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South-Western City

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At a glance

508^thof 773 Ohio districts▲ 23

Better than 34% of Ohio districts

Elementary 16 Middle 10 High 5Grades PK, KG-12

3805 Marlane Dr
Grove City, OH 43123-9224·(614) 801-3000·All Ohio district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 34.3% of districts

Schools

21,873

Students

Top rankedBuckeye Woods Elementary School234^th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Monterey Elementary School up 212 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pleasant View Middle School 13.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1★

9 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Schools in South-Western City serve roughly 21,354 students across 30 schools — 16 elementary, 10 middle, and 4 high schools, with no alternative schools listed. District-wide, South-Western City ranks 508 of 773 in Ohio, the 34th percentile with 2 stars, but that single average hides wide differences among its individual schools.

The strongest standouts are Buckeye Woods Elementary (85th percentile, 4 stars, 7.5% absenteeism, 86.2% in 3rd-grade ELA), Hayes Intermediate (86.7% in 5th-grade ELA and 86.5% in 5th-grade math), Jackson Middle School (top-ranked middle school, 79th percentile, 4 stars), JC Sommer Elementary (68th percentile, 3 stars, 12.0% absenteeism), and Grove City High School (66th percentile, 93.6% graduation rate, 87.7% in American Government). Park Street Intermediate stands out for strong results despite a 60.72% free/reduced lunch rate. At the other end, East Franklin Elementary ranks in the 8th percentile with 0 stars and 32.0% absenteeism; Stiles Elementary (11th percentile), Prairie Lincoln Elementary (17th percentile), Norton Middle School (21st percentile), Westland High School (20th percentile, 49.5% absenteeism), and Franklin Heights High School (18th percentile, 54.3% absenteeism) face the steepest challenges.

