Middle Schools in Columbus City Schools District

Summary:

The Columbus City Schools District is home to 18 middle schools serving grades 6-8. These schools exhibit a wide range of academic performance, student demographics, and resource levels, reflecting significant inequities within the district.

A few standout schools include Dominion Middle School, which has relatively strong academic performance, and the single-gender preparatory schools, Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls and Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys, which spend more per student and have lower student-teacher ratios. However, many schools struggle with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, which likely contribute to wide disparities in test scores and proficiency levels across the district.

Overall, the data reveals a complex landscape of middle schools in the Columbus City Schools District, with pockets of success amidst widespread challenges. Addressing systemic inequities, attendance issues, and the unique needs of different school models will be crucial to improving outcomes for all students in the district.

District Detail

270 E State St
Columbus, OH 43215-4312

(614) 365-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
679^th of 839 Ohio districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 45,337

Primary Schools: 73
Middle Schools: 18
High Schools: 21
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Ohio State Tests Science (2024)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2024)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2024)			Ohio State Tests Geometry (2024)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Buckeye Middle School	Public	6-8	2950 Parsons Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5417	359	32	11.2		113 (31.5%)	164 (45.7%)	45 (12.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.2%)	9.8	928^th of 1046 public middle schools	11.3%		8.6	942^nd of 1048 public middle schools	10.1%	14	21.3	11.1	13.2	11.9	18.5	25.5	16.5			$14,355
Champion Middle School	Public	6-8	284 N 22nd St	Columbus	43203	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6082	331	26	12.7		26 (7.9%)	251 (75.8%)	33 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	7.6	965^th of 1046 public middle schools	7.7%		8.9	938^th of 1048 public middle schools	10.5%	27	24.5	4.3	6.0	12.7	14.3	13.1	14.4			$13,896
Dominion Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Arcadia Ave	Columbus	43202	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6020	717	44	16.4		340 (47.4%)	186 (25.9%)	122 (17.0%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.2%)	52.4	554^th of 1046 public middle schools	47.0%		47.2	608^th of 1048 public middle schools	42.0%	54	63.4	44.4	20.1	55.1	61.2	50.0	53.5	100.0	80.4	$13,902
Arts Impact Middle School (Aims)	Public	6-8	680 Jack Gibbs Blvd	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5558	532	33	16.1		55 (10.3%)	376 (70.7%)	49 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.6%)	15.7	855^th of 1046 public middle schools	18.3%		14.9	863^rd of 1048 public middle schools	17.7%	8	29.4	15.2	16.9	20.9	27.6	28.4	27.3			$15,475
Hilltonia Middle School	Public	6-8	2345 W Mound St	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5937	441	37	11.9		174 (39.5%)	144 (32.7%)	77 (17.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.5%)	8.9	940^th of 1046 public middle schools	10.1%		9	936^th of 1048 public middle schools	10.7%	4	33.1	10.8	5.6	12.6	12.5	15.2	12.4			$15,340
Johnson Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1130 S Waverly St	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6501	347	33	10.5		13 (3.7%)	200 (57.6%)	108 (31.1%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	6.6	982^nd of 1046 public middle schools	6.1%		7.2	974^th of 1048 public middle schools	7.1%	8	10.7	6.3	8.6	2.4	20.5	17.2	11.1			$22,910
Medina Middle School	Public	6-8	1425 Huy Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6050	398	30	13.2		69 (17.3%)	194 (48.7%)	87 (21.9%)	21 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	11.5	908^th of 1046 public middle schools	13.2%		9.7	927^th of 1048 public middle schools	11.5%	19	28.8	11.6	6.6	16.8	23.7	25.9	18.6			$14,783
