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Arts Impact Middle School (Aims)

Public Grades 6-8

850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Arts Impact Middle School (Aims) is a public middle school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 511 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 688 out of 828 districts in the state.

Aims consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Ohio middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance lags behind the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts, where only 18.9% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 25.5% for the district and 54.4% for the state. Aims also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 52.6% to 57.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Aims performs significantly worse than Bexley Middle School and Dominion Middle School, both of which are high-performing schools in the top 10% of Ohio middle schools. Aims also underperforms compared to Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School, a public charter school that outperforms Aims across various academic measures. While Aims' performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, is relatively better compared to their overall school ranking, the school's performance for other subgroups, such as Multi-racial students, Special Education students, and Gifted and Talented students, is particularly concerning.

507

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,417

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

680 Jack Gibbs Blvd
Columbus, OH 43215-1708

(614) 365-5558

District: Columbus City Schools District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.8%

White:

11.6%

Hispanic:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (25% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

Ohio avg55%

850^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	15.7	850 of 1036	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	855 of 1046	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	863 of 1048	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	827 of 1017	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	818 of 1037	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	811 of 1050	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	777 of 1010	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	764 of 1038	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.5	753 of 1050	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.1	669 of 1035	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.1	739 of 1008	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.5	747 of 1001	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	741 of 989	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.5	703 of 925	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.5	656 of 895	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.8	653 of 858	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.4	615 of 835	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.1	596 of 837	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.1	579 of 732	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.3	485 of 692	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.9	328 of 400	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	310 of 442	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	289 of 429	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	303 of 436	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	289 of 413	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	246 of 385	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	225 of 405	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	164 of 384	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	20.5	510 of 565	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	447 of 658	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	459 of 643	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	30 of 142	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	34 of 123	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	29.3	87 of 134	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	72 of 127	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	72 of 107	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	805 of 938	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	826 of 942	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	820 of 943	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	796 of 925	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	778 of 910	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	749 of 917	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	737 of 897	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	182 of 194	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	185 of 196	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	162 of 173	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	238 of 241	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.8	270 of 274	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	162 of 164	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	515 of 521	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	216 of 262	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	203 of 239	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	216 of 249	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	206 of 247	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	195 of 228	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	819 of 983	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	822 of 989	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	811 of 974	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	776 of 947	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	736 of 923	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	723 of 945	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	701 of 924	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	839 of 954	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	818 of 958	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	826 of 963	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	835 of 946	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	807 of 924	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	784 of 933	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	761 of 916	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	243 of 263	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	222 of 254	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	216 of 245	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	198 of 239	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	120 of 219	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	110 of 206	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	102 of 205	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	16.5	564 of 590	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	669 of 777	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	659 of 795	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	610 of 805	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	689 of 809	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	694 of 796	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	693 of 781	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+61 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2023)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science29%-34 vs state

English Language Arts28%-29 vs state

Mathematics21%-29 vs state

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The bullying and racism is too much I have to move my child before the school year end Close Quote

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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 Geometry (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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
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
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
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
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
Bexley Middle School	Public	6-8	300 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 237-4277	591	33	17.9		475 (80.4%)	36 (6.1%)	27 (4.6%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	86.7	89^th of 1036 public middle schools	91.4%		88.3	76^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.7%	13		83.5			72.4	66.2	84.0			77.8	86.0	81.7		100.0	$15,400
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
Larson Middle School	Public	4-8	1240 Oakland Ave	Columbus	43212	Franklin County	Grandview Heights Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 485-4100	453	28	15.9		407 (89.8%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.9%)	88.8	62^nd of 1036 public middle schools	94.0%		91.2	45^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.7%	17	96.6	87.3	90.3	86.8	80.8	60.0	87.1	89.2	94.3	86.8	90.8	84.9		100.0	$16,438
Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School	Public	6-8	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6517	198	8	24.7		1 (0.5%)	189 (95.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	6.9	976^th of 1036 public middle schools	5.8%		5.2	1014^th of 1046 public middle schools	3.1%	38		13.5			16.4	2.6	3.8			21.4	23.4	7.7			$15,853
Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys	Public	6-8	3450 Medway Ave	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6166	106	12	8.8		12 (11.3%)	74 (69.8%)	4 (3.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.2%)	8	959^th of 1036 public middle schools	7.4%		10.7	916^th of 1046 public middle schools	12.4%	43		16.7			10.5	9.7	5.0			26.3	23.3	13.0			$38,636
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Arts Impact Middle School (Aims)

What is the racial makeup of Arts Impact Middle School (Aims)?

Students at Arts Impact Middle School (Aims) are 72% African American, 12% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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Arts Impact Middle School (Aims) ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Ohio middle schools.

What district is Arts Impact Middle School (Aims) in?

Columbus City Schools District

How many students attend Arts Impact Middle School (Aims)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Arts Impact Middle School (Aims).

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