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Finland Middle School

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Finland Middle School ranks 690 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Finland Middle School is a 673-student school serving grades 7 and 8 on the southwest side of Columbus (1827 Finland Ave), part of the South-Western City district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 690th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — the 34th percentile — and holds a 2-star rating, the same rating it has held in every year of available history back to 2015–2016. About 87.8% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, up from 79.6% two years earlier, and chronic absenteeism reached 45.5% in 2025–2026, against a district rate of 32.1%.

Compared with nearby schools, Finland sits in the middle. Same-grade Beulah Park Middle School (42nd percentile) outperforms it on nearly every tested measure except Algebra I. Columbus City schools a few miles away — Westmoor Middle School (8th percentile), Hilltonia Middle School (11th), Buckeye Middle School (11th), and Wedgewood Middle School (21st) — rank far below Finland, with absenteeism roughly 25 points higher. Finland's main feeder, Franklin Woods Intermediate School, shares its address and posts the weakest profile in the district group. Finland's clearest weak spots are 7th-grade math (22.6% proficient, down from 30.0% two years earlier) and 7th-grade English Language Arts (48.2% versus the state's 62.7%).

There are real strengths to build on. Finland's 15.2 students per teacher is the most favorable ratio among its South-Western peers, and 8th-grade math (52.2%) and science (57.8%) are roughly at state averages. The school reports 100% Algebra I proficiency, part of a four-year pattern ranging from 95.1% to 100% — but participation counts are not disclosed, so this reflects a small advanced track rather than the school as a whole. Finland also spends less per student ($6,633) than every comparable school nearby, including Beulah Park ($7,135), Park Street Intermediate School ($8,016), and Hayes Intermediate School ($7,982), while serving the highest-need population in that group.

673

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,759

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1827 Finland Ave
Columbus, OH 43223-3719

(614) 801-3600

District: South-Western City

Students who attend Finland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Franklin Heights High School

Feeder schools for Finland Middle School:

Elementary:	East Franklin Elementary School
	Finland Elementary School
	James A Harmon Elementary School
	West Franklin Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.7%

African American:

27.0%

Hispanic:

23.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Ohio average

!Near the bottom of South-Western City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg52%

Ohio avg57%

690^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle Schools in the South-Western City

508^th of 773South-Western City 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
2026	37.8	690 of 1046	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	667 of 1036	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	665 of 1046	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	624 of 1048	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	604 of 1017	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	617 of 1037	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	695 of 1050	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	706 of 1010	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	704 of 1038	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.1	692 of 1050	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.7	606 of 1035	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.9	709 of 1008	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.9	712 of 1001	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.0	748 of 989	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.3	716 of 925	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	719 of 895	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	677 of 858	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.1	679 of 835	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.3	661 of 837	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.5	584 of 732	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.2	588 of 692	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	158 of 455	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	154 of 442	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	95 of 429	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	68 of 436	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	78 of 413	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	93 of 385	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	136 of 405	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	142 of 384	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	39 of 69	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	41 of 66	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	354 of 565	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	415 of 576	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	434 of 658	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	475 of 643	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	71 of 172	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.5	82 of 142	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	63 of 123	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	24 of 113	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	46 of 110	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	45 of 134	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	51 of 127	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	60 of 107	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	657 of 947	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	642 of 938	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	644 of 942	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	567 of 943	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	566 of 925	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	601 of 910	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	636 of 917	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	679 of 897	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	53.2	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	60.5	124 of 274	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	437 of 521	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	144 of 270	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	148 of 262	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	146 of 239	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	128 of 249	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	140 of 247	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	95 of 228	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	107 of 222	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.2	136 of 192	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	645 of 996	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	602 of 983	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	591 of 989	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	470 of 974	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	469 of 947	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	443 of 923	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	578 of 945	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	644 of 924	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	676 of 955	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	668 of 954	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	654 of 958	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	632 of 963	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	617 of 946	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	604 of 924	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	678 of 933	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	678 of 916	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	185 of 260	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	164 of 263	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	166 of 254	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	139 of 245	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	136 of 239	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	152 of 206	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	105 of 205	48.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	347 of 579	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	334 of 572	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	341 of 563	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	353 of 590	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	666 of 790	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	646 of 777	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	649 of 795	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	614 of 805	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	598 of 809	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	588 of 781	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	666 of 796	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	679 of 781	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)65th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile+25 vs school

Foster Care (2018)56th percentile+26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)55th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)29th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science58%-3 vs state

English Language Arts45%-16 vs state

Mathematics37%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)					Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	37.8	690^th of 1046 public middle schools	34.0%		38	667^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.6%	23		57.8				22.6	52.2				48.2	41.6		100.0	$11,759
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)	34.7			33.6	39.0				49.7	39.7					$11,286
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%)	9	936^th of 1046 public middle schools	10.5%		7.3	969^th of 1036 public middle schools	6.5%	33		30.1			19.0	12.0	11.8			22.6	24.0	10.3			$17,082
Buckeye Middle School	Public	6-8	2950 Parsons Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5417	326	24	13.5	—	115 (35.3%)	134 (41.1%)	43 (13.2%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	9.2	932^nd of 1046 public middle schools	10.9%		10.2	907^th of 1036 public middle schools	12.5%	25		22.0			12.2	5.5	13.0			30.0	24.5	24.5			$17,140
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%)	19.1	828^th of 1046 public middle schools	20.8%		25.2	770^th of 1036 public middle schools	25.7%	58		37.4			31.9	20.7	35.6			24.8	29.4	33.6		93.3	$18,127
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%)	8.1	960^th of 1046 public middle schools	8.2%		6.8	977^th of 1036 public middle schools	5.7%	17		21.6			17.6	7.1	16.1			22.7	20.2	18.2		63.6	$16,829
Park Street Intermediate School	Public	4-6	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)	64.3			65.8	63.9				70.5	55.2					$12,469
Hayes Intermediate School	Public	4-6	4436 Haughn Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-6200	464	26	17.6	30.4%	371 (80.0%)	26 (5.6%)	32 (6.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)								(n/a)	80.4			86.5	83.2				86.7	73.9					$10,919
Beulah Park Middle School	Public	7-8	3160 Demorest Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3500	710	38	18.7	66.8%	395 (55.6%)	135 (19.0%)	106 (14.9%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.2%)	46.8	605^th of 1046 public middle schools	42.2%		45.6	599^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.2%	6		58.6				31.7	51.2				55.7	54.2	100.0	96.8	$11,176
Larson Middle School	Public	4-8	1587 W 3rd 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%)	88.6	61^st of 1046 public middle schools	94.2%		88.8	62^nd of 1036 public middle schools	94.0%	1	84.0	85.4	90.5	89.7	85.7	60.0	85.7	92.9	93.6	86.2	87.3	88.8		100.0	$16,438

Frequently Asked Questions about Finland Middle School

Is Finland Middle School a good school?

Finland Middle School ranks 690^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Finland Middle School attend?

Students who attend Finland Middle School usually go on to attend Franklin Heights High School

What district is Finland Middle School in?

South-Western City

What is the racial makeup of Finland Middle School?

Students at Finland Middle School are 37% White, 27% African American, 24% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Finland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Finland Middle School.

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