The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on West Holmes Digital Academy
West Holmes Digital Academy is a small public school serving grades seven through twelve in Millersburg, located within West Holmes Local Schools district in Holmes County. The school operates as a digital/virtual or alternative-delivery program, housed in a suite on Massillon Road rather than in a traditional campus.
The enrollment is very small, with roughly a couple dozen students spread across the secondary grades. The student body is entirely white. Free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility data and special education and English learner enrollment figures are not available in the record.
State testing results show a serious performance challenge. In the most recent year reported, the school had zero proficiency on Ohio's State Tests across all tested subjects and grades. In seventh-grade math and English language arts, one student was tested and scored below proficient in both. Eighth-grade results show two students tested in math, English language arts, and science, all scoring below proficient. Participation in testing was complete. These numbers are so small that a single student's result shapes the whole picture, but the reported proficiency rate sits at the bottom quartile compared to other districts in Holmes County.
The school's charter status is public (not charter). No graduation rate is reported in the data, which may indicate either that no twelfth-graders have completed their path yet or that the digital model serves students on a timeline that does not align with traditional graduation reporting. Program offerings, course breadth, staffing, attendance, and discipline information are not available. The school website URL was not provided, so parents interested in understanding the digital curriculum, delivery model, class structure, or specific enrollment pathway should contact the school or district directly to learn how it operates and whether it is designed for a particular student population—for example, students who need a flexible schedule, have had prior school difficulty, or are pursuing dual enrollment or accelerated completion.
The parent district, West Holmes Local, is currently undertaking a substantial infrastructure change: consolidating its four separate elementary schools into a new kindergarten-through-fifth-grade building scheduled to open in fall 2026, located west of Millersburg adjacent to the high school. This facility is being financed without new property tax burden to families, which is unusual. For families considering the district, that shift affects where young children attend school and daily commute patterns, though it does not directly alter the digital academy's operations.
Millersburg itself is a small county seat village in the heart of Ohio's Amish Country, with a walkable historic downtown, mixed Amish and English (non-Amish) populations, and an economy anchored by county government, healthcare, banking, Amish craftsmanship, and tourism. The area is growing modestly, driven in part by large Amish family size. Housing values in the zip code are moderate relative to the state and national benchmarks. A parent considering this school should speak directly with the academy to understand the digital delivery model, target student profile, course offerings, and whether it fits their family's needs.
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