Sidney High School

Summary:

Sidney High School is a public high school serving 826 students in grades 9-12 in Sidney, Ohio, which is part of the Sidney City School District. The school faces several challenges, including declining graduation rates, racial disparities, chronic absenteeism, and uneven academic performance compared to state and nearby school averages.

Sidney High School has a predominantly white student population, with 78.93% of students identifying as white, which is higher than the state average and the nearby Upper Valley Career Center, which has a 93.08% white student population. The school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 90.9% in 2020-2021 to 83.0% in 2022-2023, lower than the state average and the Upper Valley Career Center, which does not have graduation rate data available. Additionally, Sidney High School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 17.5% in 2019-2020 to 34.3% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state average and the Upper Valley Career Center, which does not have chronic absenteeism data available.

While Sidney High School outperforms the state and district in some subjects, such as American Government and American History, it underperforms in others, such as Geometry, Integrated Math II, and Algebra I. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 54.96% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the nearby Upper Valley Career Center's 32.53% free and reduced lunch rate. Addressing these challenges will require a multifaceted approach that considers the unique needs and circumstances of the school's student population, focusing on data-driven interventions and targeted support to improve student outcomes and better serve the Sidney community.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1215 Campbell Rd
       Sidney, OH  45365-2507


(937) 497-2238

District: Sidney City

SchoolDigger Rank:
538th of 864 Ohio High Schools


Feeder schools for Sidney High School:

Elementary:    Emerson Primary School
    Longfellow Primary School
    Northwood Intermediate School
Middle:    Sidney Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.6 Help
Number of students:  826

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.9%
Two or more races:
10.2%
African American:
6.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55% Help


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Compare Details Sidney High School ranks worse than 62.3% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.56. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Sidney 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.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sidney High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sidney High School 538th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Sidney High School in the ranking list.)

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Sidney City:

SchoolDigger ranks Sidney City 558th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sidney High School

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Rank History for all students at Sidney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 29.74 526th 681 22.8%
2005 42.40 484th 689 29.8%
2006 38.83 530th 696 23.9%
2007 56.95 429th 756 43.3%
2008 59.68 397th 767 48.2%
2009 49.17 553rd 791 30.1%
2010 54.64 521st 819 36.4%
2011 49.80 592nd 818 27.6%
2012 50.89 579th 832 30.4%
2013 47.68 556th 767 27.5%
2014 43.74 582nd 769 24.3%
2015 51.93 465th 778 40.2%
2016 43.12 537th 784 31.5%
2017 26.53 610th 773 21.1%
2018 27.65 631st 800 21.1%
2019 33.95 608th 836 27.3%
2021 41.44 512th 819 37.5%
2022 46.98 475th 836 43.2%
2023 49.70 472nd 867 45.6%
2024 41.56 538th 864 37.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sidney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.70 173rd 201 13.9%
2019 16.44 188th 208 9.6%
2021 15.63 187th 211 11.4%
2022 36.05 153rd 222 31.1%
2023 69.58 68th 239 71.5%
2024 40.36 148th 242 38.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sidney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.84 427th 614 30.5%
2024 33.98 376th 598 37.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sidney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.82 607th 758 19.9%
2019 34.34 588th 779 24.5%
2021 44.57 454th 763 40.5%
2022 46.34 455th 773 41.1%
2023 56.79 351st 805 56.4%
2024 43.96 507th 822 38.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Sidney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.71 609th 751 18.9%
2019 35.12 588th 781 24.7%
2021 41.45 499th 775 35.6%
2022 43.65 500th 794 37.0%
2023 59.67 366th 813 55.0%
2024 48.24 479th 798 40.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sidney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.41 475th 550 13.6%
2019 27.73 484th 628 22.9%
2021 28.76 447th 596 25.0%
2022 33.55 382nd 606 37.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sidney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.48 254th 538 52.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Sidney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.92 597th 763 21.8%
2019 34.67 590th 792 25.5%
2021 38.35 525th 778 32.5%
2022 50.01 442nd 808 45.3%
2023 44.63 507th 819 38.1%
2024 37.27 558th 816 31.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Sidney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.06 150th 279 46.2%
2019 40.43 184th 303 39.3%
2021 36.90 168th 284 40.8%
2022 42.82 163rd 306 46.7%
2023 49.97 139th 323 57.0%
2024 38.87 183rd 318 42.5%
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Rank History for White students at Sidney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.16 615th 718 14.3%
2019 27.68 599th 739 18.9%
2021 35.05 507th 727 30.3%
2022 42.46 467th 749 37.7%
2023 41.07 495th 756 34.5%
2024 34.41 541st 754 28.2%
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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 Sidney High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1147 49 17 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1216
1989 1078 47 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1135
1990 1104 41 14 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1159
1991 1091 30 13 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1134
1992 1112 30 14 2 6 n/a n/a 0 1164
1993 1133 38 10 3 5 n/a n/a 0 1189
1994 1113 44 13 4 4 n/a n/a 0 1178
1995 1118 50 25 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1200
1996 1118 50 25 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1200
1997 1117 54 29 4 1 n/a n/a 0 1205
1998 1117 59 27 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1206
1999 1055 55 34 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1145
2000 1074 47 32 5 2 n/a n/a 0 1160
2001 1033 43 31 6 3 n/a n/a 0 1116
2002 969 42 23 5 3 n/a n/a 9 1051
2003 969 42 23 5 3 n/a n/a 9 1051
2004 951 56 22 8 1 n/a n/a 18 1056
2005 995 49 21 9 1 n/a n/a 21 1096
2006 1041 54 26 6 0 n/a n/a 28 1155
2007 1083 50 20 7 1 n/a n/a 43 1204
2008 1044 50 30 11 2 n/a n/a 50 1187
2009 1053 44 27 7 3 n/a n/a 67 1201
2010 887 34 26 6 3 n/a n/a 70 1026
2011 846 38 24 9 3 1 71 0 992
2012 813 37 20 7 3 2 69 0 951
2013 765 40 20 15 2 1 58 0 901
2014 721 41 15 15 2 1 62 0 857
2015 787 37 18 20 2 2 64 0 930
2016 818 38 12 17 1 2 67 0 955
2017 810 43 16 18 1 4 78 0 970
2018 777 45 22 15 0 4 79 0 942
2019 803 51 20 26 0 2 99 0 1001
2020 764 46 18 27 0 2 99 0 956
2021 747 41 14 22 0 1 96 0 921
2022 796 33 13 27 0 0 86 0 955
2023 652 50 14 26 0 0 84 0 826

