Westerville-North High School

Summary:

Westerville-North High School is a public high school serving 1,524 students in grades 9-12 in Westerville, Ohio, which is part of the Westerville City School District. The school has a diverse student population, with 54.53% White, 27.62% African American, 6.82% Hispanic, and 3.08% Asian students.

Academically, Westerville-North High School performs above the state average in most subjects, with 77.4% proficiency in American Government, 71% in American History, and 80.6% in Biology, compared to the state averages of 69.1%, 68.5%, and 62.9%, respectively. The school has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.9% in 2020-2021 to 94.7% in 2022-2023. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.7% in 2019-2020 to 29.8% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Westerville-South High School and Westerville Central High School, Westerville-North High School performs on par or slightly better academically. However, the school lags behind the highly-ranked Orange High School and New Albany High School, which are in neighboring districts. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, but relatively weaker for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 950 County Line Rd
       Westerville, OH  43081-1000


(614) 797-6200

District: Westerville City

SchoolDigger Rank:
297th of 864 Ohio High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,148 Help


Feeder schools for Westerville-North High School:

Elementary:    Mark Twain Elementary School
    Robert Frost Elementary School
    Wilder Elementary School
Middle:    Walnut Springs Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  1,542

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.0%
African American:
27.8%
Two or more races:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.9% Help


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Compare Details Westerville-North High School ranks better than 65.6% of high schools in Ohio. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Westerville City School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.63. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Westerville-North 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 Westerville-North High School has the largest high school student body size in the Westerville City School District. Racial makeup is: White (53%), African American (27.8%), two or more races (8.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 36.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westerville-North High School is 17.2, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Westerville City School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westerville-North High School is $12,148, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Westerville City School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westerville-North High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Westerville-North High School 297th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Westerville-North High School in the ranking list.)

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Westerville City:

SchoolDigger ranks Westerville City 255th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Westerville-North High School

