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Kalida High School

Public Grades 5-12

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 95% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Kalida High School is a public high school located in Kalida, Ohio, serving grades 5-12 with a total enrollment of 365 students. The school is part of the Kalida Local District, which is ranked 35 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kalida High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Ohio, with a statewide ranking between 3 and 53 over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance. Kalida High School students consistently outperform the state and local district averages on Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels, with 93.3% proficiency in American Government and 86% proficiency in American History, compared to 72.6% and 71.2% statewide, respectively. The school's performance is exceptional across different student groups, including female, male, and white students, as well as gifted and talented students.

While Kalida High School outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as Elida High School and Leipsic High School, some schools, like Ottawa-Glandorf High School and Miller City High School, also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked highly in the state. Kalida High School's exceptional performance may be attributed to the strong support and involvement of the local Kalida Local District community.

393

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,508

Per pupil spending ?

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 N Third St
Kalida, OH 45853

(419) 532-3529

District: Kalida Local

Feeder schools for Kalida High School:

Elementary:

Kalida Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.0%

Hispanic:

1.5%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (87% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Ohio high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg87%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

25^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

46^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th of 828Kalida 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	25 of 1036	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	31 of 1046	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	60 of 1048	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	12 of 1017	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	7 of 1037	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	29 of 1050	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	2 of 1010	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	92.9	8 of 1038	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	94.9	7 of 1050	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	92.0	18 of 1035	98.3%	★★★★★
2014	75.4	228 of 1008	77.4%	★★★★☆
2013	79.4	135 of 1001	86.5%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	93 of 989	90.6%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	37 of 925	96.0%	★★★★★
2010	80.8	125 of 895	86.0%	★★★★☆
2009	79.1	141 of 858	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	86.6	25 of 835	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	84.6	54 of 837	93.5%	★★★★★
2006	88.4	9 of 732	98.8%	★★★★★
2005	86.3	50 of 692	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	36 of 938	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	17 of 942	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	67 of 943	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	8 of 925	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	11 of 910	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	17 of 917	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	10 of 897	98.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	73.7	6 of 173	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	72.6	48 of 521	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	28 of 954	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	32 of 958	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	37 of 963	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	29 of 946	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	1 of 924	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	37 of 933	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	2 of 916	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	33 of 777	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	32 of 795	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	66 of 805	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	12 of 809	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	6 of 781	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	29 of 796	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	4 of 781	99.5%	★★★★★

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	46 of 855	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	14 of 864	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	53 of 867	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	18 of 836	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	5 of 819	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	29 of 836	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	9 of 800	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	88.1	17 of 773	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	86.6	3 of 784	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	83.4	10 of 778	98.7%	★★★★★
2014	83.8	8 of 769	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	78.9	57 of 767	92.6%	★★★★★
2012	75.8	111 of 832	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	77.6	80 of 818	90.2%	★★★★★
2010	80.0	52 of 819	93.7%	★★★★★
2009	82.1	23 of 791	97.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.2	12 of 767	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	82.1	13 of 756	98.3%	★★★★★
2006	84.9	16 of 696	97.7%	★★★★★
2005	86.0	31 of 689	95.5%	★★★★★
2004	86.4	73 of 681	89.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	43 of 809	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	61 of 798	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	67 of 813	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	20 of 794	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	40 of 775	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	8 of 781	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	29 of 751	96.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	73.9	33 of 538	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	52 of 817	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	9 of 816	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	73 of 819	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	20 of 808	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	5 of 778	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	98 of 792	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	4 of 763	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	42 of 748	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	56 of 754	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	58 of 756	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	31 of 749	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	11 of 727	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	40 of 739	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	11 of 718	98.5%	★★★★★

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

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

High school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)94th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government93%+21 vs state

