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Wadsworth High School

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Wadsworth High School ranks 146 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 83% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Wadsworth High School is a public high school in Wadsworth, Ohio, serving 1,591 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Wadsworth City School District, which is ranked 126 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wadsworth High School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance. The school boasts impressive graduation rates, ranging from 94.3% to 96.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Wadsworth High School students also consistently outperform the state and district averages on Ohio State Tests across various subjects, including American Government, American History, and English II. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for Hispanic students and gifted and talented students, who rank highly compared to other Ohio high schools.

While Wadsworth High School has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, the school still performs better than the state average. When compared to nearby schools, such as Chippewa Junior/Senior High School, Wadsworth High School generally outperforms them on key metrics like test scores and graduation rates. The school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggests a more advantaged student population, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

1,540

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,103

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

625 Broad St
Wadsworth, OH 44281-2319

(330) 335-1400

District: Wadsworth City

Feeder schools for Wadsworth High School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	Isham Memorial Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Overlook Elementary School
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	Valley View Elementary School
Middle:	Central Intermediate School
	Wadsworth Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.1%

Two or more races:

3.6%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (78% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg79%

Ohio avg62%

146^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

126^th of 828Wadsworth 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	73.3	146 of 855	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	100 of 864	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	140 of 867	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	162 of 836	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	72 of 819	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	129 of 836	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	149 of 800	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	70.0	152 of 773	80.3%	★★★★☆
2016	65.2	217 of 784	72.3%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	126 of 778	83.8%	★★★★☆
2014	76.0	99 of 769	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	77.4	78 of 767	89.8%	★★★★☆
2012	79.1	44 of 832	94.7%	★★★★★
2011	78.6	61 of 818	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	79.0	69 of 819	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	77.0	86 of 791	89.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	63 of 767	91.8%	★★★★★
2007	75.1	121 of 756	84.0%	★★★★☆
2006	70.6	186 of 696	73.3%	★★★★☆
2005	76.4	133 of 689	80.7%	★★★★☆
2004	82.3	111 of 681	83.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	46.0	258 of 606	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	199 of 596	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	179 of 628	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	155 of 550	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	139 of 809	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	107 of 798	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	140 of 813	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	190 of 794	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	75 of 775	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	96 of 781	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	156 of 751	79.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	74.8	39 of 280	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	77 of 308	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	160 of 312	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.6	52 of 272	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	284 of 538	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	89.4	18 of 273	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	74.6	58 of 270	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	39 of 260	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	95.1	7 of 239	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	8 of 184	95.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	190 of 815	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	69 of 822	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	128 of 805	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	187 of 773	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	189 of 763	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	138 of 779	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	240 of 758	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	142 of 817	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	83 of 816	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	125 of 819	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	128 of 808	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	69 of 778	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	112 of 792	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	163 of 763	78.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	83 of 254	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	97 of 242	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	133 of 239	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.5	55 of 222	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	35 of 208	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	51 of 201	74.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	165 of 617	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.8	196 of 598	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	195 of 614	68.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	155 of 748	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	100 of 754	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	147 of 756	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	168 of 749	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	93 of 727	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	119 of 739	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	184 of 718	74.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government89%+16 vs state

American History88%+16 vs state

Biology84%+18 vs state

English II83%+22 vs state

Algebra I72%+13 vs state

Geometry52%+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 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
Wadsworth High School	Public	9-12	625 Broad St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 335-1400	1,540	80	19.1	30.8%	1,388 (90.1%)	24 (1.6%)	50 (3.2%)	19 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (3.6%)	73.3	146^th of 855 public high schools	82.9%		77.9	100^th of 864 public high schools	88.4%	46		89.0	87.5					83.8	82.7	52.3	72.5	$13,103
Wadsworth City School District Online Academy	Public, Virtual	8-12	524 Broad St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(330) 336-3571	4	0			4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Norton High School	Public	9-12	1 Panther Way	Norton	44203	Summit County	Norton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 825-7300	746	46	16.3		681 (91.3%)	20 (2.7%)	19 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	73.9	138^th of 855 public high schools	83.9%		68.7	216^th of 864 public high schools	75.0%	78		87.9	86.6					78.7	77.2	64.4	75.2	$11,548
Chippewa Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	5-12	466 S Portage St	Doylestown	44230	Wayne County	Chippewa Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(330) 658-2011	21	1	31.3		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Chippewa Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	466 South Portage	Doylestown	44230	Wayne County	Chippewa Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 658-2011	588	33	17.7	30.3%	566 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	80.3	75^th of 855 public high schools	91.2%		83	49^th of 864 public high schools	94.3%	26	95.2	88.3	92.4	73.7	85.9	80.0	75.9	95.1	77.0	70.8	81.1	$12,959
Barberton High School	Public	9-12	555 Barber Rd	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 753-1084	1,186	79	15.0	63.5%	858 (72.3%)	144 (12.1%)	57 (4.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (10.1%)	53.8	414^th of 855 public high schools	51.6%		49.5	468^th of 864 public high schools	45.8%	54		77.2	86.3					66.8	67.0	38.8	47.5	$16,006
Rittman High School	Public	9-12	50 Saurer St	Rittman	44270	Wayne County	Rittman Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 927-7140	212	17	12.7	98.6%	189 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.1%)	70.5	188^th of 855 public high schools	78.0%		76.1	122^nd of 864 public high schools	85.9%	66		95.5	90.8					86.8	73.4	44.3	65.9	$22,370
Rittman Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	100 Saurer St	Rittman	44270	Wayne County	Rittman Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 927-7401	31	3	10.3		29 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$11,508
Copley High School	Public	9-12	3807 Ridgewood Rd	Copley	44321	Summit County	Copley-Fairlawn City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 664-4822	895	63	14.1	23.6%	632 (70.6%)	137 (15.3%)	30 (3.4%)	37 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	55 (6.1%)	71.5	172^nd of 855 public high schools	79.9%		68.9	212^th of 864 public high schools	75.5%	40		76.7	87.2					81.9	83.4	58.0	75.2	$16,823
Coventry High School	Public	9-12	1135 Portage Lakes Dr	Akron	44319	Summit County	Coventry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 644-3004	522	39	13.3	54.8%	435 (83.3%)	23 (4.4%)	13 (2.5%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	41.2	555^th of 855 public high schools	35.1%		37.9	566^th of 864 public high schools	34.5%	11		63.6	79.8					64.0	69.9	16.5	29.6	$12,138

Frequently Asked Questions about Wadsworth High School

Is Wadsworth High School a good school?

Wadsworth High School ranks 146^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wadsworth High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,540 students attended Wadsworth High School.

What is the racial makeup of Wadsworth High School?

Students at Wadsworth High School are 90% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Wadsworth High School?

Wadsworth High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : Isham Memorial Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Overlook Elementary School
Elementary : Valley View Elementary School
Middle : Central Intermediate School
Middle : Wadsworth Middle School

What district is Wadsworth High School in?

Wadsworth City

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