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Franklin Heights High School

Public Grades 9-12

648^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 18% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Franklin Heights High School is a large public high school at 1001 Demorest Rd in Columbus, Ohio, serving grades 9–12 in the South-Western City district with 1,398 students. In 2025–2026 it ranked 648 of 795 schools (18th percentile, 1 star), while the district ranked 508 of 773. About 71.03% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, up from 64.65% two years earlier, and the school reported the lowest per-student spending ($8,512) among its same-district peers. Its student–teacher ratio is 19.3.

Franklin Heights' graduation rate of 91.5% in 2025–2026 is a relative strength: it is essentially level with the district (91.8%) and Central Crossing High School (91.9%), higher than Westland High School (89.7%), and far above nearby West High School (75.8%), Briggs High School (72.5%), and Franklinton Prep High School (45.7%). The most urgent concern is chronic absenteeism, at 54.3% — above Central Crossing (46.8%) and Westland (49.5%) and more than double the district rate of 32.1%. Test scores trail district and state levels, with 28.4% proficient in Geometry, 47.2% in English II, and 55.6% in Algebra I. Central Crossing outperforms Franklin Heights in every subject, and results against Westland are mixed.

Most subjects have improved since 2022–2023: Geometry rose from 9.3% to 28.4%, Algebra I from 42.5% to 55.6%, and American History by 10.4 points. English II moved the other way, falling from 55.5% to 47.2%, making literacy the clearest academic weak spot. Results also vary across student groups — some, including Special Education, English Language Learner, and Gifted and Talented students, have improved notably, while others have slipped. Despite these gains, the school has held roughly 1-star status for a decade, suggesting progress is real but uneven, with absenteeism, English II, and Geometry still weighing on its overall profile.

1,398

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,176

Per pupil spending ?

71.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1001 Demorest Rd
Columbus, OH 43204-1043

(614) 801-3200

District: South-Western City

Feeder schools for Franklin Heights High School:

Elementary:	East Franklin Elementary School
	Finland Elementary School
	James A Harmon Elementary School
	West Franklin Elementary School
Middle:	Finland Middle School
	Franklin Woods Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.3%

African American:

28.5%

Hispanic:

28.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (51% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!English II scores 16 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg61%

Ohio avg63%

648^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High 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	22.2	648 of 795	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	620 of 855	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	614 of 864	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	646 of 867	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	634 of 836	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	625 of 819	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	650 of 836	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	639 of 800	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	670 of 773	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.8	622 of 784	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.8	632 of 778	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.5	647 of 769	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.3	641 of 767	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.1	662 of 832	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.4	661 of 818	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.2	653 of 819	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	682 of 791	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.6	620 of 767	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.5	660 of 756	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	633 of 696	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	21.0	608 of 689	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.6	629 of 681	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	114 of 296	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	134 of 328	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	138 of 318	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	135 of 323	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	79 of 306	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	42.8	148 of 284	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	158 of 303	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	130 of 279	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	27.1	67 of 84	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	69 of 87	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	450 of 606	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	498 of 596	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	284 of 628	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	280 of 550	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	84 of 135	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	78 of 128	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	89 of 111	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	76 of 107	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	40 of 111	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	64 of 119	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	69 of 112	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	48 of 100	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	643 of 763	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	610 of 809	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	593 of 798	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	648 of 813	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	603 of 794	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	618 of 775	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	653 of 781	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	600 of 751	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	53.5	10 of 31	67.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	180 of 283	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.7	162 of 244	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	3.9	302 of 308	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	54.2	177 of 312	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	220 of 349	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	200 of 272	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	419 of 538	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	203 of 272	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	186 of 270	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	186 of 273	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	215 of 270	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	176 of 260	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	170 of 239	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	148 of 207	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	130 of 184	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	606 of 761	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.2	570 of 815	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	553 of 822	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	571 of 805	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	541 of 773	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	556 of 763	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	599 of 779	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	555 of 758	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	608 of 765	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	610 of 817	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	610 of 816	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	639 of 819	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	647 of 808	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	627 of 778	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	649 of 792	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	637 of 763	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	197 of 240	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.7	164 of 254	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	181 of 242	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	177 of 239	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	163 of 222	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.3	70 of 211	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	147 of 208	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	137 of 201	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	332 of 575	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	445 of 617	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	472 of 598	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	527 of 614	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	623 of 709	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	588 of 748	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	583 of 754	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	627 of 756	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	651 of 749	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	627 of 727	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	675 of 739	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	630 of 718	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2018)68th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2026)61st percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)20th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government59%-12 vs state