Algebra I90%+31 vs state

Science89%+26 vs state

Biology88%+23 vs state

American History86%+15 vs state

Mathematics86%+34 vs state

Geometry85%+43 vs state

English Language Arts85%+25 vs state

English II84%+24 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
Kalida High School	Public	5-12	301 N Third St	Kalida	45853	Putnam County	Kalida Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 532-3529	393	24	16.1	9.7%	385 (98.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.9	46^th of 855 public high schools	94.6%		88.4	14^th of 864 public high schools	98.4%	32	87.5	90.2	93.3	86.0	78.1	85.4	94.2	86.3	85.9	75.0	96.2	82.4	88.0	84.3	85.4	90.0	$10,508
Fort Jennings High School	Public	6-12	#1 Musketeer Drive	Fort Jennings	45844	Putnam County	Jennings Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 286-2238	174	14	12.7		170 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	70.1	192^nd of 855 public high schools	77.5%		66.9	239^th of 864 public high schools	72.3%	47		73.5	69.6	97.0		62.5	85.7	79.4		62.5	92.9	70.6	88.2	88.2	52.9	67.7	$13,975
Ottoville High School	Public	7-12	650 W Third St	Ottoville	45876	Putnam County	Ottoville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 453-3358	201	16	12.2	35.3%	197 (98.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	81.3	66^th of 855 public high schools	92.3%		81.9	62^nd of 864 public high schools	92.8%	4		86.1	84.4	92.1			81.3	88.2			84.4	83.3	92.1	89.5	78.9	77.1	$13,630
Ottawa-Glandorf High School	Public	9-12	630 Glendale Ave	Ottawa	45875	Putnam County	Ottawa-Glandorf Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 523-5702	595	29	20.7	18.3%	517 (86.9%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	73.8	140^th of 855 public high schools	83.6%		81	75^th of 864 public high schools	91.3%	65			90.4	88.0									75.9	78.0	66.9	71.1	$12,526
Columbus Grove High School	Public	9-12	201 W Cross St	Columbus Grove	45830	Putnam County	Columbus Grove Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 659-2156	247	12	21.2	89.9%	231 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	82	58^th of 855 public high schools	93.2%		79.1	89^th of 864 public high schools	89.7%	31			87.3	95.4									92.3	77.3	68.3	93.0	$16,307
Continental Local High School	Public	7-12	5211 State Route 634	Continental	45831	Putnam County	Continental Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 596-3871	194	14	13.8	38.1%	181 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	58.6	348^th of 855 public high schools	59.3%		58.8	351^st of 864 public high schools	59.4%	3		65.6	89.7	84.4			69.2	38.1			84.6	43.8	55.6	65.1	28.6	83.9	$18,408
Miller City High School	Public	9-12	200 N Main St	Miller City	45864	Putnam County	Miller City-New Cleveland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 876-3173	257	11	23.3	18.7%	249 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.9	22^nd of 855 public high schools	97.4%		87.3	22^nd of 864 public high schools	97.5%				91.2	95.7									93.6	89.6	78.7	94.4	$19,204
Pandora-Gilboa High School	Public	9-12	410 Rocket Ridge	Pandora	45877	Putnam County	Pandora-Gilboa Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 384-3225	183	12	15.0	98.4%	169 (92.3%)	2 (1.1%)	9 (4.9%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.2	124^th of 855 public high schools	85.5%		72.1	171^st of 864 public high schools	80.2%	47			86.2	90.7									93.0	81.8	55.9	71.4	$15,663
Jefferson High School	Public	6-12	901 Wildcat Ln	Delphos	45833	Allen County	Delphos City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 695-1786	265	19	14.3	59.2%	235 (88.7%)	5 (1.9%)	17 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	71.7	166^th of 855 public high schools	80.6%		76.7	112^th of 864 public high schools	87.0%	54			90.0	87.7									75.8	69.2	76.3	65.8	$15,776
Leipsic High School	Public	6-12	232 Oak St	Leipsic	45856	Putnam County	Leipsic Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 943-2164	396	26	15.3	43.7%	220 (55.6%)	4 (1.0%)	164 (41.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	70	196^th of 855 public high schools	77.1%		75.1	134^th of 864 public high schools	84.5%	62		76.1	88.5	85.4		80.0	81.1	73.3		60.0	91.9	73.9	68.9	72.1	53.2	86.2	$11,743

Frequently Asked Questions about Kalida High School

What is the racial makeup of Kalida High School?

Students at Kalida High School are 98% White, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Kalida High School in?

Kalida Local

What schools feed into Kalida High School?

Kalida High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kalida Elementary School

How many students attend Kalida High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Kalida High School.

Is Kalida High School a good school?

Yes. Kalida High School ranks in the top 5.4% of Ohio high schools.

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