Franklin Heights High School

Summary:

Franklin Heights High School is a public high school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 1,338 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the South-Western City School District, which is ranked 538 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Heights High School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Ohio high schools, ranking between 614-650 out of 864 schools, and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has struggled with low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 80.6% to 88.9% over the past few years, which is lower than nearby schools like Central Crossing High School and Westland High School. Franklin Heights also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.7% to 76.0%, significantly higher than the nearby schools.

Academically, Franklin Heights students consistently perform below the state and district averages on the Ohio State Tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 22.5% to 61.3% across different subject areas. The school faces challenges in supporting the academic success of specialized student groups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Gifted and Talented students, as evidenced by their low rankings in these subgroups compared to other Ohio high schools. Despite these challenges, Franklin Heights' diverse student population and its location within the South-Western City School District may present opportunities for targeted interventions and collaboration to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1001 Demorest Rd
       Columbus, OH  43204-1043


(614) 801-3200

District: South-Western City

SchoolDigger Rank:
614th of 864 Ohio High Schools


Feeder schools for Franklin Heights High School:

Elementary:    East Franklin Elementary School
    Finland Elementary School
    James A Harmon Elementary School
    West Franklin Elementary School
Middle:    Finland Middle School
    Franklin Woods Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.5 Help
Number of students:  1,338

Racial breakdown:

White:
41.8%
African American:
26.5%
Hispanic:
23.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64.6% Help


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Compare Details Franklin Heights High School ranks worse than 71.1% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.66. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Franklin Heights 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:

Franklin Heights High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Heights High School 614th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Franklin Heights High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


South-Western City:

SchoolDigger ranks South-Western City 538th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Franklin Heights High School

