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Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

Q: Is Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School a good school?

Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School ranks 257 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 70% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is a public high school located in Rootstown, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 290. The school is part of the Rootstown Local District, which is ranked 253 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School consistently ranks in the top 30% of Ohio high schools, with a ranking between 185-378 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on Ohio State Tests is generally above the state average, particularly in subjects like American History, Biology, and English II. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 83.5% proficiency in American History, compared to the state average of 71.2%. Additionally, the school has maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 91.5% to 98.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average and comparable to nearby high-performing schools like Mogadore High School (96.4%) and Tallmadge High School (97.8%).

However, the school's higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.4% to 24.6% over the past few years, is a concern and may be an area for improvement. Additionally, the school's performance across different student subgroups is mixed, with some groups performing better than others. Understanding the factors contributing to these differences could provide valuable insights for the school to address any achievement gaps. Overall, Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School appears to be a strong-performing high school, with a focus on academic achievement and high graduation rates, but the school's higher chronic absenteeism rate and the performance differences among student subgroups present opportunities for further analysis and improvement.

282

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,183

Per pupil spending ?

31.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4140 State Route 44
Rootstown, OH 44272-9697

(330) 325-7911

District: Rootstown Local

Feeder schools for Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School:

Elementary:	Rootstown Elementary School
Middle:	Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.2%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (69% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Ohio median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

Ohio avg60%

257^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

253^rd of 828Rootstown 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	65.2	257 of 855	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	353 of 864	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	240 of 867	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	251 of 836	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	185 of 819	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	378 of 836	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	248 of 800	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.8	162 of 773	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	69.9	153 of 784	80.5%	★★★★☆
2015	65.8	242 of 778	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.4	319 of 769	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.8	262 of 767	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.2	122 of 832	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	61.9	412 of 818	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.1	303 of 819	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.1	261 of 791	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.2	249 of 767	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.4	162 of 756	78.6%	★★★★☆
2006	70.5	189 of 696	72.8%	★★★★☆
2005	61.3	310 of 689	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.4	197 of 681	71.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	18.6	525 of 606	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	344 of 596	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	397 of 628	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	345 of 550	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	255 of 809	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	290 of 798	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	206 of 813	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	327 of 794	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	224 of 775	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	322 of 781	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	269 of 751	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	77 of 244	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	208 of 308	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	162 of 312	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.1	55 of 349	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	40.4	210 of 272	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	375 of 815	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	353 of 822	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	81 of 805	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	68.4	195 of 773	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	129 of 763	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	316 of 779	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	304 of 758	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	332 of 817	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	471 of 816	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	346 of 819	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	320 of 808	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	278 of 778	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	395 of 792	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	351 of 763	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	263 of 617	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	391 of 614	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	309 of 748	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	397 of 754	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	321 of 756	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	423 of 749	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	271 of 727	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	402 of 739	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	331 of 718	53.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History84%+12 vs state

English II75%+15 vs state

American Government74%~ state avg

Biology74%+9 vs state

Algebra I63%+3 vs state

Integrated Math II43%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (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 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 Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School	Public	9-12	4140 State Route 44	Rootstown	44272	Portage County	Rootstown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 325-7911	282	20	14.1	31.2%	260 (92.2%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	65.2	257^th of 855 public high schools	69.9%		58.8	353^rd of 864 public high schools	59.1%	96	74.4	83.5	74.4	75.3		42.9	62.7	$13,183
Ravenna High School	Public	7-12	6589 N Chestnut St	Ravenna	44266	Portage County	Ravenna City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 296-3844	534	37	14.5		358 (67.0%)	81 (15.2%)	24 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (12.7%)	38.4	578^th of 855 public high schools	32.4%		31.9	609^th of 864 public high schools	29.5%	31	70.1	68.6	61.5	54.4	31.3		39.3	$11,108
Maplewood Career Center Building	Public	11-12	7075 State Route 88	Ravenna	44266	Portage County	Maplewood Career Center District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 296-2892	688	49	14.0	51.6%	613 (89.1%)	20 (2.9%)	28 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.3%)								(n/a)
Waterloo High School	Public	9-12	1464 Industry Rd	Atwater	44201	Portage County	Waterloo Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 947-2124	203	18	11.2	47.8%	185 (91.1%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	57	376^th of 855 public high schools	56.0%		62.5	299^th of 864 public high schools	65.4%	77	81.8	79.7	70.9	57.4	60.3		50.0	$14,579
Field High School	Public	9-12	2900 State Route 43	Mogadore	44260	Portage County	Field Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 673-9591	524	26	20.0	31.3%	466 (88.9%)	22 (4.2%)	12 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.7%)	58.7	347^th of 855 public high schools	59.4%		62.4	303^rd of 864 public high schools	64.9%	44	80.4	84.7	61.3	69.7	49.4		61.0	$9,822
Theodore Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Mantua St	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 673-9595	1,325	67	19.7	37.7%	947 (71.5%)	164 (12.4%)	54 (4.1%)	34 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	121 (9.1%)	61.5	304^th of 855 public high schools	64.4%		66.8	243^rd of 864 public high schools	71.9%	61	83.5	81.7	80.9	65.8	51.2		53.1	$15,517
Southeast High School	Public	9-12	8423 Tallmadge Rd	Ravenna	44266	Portage County	Southeast Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 654-5841	424	28	15.1	46.0%	396 (93.4%)	6 (1.4%)	12 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	52.5	437^th of 855 public high schools	48.9%		52.8	431^st of 864 public high schools	50.1%	6	84.3	83.2	58.5	67.0	32.2		53.6	$15,756
Mogadore High School	Public	9-12	130 S Cleveland Ave	Mogadore	44260	Portage County	Mogadore Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 628-9943	201	19	10.3	65.2%	198 (98.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	62.4	295^th of 855 public high schools	65.5%		57.7	367^th of 864 public high schools	57.5%	72	72.4	73.1	75.4	86.0	61.8		59.3	$15,191
Tallmadge High School	Public	8-12	140 N Munroe Rd	Tallmadge	44278	Summit County	Tallmadge City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 633-5505	805	47	17.1	27.8%	633 (78.6%)	51 (6.3%)	24 (3.0%)	58 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.5%)	67.8	219^th of 855 public high schools	74.4%		70.9	183^rd of 864 public high schools	78.8%	36	91.4	67.3	72.5	77.0	57.6		83.1	$13,523
Stow-Munroe Falls High School	Public	8-12	3227 Graham Rd	Stow	44224	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 689-5300	1,648	83	19.7	31.1%	1,357 (82.3%)	104 (6.3%)	52 (3.2%)	54 (3.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (4.7%)	62.1	298^th of 855 public high schools	65.1%		64.1	283^rd of 864 public high schools	67.2%	15	80.5	76.2	80.5	78.3	56.0		47.0	$12,080

Frequently Asked Questions about Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

How many students attend Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School.

What district is Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School in?

Rootstown Local

What schools feed into Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School?

Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Rootstown Elementary School
Middle : Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle School

Is Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School a good school?

Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School ranks 257^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School?

Students at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School are 92% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

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