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Jackson High School

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Jackson High School ranks 187 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 78% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Jackson High School is a public high school located in Massillon, Ohio, serving 1,916 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jackson Local School District, which is ranked 93 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jackson High School consistently performs well on state assessments, with high proficiency rates across various subjects like American Government (87.4%), American History (90.1%), Biology (85.1%), and English II (85.4%) - significantly higher than state averages. The school also maintains an impressive 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 96.2% to 97.6% over the past few years, well above the state average. When compared to nearby Tuslaw High School, Jackson High School stands out as a top performer, with higher proficiency rates and graduation rates.

Jackson High School serves a diverse student population and excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking highly for female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, White students, multi-racial students, and gifted and talented students. While the school has experienced some fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, these rates are still lower than the state average. Overall, Jackson High School is a high-performing institution that consistently delivers strong academic outcomes for its students, making it a standout among the surrounding schools in the region.

1,881

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,701

Per pupil spending ?

21.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7600 Fulton Dr NW
Massillon, OH 44646-9393

(330) 837-3501

District: Jackson Local

Feeder schools for Jackson High School:

Elementary:	Amherst Elementary School
	Lake Cable Elementary School
	Sauder Elementary School
	Strausser Elementary School
Middle:	Jackson Memorial Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.7%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (72% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Ohio high schools

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

!Integrated Math I scores 45 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg74%

Ohio avg59%

187^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd of 828Jackson 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	70.7	187 of 855	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	73 of 864	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	63.8	287 of 867	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	188 of 836	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	79 of 819	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	72.3	149 of 836	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	68 of 800	91.5%	★★★★★
2017	79.6	66 of 773	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	73.4	114 of 784	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	69.0	180 of 778	76.9%	★★★★☆
2014	79.5	49 of 769	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	80.4	38 of 767	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	79.1	43 of 832	94.8%	★★★★★
2011	79.5	41 of 818	95.0%	★★★★★
2010	80.4	44 of 819	94.6%	★★★★★
2009	81.0	35 of 791	95.6%	★★★★★
2008	82.4	23 of 767	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	80.9	26 of 756	96.6%	★★★★★
2006	83.8	27 of 696	96.1%	★★★★★
2005	79.6	97 of 689	85.9%	★★★★☆
2004	78.3	146 of 681	78.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	47 of 328	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	58 of 318	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	33 of 323	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	76.2	59 of 306	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	32 of 284	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.6	16 of 303	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	17 of 279	93.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	84.6	4 of 78	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	17 of 86	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	14 of 87	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	34 of 84	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	22 of 87	74.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	79.3	60 of 606	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	63.1	141 of 596	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	55 of 628	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	62 of 550	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	70 of 809	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	54 of 798	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	79 of 813	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	92 of 794	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	68 of 775	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	53 of 781	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	77.2	81 of 751	89.2%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	39.4	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	6 of 244	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	74.2	50 of 280	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	42 of 308	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	62 of 312	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	41 of 349	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	106 of 538	80.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	40 of 270	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	23 of 273	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	31 of 270	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	24 of 260	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	70.3	58 of 239	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	81 of 207	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	91.5	7 of 184	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	97 of 815	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	67 of 822	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	91 of 805	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	66 of 773	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	66.5	192 of 763	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	130 of 779	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	69 of 758	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	63 of 817	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	67 of 816	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	64 of 819	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	91 of 808	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	82 of 778	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	47 of 792	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	56 of 763	92.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	24.7	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	16 of 254	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	9 of 242	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	34 of 239	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	35 of 222	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	16 of 211	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	21 of 208	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	32 of 201	84.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	89 of 617	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	44 of 598	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.7	57 of 614	90.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	71 of 748	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	70 of 754	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	74 of 756	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	96 of 749	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	79 of 727	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	48 of 739	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	77.2	72 of 718	90.0%	★★★★★

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)98th percentile+19 vs school

Asian (2024)95th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)86th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school

Foster Care (2019)26th percentile-56 vs school

Military Connected (2022)12th percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History90%+19 vs state