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Rank History for all students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 9.63 629th 681 7.6%
2005 21.04 608th 689 11.8%
2006 18.24 633rd 696 9.1%
2007 26.48 660th 756 12.7%
2008 35.58 620th 767 19.2%
2009 24.54 682nd 791 13.8%
2010 35.23 653rd 819 20.3%
2011 34.36 661st 818 19.2%
2012 37.11 662nd 832 20.4%
2013 30.26 641st 767 16.4%
2014 30.55 647th 769 15.9%
2015 30.76 632nd 778 18.8%
2016 31.81 622nd 784 20.7%
2017 13.36 670th 773 13.3%
2018 25.46 639th 800 20.1%
2019 25.99 650th 836 22.2%
2021 25.54 625th 819 23.7%
2022 27.46 634th 836 24.2%
2023 25.63 646th 867 25.5%
2024 30.66 614th 864 28.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.29 137th 201 31.8%
2019 35.47 147th 208 29.3%
2021 64.25 70th 211 66.8%
2022 32.89 163rd 222 26.6%
2023 30.62 177th 239 25.9%
2024 29.33 181st 242 25.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.17 48th 100 52.0%
2019 37.80 69th 112 38.4%
2021 40.58 64th 119 46.2%
2022 51.93 40th 111 64.0%
2023 28.93 76th 107 29.0%
2024 23.59 89th 111 19.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.47 527th 614 14.2%
2024 25.41 472nd 598 21.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.59 555th 758 26.8%
2019 32.14 599th 779 23.1%
2021 33.42 556th 763 27.1%
2022 37.14 541st 773 30.0%
2023 34.16 571st 805 29.1%
2024 38.94 553rd 822 32.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.47 600th 751 20.1%
2019 20.70 653rd 781 16.4%
2021 23.15 618th 775 20.3%
2022 30.80 603rd 794 24.1%
2023 23.04 648th 813 20.3%
2024 31.28 593rd 798 25.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.36 280th 550 49.1%
2019 49.00 284th 628 54.8%
2021 20.88 498th 596 16.4%
2022 27.26 450th 606 25.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.36 419th 538 22.1%
2019 42.60 200th 272 26.5%
2021 49.91 220th 349 37.0%
2022 54.20 177th 312 43.3%
2023 3.88 302nd 308 1.9%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Foster Care students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.46 10th 31 67.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.63 637th 763 16.5%
2019 21.00 649th 792 18.1%
2021 22.24 627th 778 19.4%
2022 22.16 647th 808 19.9%
2023 24.18 639th 819 22.0%
2024 28.36 610th 816 25.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.31 69th 87 20.7%
2021 27.09 67th 84 20.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.46 130th 279 53.4%
2019 47.38 158th 303 47.9%
2021 42.78 148th 284 47.9%
2022 71.24 79th 306 74.2%
2023 53.51 135th 323 58.2%
2024 53.44 138th 318 56.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.81 130th 184 29.3%
2019 33.72 148th 207 28.5%
2021 34.15 170th 239 28.9%
2022 34.82 176th 260 32.3%
2023 24.16 215th 270 20.4%
2024 36.75 186th 273 31.9%
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Rank History for White students at Franklin Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.64 630th 718 12.3%
2019 11.27 675th 739 8.7%
2021 17.82 627th 727 13.8%
2022 14.88 651st 749 13.1%
2023 20.79 627th 756 17.1%
2024 28.15 583rd 754 22.7%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Franklin Heights High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1009 76 11 4 3 n/a n/a 0 1103
1989 1030 83 17 3 3 n/a n/a 0 1136
1990 970 77 13 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1063
1991 949 71 15 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1036
1992 979 85 13 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1078
1993 993 80 14 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1090
1994 967 77 8 1 1 n/a n/a 0 1054
1995 965 112 17 2 2 n/a n/a 0 1098
1996 965 112 17 2 2 n/a n/a 0 1098
1997 944 103 31 3 6 n/a n/a 0 1087
1998 923 118 33 4 5 n/a n/a 0 1083
1999 885 128 31 2 3 n/a n/a 0 1049
2000 901 158 32 8 3 n/a n/a 0 1102
2001 923 166 41 8 1 n/a n/a 0 1139
2002 851 237 47 17 4 n/a n/a 2 1158
2003 851 237 47 17 4 n/a n/a 2 1158
2004 860 230 45 19 2 n/a n/a 2 1158
2005 840 253 37 21 4 n/a n/a 3 1158
2006 836 286 36 31 7 n/a n/a 7 1203
2007 820 251 23 30 10 n/a n/a 9 1143
2008 867 278 35 49 11 n/a n/a 18 1258
2009 840 296 28 68 7 n/a n/a 31 1270
2010 739 256 25 89 4 n/a n/a 31 1144
2011 734 289 28 89 5 0 37 0 1182
2012 737 287 28 93 0 0 42 0 1187
2013 703 262 33 96 0 0 50 0 1144
2014 704 257 39 106 0 0 51 0 1157
2015 706 317 43 129 0 1 63 0 1259
2016 659 356 44 155 0 1 68 0 1283
2017 652 337 37 182 0 1 76 0 1285
2018 629 344 33 237 0 1 74 0 1318
2019 625 333 29 279 0 1 82 0 1349
2020 603 327 34 292 1 2 78 0 1337
2021 622 315 38 290 2 2 72 0 1341
2022 566 337 37 296 2 2 70 0 1310
2023 559 354 27 317 1 2 78 0 1338

