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Fairlawn High School

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Fairlawn High School ranks 121 st of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 85% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Fairlawn High School is a small rural building at 18800 Johnston Rd in Sidney (Shelby County) — the only secondary school in the Fairlawn Local district — serving grades 6–12 with 285 students, which means middle-school state tests are folded into its profile.

Fairlawn's standing has climbed steadily: it ranked in the 47th percentile of Ohio high schools in 2018–19 and sits at the 85th percentile (121st of 795, 4 stars) in 2025–26. Students here outperformed the state average on 12 of 13 tested subjects, averaging about 76% proficient against roughly 60% statewide. Math and science are the engine — Geometry beat the state by 31.7 points, 8th grade math by 28.0, 7th grade math by 26.4, and 8th grade science by 24.8. Notably, 8th grade English Language Arts is the one below-state result (56.0 vs. 58.3) and has slipped over three years, and American Government is the narrowest end-of-course margin. Impressively, Fairlawn's results look strong even next to wealthier neighbors: against Graham High School, its Algebra I proficiency is 80.6 versus 45.3, and its graduation rate of 95.7% tops the nearby city districts Sidney High School (91.8%) and Piqua High School (92.9%).

Where Fairlawn truly stands out is with students from low-income families: 5 stars in each of the past three years, including the 99th percentile statewide in 2024–25 — top-1% work. Male students also rank in the top 6–8% of Ohio schools, while female students sit in the top quarter, a gap that has widened recently. The school spends roughly $9,000 per pupil — less than most comparable rural districts — while finishing near the top of the regional cluster that includes Jackson Center High School, Miami East High School, Anna High School, and Houston High School. Fairlawn's most obvious soft spot is chronic absenteeism at 14.0% — better than the city districts, but higher than those small rural peers, and notably higher than its own district's elementary grades.

285

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,495

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

18800 Johnston Rd
Sidney, OH 45365-9755

(937) 492-5930

District: Fairlawn Local

Feeder schools for Fairlawn High School:

Elementary:

Fairlawn Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.2%

Hispanic:

1.1%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (76% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Ohio high schools

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg76%

Ohio avg60%

Middle school

238^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

121^st of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

134^th of 773Fairlawn 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
2026	75.9	238 of 1046	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	167 of 1036	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	171 of 1046	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	153 of 1048	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	115 of 1017	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	155 of 1037	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	264 of 1050	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	159 of 1010	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.2	307 of 1038	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	67.5	370 of 1050	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.4	619 of 1035	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.5	673 of 1008	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	70.0	369 of 1001	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.4	350 of 989	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	317 of 925	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	522 of 895	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.7	469 of 858	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.0	584 of 835	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.8	489 of 837	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.3	476 of 732	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.8	452 of 692	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.3	305 of 400	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	230 of 947	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	319 of 938	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	264 of 942	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	131 of 943	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	128 of 925	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	127 of 910	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	348 of 917	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.6	117 of 897	87.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	103 of 194	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	159 of 996	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	206 of 983	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	257 of 989	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	85 of 974	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	2 of 923	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	71.5	246 of 945	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	149 of 924	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	306 of 955	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	87.7	72 of 954	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	115 of 958	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	193 of 963	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	100 of 946	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	155 of 924	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	173 of 933	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	229 of 916	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	243 of 790	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.4	216 of 777	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	192 of 795	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	169 of 805	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	134 of 809	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	176 of 781	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	279 of 796	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	195 of 781	75.0%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	121 of 795	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	118 of 855	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	208 of 864	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	176 of 867	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	193 of 836	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	164 of 819	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	445 of 836	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.3	299 of 773	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.0	319 of 784	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.1	196 of 778	74.8%	★★★★☆
2014	76.9	88 of 769	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	97 of 767	87.4%	★★★★☆
2012	80.6	23 of 832	97.2%	★★★★★
2011	71.8	193 of 818	76.4%	★★★★☆
2010	52.1	556 of 819	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.5	420 of 791	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.7	481 of 767	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.1	355 of 756	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.7	384 of 696	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.6	465 of 689	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.3	395 of 681	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	51.5	228 of 596	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	204 of 763	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	187 of 809	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	207 of 798	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	131 of 813	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	205 of 794	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	126 of 775	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	520 of 781	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	69.9	73 of 308	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	64 of 761	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	7 of 815	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	74 of 822	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	68.9	201 of 805	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	254 of 773	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	583 of 779	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	63 of 765	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	87.7	46 of 817	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	73.8	187 of 816	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	213 of 819	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	186 of 808	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	192 of 778	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	462 of 792	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	158 of 709	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	152 of 748	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	239 of 754	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	226 of 756	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	243 of 749	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	185 of 727	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	43.4	486 of 739	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

