Summary:
Gahanna-Jefferson City serves roughly 8,114 students across 12 schools — seven elementary, three middle, and two high schools — and the district overall ranks 223 of 773 in Ohio, at the 71st percentile with 4 stars. That respectable district profile hides wide school-by-school variation: 2025–26 rankings run from the 49th percentile at Goshen Lane Elementary School to the 92nd percentile at Gahanna East Middle School. Enrollment ranges from 2,468 students at Lincoln High School down to 15 at Gahanna Lincoln High School - OLS, a small grades 10–12 program with no reported test or graduation data that is not meaningfully comparable to the other schools.
Academically, the brightest spots are Gahanna East Middle School — 86 of 1,046 middle schools, 92nd percentile, 5 stars for three straight years, with science 8 at 81.1%, math 8 at 83.8%, and ELA 7 at 83.3% — and High Point Elementary School, at the 86th percentile with ELA 3 at 90.6% and math 4 at 87.4%. Gahanna South Middle School is a solid 78th percentile, and Jefferson Elementary School ranks 74th percentile with 4th grade ELA at 90.7%. Chapelfield Elementary School has climbed from 608th to 463rd and now sits at the 70th percentile with the district's lowest student-teacher ratio, 14.1.
Parents should note a few concerns. Chronic absenteeism is the biggest: Lincoln High School reports 32.9%, nearly double the district's 17.3%, while Jefferson Elementary School (5.5%), Blacklick Elementary School (5.8%), and High Point Elementary School (7.3%) show very low rates are achievable. Gahanna West Middle School ranks 61st percentile and trails district averages on grade-level tests, with the highest free/reduced lunch rate, 55.76%. Goshen Lane Elementary School (49th percentile, 2 stars) and Royal Manor Elementary School (60th percentile) are lower-ranked but improving. All three middle schools report 100% Algebra I and Geometry EOC proficiency, likely reflecting small advanced cohorts rather than whole-school math performance.
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