Westerville Central High School

Summary:

Westerville Central High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Westerville, Ohio, which is part of the Westerville City School District. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 53.85% White, 26.38% African American, 7.89% Hispanic, 4.11% Asian, and 7.77% two or more races.

Westerville Central High School has consistently ranked in the top 40% of Ohio high schools, with a statewide ranking between 271 and 334 over the past several years. The school's performance on Ohio State Tests is generally above the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 50.1% to 80.3% across different subject areas. However, the school's performance lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as New Albany High School and Olentangy High School, which consistently rank among the top schools in Ohio. Westerville Central High School has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.3% to 94.2% over the past several years, which is slightly higher than the other two high schools in the Westerville City School District.

One area of concern for Westerville Central High School is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.4% in 2019-2020 to 29.4% in 2022-2023. This rate is higher than the nearby Westerville-North High School (27.3%) and Westerville-South High School (33.2%), as well as the state average. The school's performance for its Asian, Hispanic, and English Language Learner student populations also lags behind, with rankings in the bottom half of Ohio high schools, suggesting potential achievement gaps that the school should address.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 7118 Mount Royal Ave
       Westerville, OH  43082-8393


(614) 797-6800

District: Westerville City

SchoolDigger Rank:
334th of 864 Ohio High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,270 Help


Feeder schools for Westerville Central High School:

Elementary:    Alcott Elementary School
    Fouse Elementary School
    Huber Ridge Elementary School
Middle:    Genoa Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  1,500

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.7%
African American:
25.1%
Hispanic:
9.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35.1% Help


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Compare Details Westerville Central High School ranks better than 61.3% of high schools in Ohio. It also ranks last 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 60.09. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Westerville Central 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 (53.7%), African American (25.1%), Hispanic (9.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Westerville City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westerville Central High School is 16.2, which is the lowest 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 Central High School is $13,270, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Westerville City School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westerville Central High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Westerville Central High School 334th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Westerville Central 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 Central High School

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Rank History for all students at Westerville Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.10 430th 681 36.9%
2005 69.47 209th 689 69.7%
2006 67.94 220th 696 68.4%
2007 65.14 287th 756 62.0%
2008 66.51 268th 767 65.1%
2009 71.65 186th 791 76.5%
2010 70.40 223rd 819 72.8%
2011 67.67 281st 818 65.6%
2012 71.67 205th 832 75.4%
2013 71.58 170th 767 77.8%
2014 70.73 188th 769 75.6%
2015 71.44 133rd 778 82.9%
2016 67.78 180th 784 77.0%
2017 62.40 241st 773 68.8%
2018 57.90 353rd 800 55.9%
2019 61.12 323rd 836 61.4%
2021 60.94 271st 819 66.9%
2022 60.04 315th 836 62.3%
2023 62.27 304th 867 64.9%
2024 60.09 334th 864 61.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Westerville Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.95 123rd 201 38.8%
2019 67.01 73rd 208 64.9%
2021 63.82 74th 211 64.9%
2022 72.47 56th 222 74.8%
2023 56.34 111th 239 53.6%
2024 50.06 130th 242 46.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Westerville Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.57 56th 100 44.0%
2019 42.29 59th 112 47.3%
2021 41.79 63rd 119 47.1%
2022 30.26 79th 111 28.8%
2023 42.66 52nd 107 51.4%
2024 32.79 73rd 111 34.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Westerville Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 62.58 129th 614 79.0%
2024 50.57 228th 598 61.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westerville Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.82 563rd 758 25.7%
2019 42.65 517th 779 33.6%
2021 43.47 468th 763 38.7%
2022 43.57 482nd 773 37.6%
2023 45.92 479th 805 40.5%
2024 48.26 461st 822 43.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Westerville Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.15 301st 751 59.9%
2019 65.95 293rd 781 62.5%
2021 64.79 252nd 775 67.5%
2022 63.47 296th 794 62.7%
2023 65.53 292nd 813 64.1%
2024 61.77 332nd 798 58.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Westerville Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.19 231st 550 58.0%
2019 50.05 269th 628 57.2%
2021 48.77 257th 596 56.9%
2022 59.40 154th 606 74.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Westerville Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.32 314th 538 41.6%
2019 73.24 40th 272 85.3%
2021 67.22 93rd 349 73.4%
2022 76.13 37th 312 88.1%
2023 78.03 9th 308 97.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Westerville Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.83 308th 763 59.6%
2019 64.35 300th 792 62.1%
2021 61.89 275th 778 64.7%
2022 62.27 303rd 808 62.5%
2023 64.92 293rd 819 64.2%
2024 64.41 315th 816 61.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Westerville Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.15 75th 87 13.8%
2019 29.83 61st 76 19.7%
2021 43.51 58th 84 31.0%
2022 40.16 65th 87 25.3%
2023 57.66 50th 86 41.9%
2024 49.78 50th 78 35.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Westerville Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.42 78th 279 72.0%
2019 67.00 92nd 303 69.6%
2021 68.57 66th 284 76.8%
2022 74.70 64th 306 79.1%
2023 70.74 77th 323 76.2%
2024 79.62 48th 318 84.9%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Westerville Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.32 73rd 184 60.3%
2019 46.95 125th 207 39.6%
2021 56.07 103rd 239 56.9%
2022 53.06 122nd 260 53.1%
2023 50.36 140th 270 48.1%
2024 37.20 184th 273 32.6%
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Rank History for White students at Westerville Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.35 126th 718 82.5%
2019 79.70 107th 739 85.5%
2021 79.08 102nd 727 86.0%
2022 72.52 174th 749 76.8%
2023 78.00 131st 756 82.7%
2024 71.94 203rd 754 73.1%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Westerville Central High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2004 549 121 23 16 2 n/a n/a 22 733
2005 823 195 30 21 2 n/a n/a 40 1111
2006 1024 260 43 25 5 n/a n/a 59 1416
2007 1074 285 37 31 4 n/a n/a 68 1499
2008 1054 319 34 30 2 n/a n/a 74 1513
2009 1066 296 35 31 3 n/a n/a 77 1508
2010 1066 313 34 34 2 n/a n/a 93 1542
2011 1052 333 39 52 3 1 78 0 1558
2012 1094 340 43 64 1 1 81 0 1624
2013 1036 332 43 68 2 0 83 0 1564
2014 1073 333 41 81 5 0 102 0 1635
2015 1087 342 46 88 8 0 93 0 1664
2016 1110 348 46 106 6 0 102 0 1718
2017 1150 367 76 125 6 0 117 0 1841
2018 1119 415 95 129 6 0 108 0 1872
2019 1078 415 99 145 2 0 109 0 1848
2020 1007 423 82 141 1 0 112 0 1766
2021 955 450 77 115 0 0 109 0 1706
2022 897 428 59 124 0 0 123 0 1631
2023 839 411 64 123 0 0 121 0 1558
2024 805 376 58 141 0 0 120 0 1500

