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Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

Summary:

Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is a public high school serving 319 students in grades 9-12 in Rootstown, Ohio. The school is part of the Rootstown Local District, which is ranked 338 out of 839 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School has consistently strong academic performance, with proficiency rates exceeding state averages in subjects like American Government, American History, Biology, and English II. The school maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 94.3% to 97.9% in recent years, well above the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates have fluctuated, ranging from 13.4% to 34.3%, an area that may need improvement. Compared to the nearby Maplewood Career Center Building, Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a different socioeconomic profile between the two schools.

While the school's overall performance is strong, there are some areas that may warrant further attention. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students and low socioeconomic status students performing well, but male students, white students, and students with disabilities showing more mixed results. Additionally, the school's performance for gifted and talented students has been relatively low, indicating a potential need to review the school's programs and resources for supporting the academic needs of these students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 4140 State Route 44
       Rootstown, OH  44272-9697

(330) 325-7911

District: Rootstown Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
353rd of 864 Ohio High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,159 Help


Feeder schools for Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School:

Elementary:    Rootstown Elementary School
Middle:    Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.8 Help
Number of students:  290

Racial breakdown:

White:
93.1%
Two or more races:
3.1%
Hispanic:
1.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.1% Help


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Compare Details Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School ranks better than 59.1% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.76. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (93.1%), two or more races (3.1%), Hispanic (1.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 34.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is 13.8. (See more...)
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Compare Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School employs 21 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is $12,159.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School 353rd of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Rootstown Local:

SchoolDigger ranks Rootstown Local 338th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

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Rank History for all students at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 72.36 197th 681 71.1%
2005 61.31 310th 689 55.0%
2006 70.50 189th 696 72.8%
2007 72.40 162nd 756 78.6%
2008 67.17 249th 767 67.5%
2009 68.07 261st 791 67.0%
2010 66.05 303rd 819 63.0%
2011 61.91 412th 818 49.6%
2012 75.21 122nd 832 85.3%
2013 66.78 262nd 767 65.8%
2014 64.43 319th 769 58.5%
2015 65.78 242nd 778 68.9%
2016 69.87 153rd 784 80.5%
2017 68.77 162nd 773 79.0%
2018 64.70 248th 800 69.0%
2019 57.05 378th 836 54.8%
2021 68.59 185th 819 77.4%
2022 64.86 251st 836 70.0%
2023 67.06 240th 867 72.3%
2024 58.76 353rd 864 59.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.14 391st 614 36.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.40 304th 758 59.9%
2019 60.48 316th 779 59.4%
2021 72.53 129th 763 83.1%
2022 68.39 195th 773 74.8%
2023 80.13 81st 805 89.9%
2024 57.88 353rd 822 57.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.57 269th 751 64.2%
2019 63.76 322nd 781 58.8%
2021 68.35 224th 775 71.1%
2022 60.70 327th 794 58.8%
2023 72.48 206th 813 74.7%
2024 65.33 290th 798 63.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.79 345th 550 37.3%
2019 36.21 397th 628 36.8%
2021 38.97 344th 596 42.3%
2022 18.60 525th 606 13.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.35 210th 272 22.8%
2021 73.08 55th 349 84.2%
2022 58.23 162nd 312 48.1%
2023 48.82 208th 308 32.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.49 351st 763 54.0%
2019 56.20 395th 792 50.1%
2021 61.59 278th 778 64.3%
2022 60.92 320th 808 60.4%
2023 60.37 346th 819 57.8%
2024 47.94 471st 816 42.3%
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Rank History for White students at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.54 331st 718 53.9%
2019 52.48 402nd 739 45.6%
2021 60.18 271st 727 62.7%
2022 47.64 423rd 749 43.5%
2023 59.49 321st 756 57.5%
2024 52.70 397th 754 47.3%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 428 1 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1989 397 1 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 404
1990 395 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 398
1991 376 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 379
1992 395 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 396
1993 407 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 408
1994 379 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 379
1995 395 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1996 395 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1997 383 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 383
1998 412 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1999 395 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 399
2000 412 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 416
2001 438 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 442
2002 405 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 409
2003 405 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 409
2004 402 6 2 0 0 n/a n/a 2 412
2005 418 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 425
2006 424 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 2 430
2007 447 7 0 2 0 n/a n/a 1 457
2008 430 5 0 2 0 n/a n/a 1 438
2009 418 4 0 3 0 n/a n/a 1 426
2010 368 3 0 2 0 n/a n/a 1 374
2011 334 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 345
2012 331 4 0 2 0 0 7 0 344
2013 323 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 330
2014 308 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 316
2015 310 4 1 1 1 0 8 0 325
2016 323 7 1 1 1 0 7 0 340
2017 336 3 2 3 1 0 8 0 353
2018 310 2 2 5 2 0 10 0 331
2019 305 3 1 5 1 0 11 0 326
2020 308 3 3 5 1 0 14 0 334
2021 298 2 3 3 1 0 13 0 320
2022 299 4 4 3 0 0 7 0 317
2023 303 2 4 2 0 0 8 0 319
2024 270 3 2 4 2 0 9 0 290

