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Wayne High School

Q: Is Wayne High School a good school?

Wayne High School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Ohio high schools.

Q: How many students attend Wayne High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,772 students attended Wayne High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wayne High School?

Students at Wayne High School are 50% White, 28% African American, 12% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Wayne High School?

Wayne High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Charles Huber Elementary School Elementary : Monticello Elementary School Elementary : Rushmore Elementary School Elementary : Valley Forge Elementary School Elementary : Wright Brothers Elementary School Middle : Weisenborn Junior High

Public Grades 9-12

619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 22% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Wayne High School is the comprehensive high school for the Huber Heights City district, serving grades 9–12 with 1,772 students at 5400 Chambersburg Rd in Huber Heights, Ohio — a Montgomery County community just northeast of Dayton and next to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. It is by far the largest school in its local comparison group.

Wayne ranks in the bottom quartile of Ohio high schools — 619th of 795 (22nd percentile) with 1 star in 2025-2026 — and has never risen above the 31st percentile or earned more than 2 stars in ten years of available history. Graduation is 87.9%, up from 84.2% four years ago, and chronic absenteeism has fallen to 35.0% from 45.6%. Test scores trail the state in every subject, but unevenly: social studies and biology sit about 5–7 points behind, while the math gaps are severe — Geometry 22.6% versus 43.3% statewide and Algebra I 38.5% versus 61.6%. English II is 51.7% versus 62.7%, and has stayed within a 2.5-point band for four straight years. Geometry has been essentially flat at roughly half the state rate for four years.

Nearby comparisons are informative. Stebbins High School (Mad River Local, 3.5 miles away) has similar enrollment, absenteeism (37.7%) and graduation (89.4%), yet beats Wayne in English II by 12.2 points, Algebra I by 15.4 and Geometry by 7.6. Bethel High School (Bethel Local) is a poorer district (68.52% free/reduced lunch versus Wayne's 56.32%), spends less per student ($8,693 versus $9,296) and has larger classes (22.6:1 versus 19.4:1), yet reaches proficiency 25–29 points higher in Wayne's weakest subjects with 14.8% absenteeism. Butler High School (Vandalia-Butler City) sits at 97.7% graduation and 21.2% absenteeism. Wayne's bright spots: Algebra I jumped 20.3 points in one year, Biology has risen four years running, and attendance has improved markedly.

1,772

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,873

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5400 Chambersburg Rd
Huber Heights, OH 45424-3700

(937) 233-6431

District: Huber Heights City

Feeder schools for Wayne High School:

Elementary:	Charles Huber Elementary School
	Monticello Elementary School
	Rushmore Elementary School
	Valley Forge Elementary School
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	Wright Brothers Elementary School
Middle:	Weisenborn Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.1%

African American:

28.3%

Two or more races:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (51% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg53%

Ohio avg63%

619^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

550^th of 773Huber Heights City 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	25.7	619 of 795	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	626 of 855	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	604 of 864	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	601 of 867	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	578 of 836	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	586 of 819	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	574 of 836	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	564 of 800	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.3	582 of 773	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.8	577 of 784	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.2	520 of 778	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.8	424 of 769	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.3	444 of 767	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.4	531 of 832	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.6	524 of 818	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.4	542 of 819	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.3	381 of 791	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.0	233 of 767	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.6	340 of 756	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.2	422 of 696	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.6	393 of 689	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.4	308 of 681	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	186 of 296	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	207 of 328	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	173 of 318	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	172 of 323	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	158 of 306	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	133 of 284	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	175 of 303	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	138 of 279	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	33 of 73	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.3	74 of 87	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.2	49 of 76	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	63 of 87	27.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	58.0	164 of 606	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	30.8	422 of 596	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	441 of 628	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	423 of 550	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	77 of 135	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	76 of 128	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	49 of 111	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.6	85 of 107	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	61 of 119	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	602 of 763	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	611 of 809	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	592 of 798	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	589 of 813	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	548 of 794	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	587 of 775	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	595 of 781	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	575 of 751	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	67.2	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	158 of 283	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	199 of 244	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	229 of 280	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	245 of 308	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.6	172 of 312	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	260 of 349	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.5	92 of 272	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	420 of 538	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	147 of 272	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	195 of 270	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.7	140 of 273	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	177 of 270	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	131 of 260	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	132 of 239	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	135 of 207	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	93 of 184	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	39.1	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	15 of 32	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	622 of 761	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	628 of 815	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	582 of 822	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	573 of 805	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	534 of 773	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	559 of 763	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	584 of 779	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	567 of 758	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	624 of 765	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	629 of 817	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	602 of 816	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	608 of 819	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	602 of 808	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	588 of 778	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	595 of 792	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	558 of 763	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	3.3	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	79.2	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	179 of 240	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.9	167 of 254	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	170 of 242	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	178 of 239	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	172 of 222	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	164 of 211	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	154 of 208	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	145 of 201	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	437 of 575	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	389 of 617	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	315 of 598	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	324 of 614	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	591 of 709	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	587 of 748	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	578 of 754	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	557 of 756	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	529 of 749	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	575 of 727	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	558 of 739	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	537 of 718	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)73rd percentile+42 vs school

