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Norton Middle School

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Norton Middle School ranks 771 st of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

771^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Norton Middle School is a public middle school located in Columbus, Ohio, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 632 students. The school is part of the South-Western City School District, which is ranked 531 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norton Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Ohio middle schools, with its academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 12.6% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 50% statewide and 30.7% in the district. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.3% to 36.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, 80.38% of students at Norton Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools within the South-Western City School District, such as Beulah Park Middle School, Holt Crossing Intermediate School, and Pleasant View Middle School, Norton Middle School performs significantly worse across all academic measures. The performance gap is even more pronounced when compared to schools outside the district, such as Larson Middle School in the Grandview Heights Schools district, which is ranked in the top 5% of Ohio middle schools.

583

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,351

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 Norton Rd
Columbus, OH 43228-1715

(614) 801-3700

District: South-Western City

Students who attend Norton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Westland High School

Feeder schools for Norton Middle School:

Elementary:	Prairie Lincoln Elementary School
	Stiles Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.2%

Hispanic:

31.6%

African American:

18.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (44% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg50%

Ohio avg56%

771^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the South-Western City

531^st of 828South-Western City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	771 of 1036	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	777 of 1046	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	743 of 1048	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	724 of 1017	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	687 of 1037	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	687 of 1050	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	655 of 1010	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	713 of 1038	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.5	717 of 1050	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.0	499 of 1035	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.9	632 of 1008	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.2	673 of 1001	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.7	547 of 989	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.5	577 of 925	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	641 of 895	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.8	593 of 858	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.1	618 of 835	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.9	658 of 837	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.2	557 of 732	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.1	592 of 692	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	241 of 442	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	238 of 429	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	251 of 436	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	170 of 413	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	117 of 385	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	180 of 405	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	160 of 384	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	66 of 69	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	74 of 76	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	55 of 67	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	52 of 67	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	56 of 69	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	28.2	434 of 565	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	528 of 576	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	535 of 658	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	344 of 643	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	116 of 142	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	90 of 123	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	64 of 113	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	76 of 110	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	72 of 134	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	57 of 127	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	48 of 107	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	734 of 938	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	746 of 942	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	715 of 943	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	698 of 925	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	628 of 910	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	625 of 917	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	612 of 897	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	147 of 194	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.2	84 of 196	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	50 of 173	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	45 of 274	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	86 of 521	83.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	212 of 262	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	196 of 239	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	200 of 249	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	189 of 247	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	149 of 228	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	116 of 222	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	116 of 192	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	786 of 983	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	776 of 989	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	718 of 974	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	666 of 947	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	651 of 923	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	639 of 945	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	560 of 924	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	766 of 954	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	763 of 958	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	731 of 963	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	713 of 946	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	685 of 924	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	680 of 933	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	649 of 916	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	240 of 263	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	227 of 254	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	195 of 245	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	194 of 239	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	191 of 219	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	192 of 206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	139 of 205	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	405 of 572	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	557 of 563	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	422 of 590	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	685 of 777	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	691 of 795	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	624 of 805	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	683 of 809	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	628 of 781	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	618 of 796	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	599 of 781	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)45th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)24th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+37 vs state

Science47%-16 vs state

English Language Arts36%-23 vs state

Mathematics24%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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 5th 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
Norton Middle School	Public	7-8	215 Norton Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3700	583	39	14.8	80.6%	205 (35.2%)	109 (18.7%)	184 (31.6%)	35 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.6%)	24.4	771^st of 1036 public middle schools	25.6%		23.4	777^th of 1046 public middle schools	25.7%	6		47.4			12.6	34.6			39.3	32.3		96.3	$11,351
Galloway Ridge Intermediate School	Public	5-6	122 Galloway Rd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8850	705	40	17.4	83.1%	260 (36.9%)	123 (17.4%)	225 (31.9%)	37 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.4%)								(n/a)	45.3		47.6	33.9			48.3	35.1					$11,686
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	476	36	13.2		127 (26.7%)	126 (26.5%)	173 (36.3%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.7%)	25.2	770^th of 1036 public middle schools	25.7%		19.5	814^th of 1046 public middle schools	22.2%	44		36.2		40.4	28.2	32.2		29.9	43.2	26.9		100.0	$18,127
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	416	29	14.3		137 (32.9%)	145 (34.9%)	81 (19.5%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.8%)	6.8	977^th of 1036 public middle schools	5.7%		10.7	917^th of 1046 public middle schools	12.3%	60		16.2		12.7	7.0	10.2		18.3	20.8	6.7			$16,829
Holt Crossing Intermediate School	Public	5-6	2706 Holt Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8700	733	36	20.5	77.6%	290 (39.6%)	177 (24.1%)	187 (25.5%)	27 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.1%)								(n/a)	51.1		56.1	34.3			54.2	34.3					$10,926
Pleasant View Middle School	Public	7-8	2767 Holt Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3900	651	47	13.9	81.1%	270 (41.5%)	115 (17.7%)	208 (32.0%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.3%)	37.8	670^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.3%		35.3	694^th of 1046 public middle schools	33.7%	24		55.9			31.3	41.3			52.1	37.5		100.0	$12,898
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	420	34	12.3		145 (34.5%)	151 (36.0%)	75 (17.9%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	7.3	969^th of 1036 public middle schools	6.5%		8.9	940^th of 1046 public middle schools	10.1%	29		25.6		10.3	11.6	13.0		12.5	12.4	12.3			$17,082
Beulah Park Middle School	Public	6-8	3160 Demorest Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3500	710	38	18.7	66.8%	395 (55.6%)	135 (19.0%)	106 (14.9%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.2%)	45.6	599^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.2%		46.2	615^th of 1046 public middle schools	41.2%	16		61.2			32.9	44.7			57.6	46.4		96.1	$11,176
Hilliard Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 Walker Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7600	797	53	15.0	37.5%	500 (62.7%)	94 (11.8%)	100 (12.5%)	54 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.6%)	72.7	292^nd of 1036 public middle schools	71.8%		71.8	297^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.6%	5		75.9			62.0	55.4			73.9	65.3	100.0	100.0	$13,377
Franklin Woods Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1831 Finland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8600	666	31	21.4	85.0%	277 (41.6%)	172 (25.8%)	154 (23.1%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)								(n/a)	38.0		40.9	36.3			49.4	36.3					$11,286

Frequently Asked Questions about Norton Middle School

What district is Norton Middle School in?

South-Western City

What high school do graduates of Norton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Norton Middle School usually go on to attend Westland High School

Is Norton Middle School a good school?

Norton Middle School ranks 771^st of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Norton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Norton Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Norton Middle School?

Students at Norton Middle School are 35% White, 32% Hispanic, 19% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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