Two patterns stand out. Chronic absenteeism tracks closely with performance: top schools like Buckeye Woods (7.5%) and JC Sommer (12.0%) have low rates, while the weakest high schools and middle schools run far higher. Poverty shows a similar but imperfect link — the highest-poverty schools generally rank lowest, yet Park Street Intermediate and Pleasant View Middle School (81.11% free/reduced lunch, 44th percentile) outperform that expectation. Notably, all four high schools graduate at least 89.7% of students even though several test well below state averages, and spending and class size show no simple relationship with achievement. Overall, South-Western City behaves like two districts in one: a lower-poverty, lower-absenteeism group performing above state averages, and a larger group where low proficiency, high absenteeism, and high poverty overlap.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th 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 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th 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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Buckeye Woods Elementary School	Public	K-4	2525 Holton Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-8025	742	36	20.3	20.6%	607 (81.8%)	27 (3.6%)	38 (5.1%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.5%)	82.2	234^th of 1560 public elementary schools	85.0%		84.6	178^th of 1558 public elementary schools	88.6%	56					80.8	81.1					86.2	80.6									$12,485
Darby Woods Elementary School	Public	K-4	255 Westwoods Blvd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8075	554	30	18.7	72.2%	220 (39.7%)	83 (15.0%)	155 (28.0%)	51 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.1%)	45.4	962^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	38.3%		52.2	857^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.0%	105					51.3	67.0					53.9	62.5									$11,664
Alton Hall Elementary School	Public	K-4	982 Alton Rd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8000	504	26	19.7	61.5%	271 (53.8%)	55 (10.9%)	121 (24.0%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	34.8	1084^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.5%		29	1127^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.7%	43					50.5	59.1					54.6	46.2									$10,182
Beulah Park Middle School	Public	7-8	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%)	46.8	605^th of 1046 public middle schools	42.2%		45.6	599^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.2%	6		58.6							31.7	51.2					55.7	54.2			100.0	96.8	$11,176
Darbydale Elementary School	Public	K-4	7000 London Groveport Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8050	405	19	21.8	59.3%	298 (73.6%)	17 (4.2%)	57 (14.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	53.9	837^th of 1560 public elementary schools	46.3%		44.8	972^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	37.6%	135					59.5	68.1					60.7	65.9									$11,926
Finland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1835 Finland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8125	371	22	16.9	90.8%	154 (41.5%)	94 (25.3%)	80 (21.6%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.0%)	31	1121^st of 1560 public elementary schools	28.1%		31.2	1107^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.9%	14					51.4	57.5					41.3	49.4									$11,933
Finland Middle School	Public	7-8	1827 Finland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3600	673	44	15.2	87.8%	247 (36.7%)	182 (27.0%)	159 (23.6%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.5%)	37.8	690^th of 1046 public middle schools	34.0%		38	667^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.6%	23		57.8							22.6	52.2					48.2	41.6				100.0	$11,759
Franklin Heights High School	Public	9-12	1001 Demorest Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3200	1,398	72	19.3	71.0%	480 (34.3%)	399 (28.5%)	391 (28.0%)	22 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	103 (7.4%)	22.2	648^th of 795 public high schools	18.5%		30.9	620^th of 855 public high schools	27.5%	28			59.3	58.8													55.7	47.2	28.4	55.6	$11,176
Grove City High School	Public	9-12	4665 Hoover Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-3300	1,881	92	20.3	33.4%	1,467 (78.0%)	113 (6.0%)	146 (7.8%)	35 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (6.3%)	60.9	269^th of 795 public high schools	66.2%		67.6	224^th of 855 public high schools	73.8%	45			87.7	84.9													73.3	77.1	43.9	65.1	$11,815
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	2600 Cameron St	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8200	475	24	19.6	74.5%	269 (56.6%)	84 (17.7%)	63 (13.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.0%)	50.4	888^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.1%		62.5	684^th of 1558 public elementary schools	56.1%	204					61.4	70.9					52.7	62.0									$10,127
Monterey Elementary School	Public	K-4	3811 Hoover Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8250	425	22	19.2	52.2%	277 (65.2%)	42 (9.9%)	60 (14.1%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.0%)	67.2	588^th of 1560 public elementary schools	62.3%		56	800^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.7%	212					66.3	83.5					67.5	70.1									$11,855
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%)	20.4	822^nd of 1046 public middle schools	21.4%		24.4	771^st of 1036 public middle schools	25.6%	51		34.3							18.4	35.5					40.1	32.5				100.0	$11,351
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%)	48.3	588^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.8%		37.8	670^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.3%	82		59.6							32.7	51.4					56.0	56.3				100.0	$12,898
Prairie Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-4	4900 Amesbury Way	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8300	515	27	19.4	78.8%	168 (32.6%)	83 (16.1%)	204 (39.6%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.5%)	17.2	1296^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.4	1209^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.4%	87					36.2	47.6					33.0	40.8									$11,325
Prairie Norton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	105 Norton Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8450	510	26	20.0	76.7%	144 (28.2%)	93 (18.2%)	198 (38.8%)	23 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.0%)	32.5	1105^th of 1560 public elementary schools	29.2%		34.7	1073^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.1%	32					41.2	72.8					37.9	49.5									$10,744
Richard Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-4	3646 Richard Ave	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8325	423	24	17.5	58.6%	267 (63.1%)	52 (12.3%)	53 (12.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	54	833^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	46.6%		46	959^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.4%	126					59.2	68.1					59.2	68.1									$12,174
JC Sommer Elementary School	Public	K-4	3055 Kingston Ave	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-8350	545	27	20.1	37.6%	428 (78.5%)	41 (7.5%)	28 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.9%)	72.2	492^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	68.5%		66.9	590^th of 1558 public elementary schools	62.1%	98					80.2	73.3					77.6	68.1									$11,253
James A Harmon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1861 Gantz Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8150	589	27	21.6	69.6%	319 (54.2%)	92 (15.6%)	102 (17.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.4%)	48.1	918^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.2%		41.8	1003^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	35.6%	85					49.6	71.3					58.7	61.5									$10,442
Stiles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4700 Stiles Ave	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8375	511	28	18.5	88.6%	78 (15.3%)	150 (29.4%)	244 (47.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	11	1392^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	10.8%		12.2	1365^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.4%	27					27.7	36.0					35.3	34.8									$11,931
West Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	3501 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 279-0646	488	26	18.5	90.2%	101 (20.7%)	186 (38.1%)	152 (31.1%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.8%)	27.2	1168^th of 1560 public elementary schools	25.1%		28.9	1131^st of 1558 public elementary schools	27.4%	37					39.0	56.9					38.2	52.9									$11,053
Westland High School	Public	9-12	146 Galloway Rd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 851-7000	1,853	92	20.2	68.4%	602 (32.5%)	349 (18.8%)	736 (39.7%)	63 (3.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (5.4%)	22.8	639^th of 795 public high schools	19.6%		36.1	597^th of 855 public high schools	30.2%	42			68.1	61.8													50.3	49.5	29.4	40.5	$10,871
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)	34.7						33.6	39.0					49.7	39.7							$11,286
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)	49.3						51.8	42.1					55.7	42.9							$10,926
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)	50.9						52.6	44.4					57.7	37.3							$11,686
Park Street Intermediate School	Public	4-6	3191 Park St	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8800	667	37	18.2	60.7%	418 (62.7%)	84 (12.6%)	88 (13.2%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.0%)								(n/a)	64.3						65.8	63.9					70.5	55.2							$12,469
Jackson Middle School	Public	6-9	2271 Holton Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-3800	665	38	17.7	29.3%	535 (80.5%)	39 (5.9%)	40 (6.0%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.3%)	77.6	218^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.2%		76.5	244^th of 1036 public middle schools	76.4%	26		71.8							60.3	75.3					79.9	68.3			100.0	100.0	$11,408
Central Crossing High School	Public	9-12	4500 Big Run South Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-6500	1,674	87	19.2	56.1%	840 (50.2%)	328 (19.6%)	358 (21.4%)	37 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (6.5%)	42.8	491^st of 795 public high schools	38.2%		41.9	546^th of 855 public high schools	36.1%	55			63.0	77.9													67.1	67.3	39.3	62.4	$10,835
South-Western Career Academy	Public	9-12	4750 Big Run South Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-3400	0	42	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hayes Intermediate School	Public	4-6	4436 Haughn Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-6200	464	26	17.6	30.4%	371 (80.0%)	26 (5.6%)	32 (6.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)								(n/a)	80.4						86.5	83.2					86.7	73.9							$10,919
South-Western Preschool Center	Public	PK	4324 Haughn Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-8448	345	10	35.2		234 (67.8%)	30 (8.7%)	38 (11.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.9%)								(n/a)
The Bostic Head Start Center	Public	PK	2975 Kingston Ave	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 279-6356	144	5	28.8		36 (25.0%)	41 (28.5%)	55 (38.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.3%)								(n/a)
Bolton Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2695 Holt Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8275	717	32	22.7	70.0%	251 (35.0%)	228 (31.8%)	119 (16.6%)	32 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.0%)	22.4	1228^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.3%		19	1275^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.2%	47					42.2	40.9					44.4	47.7									$9,291
Stiles Family Center	Public	PK	4702 Stiles Ave	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 870-5533	30	4	7.5		14 (46.7%)	6 (20.0%)	9 (30.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
East Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1955 Richmond Rd	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8100	257	13	20.5		104 (40.5%)	43 (16.7%)	81 (31.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.3%)	8.3	1438^th of 1560 public elementary schools	7.8%		20.5	1249^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.8%	189					27.3	25.0					36.4	30.0									$8,766

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.