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North Central Junior/High School

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North Central Junior/High School ranks 491 st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 43% of Ohio high schools

Summary

North Central Junior/High School is a public school serving grades 7-12 in Pioneer, Ohio, with a total enrollment of 240 students. The school is part of the North Central Local District, which is ranked 414 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Central Junior/High School has maintained a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.9% to 94.2% over the past few years, which is above the state average. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.7% to 29.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's academic performance is mixed, with strong results in some subjects like American History and Science, but weaker performance in Mathematics and English Language Arts compared to state and local district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Pettisville High School, Edgerton High School, and Archbold High School, North Central Junior/High School generally performs below the top-performing schools in the region, with lower test scores, graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with particularly low rankings for special education students and gifted and talented students.

208

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,039

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 E Baubice St
Pioneer, OH 43554-9637

(419) 737-2366

District: North Central Local

Feeder schools for North Central Junior/High School:

Elementary:

North Central Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.5%

Hispanic:

10.1%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2022 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2025) from a 25th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!English II scores 12 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

437^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

491^st of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

414^th of 828North Central 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	61.7	437 of 1036	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	631 of 1046	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	648 of 1048	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	572 of 1017	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	546 of 1037	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	452 of 1050	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	251 of 1010	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	74.0	266 of 1038	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	60.0	486 of 1050	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.3	546 of 1035	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.7	552 of 1008	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	70.1	365 of 1001	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.2	495 of 989	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.4	419 of 925	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.3	558 of 895	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.1	379 of 858	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.8	241 of 835	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	73.4	237 of 837	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	66.4	275 of 732	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.3	368 of 692	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	357 of 565	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	436 of 938	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	649 of 942	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	613 of 943	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	595 of 925	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	473 of 910	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.9	389 of 917	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.2	138 of 897	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	39.8	603 of 947	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.0	400 of 923	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	468 of 945	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	243 of 924	73.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	433 of 954	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	546 of 958	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	626 of 963	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	518 of 946	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	553 of 924	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	478 of 933	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.2	371 of 916	59.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	377 of 777	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.1	630 of 795	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	627 of 805	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	582 of 809	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	599 of 781	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	488 of 796	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.4	256 of 781	67.2%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	491 of 855	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	517 of 864	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	509 of 867	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	630 of 836	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	510 of 819	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.8	230 of 836	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	222 of 800	72.3%	★★★★☆
2017	61.9	250 of 773	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.3	406 of 784	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	68.5	193 of 778	75.2%	★★★★☆
2014	63.4	331 of 769	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.0	528 of 767	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.8	525 of 832	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.5	307 of 818	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.3	420 of 819	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.2	582 of 791	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	63.1	333 of 767	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.8	408 of 756	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.7	480 of 696	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.5	385 of 689	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	75.4	168 of 681	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	482 of 809	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	491 of 798	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	508 of 813	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	599 of 794	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.7	400 of 775	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.3	153 of 781	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	229 of 751	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	31.0	307 of 349	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	461 of 815	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	446 of 773	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	579 of 763	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	83.9	46 of 779	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	54 of 758	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	537 of 817	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	510 of 816	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	500 of 819	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	642 of 808	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	584 of 778	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.4	313 of 792	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	221 of 763	71.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	28.1	447 of 598	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	476 of 748	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	499 of 754	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	573 of 756	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	644 of 749	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	561 of 727	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.4	196 of 739	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	258 of 718	64.1%	★★★☆☆

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

Male (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)36th percentile-7 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)25th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)12th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History93%+22 vs state

