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Hastings Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 93% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Hastings Middle School is a grades 6–8 school serving 753 students in suburban Upper Arlington, Ohio, just outside Columbus, and it is the largest middle school in its immediate comparison set. It belongs to Upper Arlington City, a district ranked 54th of 773 in Ohio. Hastings ranks 73rd of 1,046 Ohio middle schools (93rd percentile) and earned 5 stars for 2025–2026, and it has placed in the 90th percentile or better in eight of the last ten reported years, recovering from a 70th-percentile dip in 2017–2018. Poverty is very low here, with free/reduced-price lunch at 7.3%.

Test scores clear state averages by roughly 23 to 36 points in the core tested grades, and the advanced math results are extreme: 97.7% proficient in Algebra I and 100% in Geometry. Chronic absenteeism was 7.0% in 2024–2025, below the district's rate every year reported. Compared with Jones Middle School, its same-district sibling 2.34 miles away and similar in size, Hastings leads in ELA at all three grades, 8th-grade math, and absenteeism, while Jones leads in 8th-grade science and Algebra I. Nearby Columbus City Schools District schools look very different: Ridgeview Middle School ranks 751st with 43.3% chronic absenteeism, and Medina Middle School ranks 906th with 53.3%.

Two areas deserve a closer look. Math 8 proficiency (64.6%) runs about 20 points below the school's own 7th-grade math (84.8%), a gap that likely reflects how many 8th graders take high-school-level math instead. Gifted and talented students rank at the 67th percentile (3 stars), the lowest subgroup result. Hastings also reports a student–teacher ratio of 25.6, the highest in its comparison set, while spending $10,526 per student versus Larson Middle School's $14,569; Larson, the top nearby performer, is ahead mainly in 8th-grade math and science. Serving special education students is the school's signature strength: 98th percentile three years running.

753

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,113

Per pupil spending ?

7.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1850 Hastings Ln
Upper Arlington, OH 43220-4809

(614) 487-5100

District: Upper Arlington City

Students who attend Hastings Middle School usually attend:

High:

Upper Arlington High School

Feeder schools for Hastings Middle School:

Elementary:	Greensview Elementary School
	Windermere Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.7%

Two or more races:

7.2%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (85% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg82%

Ohio avg56%

73^rd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Upper Arlington City

54^th of 773Upper Arlington 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	87.7	73 of 1046	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	66 of 1036	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	66 of 1046	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	78 of 1048	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	89 of 1017	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	103 of 1037	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	151 of 1050	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	298 of 1010	70.5%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	220 of 1038	78.8%	★★★★☆
2016	87.1	92 of 1050	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	87.9	65 of 1035	93.7%	★★★★★
2014	85.7	27 of 1008	97.3%	★★★★★
2013	81.8	89 of 1001	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	85.3	35 of 989	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	85.0	42 of 925	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	84.7	51 of 895	94.3%	★★★★★
2009	85.4	50 of 858	94.2%	★★★★★
2008	86.2	30 of 835	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	87.3	26 of 837	96.9%	★★★★★
2006	84.7	41 of 732	94.4%	★★★★★
2005	88.4	24 of 692	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	87.0	30 of 400	92.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	5 of 78	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	62.5	34 of 67	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	39 of 69	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.0	21 of 66	68.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	42 of 73	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	94.1	10 of 565	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	78.0	59 of 576	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	45 of 658	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	56.5	215 of 643	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	55 of 947	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	88.0	61 of 938	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	62 of 942	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	51 of 943	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	125 of 925	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	93 of 910	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	118 of 917	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	271 of 897	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	62 of 186	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	23 of 274	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	61.2	61 of 164	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.0	463 of 521	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	158 of 996	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	190 of 983	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	104 of 989	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	375 of 974	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	278 of 947	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	383 of 924	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	86 of 955	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	88.9	60 of 954	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	49 of 958	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	80 of 963	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	62 of 946	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	84.7	104 of 924	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	169 of 933	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	298 of 916	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	14 of 260	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	93.9	10 of 263	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	4 of 254	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	8 of 245	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	9 of 239	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	9 of 206	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	68.6	59 of 205	71.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	11 of 579	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	97.4	9 of 572	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	11 of 563	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	20 of 590	96.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	118 of 790	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	83.2	90 of 777	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	85 of 795	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	85 of 805	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	110 of 809	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	119 of 781	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	176 of 796	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	325 of 781	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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)98th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

