Avon Lake High School

Avon Lake High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
175 Avon Belden Rd,  Avon Lake, OH
Avon Lake City School District
3.9
3.2
1,217 Students
A-
Niche Grade
Avon Lake High School is an award-winning public school serving grades 9-12 in the Avon Lake community. This school has been ranked as one of the best high schools not only in Ohio but in the entire country by U.S. News and World Report since 2007. Avon Lake High School boasted a 100% graduation rate and a 95% college-bound rate for the 2021 school year. More than half of the graduating seniors had at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA and were eligible for Latin Honors. Avon Lake Shoreman Athletics participates in the Ohio High School Southwestern Conference of Cleveland. JV and varsity teams are offered year-round in a variety of sports such as football, volleyball, baseball, basketball, track, cheerleading, and softball. For students with other areas of interest, Avon Lake High School offers a plethora of clubs including a robotics team, academic challenge, Spanish Club, cooking club, Key Club, National Honors Society, and Model United Nations. Academic rigor and competition are of tantamount importance at Avon Lake High School. This school offers 28 Advanced Placement programs which include art, economics, literature, and psychology. Additionally, Avon Lake High School offers 10 College Credit Plus courses through Lorain Community College, as well as 30 additional honors classes.

School Details

Head of School
Joseph Mueller
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Average SAT Score
1250
Average ACT Score
28
Math Proficiency
75%
Reading Proficiency
84%
Average GPA
3.55
Graduation Rate
97%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
A
Teachers
B
College Prep
B
Administration
C
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
A
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.55
Reading Proficiency
84%
Math Proficiency
75%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Teachers
64
Full Time Teachers
64
Teachers in First or Second Year
1.7%
College Prep
Average SAT
1250
Math
630
Verbal
620
Average ACT
28
Math
28
English
28
Reading
28
Science
28
Number of AP Courses
16
AP Pass Rate
74.4%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
High
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High

GreatSchools Rating

9
Test Scores
3
Equity
10
College Readiness
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
428:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.8%
Female
49.2%
White
88.5%
Hispanic
4.1%
Two or more races
3.8%
Black
1.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
The Ohio State University 352 Students
Ohio University 229 Students
Miami University 189 Students
University of Cincinnati 188 Students
Kent State University 151 Students
Cleveland State University 136 Students
Bowling Green State University 116 Students
University of Dayton 83 Students
Case Western Reserve University 79 Students
Michigan State University 64 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 103 Students
Psychology 72 Students
Biology 63 Students
Nursing 62 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 54 Students
Political Science and Government 40 Students
Finance 38 Students
Engineering 33 Students
Marketing 29 Students
Education 29 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.9 217 Reviews
4.0 Alum
1/30/2024
The academics and teachers at Avon Lake High School are extremely good - especially for a Cleveland-area public school. However, the diversity and welcoming community is severely lacking. There is not much of a call to action to change this, and it will likely worsen with time.
4.0 Alum
2/1/2022
Avon Lake was a good stepping stone to where I am now, although it falls through in places. Sports and band are more important than anything it seems, and there's a cultural that you either have to be good at sports or extremely smart. There is a lot of room to experiment with the wide range of classes, though. I would have never found my interest for history without the classes I took. The administration have to pick up the slack the counselors do as they have never been a help. Still, it was extremely helpful for college.
4.0 Junior
12/30/2021
Avon Lake high school has good and bad aspects. Overall it is a very nice school district. I would say 95% of the teachers are exceptional and the classes are well taught. Personally as a student who likes English over math I think the English curriculum could use a bit of a boost. Whereas the math curriculum(excluding a few teachers) is extremely good. I think a decent amount of AP classes are offered and lots of technology classes. But I feel they need more of a variety of classes for students pursuing various careers. Throughout the pandemic Avon lake has made an effort to keep us in school if possible which is appreciated because the online classes were not very effective for students. Many of us struggled which is nice that we are able to go to school and maintain covid protocol.
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3.2 8 Reviews
5.0 parent
1/26/2024
Two students in our family attended Avon Lake High School. All I can say after living in this area for over 10 years is this is the almost perfect community to educate your children. Great teachers, the classrooms and facilities are top notch, modern and well funded. Avon Lake school system has been...
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3.0 parent
8/10/2022
It's not the worst, but it has declined drastically over the last decade. Need new administration.
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5.0 student
5/22/2017
I would rate my experience at this school very well because it is an overall great school.
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1.0 parent
1/15/2015
Most of the teachers are horrible, they don't teach, teachers take a really long time to grade tests and HW. MANY OF THE TEACHERS SHOULD BE FIRED, if tons of kids are doing poorly in your class it has to be you the teacher, lack of ability to teach. No one in that school cares if your child is bulli...
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