Foster Care (2023)67th percentile+36 vs school

Asian (2026)55th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)44th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)43rd percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2022)38th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2026)<1st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American History67%-7 vs state

American Government66%-6 vs state

Biology62%-5 vs state

English II52%-11 vs state

Algebra I38%-23 vs state

Geometry23%-21 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/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 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
Wayne High School	Public	9-12	5400 Chambersburg Rd	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 233-6431	1,772	91	19.4	56.3%	887 (50.1%)	501 (28.3%)	135 (7.6%)	29 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	215 (12.1%)	25.7	619^th of 795 public high schools	22.1%		30.2	626^th of 855 public high schools	26.8%	7		65.7	66.6							61.9	51.7	22.6	38.5	$10,873
Warrior Academy	Public, Virtual	8-12	5954 Longford Rd	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 237-6300	23	1	23.0	—	16 (69.6%)	4 (17.4%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)								(n/a)														$3,259
Stebbins High School	Public	9-12	1900 Harshman Rd	Dayton	45424	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-4250	1,092	60	18.1	—	745 (68.2%)	123 (11.3%)	100 (9.2%)	31 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (8.4%)	34.4	567^th of 795 public high schools	28.7%		35	606^th of 855 public high schools	29.1%	39		70.2	67.9							59.1	63.9	30.2	53.9	$11,527
Northridge High School	Public	9-12	2011 Timber Ln	Dayton	45414	Montgomery County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 275-7469	493	27	18.2	—	254 (51.5%)	143 (29.0%)	38 (7.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.8%)	6.4	728^th of 795 public high schools	8.4%		8.4	755^th of 855 public high schools	11.7%	27		48.1	53.7							21.0	36.0	3.3	32.8	$15,662
Butler High School	Public	9-12	600 S Dixie Dr	Vandalia	45377	Montgomery County	Vandalia-Butler City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 415-6300	856	47	18.2	39.1%	634 (74.1%)	92 (10.7%)	43 (5.0%)	14 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.2%)	58.9	307^th of 795 public high schools	61.4%		59	340^th of 855 public high schools	60.2%	33		84.3	87.7							85.1	81.2	33.5	46.2	$12,624
Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School	Public, Charter	6-12	250 Shoup Mill Rd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 281-1480	300	25	12.0	—	7 (2.3%)	280 (93.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	8.2	716^th of 795 public high schools	9.9%		7.1	773^rd of 855 public high schools	9.6%	57	12.2	36.4		20.0	13.2	12.2	24.0	50.0	29.3	39.4	18.4	32.4	18.9	$15,064
Bethel High School	Public	9-12	7490 State Route 201	Tipp City	45371	Miami County	Bethel Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 845-9487	521	23	22.6	68.5%	447 (85.8%)	19 (3.6%)	16 (3.1%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	61	268^th of 795 public high schools	66.3%		56.6	384^th of 855 public high schools	55.1%	116		79.3	83.6							76.2	77.2	51.7	67.5	$10,619
Five Rivers Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	100 E Woodbury Dr	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Five Rivers Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 952-1079	95	5	19.0	96.8%	17 (17.9%)	61 (64.2%)	10 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)								(n/a)														$13,524
Engage High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6401 N Main St	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Engage High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(330) 620-5861	30	4	8.0	—	4 (13.3%)	20 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (20.0%)								(n/a)														$13,071
Gem City Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1721 N Main St	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Gem City Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 274-2841	144	8	18.0	—	12 (8.3%)	127 (88.2%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)														$12,915

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayne High School

Is Wayne High School a good school?

Wayne High School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Ohio high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wayne High School?

Students at Wayne High School are 50% White, 28% African American, 12% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Wayne High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,772 students attended Wayne High School.

What schools feed into Wayne High School?

Wayne High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charles Huber Elementary School
Elementary : Monticello Elementary School
Elementary : Rushmore Elementary School
Elementary : Valley Forge Elementary School
Elementary : Wright Brothers Elementary School
Middle : Weisenborn Junior High

What district is Wayne High School in?

Huber Heights City

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