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Washington High School

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Washington High School ranks 548 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

548^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 36% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Washington High School is a public high school located in Washington Court House, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 605 students. The school is part of the Washington Court House City School District, which is ranked 515 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Washington High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools, typically between the 500th and 600th position out of around 800-850 schools. Its performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school struggling to support White, Multi-racial, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 89-94% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 29-37% in recent years.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Greeneview High School, Westfall High School, and Miami Trace High School, Washington High School generally performs worse on key metrics like statewide ranking, graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. However, the school does perform relatively well for gifted and talented students, ranking in the top 25-144 out of around 280-349 Ohio high schools in this category over the past few years.

522

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,620

Per pupil spending ?

52.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 S Elm St
Washington Court House, OH 43160-2557

(740) 636-4221

District: Washington Court House City

Feeder schools for Washington High School:

Elementary:	Belle Aire Intermediate
	Cherry Hill Primary
Middle:	Washington Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.8%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2022 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 36th (2025) from a 29th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (56% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 17 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg58%

Ohio avg62%

548^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

515^th of 828Washington Court House City 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	41.8	548 of 855	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	585 of 864	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	548 of 867	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	595 of 836	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	533 of 819	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	546 of 836	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	568 of 800	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.8	429 of 773	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.9	526 of 784	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.9	455 of 778	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.0	436 of 769	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.8	551 of 767	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.5	620 of 832	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	59.7	458 of 818	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.3	476 of 819	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.8	358 of 791	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.7	443 of 767	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.6	444 of 756	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.7	412 of 696	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	72.2	173 of 689	74.9%	★★★★☆
2004	28.7	535 of 681	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	442 of 606	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.9	175 of 596	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	29.4	471 of 628	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	495 of 550	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	562 of 809	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	545 of 798	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	468 of 813	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	553 of 794	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	491 of 775	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	519 of 781	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	468 of 751	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	77.3	24 of 280	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	63.2	125 of 349	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	144 of 272	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	481 of 538	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	51.4	137 of 273	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	154 of 207	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	429 of 815	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	608 of 822	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	542 of 805	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	568 of 773	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	529 of 763	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	576 of 779	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	544 of 758	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	509 of 817	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	618 of 816	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	602 of 819	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	601 of 808	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	528 of 778	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	549 of 792	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	595 of 763	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	197 of 254	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	205 of 242	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	181 of 222	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	132 of 211	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	166 of 208	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	439 of 617	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	563 of 598	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	485 of 614	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	548 of 748	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	589 of 754	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	581 of 756	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	625 of 749	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	553 of 727	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	560 of 739	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	585 of 718	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2024)91st percentile+59 vs school

Hispanic (2024)50th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile~ school

White (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History78%+7 vs state

American Government64%-9 vs state

Biology63%~ state avg

English II61%~ state avg

Algebra I42%-17 vs state

Geometry30%-13 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 Integrated Math I (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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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
Washington High School	Public	9-12	400 S Elm St	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Washington Court House City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 636-4221	522	28	18.6		427 (81.8%)	25 (4.8%)	27 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	41.8	548^th of 855 public high schools	35.9%		35.4	585^th of 864 public high schools	32.3%	37		63.5	78.2			63.4	61.4	29.8			42.0	$11,620
Miami Trace High School	Public	9-12	300 Bloomingburg New Holland R	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Miami Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 333-4700	747	32	23.3	41.2%	669 (89.6%)	12 (1.6%)	28 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.6%)	58.6	351^st of 855 public high schools	58.9%		66.2	251^st of 864 public high schools	70.9%	100		77.2	76.3			73.8	71.2	47.1			60.6	$14,849
McClain High School	Public	9-12	200 N 5th St	Greenfield	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 981-7731	496	40	12.4		457 (92.1%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	51.3	458^th of 855 public high schools	46.4%		50.4	456^th of 864 public high schools	47.2%	2		70.0	67.6			58.5	57.8	73.0	36.5	11.7	89.3	$13,550
East Clinton High School	Public	9-12	174 Larrick Rd	Sabina	45169	Clinton County	East Clinton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 584-2474	284	17	16.7		265 (93.3%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	33.9	609^th of 855 public high schools	28.8%		36.7	576^th of 864 public high schools	33.3%	33		55.6	77.9			58.6	58.8	17.3			30.9	$14,429
Adena High School	Public	9-12	3367 County Road 550	Frankfort	45628	Ross County	Adena Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 998-2313	297	15	19.8		270 (90.9%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	36.8	590^th of 855 public high schools	31.0%		42.8	523^rd of 864 public high schools	39.5%	67		77.9	48.0			59.4	58.0	34.3			40.2	$12,147
Fairfield Local High School	Public	9-12	11611 State Route 771	Leesburg	45135	Highland County	Fairfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 780-2966	222	15	14.8		211 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	67.2	229^th of 855 public high schools	73.2%		62.3	305^th of 864 public high schools	64.7%	76		72.7	90.5			82.5	86.2	51.6			62.3	$15,473
Madison-Plains High School	Public	9-12	800 Linson Rd	London	43140	Madison County	Madison-Plains Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 852-0364	345	23	15.0	74.5%	318 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	58.6	349^th of 855 public high schools	59.2%		62.6	298^th of 864 public high schools	65.5%	51		77.5	87.9			77.1	69.0	36.3			56.3	$15,994
Westfall High School	Public	9-12	19463 Pherson Pike	Williamsport	43164	Pickaway County	Westfall Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 986-2911	407	18	22.6	47.4%	378 (92.9%)	7 (1.7%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	41.9	547^th of 855 public high schools	36.0%		44.1	513^th of 864 public high schools	40.6%	34		76.0	62.3			53.7	67.3	38.7			41.6	$15,332
Greeneview High School	Public	8-12	4710 Cottonville Rd	Jamestown	45335	Greene County	Greeneview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 675-9711	405	27	15.0	44.2%	374 (92.3%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	50.3	464^th of 855 public high schools	45.7%		43.7	516^th of 864 public high schools	40.3%	52	80.0	65.9	75.0	66.2	61.5	69.3	75.2	47.7		6.3	59.4	$13,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington High School

How many students attend Washington High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Washington High School.

Is Washington High School a good school?

Washington High School ranks 548^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Washington High School?

Washington High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belle Aire Intermediate
Elementary : Cherry Hill Primary
Middle : Washington Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Washington High School?

Students at Washington High School are 82% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 5% African American.

What district is Washington High School in?

Washington Court House City

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