Mifflin Alternative Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 Agler Rd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5474	361	29	12.4		32 (8.9%)	228 (63.2%)	49 (13.6%)	25 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.2%)	6.8	975^th of 1046 public middle schools	6.8%		7.8	960^th of 1048 public middle schools	8.4%	15	19.1	10.4	4.3	5.6	20.0	11.7	7.8			$14,738
Ridgeview Middle School	Public	6-8	4241 Rudy Rd	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5506	514	34	15.1		179 (34.8%)	151 (29.4%)	89 (17.3%)	47 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.8%)	32.4	709^th of 1046 public middle schools	32.2%		34.3	704^th of 1048 public middle schools	32.8%	5	43.0	19.5	23.8	36.4	41.9	51.4	40.8		95.5	$13,925
Sherwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Shady Lane Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5393	429	34	12.6		41 (9.6%)	281 (65.5%)	68 (15.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.2%)	13.9	878^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.1%		19.8	813^th of 1048 public middle schools	22.4%	65	31.2	10.9	8.1	21.6	21.9	28.2	27.0			$15,102
Wedgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5947	522	39	13.3		152 (29.1%)	170 (32.6%)	134 (25.7%)	26 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	19.5	814^th of 1046 public middle schools	22.2%		15.2	856^th of 1048 public middle schools	18.3%	42	31.1	31.2	21.1	24.3	31.2	32.2	21.2			$15,287
Westmoor Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 Valleyview Dr	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5974	433	34	12.7		157 (36.3%)	145 (33.5%)	59 (13.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	64 (14.8%)	10.7	917^th of 1046 public middle schools	12.3%		7.9	959^th of 1048 public middle schools	8.5%	42	25.5	15.8	3.7	13.0	29.2	11.6	17.8			$19,882
Woodward Park Middle School	Public	6-8	5151 Karl Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5354	827	52	15.9		104 (12.6%)	433 (52.4%)	177 (21.4%)	56 (6.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.3%)	30.1	722^nd of 1046 public middle schools	31.0%		29.1	741^st of 1048 public middle schools	29.3%	19	48.2	30.2	19.8	36.2	43.2	41.6	29.9		100.0	$14,850
Yorktown Middle School	Public	6-8	5600 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5408	382	27	14.1		23 (6.0%)	277 (72.5%)	35 (9.2%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.2%)	13.9	877^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.2%		14.8	865^th of 1048 public middle schools	17.5%	12	15.7	16.1	17.8	18.1	26.3	34.3	21.7			$20,405
Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys	Public	6-8	3450 Medway Ave	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6166	105	12	8.7		8 (7.6%)	78 (74.3%)	7 (6.7%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.6%)	10.7	916^th of 1046 public middle schools	12.4%		10	920^th of 1048 public middle schools	12.2%	4	10.3	4.3	25.0	4.0	19.0	39.1	10.0			$25,136
Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls	Public	6-8	1390 Bryden Rd	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6113	224	18	12.4		21 (9.4%)	161 (71.9%)	22 (9.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.0%)	36.3	681^st of 1046 public middle schools	34.9%		35.9	695^th of 1048 public middle schools	33.7%	14	37.1	12.7	17.9	38.7	60.0	62.7	36.5			$16,422
Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School	Public	6-8	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6517	163	6	27.1		0 (0.0%)	152 (93.3%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	5.2	1014^th of 1046 public middle schools	3.1%		7.3	970^th of 1048 public middle schools	7.4%	44	17.6	2.8	1.9	0.0	18.3	9.3	6.9			$13,187
World Language Middle School	Public	6-8	330 E Dominion Blvd	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 335-5502	472	31	15.2		41 (8.7%)	111 (23.5%)	273 (57.8%)	30 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	24.9	764^th of 1046 public middle schools	27.0%		21.4	802^nd of 1048 public middle schools	23.5%	38	31.7	36.8	10.4	9.6	56.4	38.2	25.5		87.5	$14,952

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Columbus Performance Academy	0.65 mi	1	490^th
YB Columbus Community School	0.97 mi	1	832^nd
Westwood Preparatory Academy	0.97 mi	1
Valor Academy Inc.	1.09 mi	1	741^st
Early College Academy	1.1 mi	1	808^th

Middle Schools in Columbus City Schools District

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