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Buckeye Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

907^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Buckeye Middle School is a public middle school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 340 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 688 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Buckeye Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio middle schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buckeye Middle School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 52.6% to 71.8% over the past few years, well above district and state averages. Academically, students perform well below state and district averages on Ohio State Tests across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25.8% of 8th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to 31.8% for the district and 63% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Ohio middle schools for various subgroups.

While Buckeye Middle School's performance is concerning, the data suggests there is room for improvement. The school's spending per student, at $9,530, is higher than the district average, but it does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. Nearby Hilltonia Middle School, Champion Middle School, and Arts Impact Middle School, while still struggling, generally outperform Buckeye Middle School across academic metrics, indicating that with the right interventions and support, Buckeye Middle School could potentially make meaningful gains in the future.

326

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,140

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2950 Parsons Ave
Columbus, OH 43207-3742

(614) 365-5417

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Buckeye Middle School usually attend:

High:

Marion-Franklin High School

Feeder schools for Buckeye Middle School:

Elementary:	Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School
	Parsons Elementary School
	Watkins Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.1%

White:

35.3%

Hispanic:

13.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (19% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 37 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg26%

Ohio avg55%

907^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 18Middle Schools in the Columbus City Schools District

688^th of 828Columbus City Schools District 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	10.2	907 of 1036	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	928 of 1046	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	942 of 1048	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	911 of 1017	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	874 of 1037	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	891 of 1050	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	857 of 1010	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	825 of 1038	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	889 of 1050	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	887 of 1035	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.4	870 of 1008	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	912 of 1001	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.9	897 of 989	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.0	829 of 925	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.2	802 of 895	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.2	744 of 858	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.9	727 of 835	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.2	758 of 837	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.3	674 of 732	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.4	617 of 692	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.0	366 of 400	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	396 of 442	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	423 of 429	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	427 of 436	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	402 of 413	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	345 of 385	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	331 of 405	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	328 of 384	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	21.9	522 of 576	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	543 of 658	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	588 of 643	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	56 of 142	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.7	101 of 123	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	850 of 938	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	859 of 942	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	854 of 943	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	882 of 925	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	846 of 910	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	812 of 917	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	809 of 897	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	183 of 194	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	183 of 196	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	229 of 241	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	150 of 164	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	516 of 521	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	213 of 262	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	213 of 239	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	217 of 249	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	234 of 247	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	168 of 228	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	190 of 222	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	886 of 983	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	896 of 989	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	885 of 974	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	863 of 947	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	808 of 923	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	815 of 945	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	792 of 924	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	894 of 954	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	914 of 958	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	934 of 963	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	873 of 946	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	827 of 924	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	844 of 933	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	808 of 916	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	8.2	247 of 254	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	232 of 239	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	212 of 219	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	197 of 206	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	195 of 205	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	510 of 572	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	756 of 777	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	771 of 795	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	782 of 805	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	788 of 809	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	758 of 781	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	754 of 796	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	730 of 781	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

African American (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)9th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)3rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-37 vs state

English Language Arts21%-36 vs state

Mathematics14%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Buckeye Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th 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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Buckeye Middle School	Public	6-8	2950 Parsons Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5417	326	24	13.5		115 (35.3%)	134 (41.1%)	43 (13.2%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	10.2	907^th of 1036 public middle schools	12.5%		9.8	928^th of 1046 public middle schools	11.3%	21		25.8			8.8	12.0	21.2			15.7	24.3	22.5		$17,140
Hamilton Middle School	Public	7-8	755 Rathmell Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Hamilton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 491-8044	477	25	19.0		309 (64.8%)	80 (16.8%)	42 (8.8%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	45.6	600^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.1%		51.3	568^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.7%	32		59.8				34.4	46.2				50.9	51.5	100.0	$10,693
Hamilton Intermediate School	Public	3-8	765 Rathmell Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Hamilton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 491-8044	706	35	20.1		424 (60.1%)	132 (18.7%)	62 (8.8%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.1%)								(n/a)	57.0		73.4	46.3	54.4			66.2	68.7	56.0				$9,763
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%)	38	667^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.6%		39.2	665^th of 1046 public middle schools	36.4%	2		59.5				25.7	52.3				41.8	37.8	97.6	$11,759
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)	38.0			40.9	36.3				49.4	36.3				$11,286
Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls	Public	6-8	1390 Bryden Rd	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6113	196	15	13.0		15 (7.7%)	134 (68.4%)	24 (12.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.7%)	33.7	700^th of 1036 public middle schools	32.4%		36.3	681^st of 1046 public middle schools	34.9%	19		50.0			20.0	12.1	37.5			37.8	63.6	46.9		$25,788
Hilltonia Middle School	Public	6-8	2345 W Mound St	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5937	420	34	12.3		145 (34.5%)	151 (36.0%)	75 (17.9%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	7.3	969^th of 1036 public middle schools	6.5%		8.9	940^th of 1046 public middle schools	10.1%	29		25.6			10.3	11.6	13.0			12.5	12.4	12.3		$17,082
Champion Middle School	Public	6-8	284 N 22nd St	Columbus	43203	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6082	338	22	15.3		35 (10.4%)	238 (70.4%)	37 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.4%)	7	974^th of 1036 public middle schools	6.0%		7.6	965^th of 1046 public middle schools	7.7%	9		22.8			3.2	7.3	16.3			10.6	22.2	11.7		$15,237
Arts Impact Middle School (Aims)	Public	6-8	680 Jack Gibbs Blvd	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5558	507	34	14.9		59 (11.6%)	364 (71.8%)	42 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	15.7	850^th of 1036 public middle schools	18.0%		15.7	855^th of 1046 public middle schools	18.3%	5		28.6			22.6	17.2	23.7			29.0	37.0	18.9		$19,417
Johnson Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1130 S Waverly St	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6501	349	31	11.2		10 (2.9%)	189 (54.2%)	121 (34.7%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	7.1	972^nd of 1036 public middle schools	6.2%		6.6	982^nd of 1046 public middle schools	6.1%	10		11.1			14.5	4.5	7.9			25.0	15.6	11.2		$16,352

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckeye Middle School

What high school do graduates of Buckeye Middle School attend?

Students who attend Buckeye Middle School usually go on to attend Marion-Franklin High School

What is the racial makeup of Buckeye Middle School?

Students at Buckeye Middle School are 41% African American, 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Buckeye Middle School a good school?

Buckeye Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Ohio middle schools.

How many students attend Buckeye Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Buckeye Middle School.

What district is Buckeye Middle School in?

Columbus City Schools District

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