Summary
Briggs High School is a 9–12 comprehensive high school at 2555 Briggs Rd on Columbus's west side, serving 956 students as part of the Columbus City Schools District — the largest enrollment among its nearby comparison schools. That district ranks 683rd of 773 statewide, and Briggs itself sits near the very bottom of Ohio's high school rankings: 760th of 795 schools in 2025–26, the 4th percentile with a 0-star rating, the lowest result in the decade of data available. Over the past ten years, the school has never risen above the 12th–21st percentile band.
In 2025–26, proficiency on state End-of-Course exams was below the district in all six tested subjects and roughly 36 points below the state. About 27% of Briggs students scored proficient compared with roughly 63% statewide: American Government 41.6, American History 43.2, Biology 29.1, English II 24.7, Algebra I 18.6, and Geometry just 6.7. Geometry has never reached double digits in four years, against a state rate near 43%. Attendance is the most striking concern: about three in four students are chronically absent (78.0%), roughly 24 points worse than the district, and that gap has widened over five years. Graduation is the one improving trend, up from 66.8% to 72.5%.
Compared with West High School, its same-district neighbor 1.73 miles away, Briggs scores higher on five of six exams and has better attendance, though West graduates a slightly higher share. Just across the district line, Franklin Heights High School (1.4 miles away, in South-Western City) graduates 91.5% of its students with 54.3% chronic absenteeism and roughly double Briggs's proficiency — while spending less per student ($8,512 versus $11,343) at a nearly identical student–teacher ratio. Central Crossing High School performs close to the state average. Among nearby charter schools, Briggs graduates more students than four of five.
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