Westerville City

Westerville City serves roughly 14,297 students across 23 schools — 15 elementary, 5 middle, and 3 high schools — and ranks 270 of 773 districts in Ohio, placing it in the 65th percentile with 3 stars. School sizes vary widely, from Westerville-North High School at 1,587 students down to Pointview Elementary School at 242.

At the elementary level, Alcott Elementary School is the highest-ranked school at 154 of 1,560 (90th percentile, 5 stars), with 3rd–5th grade math between 85.1% and 86.2%. Emerson Elementary School (85th percentile) posts 95.7% in 5th-grade science, and Mark Twain Elementary School has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the district at 3.7%. Among middle schools, Genoa Middle School ranks highest (84th percentile, 4 stars); notably, all five middle schools scored 100% in American History and 90.3%–100% in Algebra I, though those reflect selected students in advanced courses. At the high school level, Westerville Central High School ranks highest (63rd percentile), while Westerville-North High School has the top graduation rate at 95.6% and the best Biology score at 83.7%.

Challenges remain. High-school chronic absenteeism is a district-wide concern: 32.3% at North, 31.4% at South, and 28.6% at Central, all far above the district's 18.2%. Geometry is the weakest high-school subject (44.9%–59.8%), and Westerville-South High School's Algebra I score of 56.8% falls below the state's 61.6%. Elementary results are sharply split: Pointview's 3rd-grade math is 38.5% while Alcott's is 85.6%. Schools with higher free/reduced lunch rates and more absenteeism generally rank lower, and spending alone does not explain outcomes.