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 Franklin Heights High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1103 65.0 16.9 0
1989 1136 62.0 18.3 n/a
1990 1063 62.5 17.0 n/a
1991 1036 64.5 16.0 n/a
1992 1078 63.5 16.9 9.4
1993 1090 62.8 17.4 0
1994 1054 64.8 16.3 0
1995 1098 67.0 16.4 14.5
1996 1098 67.0 16.4 14.5
1997 1087 71.0 15.3 16
1998 1083 74.5 14.5 17
1999 1049 77.0 13.6 23
2000 1102 77.5 14.2 28.2
2001 1139 77.3 14.7 27.9
2002 1158 76.0 15.2 32.6
2003 1158 76.0 15.2 32.6
2004 1158 73.5 15.8 45.7
2005 1158 76.3 15.2 55
2006 1203 77.3 15.6 60
2007 1143 71.0 16.1 57.1
2008 1258 71.5 17.6 n/a
2009 1270 72.5 17.5 62.5
2010 1144 70.0 16.3 59.1
2011 1182 69.0 17.1 56.5
2012 1187 68.0 17.4 60.1
2013 1144 70.0 16.3 62.7
2014 1157 71.5 16.1 63.7
2015 1259 n/a n/a 64.7
2016 1283 69.0 18.5 64.5
2017 1285 72.1 17.8 67.5
2018 1318 71.8 18.3 68.9
2019 1349 71.2 18.9 69.4
2020 1337 69.8 19.1 74.7
2021 1341 64.3 20.8 n/a
2022 1310 67.4 19.4 n/a
2023 1338 68.4 19.5 64.6

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 Franklin Heights High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1103 65.0 16.9 0
1989 1136 62.0 18.3 n/a
1990 1063 62.5 17.0 n/a
1991 1036 64.5 16.0 n/a
1992 1078 63.5 16.9 9.4
1993 1090 62.8 17.4 0
1994 1054 64.8 16.3 0
1995 1098 67.0 16.4 14.5
1996 1098 67.0 16.4 14.5
1997 1087 71.0 15.3 16
1998 1083 74.5 14.5 17
1999 1049 77.0 13.6 23
2000 1102 77.5 14.2 28.2
2001 1139 77.3 14.7 27.9
2002 1158 76.0 15.2 32.6
2003 1158 76.0 15.2 32.6
2004 1158 73.5 15.8 45.7
2005 1158 76.3 15.2 55
2006 1203 77.3 15.6 60
2007 1143 71.0 16.1 57.1
2008 1258 71.5 17.6 n/a
2009 1270 72.5 17.5 62.5
2010 1144 70.0 16.3 59.1
2011 1182 69.0 17.1 56.5
2012 1187 68.0 17.4 60.1
2013 1144 70.0 16.3 62.7
2014 1157 71.5 16.1 63.7
2015 1259 n/a n/a 64.7
2016 1283 69.0 18.5 64.5
2017 1285 72.1 17.8 67.5
2018 1318 71.8 18.3 68.9
2019 1349 71.2 18.9 69.4
2020 1337 69.8 19.1 74.7
2021 1341 64.3 20.8 n/a
2022 1310 67.4 19.4 n/a
2023 1338 68.4 19.5 64.6

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 Franklin Heights High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,512
2022 $10,246
2023 $10,597

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Franklin Heights High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 650th of 836 High schoolsRanks 646th of 867 High schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Franklin Heights High School)68.652.8
 15.8%
   End of Course American Government (South-Western City)74.866.9
 7.9%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Franklin Heights High School)64.448.4
 16%
   End of Course American History (South-Western City)76.966
 10.9%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Franklin Heights High School)65.546.9
 18.6%
   End of Course Biology (South-Western City)7360
 13%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Franklin Heights High School)4755.5
 8.5%
   End of Course English II (South-Western City)63.858.5
 5.3%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Franklin Heights High School)26.79.3
 17.4%
   End of Course Geometry (South-Western City)46.835.1
 11.7%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Franklin Heights High School)2342.5
 19.5%
   End of Course Algebra I (South-Western City)52.749.3
 3.4%
   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 Students13491338
 0.8%
African American333354
 6.3%
American Indian01
Asian2927
 6.9%
Hispanic279317
 13.6%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White625559
 10.6%
Two or More Races8278
 4.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.4%64.6%
 4.7%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,338 students attended Franklin Heights High School.

Franklin Heights High School ranks 614th of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Franklin Heights High School are 42% White, 26% African American, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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