White (2026)85th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)67th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I98%+36 vs state

English Language Arts87%+28 vs state

Science81%+20 vs state

Mathematics76%+24 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 Integrated Math II (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 Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Hastings Middle School	Public	6-8	1850 Hastings Ln	Upper Arlington	43220	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5100	753	29	25.6	7.3%	623 (82.7%)	8 (1.1%)	22 (2.9%)	45 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.2%)	87.7	73^rd of 1046 public middle schools	93.0%		88.6	66^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.6%	7		81.3			79.0	84.8	64.6			85.8	90.1	84.7	100.0		97.7	$16,113
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%)	30.4	751^st of 1046 public middle schools	28.2%		33.5	702^nd of 1036 public middle schools	32.2%	49		40.3			30.5	18.6	41.2			54.6	37.7	45.4			94.7	$17,780
Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 Arlington Ave	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5080	733	55	13.4	6.8%	625 (85.3%)	16 (2.2%)	26 (3.5%)	35 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	84.3	125^th of 1046 public middle schools	88.0%		85.2	111^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.3%	14		90.9			80.7	83.1	50.7			83.3	82.1	79.7	100.0		99.0	$18,197
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%)	48.5	585^th of 1046 public middle schools	44.1%		52.4	540^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.9%	45		58.9			51.2	23.4	45.2			52.6	58.3	63.0	100.0		91.0	$14,773
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%)	26	774^th of 1046 public middle schools	26.0%		27.2	757^th of 1036 public middle schools	26.9%	17		42.3			35.1	17.4	27.7			48.1	40.6	37.7			81.0	$15,669
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
Hilliard Tharp Sixth Grade Elementary School	Public	4-6	4681 Leap Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-6900	512	35	14.7	25.8%	337 (65.8%)	44 (8.6%)	65 (12.7%)	41 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)								(n/a)	100.0		100.0	100.0	74.1			100.0	100.0	76.2						$12,794
Arts Impact Middle School (Aims)	Public	6-8	680 Jack Gibbs Blvd	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5558	507	34	14.9	—	59 (11.6%)	364 (71.8%)	42 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	20.5	820^th of 1046 public middle schools	21.6%		15.7	850^th of 1036 public middle schools	18.0%	30		26.0			35.4	19.7	26.8			37.7	41.3	33.1			81.8	$19,417
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%)	84.4	124^th of 1046 public middle schools	88.1%		81.2	168^th of 1036 public middle schools	83.8%	44		85.9			79.1	50.0	80.4			84.7	85.5	81.0		100.0	98.2	$14,045
Hilliard Weaver Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Avery Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7700	917	51	18.1	33.3%	603 (65.8%)	75 (8.2%)	142 (15.5%)	52 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.7%)	82.1	151^st of 1046 public middle schools	85.6%		70.4	321^st of 1036 public middle schools	69.0%	170		76.2				68.5	69.1				83.7	76.4	100.0		99.4	$11,744

Frequently Asked Questions about Hastings Middle School

What high school do graduates of Hastings Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hastings Middle School usually go on to attend Upper Arlington High School

What district is Hastings Middle School in?

Upper Arlington City

How many students attend Hastings Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended Hastings Middle School.

Is Hastings Middle School a good school?

Yes. Hastings Middle School ranks in the top 7.0% of Ohio middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hastings Middle School?

Students at Hastings Middle School are 83% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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