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Marietta High School

Q: Is Marietta High School a good school?

Marietta High School ranks 421 st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 51% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Marietta High School is a public high school located in Marietta, Ohio, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,028 students. The school is part of the Marietta City School District, which is ranked 506 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marietta High School has seen a steady improvement in its 4-year graduation rate, reaching 94.5% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is higher than the state average and the graduation rates of nearby schools like Frontier High/Middle School (93.8%) and Belpre High School (87.5%). However, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 24.1% to 31.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Warren High School (16.0%) and Waterford High School (14.0%).

Marietta High School's performance on state tests is mixed compared to the state and local averages. While the school performs well in some subjects like Algebra I and American History, it lags behind in others like Mathematics and English Language Arts. For example, in 2024-2025, only 35.1% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 50%. The school's statewide ranking has also been declining over the past several years, from 421 out of 855 Ohio high schools in 2024-2025 to 570 out of 836 in 2018-2019. Addressing the socioeconomic factors and improving performance in core academic areas could be key focus areas for the school's improvement efforts.

995

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,955

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

208 Davis Ave
Marietta, OH 45750-1417

(740) 374-6540

District: Marietta City

Feeder schools for Marietta High School:

Elementary:	Marietta Elementary School
	Phillips School
	Washington School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Hispanic:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

606^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 7 pts since 2023

From bottom 35% (2023) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

421^st of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

506^th of 828Marietta 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	606 of 1036	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	653 of 1046	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	686 of 1048	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	450 of 565	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	594 of 938	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	642 of 942	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	707 of 943	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	622 of 925	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	150 of 194	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	178 of 196	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	133 of 173	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	203 of 241	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	719 of 983	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	649 of 989	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	728 of 974	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	708 of 947	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	604 of 954	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	624 of 958	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	613 of 963	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	666 of 946	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	25.1	195 of 254	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	187 of 245	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	535 of 572	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	453 of 563	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	552 of 590	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	633 of 777	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	666 of 795	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	685 of 805	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	682 of 809	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	421 of 855	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	436 of 864	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	473 of 867	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	462 of 836	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	498 of 819	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	570 of 836	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	526 of 800	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.0	545 of 773	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	49.0	467 of 784	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.4	508 of 778	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.2	557 of 769	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.1	526 of 767	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.7	503 of 832	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.4	475 of 818	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.3	422 of 819	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.8	456 of 791	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.7	484 of 767	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.6	484 of 756	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.2	473 of 696	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.0	404 of 689	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	63.5	273 of 681	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	53.8	205 of 606	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	308 of 596	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	438 of 628	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	226 of 550	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	411 of 809	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	397 of 798	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	483 of 813	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	376 of 794	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	433 of 775	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	555 of 781	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	523 of 751	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	38 of 244	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	115 of 280	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	144 of 308	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	204 of 312	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	301 of 349	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.2	93 of 272	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	330 of 538	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	535 of 815	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	468 of 822	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	486 of 805	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	517 of 773	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	488 of 763	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	550 of 779	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	515 of 758	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	399 of 817	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	434 of 816	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	462 of 819	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	538 of 808	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	523 of 778	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	563 of 792	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	489 of 763	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	59 of 254	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	28.1	155 of 201	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	373 of 617	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	473 of 598	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	326 of 614	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	445 of 748	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	431 of 754	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	489 of 756	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	505 of 749	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	525 of 727	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	591 of 739	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	525 of 718	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)37th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)23rd percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)23rd percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile

White (2025)19th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-35 vs school

High school

Gifted and Talented (2025)84th percentile+34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

White (2025)41st percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History75%+4 vs state

American Government74%~ state avg

Algebra I70%+11 vs state

Biology67%~ state avg

Science61%~ state avg

English II57%-3 vs state

English Language Arts54%-5 vs state

Geometry47%+4 vs state

Mathematics36%-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 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 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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
Marietta High School	Public	7-12	208 Davis Ave	Marietta	45750	Washington County	Marietta City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 374-6540	995	56	17.7	56.4%	889 (89.3%)	10 (1.0%)	28 (2.8%)	17 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.0%)	53.4	421^st of 855 public high schools	50.8%		52.4	436^th of 864 public high schools	49.5%	15	61.0	74.3	75.0	35.1	36.3	52.4	55.6	67.0	57.0	46.6	70.3	$11,955
Washington County CC Barrett Bld	Public	10-12	21740 State Route 676	Marietta	45750	Washington County	Washington County Career Center District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 373-2766	394	29	13.5	72.8%	358 (90.9%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Warren High School	Public	9-12	130 Warrior Dr	Vincent	45784	Washington County	Warren Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 678-2393	565	33	17.0		526 (93.1%)	5 (0.9%)	17 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	60.9	318^th of 855 public high schools	62.8%		64.6	273^rd of 864 public high schools	68.4%	45		82.8	79.0					78.3	78.3	42.1	52.5	$11,848
Waterford High School	Public	9-12	330 Main Street	Waterford	45786	Washington County	Wolf Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 984-2373	163	16	9.8	43.6%	158 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	54.6	405^th of 855 public high schools	52.6%		56	387^th of 864 public high schools	55.2%	18		80.0	72.9					61.4	75.4	57.5	40.0	$19,612
BlueSky Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	11-12	330 Main & High Street	Waterford	45786	Washington County	Wolf Creek Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(740) 984-2373	3	0			3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Fort Frye High School	Public	9-12	420 Fifth St	Beverly	45715	Washington County	Fort Frye Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 984-2376	227	18	12.6	63.4%	218 (96.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	72	160^th of 855 public high schools	81.3%		74.1	149^th of 864 public high schools	82.8%	11		88.2	97.1					87.1	66.7	58.5	67.5	$18,146
Belpre High School	Public	7-12	300 Stone Rd	Belpre	45714	Washington County	Belpre City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 423-3000	387	27	14.3	52.5%	351 (90.7%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	41.2	554^th of 855 public high schools	35.2%		45.4	501^st of 864 public high schools	42.0%	53	77.4	65.4	69.8	50.0	67.4	55.4	62.3	62.0	61.1	22.2	59.2	$13,360
Frontier High/Middle School	Public	7-12	44870 State Route 7	New Matamoras	45767	Washington County	Frontier Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 865-3441	218	19	11.2		210 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	51.1	459^th of 855 public high schools	46.3%		60.4	330^th of 864 public high schools	61.8%	129	58.3	80.8	73.2	33.3	21.4	46.2	33.3	73.8	62.8	27.3	55.8	$14,610
Frontier Local Virtual School	Public, Virtual	10-12	44870 State Route 7	New Matamoras	45767	Washington County	Frontier Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(740) 865-3473	3	0			3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Marietta High School

What schools feed into Marietta High School?

Marietta High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Marietta Elementary School
Elementary : Phillips School
Elementary : Washington School

How many students attend Marietta High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 995 students attended Marietta High School.

Is Marietta High School a good school?

Marietta High School ranks 421^st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Marietta High School?

Students at Marietta High School are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Marietta High School in?

Marietta City

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