Summary:
ZIP code 43162 is served by a single high school, West Jefferson High School, which educates 279 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Jefferson Local district in West Jefferson, Ohio. Because it is the only high school in the area, everything below describes that one school rather than a comparison among schools.
The clearest strength is completion: 98.8% of students graduated in 2025–26, matching the district rate and near the maximum possible. American Government proficiency was above the state in both years (76.3% in 2025–26 versus 71.6% statewide), and Algebra I jumped from 44.4% to 75.9%, moving from 15.0 points below the state to 14.3 points above it. The student-teacher ratio of 12.6 is moderate. Still, the overall picture is mixed. The school ranked 538 of 795 in 2025–26, placing it in the 32nd percentile with 2 stars — below the state median and down from the 44th percentile in 2023–24. Chronic absenteeism was 24.3%, above the district's 20.3%, meaning roughly one in four students misses school chronically.
Academically, 2025–26 was a weaker year across most subjects: five of six End-of-Course tests declined, with American History at 58.1% (15.1 points below state) and Biology at 51.3% (15.7 points below state) the biggest concerns. English II and Geometry both fell from above the state to below it. Note that 75.99% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, and the only spending figure available, $10,654, dates to 2018–19. With just 279 students, subject-level cohorts are small, so year-to-year swings can be large and should be read with caution.
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