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Ridgeview Middle School

Q: Is Ridgeview Middle School a good school?

Ridgeview Middle School ranks 702 nd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

702^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Ridgeview Middle School is a public middle school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 503 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridgeview Middle School's academic performance, as measured by Ohio State Tests, is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 17.8% (6th grade) to 30.9% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 51.9% (6th grade) and 47.6% (8th grade). The school's performance in Science for 8th grade (53.9% proficient or better) was also lower than the state average of 63%. Ridgeview Middle School also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 38.8% to 57.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Worthington City and Upper Arlington City school districts, such as Worthingway Middle School and Hastings Middle School, Ridgeview Middle School has significantly lower proficiency rates in core subjects and higher chronic absenteeism. These nearby schools also have higher spending per student and better student-teacher ratios compared to Ridgeview Middle School.

485

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,780

Per pupil spending ?

49.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4241 Rudy Rd
Columbus, OH 43214-2945

(614) 365-5506

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Ridgeview Middle School usually attend:

High:

Centennial High School

Feeder schools for Ridgeview Middle School:

Elementary:	Cranbrook Elementary School
	Gables Elementary School
	Winterset Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.6%

African American:

28.2%

Hispanic:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Columbus City Schools District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (46% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg26%

Ohio avg55%

702^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	33.5	702 of 1036	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	709 of 1046	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	704 of 1048	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	715 of 1017	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	724 of 1037	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	696 of 1050	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	621 of 1010	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.3	593 of 1038	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.6	528 of 1050	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.9	419 of 1035	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.8	595 of 1008	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.6	588 of 1001	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.7	559 of 989	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.8	552 of 925	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.1	592 of 895	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.5	538 of 858	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.8	428 of 835	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.8	476 of 837	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.4	289 of 732	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.8	265 of 692	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.8	144 of 400	64.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	291 of 442	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	210 of 429	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	202 of 436	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	199 of 413	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.8	237 of 385	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	126 of 405	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.7	63 of 384	83.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	67 of 69	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	73 of 76	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	62 of 67	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	47 of 66	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.3	62 of 73	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	23.9	474 of 565	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	442 of 576	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	360 of 658	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	242 of 643	62.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	97 of 142	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	83 of 123	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	60 of 113	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	65 of 110	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	104 of 134	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	79 of 127	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	70 of 107	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	746 of 938	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	724 of 942	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	653 of 943	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	712 of 925	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	679 of 910	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	622 of 917	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	583 of 897	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	164 of 194	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.3	126 of 196	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.9	84 of 173	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	193 of 241	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	219 of 274	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.0	66 of 164	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.4	448 of 521	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	176 of 262	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	165 of 239	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	183 of 249	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	182 of 247	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	189 of 228	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	173 of 222	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	160 of 192	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	633 of 983	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	626 of 989	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	557 of 974	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	588 of 947	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	608 of 923	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	534 of 945	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	404 of 924	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	624 of 954	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	663 of 958	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	703 of 963	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	694 of 946	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	707 of 924	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	677 of 933	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	603 of 916	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	55.7	112 of 254	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.4	178 of 245	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	189 of 239	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	181 of 219	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	134 of 206	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	106 of 205	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	415 of 572	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	450 of 563	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	522 of 590	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	538 of 777	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	619 of 795	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	597 of 805	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	611 of 809	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	624 of 781	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	609 of 796	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	500 of 781	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)56th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

African American (2025)34th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)31st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)15th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science54%-9 vs state

English Language Arts49%-9 vs state

Mathematics23%-26 vs state

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Saturday, April 2, 2016

The teachers are very nice but the bad thing is that the education is bad there and too much racism bullying. It;s a not so good school. 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 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 (2025)	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 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
Ridgeview Middle School	Public	6-8	4241 Rudy Rd	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5506	485	33	14.6		168 (34.6%)	137 (28.2%)	90 (18.6%)	53 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.8%)	33.5	702^nd of 1036 public middle schools	32.2%		32.4	709^th of 1046 public middle schools	32.2%	7	53.9	17.8	21.5	30.9	43.9	54.7	47.5			100.0	$17,780
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
Hastings Middle School	Public	6-8	1850 Hastings Ln	Upper Arlington	43220	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5100	753	29	25.6	7.3%	623 (82.7%)	8 (1.1%)	22 (2.9%)	45 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.2%)	88.6	66^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.6%		89.4	66^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.7%		81.0	87.4	80.9	65.1	89.8	89.3	78.7	100.0		96.1	$16,113
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
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
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
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
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
Worthingway Middle School	Public	6-8	6625 Guyer St	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-4300	640	43	14.8	31.4%	369 (57.7%)	105 (16.4%)	79 (12.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.5%)	71.1	309^th of 1036 public middle schools	70.2%		70.9	312^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.2%	3	68.2	61.1	52.2	74.0	62.7	70.2	65.6		100.0		$14,249
Perry Middle School	Public	6-8	2341 Snouffer Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 450-5700	528	40	13.1	44.7%	275 (52.1%)	63 (11.9%)	107 (20.3%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.2%)	74.1	275^th of 1036 public middle schools	73.5%		62.8	429^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.0%	154	65.5	71.7	64.7	70.5	68.4	76.9	53.9		96.9		$14,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgeview Middle School

What high school do graduates of Ridgeview Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ridgeview Middle School usually go on to attend Centennial High School

Is Ridgeview Middle School a good school?

Ridgeview Middle School ranks 702^nd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ridgeview Middle School?

Students at Ridgeview Middle School are 35% White, 28% African American, 19% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Ridgeview Middle School in?

Columbus City Schools District

How many students attend Ridgeview Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Ridgeview Middle School.

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