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Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School

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Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School ranks 736 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

736^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School is a public charter middle school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 453 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School District, which is ranked 595 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Ohio middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom 25% of Ohio middle schools for these subgroups. Proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with the largest gaps in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22% of 6th graders were proficient in math, compared to the state average of 51.9%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.5% to 43.4% over the past 5 years, significantly above the state average.

In comparison, the nearby Kilbourne Middle School, part of the Worthington City district, significantly outperforms Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School across all metrics, ranking in the top 15% of Ohio middle schools and achieving proficiency rates well above the state averages. Other nearby schools, such as Dominion Middle School and World Language Middle School (both part of the Columbus City Schools district), also outperform Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School, though their performance is still below the state averages.

462

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,160

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2350 Morse Rd
Columbus, OH 43229-5801

(614) 428-6564

District: Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.7%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (44% vs 55% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

Ohio avg55%

736^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

595^th of 828Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School 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	29.3	736 of 1036	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	863 of 1046	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	787 of 1048	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	768 of 1017	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	796 of 1037	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	793 of 1050	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	757 of 1010	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	813 of 1038	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	774 of 1050	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	839 of 1035	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.6	754 of 1008	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.4	799 of 1001	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.3	726 of 989	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	736 of 925	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	710 of 895	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	149 of 442	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	264 of 429	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	182 of 436	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	187 of 413	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	198 of 385	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	170 of 405	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	147 of 384	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	304 of 565	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	172 of 576	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	30.1	501 of 658	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	597 of 643	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	95 of 142	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	87 of 113	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	92 of 110	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	133 of 134	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	118 of 127	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	106 of 107	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	684 of 938	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	825 of 942	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	731 of 943	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	752 of 925	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	747 of 910	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	730 of 917	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	708 of 897	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	8.7	229 of 239	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	186 of 249	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	686 of 983	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.5	829 of 989	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	701 of 974	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	696 of 947	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	713 of 923	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	704 of 945	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	675 of 924	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	745 of 954	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	832 of 958	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	781 of 963	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	761 of 946	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	749 of 924	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	763 of 933	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	750 of 916	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	515 of 572	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	504 of 563	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	483 of 590	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2024)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+36 vs state

Science45%-18 vs state

English Language Arts40%-18 vs state

Mathematics31%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (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 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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 Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2350 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 428-6564	462	42	11.0		8 (1.7%)	410 (88.7%)	27 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	29.3	736^th of 1036 public middle schools	29.0%		15	863^rd of 1046 public middle schools	17.5%	127	44.9		22.0	28.5	41.1	39.0	49.7	30.6			95.8	$14,160
Woodward Park Middle School	Public	6-8	5151 Karl Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5354	836	51	16.3		80 (9.6%)	436 (52.2%)	205 (24.5%)	54 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.1%)	26.1	763^rd of 1036 public middle schools	26.4%		30.1	722^nd of 1046 public middle schools	31.0%	41	38.0		28.6	26.3	29.6	35.8	51.2	31.6			100.0	$16,198
Minerva Park Middle School	Public	6-8	5002 Farview Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 797-5700	753	51	14.6	60.7%	248 (32.9%)	295 (39.2%)	74 (9.8%)	41 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (12.6%)	57.5	482^nd of 1036 public middle schools	53.5%		50.9	575^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.0%	93	61.3	100.0	51.5	54.6	30.7	57.9	68.5	60.9			94.9	$11,998
Medina Middle School	Public	6-8	1425 Huy Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6050	438	28	15.6		61 (13.9%)	210 (47.9%)	125 (28.5%)	14 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	10.7	899^th of 1036 public middle schools	13.2%		11.5	908^th of 1046 public middle schools	13.2%	9	15.4		13.3	11.3	21.2	23.6	31.4	15.9				$15,614
Mifflin Alternative Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 Agler Rd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5474	356	25	14.2		23 (6.5%)	241 (67.7%)	51 (14.3%)	19 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	5.9	987^th of 1036 public middle schools	4.7%		6.8	975^th of 1046 public middle schools	6.8%	12	15.3		6.4	0.0	9.1	15.6	24.0	9.2				$20,264
World Language Middle School	Public	6-8	330 E Dominion Blvd	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 335-5502	536	31	17.2		75 (14.0%)	147 (27.4%)	285 (53.2%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	27.2	757^th of 1036 public middle schools	26.9%		24.9	764^th of 1046 public middle schools	27.0%	7	28.2		36.9	24.4	20.9	43.0	59.8	25.0	100.0			$15,669
Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1567 Loretta Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 261-7480	165	7	23.5		0 (0.0%)	130 (78.8%)	35 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.5	561^st of 1036 public middle schools	45.8%		51	572^nd of 1046 public middle schools	45.3%	11	60.9		53.2	58.1	17.6	50.0	74.4	39.1			91.7	$10,908
Kilbourne Middle School	Public	6-8	50 E Dublin Granville Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-4200	464	33	14.1	16.2%	366 (78.9%)	48 (10.3%)	18 (3.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	81.2	168^th of 1036 public middle schools	83.8%		86.8	97^th of 1046 public middle schools	90.7%	71	83.1		71.3	57.3	67.7	76.6	79.7	74.2		98.3		$14,045
Dominion Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Arcadia Ave	Columbus	43202	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6020	745	48	15.5		348 (46.7%)	203 (27.2%)	98 (13.2%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (11.5%)	52.4	540^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.9%		52.4	554^th of 1046 public middle schools	47.0%	14	62.1		52.8	21.8	50.4	56.2	66.4	49.8	100.0		85.5	$14,773
Gahanna West Middle School	Public	6-8	350 N Stygler Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 478-5570	608	36	16.7	55.8%	259 (42.6%)	219 (36.0%)	57 (9.4%)	40 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.6%)	63.7	416^th of 1036 public middle schools	59.8%		59.4	476^th of 1046 public middle schools	54.5%	60	72.9		50.5	56.8	53.6	63.8	63.5	54.1			96.8	$12,502

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School

Is Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School a good school?

Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School ranks 736^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School?

Students at Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School are 89% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

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