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Rank History for all students at Westerville-North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 49.00 396th 681 41.9%
2005 73.93 160th 689 76.8%
2006 62.94 284th 696 59.2%
2007 62.01 358th 756 52.6%
2008 68.99 219th 767 71.4%
2009 68.87 247th 791 68.8%
2010 72.07 189th 819 76.9%
2011 74.39 143rd 818 82.5%
2012 69.45 249th 832 70.1%
2013 63.07 334th 767 56.5%
2014 65.50 301st 769 60.9%
2015 66.66 224th 778 71.2%
2016 59.78 301st 784 61.6%
2017 57.21 313th 773 59.5%
2018 58.48 341st 800 57.4%
2019 66.34 233rd 836 72.1%
2021 47.59 442nd 819 46.0%
2022 59.49 329th 836 60.6%
2023 60.13 340th 867 60.8%
2024 62.63 297th 864 65.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Westerville-North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.77 60th 201 70.1%
2019 76.21 51st 208 75.5%
2021 51.18 115th 211 45.5%
2022 60.83 91st 222 59.0%
2023 56.88 108th 239 54.8%
2024 68.34 77th 242 68.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Westerville-North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.37 44th 100 56.0%
2019 52.05 45th 112 59.8%
2021 30.72 84th 119 29.4%
2022 54.94 37th 111 66.7%
2023 48.78 41st 107 61.7%
2024 65.47 26th 111 76.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Westerville-North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 52.38 213th 614 65.3%
2024 68.96 104th 598 82.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westerville-North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.13 478th 758 36.9%
2019 44.80 500th 779 35.8%
2021 32.57 562nd 763 26.3%
2022 51.62 395th 773 48.9%
2023 46.72 472nd 805 41.4%
2024 55.45 378th 822 54.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Westerville-North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.78 306th 751 59.3%
2019 74.68 160th 781 79.5%
2021 46.83 452nd 775 41.7%
2022 64.65 279th 794 64.9%
2023 63.21 323rd 813 60.3%
2024 66.47 272nd 798 65.9%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Westerville-North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.67 109th 550 80.2%
2019 60.58 178th 628 71.7%
2021 41.13 328th 596 45.0%
2022 55.53 185th 606 69.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Westerville-North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.76 397th 538 26.2%
2019 69.27 62nd 272 77.2%
2021 46.87 238th 349 31.8%
2022 76.64 32nd 312 89.7%
2023 57.46 169th 308 45.1%
2024 77.05 25th 280 91.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Westerville-North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.07 273rd 763 64.2%
2019 67.66 251st 792 68.3%
2021 46.93 438th 778 43.7%
2022 58.45 345th 808 57.3%
2023 61.87 332nd 819 59.5%
2024 65.39 306th 816 62.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Westerville-North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.40 65th 87 25.3%
2019 53.69 47th 76 38.2%
2021 43.18 59th 84 29.8%
2022 55.36 54th 87 37.9%
2023 41.01 61st 86 29.1%
2024 62.04 36th 78 53.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Westerville-North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.02 108th 279 61.3%
2019 65.60 97th 303 68.0%
2021 53.75 112th 284 60.6%
2022 72.49 75th 306 75.5%
2023 67.18 91st 323 71.8%
2024 71.50 71st 318 77.7%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Westerville-North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.69 78th 184 57.6%
2019 71.05 56th 207 72.9%
2021 43.07 147th 239 38.5%
2022 64.35 88th 260 66.2%
2023 71.88 64th 270 76.3%
2024 65.26 92nd 273 66.3%
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Rank History for White students at Westerville-North High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.72 106th 718 85.2%
2019 84.41 59th 739 92.0%
2021 59.77 280th 727 61.5%
2022 71.68 186th 749 75.2%
2023 73.74 167th 756 77.9%
2024 74.85 175th 754 76.8%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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by a student
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Open Quote The best Westerville school, topping Westerville Central High School, and Westerville South High School, as well as other schools in its district. Preparation for the OGT's is one of the big things involved in the "Warrior Way," a respect program that is enforced throughout the schools staff and students, helping all students pass the OGT's either accelerated or advanced. Even after OGT's are passed in the 10th grade, the staff at WNHS prepares its students with rigorous AP classes, as well as honors, and PSEO. Even further, ACT and SAT preparation, practice testing, and guides are abundant in the entire school, giving its students the best preparation for college. Funded fairly well, offering a wide ranging media center, two great gymnasiums, an auditorium, quite large cafeteria and "locker street", a wide, long hallway designated to lockers, WNHS is the perfect school for your up and coming high schooler. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Westerville-North High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1657 93 25 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1777
1989 1720 36 11 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1768
1990 1581 105 24 5 5 n/a n/a 0 1720
1991 1557 102 22 6 2 n/a n/a 0 1689
1992 1635 122 28 7 1 n/a n/a 0 1793
1993 1629 133 24 9 3 n/a n/a 0 1798
1994 1649 124 26 11 6 n/a n/a 0 1816
1995 1794 150 30 9 9 n/a n/a 0 1992
1996 1794 150 30 9 9 n/a n/a 0 1992
1997 1845 184 36 8 7 n/a n/a 0 2080
1998 1847 171 44 9 7 n/a n/a 0 2078
1999 1880 202 52 18 4 n/a n/a 0 2156
2000 1862 227 57 19 6 n/a n/a 0 2171
2001 1903 229 62 18 8 n/a n/a 0 2220
2002 1880 261 71 16 11 n/a n/a 25 2264
2003 1880 261 71 16 11 n/a n/a 25 2264
2004 1570 217 51 17 7 n/a n/a 24 1886
2005 1370 233 48 22 1 n/a n/a 33 1707
2006 1175 283 36 26 1 n/a n/a 35 1556
2007 1150 344 35 24 1 n/a n/a 52 1606
2008 1094 307 30 30 1 n/a n/a 62 1524
2009 1101 287 29 37 1 n/a n/a 78 1533
2010 1096 292 29 39 2 n/a n/a 84 1542
2011 994 307 26 58 4 3 83 0 1475
2012 993 300 24 69 4 4 82 0 1476
2013 953 309 23 60 3 3 83 0 1434
2014 892 310 25 55 6 2 91 0 1381
2015 942 329 35 72 5 1 101 0 1485
2016 882 352 43 62 4 1 103 0 1447
2017 892 366 62 66 2 4 103 0 1495
2018 887 387 56 75 2 5 96 0 1508
2019 893 433 57 67 1 3 94 0 1548
2020 896 434 52 79 2 3 101 0 1567
2021 865 424 49 90 3 1 101 0 1533
2022 866 449 49 84 2 1 108 0 1559
2023 831 421 47 104 3 0 118 0 1524
2024 817 429 53 111 2 0 130 0 1542