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 Westerville Central High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2004 733 41.3 17.7 n/a
2005 1111 57.1 19.5 0
2006 1416 69.5 20.4 0
2007 1499 74.6 20.1 12.6
2008 1513 75.1 20.1 n/a
2009 1508 76.0 19.8 16.9
2010 1542 77.6 19.8 19.7
2011 1558 81.1 19.1 20.4
2012 1624 79.9 20.3 22.4
2013 1564 78.2 20.0 21.2
2014 1635 73.3 22.2 24.7
2015 1664 n/a n/a 25
2016 1718 80.0 21.4 25.8
2017 1841 81.2 22.6 25.6
2018 1872 96.8 19.3 27
2019 1848 97.3 18.9 27.7
2020 1766 96.1 18.3 29.2
2021 1706 95.6 17.8 n/a
2022 1631 92.9 17.5 n/a
2023 1558 92.5 16.8 26.6
2024 1500 92.2 16.2 35.1

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 Westerville Central High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2004 733 41.3 17.7 n/a
2005 1111 57.1 19.5 0
2006 1416 69.5 20.4 0
2007 1499 74.6 20.1 12.6
2008 1513 75.1 20.1 n/a
2009 1508 76.0 19.8 16.9
2010 1542 77.6 19.8 19.7
2011 1558 81.1 19.1 20.4
2012 1624 79.9 20.3 22.4
2013 1564 78.2 20.0 21.2
2014 1635 73.3 22.2 24.7
2015 1664 n/a n/a 25
2016 1718 80.0 21.4 25.8
2017 1841 81.2 22.6 25.6
2018 1872 96.8 19.3 27
2019 1848 97.3 18.9 27.7
2020 1766 96.1 18.3 29.2
2021 1706 95.6 17.8 n/a
2022 1631 92.9 17.5 n/a
2023 1558 92.5 16.8 26.6
2024 1500 92.2 16.2 35.1

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Westerville Central High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,236
2022 $11,725
2023 $12,415
2024 $13,270

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Westerville Central 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 323rd of 836 High schoolsRanks 304th of 867 High schools
 3.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Westerville Central High School)74.480.3
 5.9%
   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 Central High School)8269.8
 12.2%
   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 Central High School)78.268.4
 9.8%
   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 Central High School)71.870.7
 1.1%
   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 Central High School)66.155.4
 10.7%
   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 Central High School)72.863.9
 8.9%
   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 Students18481558
 15.7%
African American415411
 1%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian9964
 35.4%
Hispanic145123
 15.2%
Pacific Islander00
White1078839
 22.2%
Two or More Races109121
 11%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.7%26.6%
 1.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Westerville Central High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,500 students attended Westerville Central High School.

Students at Westerville Central High School are 54% White, 25% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Westerville Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alcott Elementary School
Elementary : Fouse Elementary School
Elementary : Huber Ridge Elementary School
Middle : Genoa Middle School

Westerville Central High School ranks 334th of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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