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 Sidney High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1216 52.0 23.3 0
1989 1135 52.0 21.8 n/a
1990 1159 52.0 22.2 n/a
1991 1134 54.5 20.8 n/a
1992 1164 56.0 20.7 5
1993 1189 53.0 22.4 6.7
1994 1178 55.0 21.4 5.9
1995 1200 55.0 21.8 6.9
1996 1200 55.0 21.8 6.9
1997 1205 54.5 22.1 5.9
1998 1206 53.5 22.5 5.6
1999 1145 56.5 20.3 6.8
2000 1160 56.5 20.5 5.3
2001 1116 56.5 19.8 9.1
2002 1051 56.0 18.8 11.5
2003 1051 56.0 18.8 11.5
2004 1056 55.0 19.2 19.7
2005 1096 54.0 20.3 22
2006 1155 52.0 22.2 22.4
2007 1204 49.8 24.2 25.8
2008 1187 50.3 23.6 n/a
2009 1201 50.5 23.8 34.1
2010 1026 49.0 20.9 46.4
2011 992 46.0 21.5 45.6
2012 951 42.0 22.6 46.3
2013 901 44.0 20.4 46.7
2014 857 43.0 19.9 57.9
2015 930 n/a n/a 40.9
2016 955 45.0 21.2 41.3
2017 970 45.0 21.5 54
2018 942 49.0 19.2 52.3
2019 1001 48.0 20.8 50.4
2020 956 41.0 23.3 55.2
2021 921 44.0 20.9 n/a
2022 955 40.0 23.8 n/a
2023 826 40.0 20.6 55

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 Sidney High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1216 52.0 23.3 0
1989 1135 52.0 21.8 n/a
1990 1159 52.0 22.2 n/a
1991 1134 54.5 20.8 n/a
1992 1164 56.0 20.7 5
1993 1189 53.0 22.4 6.7
1994 1178 55.0 21.4 5.9
1995 1200 55.0 21.8 6.9
1996 1200 55.0 21.8 6.9
1997 1205 54.5 22.1 5.9
1998 1206 53.5 22.5 5.6
1999 1145 56.5 20.3 6.8
2000 1160 56.5 20.5 5.3
2001 1116 56.5 19.8 9.1
2002 1051 56.0 18.8 11.5
2003 1051 56.0 18.8 11.5
2004 1056 55.0 19.2 19.7
2005 1096 54.0 20.3 22
2006 1155 52.0 22.2 22.4
2007 1204 49.8 24.2 25.8
2008 1187 50.3 23.6 n/a
2009 1201 50.5 23.8 34.1
2010 1026 49.0 20.9 46.4
2011 992 46.0 21.5 45.6
2012 951 42.0 22.6 46.3
2013 901 44.0 20.4 46.7
2014 857 43.0 19.9 57.9
2015 930 n/a n/a 40.9
2016 955 45.0 21.2 41.3
2017 970 45.0 21.5 54
2018 942 49.0 19.2 52.3
2019 1001 48.0 20.8 50.4
2020 956 41.0 23.3 55.2
2021 921 44.0 20.9 n/a
2022 955 40.0 23.8 n/a
2023 826 40.0 20.6 55

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 Sidney High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $7,695
2022 $11,219
2023 $12,963

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sidney High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 608th of 836 High schoolsRanks 472nd of 867 High schools
 18.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Sidney High School)70.567.8
 2.7%
   End of Course American Government (Sidney City)70.565.8
 4.7%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Sidney High School)71.772.6
 0.9%
   End of Course American History (Sidney City)71.770.7
 1%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Sidney High School)5766.5
 9.5%
   End of Course Biology (Sidney City)5763.1
 6.1%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Sidney High School)52.957.5
 4.6%
   End of Course English II (Sidney City)52.955.7
 2.8%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Sidney High School)29.852.2
 22.4%
   End of Course Geometry (Sidney City)30.648.1
 17.5%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Sidney High School)50.338
 12.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Sidney City)61.447.8
 13.6%
   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 Students1001826
 17.5%
African American5150
 2%
American Indian00
Asian2014
 30%
Hispanic2626
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White803652
 18.8%
Two or More Races9984
 15.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.4%55%
 4.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Sidney High School

Sidney High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Emerson Primary School
Elementary : Longfellow Primary School
Elementary : Northwood Intermediate School
Middle : Sidney Middle School

Sidney High School ranks 538th of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 826 students attended Sidney High School.

Students at Sidney High School are 79% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.


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