Washington High School

Summary:

Washington High School is a public high school located in Washington Court House, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 637. The school is part of the Washington Court House City School District, which is ranked 497 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools, maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong rankings for Hispanic students and Gifted and Talented students, but struggling with White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 87.6% to 94.4% in recent years, and the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.9% in 2019-2020 to 36.7% in 2023-2024.

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 state assessments and has a lower statewide ranking. This may be related to the school's higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 49.45% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.


Detail:

Public 9-12

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


(740) 636-4221

District: Washington Court House City

SchoolDigger Rank:
585th of 864 Ohio High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,198 Help


Feeder schools for Washington High School:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  20.5 Help
Number of students:  605

Racial breakdown:

White:
82.0%
Two or more races:
7.6%
African American:
5.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Washington High School ranks worse than 67.7% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.42. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Washington 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 (82%), two or more races (7.6%), African American (5.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington High School is 20.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington High School is $10,198.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington High School 585th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Washington High School in the ranking list.)

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Washington Court House City:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Court House City 497th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Washington High School

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Rank History for all students at Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 28.68 535th 681 21.4%
2005 72.22 173rd 689 74.9%
2006 52.73 412th 696 40.8%
2007 55.62 444th 756 41.3%
2008 56.66 443rd 767 42.2%
2009 62.78 358th 791 54.7%
2010 57.28 476th 819 41.9%
2011 59.69 458th 818 44.0%
2012 45.48 620th 832 25.5%
2013 48.79 551st 767 28.2%
2014 57.05 436th 769 43.3%
2015 52.85 455th 778 41.5%
2016 43.90 526th 784 32.9%
2017 47.77 429th 773 44.5%
2018 39.16 568th 800 29.0%
2019 42.74 546th 836 34.7%
2021 39.74 533rd 819 34.9%
2022 34.30 595th 836 28.8%
2023 41.06 548th 867 36.8%
2024 35.42 585th 864 32.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.58 166th 208 20.2%
2021 40.91 132nd 211 37.4%
2022 22.60 181st 222 18.5%
2024 19.92 205th 242 15.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.52 485th 614 21.0%
2024 14.90 563rd 598 5.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.75 544th 758 28.2%
2019 35.52 576th 779 26.1%
2021 36.43 529th 763 30.7%
2022 32.52 568th 773 26.5%
2023 38.17 542nd 805 32.7%
2024 32.81 608th 822 26.0%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.17 468th 751 37.7%
2019 47.28 519th 781 33.5%
2021 42.10 491st 775 36.6%
2022 36.43 553rd 794 30.4%
2023 50.39 468th 813 42.4%
2024 39.99 545th 798 31.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.41 495th 550 10.0%
2019 29.37 471st 628 25.0%
2021 57.86 175th 596 70.6%
2022 27.63 442nd 606 27.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.77 481st 538 10.6%
2019 56.42 144th 272 47.1%
2021 63.25 125th 349 64.2%
2024 77.28 24th 280 91.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.13 595th 763 22.0%
2019 41.41 549th 792 30.7%
2021 38.29 528th 778 32.1%
2022 30.08 601st 808 25.6%
2023 29.97 602nd 819 26.5%
2024 27.29 618th 816 24.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 31.01 154th 207 25.6%
2024 51.39 137th 273 49.8%
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Rank History for White students at Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.54 585th 718 18.5%
2019 34.63 560th 739 24.2%
2021 29.83 553rd 727 23.9%
2022 21.32 625th 749 16.6%
2023 29.41 581st 756 23.1%
2024 27.29 589th 754 21.9%
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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 Washington High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 732 33 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 767
1989 700 34 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 738
1990 672 25 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 701
1991 630 19 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 651
1992 642 25 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 673
1993 663 25 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 688
1994 644 22 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 669
1995 658 17 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 677
1996 658 17 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 677
1997 644 14 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 659
1998 636 22 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 663
1999 655 16 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 673
2000 609 21 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 636
2001 640 22 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 664
2002 624 28 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 660
2003 624 28 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 660
2004 600 23 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 634
2005 596 19 3 4 0 n/a n/a 2 624
2006 608 19 6 3 0 n/a n/a 4 640
2007 620 19 11 3 0 n/a n/a 7 660
2008 628 23 6 4 0 n/a n/a 9 670
2009 615 15 8 1 0 n/a n/a 9 648
2010 598 21 5 2 0 n/a n/a 13 639
2011 597 19 4 4 0 0 17 0 641
2012 610 17 6 6 1 0 21 0 661
2013 573 20 6 7 0 0 28 0 634
2014 542 16 8 7 1 0 26 0 600
2015 568 23 8 11 1 0 29 0 640
2016 536 30 7 13 0 0 26 0 612
2017 532 23 9 13 0 0 20 0 597
2018 534 22 8 21 0 0 29 0 614
2019 502 21 10 20 0 0 31 0 584
2020 511 14 11 29 0 0 35 0 600
2021 533 19 11 29 0 0 40 0 632
2022 526 26 8 29 0 0 38 0 627
2023 517 29 7 39 0 0 45 0 637
2024 496 31 7 25 0 0 46 0 605

