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Western High School

Public Grades 7-12

666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 22% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Western High School is a public high school located in Latham, Ohio, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 281 students. The school is part of the Western Local school district. While the school has maintained a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools and received a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.

One of the key challenges facing Western High School is its significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, which has ranged from 26.9% to 34.2% in recent years, well above the state average. The school also struggles with test scores, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates have ranged from 14.3% to 48.2% in different courses and grade levels. English Language Arts proficiency is also below the state average, with 7th and 8th-grade proficiency rates ranging from 35% to 65%. When compared to nearby high schools, such as McClain High School and Northwest High School, Western High School generally performs worse across key metrics.

Another area of concern is the significant disparities in performance between different student subgroups at Western High School. The school performs relatively better for low socioeconomic status students, but struggles with special education and disabled student populations, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio high schools for these subgroups. Addressing the unique needs and challenges faced by these student populations could be a key focus area for improvement at Western High School.

262

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,777

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7959 State Route 124
Latham, OH 45646-9701

(740) 493-2514

District: Western Local

Feeder schools for Western High School:

Elementary:	Western Primary
Middle:	Western Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.1%

Hispanic:

0.8%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (44% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

603^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

666^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	603 of 1036	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	619 of 1046	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	585 of 1048	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	497 of 1017	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	631 of 1037	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	647 of 1050	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	628 of 1010	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.6	736 of 1038	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	787 of 1050	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.6	813 of 1035	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.6	672 of 1008	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.4	622 of 1001	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.1	642 of 989	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.2	612 of 925	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.0	611 of 895	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.6	576 of 858	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.5	455 of 835	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.4	544 of 837	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.2	590 of 732	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.2	659 of 692	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	319 of 565	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.7	127 of 576	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	670 of 938	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.6	501 of 942	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	494 of 943	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	464 of 925	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	617 of 910	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	607 of 917	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	570 of 897	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	62.9	97 of 241	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	200 of 274	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	403 of 521	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	460 of 983	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	472 of 989	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	337 of 974	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	248 of 947	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	409 of 923	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	409 of 945	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	470 of 924	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	510 of 954	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	639 of 958	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	576 of 963	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	481 of 946	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	600 of 924	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	591 of 933	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	606 of 916	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	627 of 777	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	610 of 795	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	591 of 805	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	501 of 809	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	653 of 781	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	660 of 796	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	604 of 781	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	666 of 855	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	603 of 864	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	604 of 867	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	629 of 836	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	612 of 819	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	651 of 836	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	667 of 800	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	627 of 773	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.6	623 of 784	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	635 of 778	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.3	616 of 769	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.7	650 of 767	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.2	677 of 832	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.6	604 of 818	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	64.7	338 of 819	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.9	550 of 791	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.5	631 of 767	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.0	655 of 756	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.5	605 of 696	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.3	656 of 689	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	65.4	258 of 681	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	415 of 606	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	354 of 596	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.5	619 of 628	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	605 of 809	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	585 of 798	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	610 of 813	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	592 of 794	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	566 of 775	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	641 of 781	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	680 of 751	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	188 of 244	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.9	207 of 308	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	229 of 272	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	524 of 538	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	636 of 815	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	496 of 822	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	463 of 805	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	480 of 773	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	484 of 763	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	587 of 779	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	611 of 758	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	692 of 817	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	596 of 816	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	579 of 819	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	636 of 808	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	624 of 778	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	642 of 792	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	624 of 763	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	556 of 598	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	587 of 614	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	674 of 748	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	622 of 754	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	621 of 756	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	641 of 749	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	633 of 727	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	654 of 739	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	667 of 718	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Gifted and Talented (2022)60th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-22 vs school

High school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2024)7th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science60%-3 vs state

American Government59%-14 vs state

American History55%-16 vs state

English Language Arts52%-7 vs state

Biology49%-17 vs state

English II42%-18 vs state

Mathematics39%-10 vs state

Algebra I28%-31 vs state

Geometry14%-28 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 Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (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 Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
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
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
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)
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
Peebles High School	Public	7-12	25719 State Route 41	Peebles	45660	Adams County	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 587-2681	347	24	14.4		340 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51.9	447^th of 855 public high schools	47.7%		54.5	407^th of 864 public high schools	52.9%	40		82.4	75.8	89.4			78.5	56.3			83.1	61.8	62.7	56.9	30.7			65.3	$14,556
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
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	914 Mohawk Dr	Mc Dermott	45652	Scioto County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 259-2366	313	21	14.9		303 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	67.8	220^th of 855 public high schools	74.3%		67.6	226^th of 864 public high schools	73.8%	6			85.4	88.9									94.7	69.6	37.9			70.3	$17,091
McClain High School	Public	9-12	200 N 5th St	Greenfield	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 981-7731	496	40	12.4		457 (92.1%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	51.3	458^th of 855 public high schools	46.4%		50.4	456^th of 864 public high schools	47.2%	2			70.0	67.6									58.5	57.8	73.0	36.5	11.7	89.3	$13,550

Frequently Asked Questions about Western High School

What schools feed into Western High School?

Western High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Western Primary
Middle : Western Elementary School

Is Western High School a good school?

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

What is the racial makeup of Western High School?

Students at Western High School are 98% White.

How many students attend Western High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Western High School.

What district is Western High School in?

Western Local

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