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Sherwood Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

872^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Sherwood Middle School is a public middle school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 436 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 and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sherwood Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio middle schools over the past several years.

Sherwood Middle School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 52.6% to 64.3% over the past few years, well above district and state averages. Academically, the school's students perform well below state and district averages on Ohio state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21.3% of 6th graders, 10.4% of 7th graders, and 16.4% of 8th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to state averages of 51.9%, 50%, and 47.6%, respectively.

Sherwood Middle School's performance lags behind nearby schools within the Columbus City Schools District, such as Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys and Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School, which also struggle academically but outperform Sherwood Middle School across various metrics. Addressing the challenges at Sherwood Middle School will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes for the students.

498

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,785

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Shady Lane Rd
Columbus, OH 43227-2110

(614) 365-5393

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Sherwood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Walnut Ridge High School

Feeder schools for Sherwood Middle School:

Elementary:	Leawood Elementary School
	Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School
	Shady Lane Elementary School
	Woodcrest Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.8%

Hispanic:

21.1%

White:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (22% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 34 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

Ohio avg55%

872^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	13.7	872 of 1036	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	878 of 1046	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	813 of 1048	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	810 of 1017	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	824 of 1037	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	889 of 1050	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	873 of 1010	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	917 of 1038	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	972 of 1050	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	903 of 1035	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	908 of 1008	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	892 of 1001	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.4	907 of 989	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	820 of 925	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	806 of 895	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.1	745 of 858	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.5	764 of 835	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	723 of 837	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.4	675 of 732	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.5	660 of 692	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.3	392 of 400	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	350 of 442	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	331 of 429	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	268 of 436	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	300 of 413	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	257 of 385	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	318 of 405	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	298 of 384	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	31.3	407 of 576	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	412 of 658	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	380 of 643	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	98 of 142	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	51 of 123	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	41 of 113	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	49 of 110	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.5	102 of 134	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	73 of 127	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	84 of 107	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	837 of 938	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	855 of 942	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	777 of 943	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	791 of 925	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	802 of 910	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	821 of 917	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	826 of 897	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	178 of 194	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	159 of 196	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	168 of 173	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	56.9	124 of 241	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.5	260 of 274	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	164 of 164	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.9	518 of 521	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	179 of 262	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	177 of 239	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	160 of 249	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	176 of 247	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	202 of 228	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	153 of 222	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	149 of 192	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	50.0	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	834 of 983	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	840 of 989	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	746 of 974	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	752 of 947	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	747 of 923	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	808 of 945	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	807 of 924	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	832 of 954	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	821 of 958	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	774 of 963	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	797 of 946	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	788 of 924	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	814 of 933	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	816 of 916	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	14.0	233 of 254	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	162 of 245	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.7	207 of 219	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	725 of 777	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	651 of 795	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	728 of 805	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	686 of 809	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	685 of 781	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	712 of 796	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	629 of 781	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)52nd percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2021)29th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)8th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science39%-24 vs state

English Language Arts23%-34 vs state

Mathematics16%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (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	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 American History End of Course	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
Sherwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Shady Lane Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5393	498	32	15.5		55 (11.0%)	308 (61.8%)	105 (21.1%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	13.7	872^nd of 1036 public middle schools	15.8%		13.9	878^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.1%	6	39.3		21.3	10.4	16.4	23.8	18.8	27.4				$14,785
Rosemore Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Langley Ave	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5200	816	57	14.3		131 (16.1%)	340 (41.7%)	276 (33.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.0%)	22.4	791^st of 1036 public middle schools	23.6%		24.6	768^th of 1046 public middle schools	26.6%	23	43.3		33.3	21.3	26.2	30.4	32.7	33.5			100.0	$10,095
Yorktown Middle School	Public	6-8	5600 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5408	362	24	15.0		14 (3.9%)	273 (75.4%)	39 (10.8%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	12	889^th of 1036 public middle schools	14.2%		13.9	877^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.2%	12	19.8		11.2	3.8	25.2	18.7	34.0	27.2				$16,691
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
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
Baldwin Road Junior High School	Public	6-8	2300 Baldwin Pl	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 367-1600	781	44	17.8	71.2%	156 (20.0%)	345 (44.2%)	99 (12.7%)	106 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.6%)	27.8	750^th of 1036 public middle schools	27.6%		28.7	736^th of 1046 public middle schools	29.6%	14	52.3		22.4	24.4	25.0	28.5	50.0	43.4		100.0		$11,859
Groveport Madison Middle School North	Public	6-8	5474 Sedalia Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 837-5508	485	31	15.6		107 (22.1%)	229 (47.2%)	79 (16.3%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.2%)	38.1	664^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.9%		41.8	645^th of 1046 public middle schools	38.3%	19	55.8	92.3	57.1	24.8	41.9	35.1	37.6	45.9			100.0	$11,150
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
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
Gahanna South Middle School	Public	6-8	349 Shady Spring Dr	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 337-3730	653	34	19.3	33.1%	288 (44.1%)	246 (37.7%)	49 (7.5%)	54 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	71	314^th of 1036 public middle schools	69.7%		75.5	251^st of 1046 public middle schools	76.0%	63	72.4		57.1	60.1	56.0	67.9	73.0	63.1	100.0		100.0	$12,330

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherwood Middle School

What high school do graduates of Sherwood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Middle School usually go on to attend Walnut Ridge High School

Is Sherwood Middle School a good school?

Sherwood Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Ohio middle schools.

How many students attend Sherwood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Sherwood Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Middle School?

Students at Sherwood Middle School are 62% African American, 21% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Sherwood Middle School in?

Columbus City Schools District

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