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Firelands High School

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Firelands High School ranks 185 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 78% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Firelands High School is a public high school located in Oberlin, Ohio, serving 519 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Firelands Local District, which is ranked 169 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Firelands High School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating, indicating strong academic performance.

Firelands High School stands out for its exceptional graduation rates, which range from 94.1% to 98.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Elyria High School (85.6%) and Lorain High School (80.0%). The school's students also consistently outperform the state and local district averages on Ohio State Tests across various subjects, including American Government, American History, and Biology.

Firelands High School's strong academic performance extends across different student subgroups, with the school's rankings within these groups often in the top quartile or top half of Ohio high schools. While the school's chronic absenteeism rates have been gradually increasing, they remain relatively low compared to the state average. Additionally, Firelands High School's spending per student ($9,312 in 2018-2019) is comparable to nearby schools, suggesting the school is able to achieve its impressive outcomes without significantly higher funding.

471

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,720

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10521 Vermilion Rd
Oberlin, OH 44074-9628

(440) 965-4255

District: Firelands Local

Feeder schools for Firelands High School:

Elementary:	Firelands Elementary School
Middle:	Firelands Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.2%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (76% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Ohio high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg77%

Ohio avg62%

185^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

169^th of 828Firelands 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	70.7	185 of 855	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	250 of 864	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	190 of 867	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	349 of 836	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	328 of 819	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	153 of 836	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	172 of 800	78.5%	★★★★☆
2017	63.6	225 of 773	70.9%	★★★★☆
2016	57.9	336 of 784	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.0	280 of 778	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.6	299 of 769	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.4	309 of 767	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.7	155 of 832	81.4%	★★★★☆
2011	70.4	233 of 818	71.5%	★★★★☆
2010	65.6	312 of 819	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.3	171 of 791	78.4%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	131 of 767	82.9%	★★★★☆
2007	73.3	147 of 756	80.6%	★★★★☆
2006	75.4	138 of 696	80.2%	★★★★☆
2005	62.5	297 of 689	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.3	198 of 681	70.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	444 of 606	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	388 of 596	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.6	72 of 628	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	95.6	12 of 550	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	129 of 809	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	276 of 798	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	240 of 813	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	340 of 794	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	288 of 775	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	171 of 781	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	153 of 751	79.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	58.3	141 of 280	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.5	21 of 308	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	57.8	165 of 312	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.4	113 of 349	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	428 of 538	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	13 of 270	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	53.4	127 of 273	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	78 of 270	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	104 of 260	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	51 of 239	78.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	213 of 815	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	204 of 822	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	94 of 805	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	366 of 773	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	221 of 763	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	92 of 779	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	88 of 758	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	193 of 817	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	207 of 816	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	172 of 819	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	349 of 808	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	348 of 778	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.0	121 of 792	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	104 of 763	86.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	236 of 617	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	99 of 598	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	101 of 614	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	199 of 748	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	244 of 754	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	231 of 756	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	353 of 749	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	351 of 727	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	163 of 739	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	139 of 718	80.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)50th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government90%+18 vs state

American History86%+14 vs state

Biology78%+13 vs state

English II76%+16 vs state

Algebra I67%+7 vs state

Geometry59%+16 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 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
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
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
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
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
William R Burton	Public	8-12	15181 State Route 58	Oberlin	44074	Lorain County	Lorain County JVS	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 774-1051	1,194	93	12.7		901 (75.5%)	77 (6.4%)	150 (12.6%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.7%)								(n/a)
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
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
Elyria High School	Public	9-12	601 Middle Ave	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8300	1,540	121	12.7		666 (43.2%)	307 (19.9%)	262 (17.0%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	293 (19.0%)	25.3	650^th of 855 public high schools	24.0%		26.9	634^th of 864 public high schools	26.6%	16		62.4	63.4			53.5	42.0	16.7	29.4	$13,355
Western Reserve High School	Public	8-12	3841 State Route 20	Collins	44826	Huron County	Western Reserve Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 668-8470	291	17	16.8	74.6%	280 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	52.7	433^rd of 855 public high schools	49.4%		54.6	405^th of 864 public high schools	53.1%	28		82.7	82.7			68.0	57.3	34.4	56.1	$14,296

Frequently Asked Questions about Firelands High School

What district is Firelands High School in?

Firelands Local

Is Firelands High School a good school?

Firelands High School ranks 185^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Firelands High School?

Students at Firelands High School are 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Firelands High School?

Firelands High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Firelands Elementary School
Middle : Firelands Middle School

How many students attend Firelands High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Firelands High School.

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