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Hilltonia Middle School

Q: Is Hilltonia Middle School a good school?

Hilltonia Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Ohio middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Hilltonia Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Hilltonia Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hilltonia Middle School?

Students at Hilltonia Middle School are 36% African American, 35% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Hilltonia Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hilltonia Middle School usually go on to attend Briggs High School

Public Grades 6-8

969^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Hilltonia Middle School is a public middle school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 430 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the bottom 20% of districts in the state.

Hilltonia Middle School faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates. The school ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio middle schools, with only 10.3% of 6th graders proficient in Math compared to 51.9% statewide. Hilltonia also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with large performance gaps between student subgroups. Nearby schools in the Columbus City Schools District, such as Westmoor Middle School and Wedgewood Middle School, also perform poorly, but schools in other districts like Larson Middle School (Grandview Heights) and Jones Middle School (Upper Arlington) significantly outperform Hilltonia.

While Hilltonia's performance is concerning, the data indicates areas for potential improvement, such as addressing chronic absenteeism, aligning curriculum and instruction to state standards, and implementing effective interventions for struggling students. Collaboration with higher-performing schools within the district or state could also provide valuable insights to help Hilltonia Middle School better support its students and families.

420

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,082

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2345 W Mound St
Columbus, OH 43204-2901

(614) 365-5937

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Hilltonia Middle School usually attend:

High:

Briggs High School

Feeder schools for Hilltonia Middle School:

Elementary:	Burroughs Elementary School
	Lindbergh Elementary School
	West Mound Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.0%

White:

34.5%

Hispanic:

17.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (14% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg26%

Ohio avg55%

969^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	7.3	969 of 1036	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	940 of 1046	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	936 of 1048	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	925 of 1017	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	926 of 1037	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	1015 of 1050	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	987 of 1010	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	969 of 1038	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	978 of 1050	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.3	895 of 1035	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.5	944 of 1008	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.3	904 of 1001	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	894 of 989	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	828 of 925	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.3	832 of 895	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.2	781 of 858	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.0	781 of 835	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.9	768 of 837	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	676 of 732	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.7	663 of 692	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.3	378 of 400	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	440 of 442	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	391 of 429	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	335 of 436	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	338 of 413	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	378 of 385	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	391 of 405	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	372 of 384	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	23.8	494 of 576	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	634 of 658	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	632 of 643	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	135 of 142	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	95 of 113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	100 of 110	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	127 of 134	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	126 of 127	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	107 of 107	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	903 of 938	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	909 of 942	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	892 of 943	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	889 of 925	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	870 of 910	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	906 of 917	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	889 of 897	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	186 of 194	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	247 of 262	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	225 of 239	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	224 of 249	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	239 of 247	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	176 of 228	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	218 of 222	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	192 of 192	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	943 of 983	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	911 of 989	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	889 of 974	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	882 of 947	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	864 of 923	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	920 of 945	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	914 of 924	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	910 of 954	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	873 of 958	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	886 of 963	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	860 of 946	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	884 of 924	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	914 of 933	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	905 of 916	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	225 of 263	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	194 of 254	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	224 of 245	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	205 of 205	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.5	763 of 777	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	784 of 795	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	795 of 805	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	803 of 809	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	775 of 781	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	794 of 796	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.3	780 of 781	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2021)14th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-37 vs state

English Language Arts12%-45 vs state

Mathematics12%-38 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, March 14, 2019

the school is dirty and the teachers are mean and they wont let you go to the bathroom even if its an emergency in 7th and 8th period writing on the bathroom stalls kids fight in bathrooms and the kids there are really bad and they get in a lot of fights. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

I am an 8th grader at Hilltonia. I don't think this school is a good one. The teachers don't care, the students get away with anythng and it seems like teachers pick favorites and let them disrupt class, but if I just ask on "off task question" then I detention or written up. Also, there is little disipline here. There are fights and rumors everyday. The teachers end up suspending the kid who got beat up because they have their favorites. Overall, it is a very poor school choice. 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
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
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
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
Westmoor Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 Valleyview Dr	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5974	416	29	14.3		137 (32.9%)	145 (34.9%)	81 (19.5%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.8%)	6.8	977^th of 1036 public middle schools	5.7%		10.7	917^th of 1046 public middle schools	12.3%	60		16.2			12.7	7.0	10.2			18.3	20.8	6.7			$16,829
Wedgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5947	476	36	13.2		127 (26.7%)	126 (26.5%)	173 (36.3%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.7%)	25.2	770^th of 1036 public middle schools	25.7%		19.5	814^th of 1046 public middle schools	22.2%	44		36.2			40.4	28.2	32.2			29.9	43.2	26.9		100.0	$18,127
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
Holt Crossing Intermediate School	Public	5-6	2706 Holt Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8700	733	36	20.5	77.6%	290 (39.6%)	177 (24.1%)	187 (25.5%)	27 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.1%)								(n/a)	51.1			56.1	34.3				54.2	34.3					$10,926
Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 Arlington Ave	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5080	733	55	13.4	6.8%	625 (85.3%)	16 (2.2%)	26 (3.5%)	35 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	85.2	111^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.3%		91.3	41^st of 1046 public middle schools	96.1%	70		89.8			81.9	86.8	46.0			78.0	86.9	82.5	100.0	99.5	$18,197
Park Street Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3191 Park St	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8800	667	37	18.2	60.7%	418 (62.7%)	84 (12.6%)	88 (13.2%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.0%)								(n/a)	63.9			54.9	62.7				67.3	62.1					$12,469
Norton Middle School	Public	7-8	215 Norton Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3700	583	39	14.8	80.6%	205 (35.2%)	109 (18.7%)	184 (31.6%)	35 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.6%)	24.4	771^st of 1036 public middle schools	25.6%		23.4	777^th of 1046 public middle schools	25.7%	6		47.4				12.6	34.6				39.3	32.3		96.3	$11,351

Frequently Asked Questions about Hilltonia Middle School

How many students attend Hilltonia Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Hilltonia Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Hilltonia Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hilltonia Middle School usually go on to attend Briggs High School

Is Hilltonia Middle School a good school?

Hilltonia Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Ohio middle schools.

What district is Hilltonia Middle School in?

Columbus City Schools District

What is the racial makeup of Hilltonia Middle School?

Students at Hilltonia Middle School are 36% African American, 35% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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