American Government87%+15 vs state

Algebra I86%+26 vs state

English II85%+25 vs state

Biology85%+20 vs state

Geometry72%+29 vs state

Integrated Math I0%-45 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 I (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 I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Jackson High School	Public	9-12	7600 Fulton Dr NW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Jackson Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 837-3501	1,881	92	20.5	21.5%	1,555 (82.7%)	64 (3.4%)	83 (4.4%)	84 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (5.0%)	70.7	187^th of 855 public high schools	78.1%		81.1	73^rd of 864 public high schools	91.6%	114	87.4	90.1	85.1	85.4	72.0	0.0	85.9	$11,701
Washington High School	Public	9-12	1 Paul E Brown Dr SE	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Massillon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 830-3901	1,211	75	16.1		774 (63.9%)	158 (13.0%)	107 (8.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	165 (13.6%)	36.2	593^rd of 855 public high schools	30.6%		42.7	528^th of 864 public high schools	38.9%	65	69.3	61.0	57.3	58.6	30.0		43.0	$11,794
Perry High School	Public	9-12	3737 13th St SW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 477-3486	1,456	74	19.5	43.5%	1,252 (86.0%)	48 (3.3%)	61 (4.2%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (5.7%)	67.5	226^th of 855 public high schools	73.6%		69	210^th of 864 public high schools	75.7%	16	87.3	85.0	81.4	71.6	50.3		65.5	$12,053
Hoover High School	Public	9-12	525 7th St NE	North Canton	44720	Stark County	North Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 497-5620	1,502	89	16.9	27.9%	1,312 (87.4%)	50 (3.3%)	34 (2.3%)	28 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (5.2%)	81.8	61^st of 855 public high schools	92.9%		79.9	83^rd of 864 public high schools	90.4%	22	88.9	93.3	93.5	86.5	66.9		83.1	$12,786
R G Drage Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	2800 Richville Dr SE	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Stark County Area	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 832-9856	736	40	18.4		679 (92.3%)	6 (0.8%)	17 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.2%)								(n/a)
McKinley High School	Public	9-12	2323 17th St NW	Canton	44708	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 438-2712	2,047	137	14.9		628 (30.7%)	809 (39.5%)	313 (15.3%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	286 (14.0%)	15.4	704^th of 855 public high schools	17.7%		9	747^th of 864 public high schools	13.5%	43	49.0	48.3	36.5	38.2	16.1		41.3	$16,779
Portage Lakes Career Center	Public	11-12	4401 Shriver Rd	Uniontown	44685	Summit County	Portage Lakes	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 896-8200	130	24	5.5		119 (91.5%)	6 (4.6%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)
Summit Academy Secondary - Canton	Public, Charter	9-12	2400 Cleveland Ave NW	Canton	44709	Stark County	Summit Academy Secondary - Canton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 453-8547	85	7	12.1		57 (67.1%)	11 (12.9%)	3 (3.5%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (14.1%)	9.7	739^th of 855 public high schools	13.6%		7.3	766^th of 864 public high schools	11.3%	27	28.6	53.3	29.4	38.9	5.3		5.6	$7,498
Manchester High School	Public	9-12	407 W Nimisila Rd	New Franklin	44319	Summit County	Manchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 882-3291	394	28	14.0	32.5%	371 (94.2%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	66	246^th of 855 public high schools	71.2%		70.7	185^th of 864 public high schools	78.6%	61	78.7	73.5	83.2	76.5	60.2		67.4	$17,073
Tuslaw High School	Public	9-12	1847 Manchester Ave NW	Massillon	44647	Stark County	Tuslaw Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 837-7800	368	21	17.4	31.8%	353 (95.9%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	77	97^th of 855 public high schools	88.7%		76.3	119^th of 864 public high schools	86.2%	22	96.0	88.3	90.6	76.7	65.5		70.5	$13,020

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson High School

Is Jackson High School a good school?

Jackson High School ranks 187^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jackson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,881 students attended Jackson High School.

What schools feed into Jackson High School?

Jackson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Amherst Elementary School
Elementary : Lake Cable Elementary School
Elementary : Sauder Elementary School
Elementary : Strausser Elementary School
Middle : Jackson Memorial Middle School

What district is Jackson High School in?

Jackson Local

What is the racial makeup of Jackson High School?

Students at Jackson High School are 83% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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