Lafayette St
Archbold, OH 43502-1656

(419) 445-5579

District: Archbold-Area Local

Feeder schools for Archbold High School:

Elementary:	Archbold Elementary School
Middle:	Archbold Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.0%

Hispanic:

19.3%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (81% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Ohio high schools

✓93% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg82%

Ohio avg63%

115^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd of 773Archbold-Area 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
2026	73.5	115 of 795	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	106 of 855	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	69 of 864	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	115 of 867	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	99 of 836	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	105 of 819	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	115 of 836	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	85 of 800	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	72.0	131 of 773	83.1%	★★★★☆
2016	71.7	130 of 784	83.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.4	146 of 778	81.2%	★★★★☆
2014	65.1	308 of 769	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.8	276 of 767	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.3	99 of 832	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.6	117 of 818	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	71.1	206 of 819	74.8%	★★★★☆
2009	72.0	177 of 791	77.6%	★★★★☆
2008	78.5	75 of 767	90.2%	★★★★★
2007	74.0	135 of 756	82.1%	★★★★☆
2006	61.9	298 of 696	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	81.7	79 of 689	88.5%	★★★★☆
2004	71.2	211 of 681	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	79.8	46 of 596	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	77 of 763	89.9%	★★★★★
2025	80.5	108 of 809	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	60 of 798	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	74.9	169 of 813	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	106 of 794	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	185 of 775	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	107 of 781	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	88 of 751	88.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	57.2	142 of 272	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.8	9 of 538	98.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	111 of 272	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.3	88 of 270	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.8	43 of 273	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	76 of 270	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	67 of 260	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	60 of 239	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	46 of 207	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	25 of 184	86.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	421 of 761	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.8	207 of 815	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	59 of 822	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	63.1	266 of 805	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.1	131 of 773	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	70 of 763	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	74.2	128 of 779	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	94 of 758	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	151 of 765	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	135 of 817	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	71 of 816	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	75 of 819	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	92 of 808	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	64 of 778	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	114 of 792	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	74 of 763	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	225 of 575	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	71 of 709	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	81.9	88 of 748	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	44 of 754	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	68 of 756	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	67 of 749	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	75 of 727	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	93 of 739	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	62 of 718	91.4%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2021)92nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)90th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)48th percentile-38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Biology92%+25 vs state

American History91%+18 vs state

English II85%+22 vs state

Algebra I79%+18 vs state

American Government78%+7 vs state

Geometry62%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
Archbold High School	Public	9-12	600 Lafayette St	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Archbold-Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 445-5579	326	16	20.5	35.0%	251 (77.0%)	5 (1.5%)	63 (19.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	73.5	115^th of 795 public high schools	85.5%		76.2	106^th of 855 public high schools	87.6%	9		78.5	90.7							91.8	84.7	62.4	79.2	$15,773
Four County Career Center	Public	6-12	22900 State Route 34	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Four County Career Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 267-3331	907	80	11.3	56.1%	785 (86.5%)	13 (1.4%)	105 (11.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pettisville High School	Public	7-12	232 Summit St	Pettisville	43553	Fulton County	Pettisville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2705	208	17	12.3	58.2%	174 (83.7%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (13.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	73.3	120^th of 795 public high schools	84.9%		67.1	231^st of 855 public high schools	73.0%	111	84.8	90.0	91.2		71.4	67.9		92.9	72.7	94.1	91.2	41.4	76.2	$15,672
Stryker High School	Public	7-12	400 S Defiance St	Stryker	43557	Williams County	Stryker Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 682-4591	141	13	10.8	53.2%	120 (85.1%)	1 (0.7%)	19 (13.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.2	264^th of 795 public high schools	66.8%		62.9	287^th of 855 public high schools	66.4%	23	68.4	74.2	81.8		40.0	68.8		50.0	36.8	90.9	76.2	47.8	70.0	$17,423
Hilltop High School	Public	7-12	1401 W Jackson St	West Unity	43570	Williams County	Millcreek-West Unity Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 924-2365	207	18	11.6	98.6%	185 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	61.5	260^th of 795 public high schools	67.3%		65	260^th of 855 public high schools	69.6%		56.4	81.6	94.4		50.0	56.4		59.4	48.7	80.0	73.5	32.6	71.4	$15,864
Wauseon High School	Public	9-12	840 Parkview St	Wauseon	43567	Fulton County	Wauseon Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 335-5756	526	29	18.2	39.0%	378 (71.9%)	3 (0.6%)	127 (24.1%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	64.5	223^rd of 795 public high schools	71.9%		61	316^th of 855 public high schools	63.0%	93		75.0	86.1							76.5	77.4	70.1	69.0	$12,460
Fayette Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	400 E Gamble Rd	Fayette	43521	Fulton County	Fayette Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 237-2114	109	16	6.8	52.3%	93 (85.3%)	2 (1.8%)	12 (11.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.9	553^rd of 795 public high schools	30.4%		43.4	532^nd of 855 public high schools	37.8%	21	52.4	80.0	81.0	77.3	33.3	38.1	63.6	54.2	57.1	47.6	54.5		28.6	$19,263
Tinora High School	Public	9-12	5921 Domersville Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 497-2621	272	12	22.6	19.5%	240 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	74.3	109^th of 795 public high schools	86.3%		74.6	130^th of 855 public high schools	84.8%	21		88.7	91.7							84.3	79.2	54.4	86.2	$17,447
Napoleon Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	701 Briarheath Ave Ste 123	Napoleon	43545	Henry County	Napoleon Area City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 599-1050	743	50	14.9	44.0%	629 (84.7%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (13.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	66.4	196^th of 795 public high schools	75.3%		65.6	252^nd of 855 public high schools	70.5%	56	71.7	83.0	83.1		68.9	51.3		78.7	60.1	86.4	75.4	50.7	77.0	$14,091
Bryan Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	1000 W Fountain Grove Drive	Bryan	43506	Williams County	Bryan City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 636-4536	883	56	15.6		747 (84.6%)	3 (0.3%)	86 (9.7%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.1%)	55	361^st of 795 public high schools	54.6%		67.6	225^th of 855 public high schools	73.7%	136	59.2	79.6	82.3	66.9	60.6	58.7	61.4	60.6	47.5	68.8	66.9	47.2	71.0	$11,804

Frequently Asked Questions about Archbold High School

Is Archbold High School a good school?

Archbold High School ranks 115^th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Archbold High School?

Archbold High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Archbold Elementary School
Middle : Archbold Middle School

How many students attend Archbold High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Archbold High School.

What is the racial makeup of Archbold High School?

Students at Archbold High School are 77% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What district is Archbold High School in?

Archbold-Area Local

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