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 434 27.0 16.0 0
1989 404 26.0 15.5 n/a
1990 398 28.0 14.2 n/a
1991 379 27.0 14.0 n/a
1992 396 26.1 15.1 0.8
1993 408 23.7 17.2 2
1994 379 23.7 16.0 1.6
1995 395 24.9 15.9 1.5
1996 395 24.9 15.9 1.5
1997 383 25.0 15.3 2.9
1998 413 25.7 16.1 1.2
1999 399 26.5 15.1 2.3
2000 416 27.0 15.4 3.6
2001 442 28.8 15.3 5
2002 409 28.0 14.6 8.6
2003 409 28.0 14.6 8.6
2004 412 25.0 16.5 9.3
2005 425 24.0 17.7 9.6
2006 430 22.0 19.5 11
2007 457 23.4 19.5 9.9
2008 438 21.0 20.9 n/a
2009 426 23.0 18.5 14.8
2010 374 23.0 16.2 20.4
2011 345 21.0 16.4 19.4
2012 344 17.8 19.2 26.2
2013 330 16.4 20.0 23
2014 316 18.4 17.1 25
2015 325 n/a n/a 25.8
2016 340 23.0 14.7 24.1
2017 353 20.5 17.1 25.8
2018 331 23.7 13.9 23.9
2019 326 26.0 12.5 21.8
2020 334 25.0 13.3 22.2
2021 320 18.1 17.6 n/a
2022 317 18.8 16.8 n/a
2023 319 18.3 17.3 24.8
2024 290 21.0 13.8 34.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 434 27.0 16.0 0
1989 404 26.0 15.5 n/a
1990 398 28.0 14.2 n/a
1991 379 27.0 14.0 n/a
1992 396 26.1 15.1 0.8
1993 408 23.7 17.2 2
1994 379 23.7 16.0 1.6
1995 395 24.9 15.9 1.5
1996 395 24.9 15.9 1.5
1997 383 25.0 15.3 2.9
1998 413 25.7 16.1 1.2
1999 399 26.5 15.1 2.3
2000 416 27.0 15.4 3.6
2001 442 28.8 15.3 5
2002 409 28.0 14.6 8.6
2003 409 28.0 14.6 8.6
2004 412 25.0 16.5 9.3
2005 425 24.0 17.7 9.6
2006 430 22.0 19.5 11
2007 457 23.4 19.5 9.9
2008 438 21.0 20.9 n/a
2009 426 23.0 18.5 14.8
2010 374 23.0 16.2 20.4
2011 345 21.0 16.4 19.4
2012 344 17.8 19.2 26.2
2013 330 16.4 20.0 23
2014 316 18.4 17.1 25
2015 325 n/a n/a 25.8
2016 340 23.0 14.7 24.1
2017 353 20.5 17.1 25.8
2018 331 23.7 13.9 23.9
2019 326 26.0 12.5 21.8
2020 334 25.0 13.3 22.2
2021 320 18.1 17.6 n/a
2022 317 18.8 16.8 n/a
2023 319 18.3 17.3 24.8
2024 290 21.0 13.8 34.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,538
2022 $10,952
2023 $11,246
2024 $12,159

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 378th of 836 High schoolsRanks 240th of 867 High schools
 17.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School)92.381.4
 10.9%
   End of Course American Government (Rootstown Local)9281.8
 10.2%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School)87.580.9
 6.6%
   End of Course American History (Rootstown Local)86.883.2
 3.6%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School)69.670.8
 1.2%
   End of Course Biology (Rootstown Local)72.169.9
 2.2%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School)5976.6
 17.6%
   End of Course English II (Rootstown Local)61.777.1
 15.4%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Integrated Math I (Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School)43.245.3
 2.1%
   End of Course Integrated Math I (Rootstown Local)57.154.8
 2.3%
   End of Course Integrated Math I (Ohio)43.639.4
 4.2%
End of Course Integrated Math II (Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School)36.445.5
 9.1%
   End of Course Integrated Math II (Rootstown Local)36.447.5
 11.1%
   End of Course Integrated Math II (Ohio)35.833.1
 2.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students326319
 2.1%
African American32
 33.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian14
 300%
Hispanic52
 60%
Pacific Islander00
White305303
 0.7%
Two or More Races118
 27.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients21.8%24.8%
 3%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Rootstown Elementary School
Middle : Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle School

Students at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School ranks 353rd of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 290 students attended Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School.


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