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 Washington High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 767 33.0 23.2 0
1989 738 34.0 21.7 n/a
1990 701 34.1 20.5 n/a
1991 651 31.2 20.8 n/a
1992 673 31.2 21.5 11.4
1993 688 32.6 21.1 10.2
1994 669 33.8 19.8 9.3
1995 677 35.0 19.3 13.3
1996 677 35.0 19.3 13.3
1997 659 34.6 19.0 9.9
1998 663 34.0 19.5 9.8
1999 673 35.0 19.2 10.7
2000 636 36.0 17.7 12.7
2001 664 38.0 17.5 13.1
2002 660 37.1 17.8 17.7
2003 660 37.1 17.8 17.7
2004 634 41.0 15.5 18.5
2005 624 38.0 16.4 17.2
2006 640 37.9 16.9 20.8
2007 660 41.0 16.1 22.4
2008 670 37.4 17.9 n/a
2009 648 35.7 18.2 31.1
2010 639 35.3 18.0 33.7
2011 641 36.3 17.6 42.3
2012 661 34.6 19.0 45.1
2013 634 37.6 16.8 48.6
2014 600 34.6 17.3 49
2015 640 n/a n/a 50.8
2016 612 42.0 14.5 55.6
2017 597 39.5 15.1 52.9
2018 614 39.5 15.5 56.2
2019 584 30.5 19.1 60.6
2020 600 41.5 14.4 38.8
2021 632 42.0 15.0 n/a
2022 627 33.5 18.7 n/a
2023 637 33.5 19.0 49.5
2024 605 29.5 20.5 52.9

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 Washington High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 767 33.0 23.2 0
1989 738 34.0 21.7 n/a
1990 701 34.1 20.5 n/a
1991 651 31.2 20.8 n/a
1992 673 31.2 21.5 11.4
1993 688 32.6 21.1 10.2
1994 669 33.8 19.8 9.3
1995 677 35.0 19.3 13.3
1996 677 35.0 19.3 13.3
1997 659 34.6 19.0 9.9
1998 663 34.0 19.5 9.8
1999 673 35.0 19.2 10.7
2000 636 36.0 17.7 12.7
2001 664 38.0 17.5 13.1
2002 660 37.1 17.8 17.7
2003 660 37.1 17.8 17.7
2004 634 41.0 15.5 18.5
2005 624 38.0 16.4 17.2
2006 640 37.9 16.9 20.8
2007 660 41.0 16.1 22.4
2008 670 37.4 17.9 n/a
2009 648 35.7 18.2 31.1
2010 639 35.3 18.0 33.7
2011 641 36.3 17.6 42.3
2012 661 34.6 19.0 45.1
2013 634 37.6 16.8 48.6
2014 600 34.6 17.3 49
2015 640 n/a n/a 50.8
2016 612 42.0 14.5 55.6
2017 597 39.5 15.1 52.9
2018 614 39.5 15.5 56.2
2019 584 30.5 19.1 60.6
2020 600 41.5 14.4 38.8
2021 632 42.0 15.0 n/a
2022 627 33.5 18.7 n/a
2023 637 33.5 19.0 49.5
2024 605 29.5 20.5 52.9

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Washington High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,330
2022 $8,261
2023 $8,191
2024 $10,198

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Washington High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 546th of 836 High schoolsRanks 548th of 867 High schools
 2.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Washington High School)71.561
 10.5%
   End of Course American Government (Washington Court House City)71.561
 10.5%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Washington High School)71.272.2
 1%
   End of Course American History (Washington Court House City)71.272.2
 1%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Washington High School)66.253.9
 12.3%
   End of Course Biology (Washington Court House City)66.253.9
 12.3%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Washington High School)61.758.7
 3%
   End of Course English II (Washington Court House City)61.758.7
 3%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Washington High School)52.838.6
 14.2%
   End of Course Geometry (Washington Court House City)53.539.5
 14%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Washington High School)54.635.4
 19.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Washington Court House City)63.143.2
 19.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students584637
 9.1%
African American2129
 38.1%
American Indian00
Asian107
 30%
Hispanic2039
 95%
Pacific Islander00
White502517
 3%
Two or More Races3145
 45.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.6%49.5%
 11.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Washington High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 605 students attended Washington High School.

Washington High School is fed by the following schools:

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

Washington High School ranks 585th of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Washington High School are 82% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.


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