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Jackson Middle School

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Jackson Middle School ranks 218 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-9

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 79% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Jackson Middle School is a 665-student school in Grove City, Ohio, serving grades 6 through 9 as part of the South-Western City district, in a suburban area southwest of Columbus that also includes neighboring Hamilton Local and Columbus City Schools District campuses.

The headline for parents is a big gap between the building and its district. South-Western City ranks 508th of 773 Ohio districts (34th percentile, 2 stars), while Jackson Middle School ranks 218th of 1,046 schools statewide (79th percentile, 4 stars) — and it has earned 4 stars every year on record, from 2015-16 through 2025-2026. In 2025-2026, Jackson beat the state in every tested grade-level subject: 8th-grade math 75.3 versus 52.0 statewide, 7th-grade ELA 79.9 versus 62.7, 8th-grade ELA 68.3, 8th-grade science 71.8, and 7th-grade math 60.3. It also outscored every nearby middle school testing the same grades, including Hamilton Middle School, Pleasant View Middle School, Beulah Park Middle School, Finland Middle School and Buckeye Middle School. Attendance is a quiet strength: chronic absenteeism is 21.7%, roughly 10 points below the district and below every nearby South-Western City middle school except Hayes Intermediate School.

Things to watch: 7th-grade math has swung (71.2, then 54.2, then 60.3), though it still exceeded the state each year. Jackson reports 100% proficiency on Geometry and Algebra I end-of-course exams for four straight years, but those are accelerated high-school courses with a small cohort, so treat that as a strong advanced track rather than schoolwide math results. Jackson achieves this with per-student spending of $6,847 — near the bottom of the local range — and a student-teacher ratio that tightened to 17.7. Overall, it is a consistently top-quartile school outperforming its district and its neighbors.

665

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,408

Per pupil spending ?

29.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2271 Holton Rd
Grove City, OH 43123-8983

(614) 801-3800

District: South-Western City

Students who attend Jackson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Grove City High School

Feeder schools for Jackson Middle School:

Elementary:	Buckeye Woods Elementary School
	JC Sommer Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.5%

Hispanic:

6.0%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (79% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Ohio middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in South-Western City

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg50%

Ohio avg55%

218^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	77.6	218 of 1046	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	244 of 1036	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	144 of 1046	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	120 of 1048	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	143 of 1017	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	183 of 1037	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	168 of 1050	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	183 of 1010	81.9%	★★★★☆
2017	75.5	243 of 1038	76.6%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	191 of 1050	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.4	174 of 1035	83.2%	★★★★☆
2014	75.4	229 of 1008	77.3%	★★★★☆
2013	74.0	269 of 1001	73.1%	★★★★☆
2012	76.2	219 of 989	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.0	169 of 925	81.7%	★★★★☆
2010	70.8	317 of 895	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.3	249 of 858	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	73.1	236 of 835	71.7%	★★★★☆
2007	74.0	223 of 837	73.4%	★★★★☆
2006	67.1	267 of 732	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.7	195 of 692	71.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	27 of 455	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	73.5	80 of 442	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	22 of 405	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	7 of 384	98.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	75.2	62 of 565	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	188 of 576	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	141 of 658	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	238 of 643	63.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	74 of 172	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	253 of 947	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	235 of 938	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	149 of 942	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	115 of 943	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	147 of 925	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	164 of 910	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	94 of 917	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	137 of 897	84.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	57.6	139 of 274	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	332 of 521	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	90 of 270	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.9	70 of 262	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	34 of 239	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	31 of 249	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	34 of 247	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	38 of 228	83.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	337 of 996	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	430 of 983	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	259 of 989	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	55 of 974	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	71 of 947	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	141 of 923	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	149 of 945	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	58 of 924	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	172 of 955	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	227 of 954	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	120 of 958	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	92 of 963	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	139 of 946	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	182 of 924	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	199 of 933	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	219 of 916	76.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	26 of 260	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	68.9	80 of 263	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	37 of 254	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	15 of 245	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	70.7	51 of 239	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	43.5	124 of 219	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.8	30 of 206	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.3	109 of 205	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	143 of 579	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	56.5	171 of 572	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	87 of 563	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	31 of 590	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	248 of 790	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	250 of 777	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.4	160 of 795	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	130 of 805	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	166 of 809	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	195 of 781	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	181 of 796	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	207 of 781	73.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)94th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)90th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)49th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

English Language Arts74%+14 vs state

Science72%+11 vs state

Mathematics68%+18 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Jackson Middle School	Public	6-9	2271 Holton Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-3800	665	38	17.7	29.3%	535 (80.5%)	39 (5.9%)	40 (6.0%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.3%)	77.6	218^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.2%		76.5	244^th of 1036 public middle schools	76.4%	26		71.8				60.3	75.3				79.9	68.3	100.0	100.0	$11,408
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
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
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
Hamilton Middle School	Public	7-8	755 Rathmell Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Hamilton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 491-8044	477	25	19.0		309 (64.8%)	80 (16.8%)	42 (8.8%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	49.4	574^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.1%		45.6	600^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.1%	26		58.8				40.4	53.2				56.8	51.6		94.7	$10,693
Hamilton Intermediate School	Public	4-7	765 Rathmell Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Hamilton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 491-8044	706	35	20.1		424 (60.1%)	132 (18.7%)	62 (8.8%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.1%)								(n/a)	61.2		66.0	48.8	59.0			57.6	76.9	53.6					$9,763
Holt Crossing Intermediate School	Public	5-6	2706 Holt Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8700	733	36	20.5	77.6%	290 (39.6%)	177 (24.1%)	187 (25.5%)	27 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.1%)								(n/a)	49.3			51.8	42.1				55.7	42.9					$10,926
Pleasant View Middle School	Public	7-8	2767 Holt Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3900	651	47	13.9	81.1%	270 (41.5%)	115 (17.7%)	208 (32.0%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.3%)	48.3	588^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.8%		37.8	670^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.3%	82		59.6				32.7	51.4				56.0	56.3		100.0	$12,898
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Middle School

What high school do graduates of Jackson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jackson Middle School usually go on to attend Grove City High School

What district is Jackson Middle School in?

South-Western City

How many students attend Jackson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 665 students attended Jackson Middle School.

Is Jackson Middle School a good school?

Jackson Middle School ranks 218^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Middle School?

Students at Jackson Middle School are 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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