White (2026)69th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)47th percentile-37 vs school

High school

Male (2026)92nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)76th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2021)62nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American History88%+15 vs state

Science86%+25 vs state

Biology85%+18 vs state

Algebra I81%+19 vs state

English II79%+16 vs state

American Government79%+7 vs state

Geometry75%+32 vs state

Mathematics71%+19 vs state

English Language Arts66%+7 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 Integrated Math I (2026)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (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 Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Fairlawn High School	Public	6-12	18800 Johnston Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Fairlawn Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 492-5930	285	19	15.0	65.3%	277 (97.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	72.9	121^st of 795 public high schools	84.8%		75.6	118^th of 855 public high schools	86.2%	3	86.0	78.7	88.1	59.4	75.0	80.0	59.4	81.8	56.0	85.4	78.9	75.0			80.6	$12,495
Sidney High School	Public	9-12	1215 Campbell Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 497-2238	791	46	17.1	77.6%	599 (75.7%)	40 (5.1%)	37 (4.7%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (12.5%)	34.8	565^th of 795 public high schools	28.9%		36	599^th of 855 public high schools	29.9%	34		66.0	71.4							60.7	55.9	43.6		10.3	58.8	$12,387
Riverside High School	Public	7-12	2096 County Road 24 S	De Graff	43318	Logan County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 585-5981	260	16	16.2	—	241 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	48.1	439^th of 795 public high schools	44.8%		59.3	337^th of 855 public high schools	60.6%	102	62.2	81.8	80.0		15.0	52.2		62.2	47.7	75.0	66.7	20.4			56.1	$16,775
Piqua High School	Public	9-12	1 Indian Trl	Piqua	45356	Miami County	Piqua City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 773-6314	931	52	17.9	—	767 (82.4%)	34 (3.7%)	34 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (10.1%)	49.2	419^th of 795 public high schools	47.3%		51.6	450^th of 855 public high schools	47.4%	31		74.3	74.0							71.2	68.0	43.7			67.1	$14,237
Upper Valley Career Center	Public	6-12	8811 Career Dr	Piqua	45356	Miami County	Upper Valley Career Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 778-1980	988	62	15.9	39.5%	912 (92.3%)	10 (1.0%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.5%)								(n/a)
Anna High School	Public	9-12	1 McRill Way	Anna	45302	Shelby County	Anna Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 394-2011	298	20	14.6	34.9%	284 (95.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	74.8	108^th of 795 public high schools	86.4%		76.7	101^st of 855 public high schools	88.2%	7		79.5	89.3							85.9	82.4	75.3			81.4	$21,892
Jackson Center High School	Public	7-12	204 S Linden St	Jackson Center	45334	Shelby County	Jackson Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 596-6149	246	5	49.2	72.4%	239 (97.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	77.1	83^rd of 795 public high schools	89.6%		73.8	139^th of 855 public high schools	83.7%	56	85.3	73.3	94.7		85.7	78.6		77.1	64.7	83.3	78.4	91.4			97.5	$15,077
Miami East High School	Public	9-12	3925 N State Route 589	Casstown	45312	Miami County	Miami East Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 335-7070	401	24	16.7	16.7%	386 (96.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	78.3	71^st of 795 public high schools	91.1%		81.9	60^th of 855 public high schools	93.0%	11		93.9	89.4							82.3	88.8	70.5			80.0	$16,514
Graham High School	Public	9-12	7800 Us Highway 36	Saint Paris	43072	Champaign County	Graham Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 663-4127	491	18	27.2	41.8%	451 (91.9%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	55	362^nd of 795 public high schools	54.5%		52.9	426^th of 855 public high schools	50.2%	64		90.6	87.3							68.1	65.0	51.7			45.3	$14,952
Houston High School	Public	7-12	5300 Houston Rd	Houston	45333	Shelby County	Hardin-Houston Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 295-3010	326	22	14.8	81.6%	305 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	71.5	141^st of 795 public high schools	82.3%		79.9	77^th of 855 public high schools	91.0%	64	72.7	84.0	79.7		59.6	83.6		72.3	60.0	77.6	73.9		60.0	77.1		$15,991

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairlawn High School

What district is Fairlawn High School in?

Fairlawn Local

What schools feed into Fairlawn High School?

Fairlawn High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fairlawn Elementary School

Is Fairlawn High School a good school?

Fairlawn High School ranks 121^st of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fairlawn High School?

Students at Fairlawn High School are 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Fairlawn High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Fairlawn High School.

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