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Hastings Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Hastings Middle School is a public middle school located in Upper Arlington, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 720 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked Upper Arlington City School District, which is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Hastings Middle School consistently delivers outstanding academic results, with students performing exceptionally well on Ohio state tests across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had impressive proficiency rates, outperforming both the district and state averages in 6th grade Mathematics, 6th grade English Language Arts, and 8th grade Science. The school also excels in supporting diverse student groups, ranking among the top Ohio middle schools for female students, male students, multi-racial students, special education students, and gifted and talented students.

While Hastings Middle School maintains a consistent 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, the school's slightly increasing chronic absenteeism rate is an area to monitor. When compared to nearby schools, such as Jones Middle School, Hastings Middle School stands out as a top performer, with higher academic achievement and student group rankings. The school's commitment to excellence is further demonstrated by its higher-than-average spending per student, indicating the district's investment in providing quality resources and support for its students.

753

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,113

Per pupil spending ?

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 94th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (85% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg83%

Ohio avg54%

66^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

87^th of 828Upper 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2022)49th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I96%+37 vs state

English Language Arts86%+29 vs state

Science81%+18 vs state

Mathematics78%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)					Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 I 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%)	88.6	66^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.6%		89.4	66^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.7%			81.0			87.4	80.9	65.1			89.8	89.3	78.7	100.0		96.1	$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%)	33.5	702^nd of 1036 public middle schools	32.2%		32.4	709^th of 1046 public middle schools	32.2%	7		53.9			17.8	21.5	30.9			43.9	54.7	47.5			100.0	$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%)	85.2	111^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.3%		91.3	41^st of 1046 public middle schools	96.1%	70		89.8			81.9	86.8	46.0			78.0	86.9	82.5	100.0		99.5	$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%)	52.4	540^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.9%		52.4	554^th of 1046 public middle schools	47.0%	14		62.1			52.8	21.8	50.4			56.2	66.4	49.8	100.0		85.5	$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%)	27.2	757^th of 1036 public middle schools	26.9%		24.9	764^th of 1046 public middle schools	27.0%	7		28.2			36.9	24.4	20.9			43.0	59.8	25.0	100.0			$15,669
Larson Middle School	Public	4-8	1240 Oakland 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%)	88.8	62^nd of 1036 public middle schools	94.0%		91.2	45^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.7%	17	96.6	87.3	90.3	86.8	80.8	60.0	87.1	89.2	94.3	86.8	90.8	84.9			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	67.0	100.0		97.5	100.0	76.1						$12,794
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%)	81.2	168^th of 1036 public middle schools	83.8%		86.8	97^th of 1046 public middle schools	90.7%	71		83.1			71.3	57.3	67.7			76.6	79.7	74.2		98.3		$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%)	70.4	321^st of 1036 public middle schools	69.0%		70.6	315^th of 1046 public middle schools	69.9%	6		67.7				67.5	46.0				79.9	65.5	100.0		98.7	$11,744
Medina Middle School	Public	6-8	1425 Huy Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6050	438	28	15.6		61 (13.9%)	210 (47.9%)	125 (28.5%)	14 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	10.7	899^th of 1036 public middle schools	13.2%		11.5	908^th of 1046 public middle schools	13.2%	9		15.4			13.3	11.3	21.2			23.6	31.4	15.9				$15,614

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 6.4% 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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