American History59%-14 vs state

Biology56%-11 vs state

Algebra I56%-6 vs state

English II47%-16 vs state

Geometry28%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (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	Directly certified (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 American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Franklin Heights High School	Public	9-12	1001 Demorest Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3200	1,398	72	19.3	—	480 (34.3%)	399 (28.5%)	391 (28.0%)	22 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	103 (7.4%)	22.2	648^th of 795 public high schools	18.5%		30.9	620^th of 855 public high schools	27.5%	28	59.3	58.8	55.7	47.2	28.4	55.6	$11,176
Empowered Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4060 Sullivant Ave	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Empowered Technical High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(330) 620-5861	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Briggs High School	Public	9-12	2555 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5915	956	51	18.7	54.1%	290 (30.3%)	283 (29.6%)	272 (28.5%)	40 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.3%)	3.4	760^th of 795 public high schools	4.4%		11.6	725^th of 855 public high schools	15.2%	35	41.6	43.2	29.1	24.7	6.7	18.6	$15,145
West High School	Public	9-12	179 S Powell Ave	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5956	846	51	16.5	51.2%	152 (18.0%)	318 (37.6%)	300 (35.5%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.4%)	2.5	775^th of 795 public high schools	2.5%		4.6	805^th of 855 public high schools	5.8%	30	35.5	40.9	18.5	19.1	10.2	10.3	$16,004
Central Crossing High School	Public	9-12	4500 Big Run South Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-6500	1,674	87	19.2	—	840 (50.2%)	328 (19.6%)	358 (21.4%)	37 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (6.5%)	42.8	491^st of 795 public high schools	38.2%		41.9	546^th of 855 public high schools	36.1%	55	63.0	77.9	67.1	67.3	39.3	62.4	$10,835
South-Western Career Academy	Public	9-12	4750 Big Run South Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-3400	0	42	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Capital High School	Public, Charter	9-12	640 Harrisburg Pike	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Capital High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 636-6775	76	4	19.0	89.5%	32 (42.1%)	35 (46.1%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.6%)								(n/a)							$14,311
Westland High School	Public	9-12	146 Galloway Rd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 851-7000	1,853	92	20.2	—	602 (32.5%)	349 (18.8%)	736 (39.7%)	63 (3.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (5.4%)	22.8	639^th of 795 public high schools	19.6%		36.1	597^th of 855 public high schools	30.2%	42	68.1	61.8	50.3	49.5	29.4	40.5	$10,871
Franklinton Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	40 Chicago Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Franklinton Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 653-7135	216	8	27.0	—	67 (31.0%)	94 (43.5%)	35 (16.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)								(n/a)							$10,385
Franklinton High School	Public, Charter	9-12	89 Avondale Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Franklinton High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 427-1012	155	10	15.1	76.1%	43 (27.7%)	82 (52.9%)	16 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)								(n/a)							$10,692

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Heights High School

What district is Franklin Heights High School in?

South-Western City

Is Franklin Heights High School a good school?

Franklin Heights High School ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Ohio high schools.

What schools feed into Franklin Heights High School?

Franklin Heights High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : Finland Elementary School
Elementary : James A Harmon Elementary School
Elementary : West Franklin Elementary School
Middle : Finland Middle School
Middle : Franklin Woods Intermediate School

How many students attend Franklin Heights High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,398 students attended Franklin Heights High School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Heights High School?

Students at Franklin Heights High School are 34% White, 29% African American, 28% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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