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Grove City High School

Q: Is Grove City High School a good school?

Grove City High School ranks 269 th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 66% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Grove City High School is a large 9–12 public high school serving 1,881 students in Grove City, Ohio, a suburban community southwest of Columbus in the South-Western City district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 269th of 795 Ohio high schools — the 66th percentile with 3 stars. That is a striking 32 percentile points above its own district, which sits at the 34th percentile with 2 stars. The school has placed in the top third of Ohio high schools for six straight years, including two top-quartile years at 74th and 73rd percentile with 4 stars.

Academically, Grove City scored above both its district and the state in every tested End-of-Course subject. American Government (87.7%), American History (84.9%), and English II (77.1%) are the standout strengths. Geometry is the weakest area at 43.9%, though it is still slightly above the state's 43.3%. Among the three South-Western City high schools shown, Grove City is the strongest: it leads Central Crossing High School in every tested subject and outpaces Franklin Heights High School by 9.5 to 29.9 percentage points. Hamilton Township High School is competitive in American Government (84.3% versus 87.7%) but far behind in Algebra I (32.0% versus 65.1%) and Geometry (25.3% versus 43.9%).

Graduation and attendance are bright spots. The 93.6% graduation rate is above the district's 91.8% and the highest among nearby schools, while chronic absenteeism of 30.5% is the lowest nearby — several neighboring schools exceed 78%. Grove City's free/reduced-lunch rate of 33.44% is much lower than Central Crossing's (56.09%) or Franklin Heights' (71.03%), which helps explain part of the achievement gap. With 1,881 students and a 20.3 student-teacher ratio, it is not the best-resourced nearby school, yet outcomes are stronger. Subgroup results show special education (78th percentile) and gifted students (84th) performing well, while low-income students (39th) and English language learners (45th) rank below the school's overall 66th percentile — areas worth watching.

1,881

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,815

Per pupil spending ?

33.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4665 Hoover Rd
Grove City, OH 43123-8621

(614) 801-3300

District: South-Western City

Feeder schools for Grove City High School:

Elementary:	Buckeye Woods Elementary School
	JC Sommer Elementary School
	Monterey Elementary School
Middle:	Hayes Intermediate School
	Jackson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.0%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (72% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg61%

Ohio avg63%

269^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	60.9	269 of 795	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.6	224 of 855	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	329 of 864	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	299 of 867	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	222 of 836	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	226 of 819	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	278 of 836	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	220 of 800	72.5%	★★★★☆
2017	54.2	352 of 773	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.1	316 of 784	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.8	337 of 778	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.0	261 of 769	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.3	244 of 767	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.1	301 of 832	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.5	266 of 818	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.4	222 of 819	72.9%	★★★★☆
2009	66.1	297 of 791	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.1	218 of 767	71.6%	★★★★☆
2007	69.7	201 of 756	73.4%	★★★★☆
2006	70.7	185 of 696	73.4%	★★★★☆
2005	76.6	129 of 689	81.3%	★★★★☆
2004	24.9	555 of 681	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	148 of 296	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.8	84 of 328	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	64 of 318	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	120 of 323	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.1	62 of 306	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	33 of 284	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	80 of 303	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	93 of 279	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	14 of 73	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	43.8	54 of 77	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	79.3	23 of 87	73.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	69.0	94 of 606	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	136 of 596	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	312 of 628	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	170 of 550	69.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	74 of 135	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	68 of 128	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	46 of 111	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	32 of 107	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	46 of 119	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	33 of 112	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	45 of 100	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	247 of 763	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.0	245 of 809	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	349 of 798	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	335 of 813	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	211 of 794	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	214 of 775	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	216 of 781	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	184 of 751	75.5%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	41.0	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	74.3	46 of 280	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	142 of 308	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	159 of 312	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	189 of 349	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.9	58 of 272	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.4	307 of 538	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	90 of 272	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.3	87 of 270	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	115 of 273	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	120 of 270	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	84 of 260	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.9	42 of 239	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	67 of 207	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	79 of 184	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	461 of 761	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.4	347 of 815	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	424 of 822	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.9	309 of 805	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	199 of 773	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	134 of 763	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	347 of 779	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	266 of 758	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	285 of 765	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.2	198 of 817	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	308 of 816	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	261 of 819	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	215 of 808	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	242 of 778	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	314 of 792	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	214 of 763	72.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	92 of 240	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.3	46 of 254	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	80 of 242	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.7	42 of 239	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	52 of 222	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	52 of 211	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	25.0	169 of 208	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.2	55 of 201	72.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	128 of 575	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	105 of 617	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	134 of 598	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	177 of 614	71.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	236 of 709	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.1	222 of 748	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	338 of 754	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	305 of 756	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	224 of 749	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	243 of 727	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	268 of 739	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	195 of 718	72.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)84th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)84th percentile+22 vs school

Asian (2026)81st percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile~ school

White (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)62nd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-27 vs school

Foster Care (2018)35th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government88%+16 vs state

American History85%+12 vs state

English II77%+14 vs state

Biology73%+6 vs state

Algebra I65%+4 vs state

Geometry44%~ state avg

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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 Mathematics (2026)	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Grove City High School	Public	9-12	4665 Hoover Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-3300	1,881	92	20.3	—	1,467 (78.0%)	113 (6.0%)	146 (7.8%)	35 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (6.3%)	60.9	269^th of 795 public high schools	66.2%		67.6	224^th of 855 public high schools	73.8%	45	87.7	84.9				73.3	77.1	43.9	65.1			$11,815
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)
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
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
Columbus Scioto 6-12	Public	6-12	2951 S High St	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5030	92	20	4.6	72.8%	21 (22.8%)	57 (62.0%)	5 (5.4%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)								(n/a)			0.0	0.0	6.7							$26,056
Hamilton Township High School	Public	9-12	1105 Rathmell Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Hamilton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 491-8044	873	42	20.7	40.1%	560 (64.1%)	146 (16.7%)	76 (8.7%)	12 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (8.4%)	35.2	560^th of 795 public high schools	29.6%		58.2	357^th of 855 public high schools	58.2%	203	84.3	72.5				56.7	58.4	25.3	32.0			$10,256
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)										37.9%	0%
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Grove City High School

How many students attend Grove City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,881 students attended Grove City High School.

What is the racial makeup of Grove City High School?

Students at Grove City High School are 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Grove City High School?

Grove City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buckeye Woods Elementary School
Elementary : JC Sommer Elementary School
Elementary : Monterey Elementary School
Middle : Hayes Intermediate School
Middle : Jackson Middle School

Is Grove City High School a good school?

Grove City High School ranks 269^th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Grove City High School in?

South-Western City

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