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Waverly High School

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Waverly High School ranks 621 st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 27% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Waverly High School is a public high school located in Waverly, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 452 students. The school is part of the Waverly City School District, which is ranked 550 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waverly High School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Ohio high schools, ranking between 616-670 out of 800-867 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period, indicating below-average performance. Its rankings for specific student groups, such as female students, male students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students, are also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom third of Ohio high schools. The school's ranking for special education students is particularly low, with the school ranking in the bottom 20% of Ohio high schools in this category.

When comparing Waverly High School to nearby schools, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For example, Unioto High School, located 16.2 miles away, consistently outperforms Waverly High School on state tests and has a higher statewide ranking. Additionally, Waverly High School has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 35.4% to 48.23% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, which may contribute to the school's lower academic performance compared to more affluent nearby schools. The school's spending per student ($8,220 in 2018-2019) is also lower than the state average, which could be a factor in the school's underperformance.

435

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,071

Per pupil spending ?

48.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Tiger Drive
Waverly, OH 45690

(740) 947-7701

District: Waverly City

Feeder schools for Waverly High School:

Elementary:	Waverly Intermediate School
	Waverly Primary School
Middle:	Waverly Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.0%

African American:

2.3%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (49% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!Biology scores 26 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg52%

Ohio avg62%

621^st of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

550^th of 828Waverly 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
2025	30.8	621 of 855	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	660 of 864	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	640 of 867	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	670 of 836	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	628 of 819	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	648 of 836	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	616 of 800	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	617 of 773	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.8	608 of 784	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.5	629 of 778	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.6	655 of 769	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.8	587 of 767	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.1	673 of 832	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	665 of 818	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.1	635 of 819	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	677 of 791	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.9	635 of 767	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.9	604 of 756	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.7	599 of 696	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.4	557 of 689	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	55.5	332 of 681	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	21.8	501 of 606	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	503 of 596	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	593 of 628	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	509 of 550	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	608 of 809	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	640 of 798	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	652 of 813	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	660 of 794	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	615 of 775	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	626 of 781	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	606 of 751	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	227 of 244	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	221 of 280	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	260 of 308	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	269 of 312	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.8	136 of 349	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	326 of 538	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	550 of 815	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	637 of 822	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	661 of 805	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	588 of 773	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	521 of 763	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	497 of 779	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	487 of 758	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	618 of 817	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	617 of 816	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	614 of 819	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	671 of 808	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	637 of 778	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	636 of 792	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	607 of 763	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	520 of 617	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	598 of 598	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	585 of 614	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	618 of 748	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	655 of 754	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	667 of 756	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	686 of 749	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	650 of 727	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	651 of 739	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	631 of 718	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government68%-5 vs state

American History62%-9 vs state

English II58%~ state avg

Algebra I39%-20 vs state

Biology39%-26 vs state

Geometry28%-15 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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th 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
Waverly High School	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Drive	Waverly	45690	Pike County	Waverly City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 947-7701	435	29	15.0		409 (94.0%)	10 (2.3%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	30.8	621^st of 855 public high schools	27.4%		22.4	660^th of 864 public high schools	23.6%	39			67.9	61.9									38.9	58.2	27.9	39.4	$12,071
Piketon Junior/Senior High School	Public	5-12	1414 Piketon Rd	Piketon	45661	Pike County	Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 289-2254	641	31	20.6		610 (95.2%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	40	563^rd of 855 public high schools	34.2%		41.6	536^th of 864 public high schools	38.0%	27	71.7	55.4	83.2	69.2	50.0	28.8	36.9	21.7	58.7	32.5	47.6	54.3	60.8	53.7	2.9	50.0	$11,294
Vern Riffe Career Technology C	Public	7-12	175 Beaver Creek Rd	Piketon	45661	Pike County	Pike County Area	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 289-2721	445	0			427 (96.0%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)								(n/a)
Huntington High School	Public	9-12	188 Huntsman Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 663-2230	300	21	14.2		284 (94.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	31	619^th of 855 public high schools	27.6%		33.6	600^th of 864 public high schools	30.6%	19			64.1	69.0									55.6	51.5	18.9	31.3	$14,678
Eastern High School	Public	9-12	1170 Tile Mill Rd	Beaver	45613	Pike County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 226-1544	163	16	10.1		157 (96.3%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	49.8	469^th of 855 public high schools	45.1%		49.8	464^th of 864 public high schools	46.3%	5			77.6	67.9									61.4	61.0	38.5	69.2	$17,236
Southeastern High School	Public	9-12	2003 Lancaster Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 774-2003	251	22	11.5		242 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	54.5	406^th of 855 public high schools	52.5%		68.7	215^th of 864 public high schools	75.1%	191			81.2	67.5									65.1	76.2	41.1	60.3	$14,175
Paint Valley High School	Public	9-12	7454 Us Highway 50 W	Bainbridge	45612	Ross County	Paint Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 634-3582	184	7	26.2		174 (94.6%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	43.5	530^th of 855 public high schools	38.0%		35.3	587^th of 864 public high schools	32.1%	57			69.4	59.5									70.0	53.7	42.9	58.3	$16,908
Western High School	Public	7-12	7959 State Route 124	Latham	45646	Pike County	Western Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 493-2514	262	15	17.4		257 (98.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	20.4	666^th of 855 public high schools	22.1%		32.9	603^rd of 864 public high schools	30.2%	63		60.4	58.8	55.0			48.2	29.2			62.5	41.7	48.7	42.0	14.3	28.2	$15,777
Southern Ohio Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	30 E Main St	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southern Ohio Career Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(330) 620-5861	48	4	12.0	81.3%	43 (89.6%)	3 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	5.1	803^rd of 855 public high schools	6.1%					(n/a)			4.8	12.5									21.4	33.3	6.7		$10,042
Chillicothe High School	Public	9-12	421 Yoctangee Pkwy	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 702-2287	795	40	19.8		598 (75.2%)	48 (6.0%)	34 (4.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	104 (13.1%)	35.6	602^nd of 855 public high schools	29.6%		34.2	596^th of 864 public high schools	31.0%	6			73.3	61.9									62.9	52.6	26.3	33.8	$11,836

Frequently Asked Questions about Waverly High School

How many students attend Waverly High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Waverly High School.

What is the racial makeup of Waverly High School?

Students at Waverly High School are 94% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Waverly High School a good school?

Waverly High School ranks 621^st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Waverly High School?

Waverly High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Waverly Intermediate School
Elementary : Waverly Primary School
Middle : Waverly Junior High School

What district is Waverly High School in?

Waverly City

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