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Westerville-North High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1777 93.0 19.1 0
1989 1768 90.0 19.6 n/a
1990 1720 89.5 19.2 n/a
1991 1689 84.3 20.0 n/a
1992 1793 81.8 21.9 1.6
1993 1798 84.5 21.3 0.9
1994 1816 81.9 22.2 0
1995 1992 99.9 19.9 1.5
1996 1992 99.9 19.9 1.5
1997 2080 101.2 20.6 2.1
1998 2078 107.7 19.3 0
1999 2156 112.9 19.1 0
2000 2171 99.9 21.7 0
2001 2220 108.0 20.6 n/a
2002 2264 114.5 19.8 0
2003 2264 114.5 19.8 0
2004 1886 97.1 19.4 n/a
2005 1707 74.5 22.9 0
2006 1556 77.7 20.0 0
2007 1606 80.1 20.0 12.4
2008 1524 84.3 18.1 n/a
2009 1533 80.7 19.0 15.5
2010 1542 75.3 20.4 18.4
2011 1475 77.7 18.9 19.7
2012 1476 79.0 18.6 22
2013 1434 74.7 19.1 21.9
2014 1381 72.6 19.0 23.9
2015 1485 n/a n/a 27.5
2016 1447 77.0 18.7 28.8
2017 1495 79.3 18.8 31.6
2018 1508 83.2 18.1 30.9
2019 1548 82.6 18.7 32.1
2020 1567 86.3 18.1 31.5
2021 1533 87.6 17.5 n/a
2022 1559 86.0 18.1 n/a
2023 1524 88.5 17.2 28.2
2024 1542 89.5 17.2 36.9

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 Westerville-North High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1777 93.0 19.1 0
1989 1768 90.0 19.6 n/a
1990 1720 89.5 19.2 n/a
1991 1689 84.3 20.0 n/a
1992 1793 81.8 21.9 1.6
1993 1798 84.5 21.3 0.9
1994 1816 81.9 22.2 0
1995 1992 99.9 19.9 1.5
1996 1992 99.9 19.9 1.5
1997 2080 101.2 20.6 2.1
1998 2078 107.7 19.3 0
1999 2156 112.9 19.1 0
2000 2171 99.9 21.7 0
2001 2220 108.0 20.6 n/a
2002 2264 114.5 19.8 0
2003 2264 114.5 19.8 0
2004 1886 97.1 19.4 n/a
2005 1707 74.5 22.9 0
2006 1556 77.7 20.0 0
2007 1606 80.1 20.0 12.4
2008 1524 84.3 18.1 n/a
2009 1533 80.7 19.0 15.5
2010 1542 75.3 20.4 18.4
2011 1475 77.7 18.9 19.7
2012 1476 79.0 18.6 22
2013 1434 74.7 19.1 21.9
2014 1381 72.6 19.0 23.9
2015 1485 n/a n/a 27.5
2016 1447 77.0 18.7 28.8
2017 1495 79.3 18.8 31.6
2018 1508 83.2 18.1 30.9
2019 1548 82.6 18.7 32.1
2020 1567 86.3 18.1 31.5
2021 1533 87.6 17.5 n/a
2022 1559 86.0 18.1 n/a
2023 1524 88.5 17.2 28.2
2024 1542 89.5 17.2 36.9

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Westerville-North High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,118
2022 $10,908
2023 $11,642
2024 $12,148

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Westerville-North High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 233rd of 836 High schoolsRanks 340th of 867 High schools
 11.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Westerville-North High School)80.472.7
 7.7%
   End of Course American Government (Westerville City)78.277
 1.2%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Westerville-North High School)83.970.6
 13.3%
   End of Course American History (Westerville City)85.172.9
 12.2%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Westerville-North High School)80.774.9
 5.8%
   End of Course Biology (Westerville City)80.573
 7.5%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Westerville-North High School)75.975.3
 0.6%
   End of Course English II (Westerville City)71.672.2
 0.6%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Westerville-North High School)65.349.7
 15.6%
   End of Course Geometry (Westerville City)64.752.8
 11.9%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Westerville-North High School)81.155.8
 25.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Westerville City)79.667.7
 11.9%
   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 Students15481524
 1.6%
African American433421
 2.8%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian5747
 17.5%
Hispanic67104
 55.2%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White893831
 6.9%
Two or More Races94118
 25.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.1%28.2%
 3.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Westerville-North High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,542 students attended Westerville-North High School.

Westerville-North High School ranks 297th of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Westerville-North High School are 53% White, 28% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Westerville-North High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mark Twain Elementary School
Elementary : Robert Frost Elementary School
Elementary : Wilder Elementary School
Middle : Walnut Springs Middle School


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