Summary:
The Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School district in Columbus, Ohio, contains just one school: Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School, a middle school serving grades 6–8 with 462 students. The area summary lists 0 elementary, 1 middle, 0 high, and 0 alternative schools, so there are no other schools in this list to compare it against. All test results in the data are exact percentages, and free/reduced-price lunch information is unavailable, which limits the socioeconomic context for interpreting results.
Academically, the school shows a dual profile. Its clearest strength is the Algebra I End-of-Course exam: 96.3% proficient in 2025–2026 against 61.6% statewide, and 95.8% in 2024–2025 against 59.4% statewide — roughly 35 percentage points above the state. Keep in mind this exam is likely taken by a subset of students, so it may not represent the full grade-level population. In contrast, every reported grade-level Math, ELA, and Science result in 2025–2026 falls below the state average, with gaps of about 10 to 23 percentage points. The largest deficit is 6th-grade Math at 32.8% versus 56.2% statewide (a 23.4-point gap); the smallest is 8th-grade ELA at 47.9% versus 58.3%. Several subjects improved year over year: ELA 8 rose from 30.6% to 47.9% (+17.3 points), Math 6 from 22.0% to 32.8%, Math 7 from 28.5% to 34.7%, and Science 8 from 44.9% to 47.2%. Math 8 slipped from 41.1% to 40.5% while the state rose, and ELA 7 stayed essentially flat at 49.7% to 49.6%.
Ranking and school context are mixed. The district rank is 588 of 773 (24th percentile, 1 star), while rank history improved from 863 of 1046 (17th percentile, 1 star) in 2023–2024 to 718 of 1046 (31st percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026 — a positive trend, but still in the lower third. Chronic absenteeism stands at 31.9%, meaning roughly 147 of 462 students would be chronically absent, a notable watch item, though no state or prior-year comparison is provided. The student-teacher ratio of 11:1 appears potentially favorable, but no state comparison is given, and per-student spending is only available for 2018–2019 at $7,516.
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