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Woodward Park Middle School

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Woodward Park Middle School ranks 763 rd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

763^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Woodward Park Middle School is a public middle school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 796 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.

Woodward Park Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages, particularly in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 26.3% to 29.6% compared to state averages of 47.6% to 51.9%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 41.1% to 57.8%, which may contribute to its poor academic outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools, Woodward Park Middle School's performance lags behind. While the school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are similar to or higher than nearby Worthington City schools, those schools consistently outperform Woodward Park across academic measures and have much higher rankings. The nearby Ridgeview Middle School and Dominion Middle School, which are also part of the Columbus City Schools District, outperform Woodward Park as well.

836

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,198

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5151 Karl Rd
Columbus, OH 43229-4431

(614) 365-5354

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Woodward Park Middle School usually attend:

High:

Beechcroft High School

Feeder schools for Woodward Park Middle School:

Elementary:	Alpine Elementary School
	Avalon Elementary School
	Devonshire Alternative Elementary School
	Forest Park Elementary School
	More...
	Northgate Intermediate
	Northtowne Elementary School
	Parkmoor Elementary School
	Valley Forge Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.2%

Hispanic:

24.5%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (43% vs 55% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 25 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg26%

Ohio avg55%

763^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	26.1	763 of 1036	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	722 of 1046	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	741 of 1048	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	736 of 1017	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	760 of 1037	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	806 of 1050	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	779 of 1010	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.3	750 of 1038	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	799 of 1050	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.4	759 of 1035	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.3	792 of 1008	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	792 of 1001	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.9	758 of 989	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.0	742 of 925	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.9	707 of 895	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.3	679 of 858	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.8	677 of 835	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.0	666 of 837	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.5	652 of 732	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.8	622 of 692	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.6	364 of 400	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	192 of 442	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	160 of 429	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	154 of 436	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	166 of 413	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	158 of 385	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	208 of 405	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	177 of 384	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	58 of 69	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	68 of 76	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	61 of 67	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	64 of 67	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	67 of 69	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	63 of 66	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	70 of 73	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.0	528 of 565	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	536 of 576	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	567 of 658	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	607 of 643	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	99 of 142	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	52 of 123	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	56 of 113	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	69 of 110	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.4	120 of 134	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	84 of 127	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	73 of 107	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	753 of 938	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	718 of 942	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	717 of 943	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	730 of 925	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	732 of 910	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	719 of 917	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	745 of 897	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	165 of 194	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	146 of 196	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.4	123 of 173	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.3	104 of 241	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	233 of 274	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	107 of 164	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.2	504 of 521	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	214 of 262	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	169 of 239	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	185 of 249	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	168 of 247	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.5	197 of 228	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	180 of 222	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	157 of 192	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	714 of 983	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	656 of 989	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	637 of 974	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	635 of 947	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	671 of 923	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	716 of 945	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	708 of 924	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	725 of 954	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	691 of 958	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	730 of 963	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	719 of 946	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	729 of 924	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	789 of 933	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	738 of 916	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	133 of 263	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	100 of 254	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	160 of 245	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	178 of 239	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	182 of 219	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	167 of 206	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	165 of 205	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	547 of 572	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	546 of 563	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	345 of 590	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	667 of 777	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	629 of 795	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	635 of 805	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	588 of 809	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	672 of 781	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	652 of 796	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	691 of 781	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)57th percentile+30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)49th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

English Language Arts40%-18 vs state

Science38%-25 vs state

Mathematics28%-22 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
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
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2350 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 428-6564	462	42	11.0		8 (1.7%)	410 (88.7%)	27 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	29.3	736^th of 1036 public middle schools	29.0%		15	863^rd of 1046 public middle schools	17.5%	127	44.9		22.0	28.5	41.1	39.0	49.7	30.6			95.8	$14,160
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
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
Minerva Park Middle School	Public	6-8	5002 Farview Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 797-5700	753	51	14.6	60.7%	248 (32.9%)	295 (39.2%)	74 (9.8%)	41 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (12.6%)	57.5	482^nd of 1036 public middle schools	53.5%		50.9	575^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.0%	93	61.3	100.0	51.5	54.6	30.7	57.9	68.5	60.9			94.9	$11,998
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodward Park Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Woodward Park Middle School?

Students at Woodward Park Middle School are 52% African American, 25% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is Woodward Park Middle School a good school?

Woodward Park Middle School ranks 763^rd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Woodward Park Middle School in?

Columbus City Schools District

What high school do graduates of Woodward Park Middle School attend?

Students who attend Woodward Park Middle School usually go on to attend Beechcroft High School

How many students attend Woodward Park Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 836 students attended Woodward Park Middle School.

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