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West Jefferson High School

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West Jefferson High School ranks 538 th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

538^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 32% of Ohio high schools

Summary

West Jefferson High School is a small public high school in West Jefferson, Ohio, serving grades 9–12 in the Jefferson Local district, with 279 students — by far the smallest comprehensive high school among nearby options such as London High School (635 students) and the much larger South-Western City and Hilliard City high schools. About 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, up from 70% two years earlier, yet its student-teacher ratio of 12.6 is the most favorable among comparable area schools. It is currently rated 2 stars and ranked 538 of 795 (32nd percentile), down from a peak of 51st percentile and 3 stars in 2018–19.

Graduation and attendance are real strengths. The 2025–26 graduation rate was 98.8%, second only to London High School's 99.4% and far above Franklin Heights High School, Central Crossing High School, Westland High School and Hilliard Online Academy, which range from 65.4% to 92.5%. Chronic absenteeism, at 24.3%, is roughly half the rate of several South-Western City high schools (46.8%–54.3%) and well below Hilliard Online Academy's 60.5%. Test results are mixed: Algebra I (75.9) and American Government (76.3) both beat the state, with Algebra I the highest among the traditional high schools reviewed.

Other subjects lag. Biology (51.3) and American History (58.1) are each about 15 points below the state average, and English II and Geometry are also below state, though competitive with some South-Western peers. The school's effectiveness rankings for low-income students and students with disabilities fell to the 25th and 2nd percentiles respectively in 2025–26, the latter a sharp reversal from a much higher ranking two years earlier; subgroup data can swing from year to year, but as reported these gaps deserve a closer look. The most useful comparison for families is to high-poverty South-Western City high schools rather than Hilliard's, whose poverty rates are less than half of West Jefferson's. Overall, this is a school with strong completion and improving attendance but uneven academics, especially in science and social studies.

279

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,147

Per pupil spending ?

76.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1 Roughrider Dr
West Jefferson, OH 43162-1360

(614) 879-7681

District: Jefferson Local

Feeder schools for West Jefferson High School:

Elementary:	Norwood Elementary School
Middle:	West Jefferson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.6%

Hispanic:

3.9%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

!Biology scores 16 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg61%

Ohio avg63%

538^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

427^th of 773Jefferson 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	37.3	538 of 795	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.7	486 of 855	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	483 of 864	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	508 of 867	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	442 of 836	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	431 of 819	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	413 of 836	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	475 of 800	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.5	434 of 773	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.7	417 of 784	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	65.2	250 of 778	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.4	467 of 769	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.0	508 of 767	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.1	352 of 832	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.3	203 of 818	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.9	170 of 819	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	64.3	327 of 791	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.8	314 of 767	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.5	395 of 756	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.3	442 of 696	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.0	360 of 689	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.2	501 of 681	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	41.1	309 of 606	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	80.9	43 of 596	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	44.0	327 of 628	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	385 of 550	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	510 of 763	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.9	512 of 809	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	367 of 798	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	456 of 813	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	446 of 794	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	439 of 775	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	299 of 781	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	433 of 751	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	73.4	45 of 538	91.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	571 of 761	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.0	547 of 815	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	536 of 822	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	506 of 805	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	452 of 773	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	348 of 763	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	396 of 758	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	525 of 765	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	447 of 817	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	532 of 816	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	543 of 819	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	419 of 808	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	417 of 778	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	408 of 792	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	518 of 763	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	562 of 575	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	511 of 617	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	68.8	106 of 598	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	32.1	408 of 614	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	529 of 709	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.3	468 of 748	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	484 of 754	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	527 of 756	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	457 of 749	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	446 of 727	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	375 of 739	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	531 of 718	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)92nd percentile+51 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile~ school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

White (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government76%+5 vs state

Algebra I76%+14 vs state

American History58%-15 vs state

English II58%-5 vs state

Biology51%-16 vs state

Geometry40%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
West Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	1 Roughrider Dr	West Jefferson	43162	Madison County	Jefferson Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 879-7681	279	22	12.6	76.0%	264 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	37.3	538^th of 795 public high schools	32.3%		48.7	486^th of 855 public high schools	43.2%	52	76.3	58.1	51.3	58.1	40.3	75.9			$18,147
Hilliard Bradley High School	Public	9-12	2800 Walker Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7400	1,712	89	19.2	37.3%	1,052 (61.4%)	218 (12.7%)	222 (13.0%)	136 (7.9%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	73 (4.3%)	64.2	228^th of 795 public high schools	71.3%		68.3	212^th of 855 public high schools	75.2%	16	79.7	83.1	80.6	75.5	61.8	68.2			$12,307
Westland High School	Public	9-12	146 Galloway Rd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 851-7000	1,853	92	20.2	68.4%	602 (32.5%)	349 (18.8%)	736 (39.7%)	63 (3.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (5.4%)	22.8	639^th of 795 public high schools	19.6%		36.1	597^th of 855 public high schools	30.2%	42	68.1	61.8	50.3	49.5	29.4	40.5			$10,871
Tolles Career & Technical Center	Public	6-12	7877 US Highway 42 S	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Tolles Career & Technical Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 873-4666	268	59	6.4	—	212 (79.1%)	14 (5.2%)	18 (6.7%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)
South-Western Career Academy	Public	9-12	4750 Big Run South Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-3400	0	42	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Empowered Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4060 Sullivant Ave	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Empowered Technical High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(330) 620-5861	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							37.9%	0%
Central Crossing High School	Public	9-12	4500 Big Run South Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-6500	1,674	87	19.2	56.1%	840 (50.2%)	328 (19.6%)	358 (21.4%)	37 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (6.5%)	42.8	491^st of 795 public high schools	38.2%		41.9	546^th of 855 public high schools	36.1%	55	63.0	77.9	67.1	67.3	39.3	62.4			$10,835
Hilliard Darby High School	Public	9-12	4200 Leppert Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7300	1,674	99	16.8	34.2%	1,089 (65.1%)	113 (6.8%)	237 (14.2%)	147 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (5.3%)	63	240^th of 795 public high schools	69.8%		66.7	238^th of 855 public high schools	72.2%	2	79.9	83.3	84.2	74.7	60.2	61.6			$12,664
Hilliard Online Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	5323 Cemetery Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(614) 921-7000	92	4	23.0	—	57 (62.0%)	10 (10.9%)	11 (12.0%)	4 (4.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.8%)	12.4	686^th of 795 public high schools	13.7%		28.6	634^th of 855 public high schools	25.8%	52	35.7	53.3	40.0	54.5	13.3				$4,825
London High School	Public	9-12	336 Elm St	London	43140	Madison County	London City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 852-5705	635	37	17.1	38.6%	517 (81.4%)	38 (6.0%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.8%)	54.1	368^th of 795 public high schools	53.7%		54.8	401^st of 855 public high schools	53.1%	33	78.4	73.2	81.6	63.3	53.8	65.8			$11,683

Frequently Asked Questions about West Jefferson High School

What district is West Jefferson High School in?

Jefferson Local

What schools feed into West Jefferson High School?

West Jefferson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Norwood Elementary School
Middle : West Jefferson Middle School

How many students attend West Jefferson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended West Jefferson High School.

What is the racial makeup of West Jefferson High School?

Students at West Jefferson High School are 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is West Jefferson High School a good school?

West Jefferson High School ranks 538^th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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