Science82%+19 vs state

American Government79%+6 vs state

Biology62%-3 vs state

Mathematics59%+10 vs state

Algebra I51%-8 vs state

English Language Arts50%-8 vs state

English II48%-12 vs state

Geometry32%-10 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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
North Central Junior/High School	Public	7-12	400 E Baubice St	Pioneer	43554	Williams County	North Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 737-2366	208	21	9.9	98.6%	180 (86.5%)	5 (2.4%)	21 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	48.2	491^st of 855 public high schools	42.6%		43.7	517^th of 864 public high schools	40.2%	26	82.1	78.6	93.3		65.7	52.2		54.3	46.4	62.2	47.9	32.4	51.4	$17,039
Montpelier High School	Public	7-12	1015 E Brown Rd	Montpelier	43543	Williams County	Montpelier Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 485-6700	316	30	10.5		293 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	60.1	332^nd of 855 public high schools	61.2%		69.8	196^th of 864 public high schools	77.3%	136	84.9	83.7	90.4		46.8	41.5		61.3	66.0	62.7	67.9	43.9	63.6	$16,116
Hilltop High School	Public	7-12	1401 W Jackson St	West Unity	43570	Williams County	Millcreek-West Unity Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 924-2365	207	18	11.6	98.6%	185 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	65	260^th of 855 public high schools	69.6%		56.6	377^th of 864 public high schools	56.4%	117	79.4	78.1	92.5		29.7	67.6		54.1	67.6	65.8	70.5	48.5	79.6	$15,864
Fayette Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	400 E Gamble Rd	Fayette	43521	Fulton County	Fayette Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 237-2114	109	16	6.8	52.3%	93 (85.3%)	2 (1.8%)	12 (11.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.4	532^nd of 855 public high schools	37.8%		57.6	368^th of 864 public high schools	57.4%	164	42.9	80.8	73.3		45.0	21.4		45.0	35.7	46.7	66.7	0.0		$19,263
Stryker High School	Public	7-12	400 S Defiance St	Stryker	43557	Williams County	Stryker Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 682-4591	141	13	10.8	53.2%	120 (85.1%)	1 (0.7%)	19 (13.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.9	287^th of 855 public high schools	66.4%		59	345^th of 864 public high schools	60.1%	58	65.6	85.7	84.2		64.7	56.3		60.0	50.0	73.7	60.0	30.0	92.9	$17,423
Edon High School	Public	7-12	802 W Indiana St	Edon	43518	Williams County	Edon Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 272-3113	231	16	14.3	88.3%	214 (92.6%)	3 (1.3%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	60.6	323^rd of 855 public high schools	62.2%		74.2	145^th of 864 public high schools	83.2%	178	85.4	88.6	81.0		52.8	74.4		73.2	78.0	74.4	78.6	42.1	44.2	$12,622
Bryan Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	1000 W Fountain Grove Drive	Bryan	43506	Williams County	Bryan City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 636-4536	883	56	15.6		747 (84.6%)	3 (0.3%)	86 (9.7%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.1%)	67.6	225^th of 855 public high schools	73.7%		67.4	232^nd of 864 public high schools	73.1%	7	66.1	85.8	77.5	56.3	65.4	60.8	64.2	63.8	48.4	78.7	75.0	60.2	66.2	$11,804
Archbold High School	Public	9-12	600 Lafayette St	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Archbold-Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 445-5579	326	16	20.5	35.0%	251 (77.0%)	5 (1.5%)	63 (19.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	76.2	106^th of 855 public high schools	87.6%		81.1	69^th of 864 public high schools	92.0%	37		89.6	84.6							89.2	80.0	67.4	72.3	$15,773
Edgerton High School	Public	7-12	111 E River St	Edgerton	43517	Williams County	Edgerton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 298-2331	262	16	16.7		242 (92.4%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	75.7	115^th of 855 public high schools	86.5%		79	90^th of 864 public high schools	89.6%	25	58.0	83.3	90.5		59.6	26.7		74.5	65.9	88.4	78.3	59.1	80.5	$13,244
Pettisville High School	Public	7-12	232 Summit St	Pettisville	43553	Fulton County	Pettisville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2705	208	17	12.3	58.2%	174 (83.7%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (13.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	67.1	231^st of 855 public high schools	73.0%		82.6	53^rd of 864 public high schools	93.9%	178	83.8	81.4	80.6		52.9	69.4		76.5	59.5	89.2	81.1	55.3	54.8	$15,672

Frequently Asked Questions about North Central Junior/High School

How many students attend North Central Junior/High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended North Central Junior/High School.

What is the racial makeup of North Central Junior/High School?

Students at North Central Junior/High School are 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools feed into North Central Junior/High School?

North Central Junior/High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : North Central Elementary School

Is North Central Junior/High School a good school?

North Central Junior/High School ranks 491^st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is North Central Junior/High School in?

North Central Local

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