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Jones Middle School

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Jones Middle School ranks 125 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Jones Middle School is a grades 6–8 public middle school at 2100 Arlington Ave in Upper Arlington, Ohio, serving 733 students as one of two middle schools in the Upper Arlington City district. It remains high-performing—top 12% of Ohio middle schools for ten reported years—but has slipped from the 96th percentile in 2022–23 and 2023–24 to 88th in 2025–26, and from 5 stars to 4 stars. Statewide rank moved from 41 of 1,046 to 125 of 1,046 over three years. Chronic absenteeism is 9.2%, near the district average, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Compared with nearby schools, Jones has clear strengths and relative weaknesses. Its 8th grade science proficiency is 90.9%, above the state and above Hastings Middle School (81.3%). Advanced math is exceptional: Algebra I is 99.0% and Geometry 100%. However, Hastings, the other Upper Arlington City middle school, outranks Jones (73 vs. 125) and leads in all three ELA grades, 7th and 8th grade math, and attendance (7.2% vs. 9.2%). Larson Middle School in Grandview Heights Schools also outperforms Jones in most grade-level subjects, has lower chronic absenteeism (5.1%), and spends $14,569 per student versus Jones’s $10,781. Nearby Columbus City Schools District middle schools post much lower proficiency and much higher absenteeism.

Jones’s grade-level math and ELA results have drifted to or below its district’s norm, with 8th grade math at 50.7%—now slightly below the state and likely shaped by more students moving into Algebra I. Science remains stable and differentiated. Serving students with disabilities is a sustained strength, ranking in the 96th percentile statewide in 2025–26. The clearest concern is the low-income subgroup, which fell from the 86th percentile in 2023–24 to the 64th in 2025–26 as free/reduced lunch eligibility rose from 3.17% to 6.82%. Overall, Jones is still strong and well-resourced, but parents may want to watch ELA, 8th grade math, and outcomes for lower-income students.

733

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,197

Per pupil spending ?

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 Arlington Ave
Upper Arlington, OH 43221-4314

(614) 487-5080

District: Upper Arlington City

Students who attend Jones Middle School usually attend:

High:

Upper Arlington High School

Feeder schools for Jones Middle School:

Elementary:	Barrington Road Elementary School
	Tremont Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.3%

Asian:

4.8%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (83% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg82%

Ohio avg56%

125^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	84.3	125 of 1046	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	85.2	111 of 1036	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	41 of 1046	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	37 of 1048	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	57 of 1017	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	95 of 1037	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	42 of 1050	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	34 of 1010	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	87.0	83 of 1038	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	92.3	25 of 1050	97.6%	★★★★★
2015	92.2	16 of 1035	98.5%	★★★★★
2014	84.9	44 of 1008	95.6%	★★★★★
2013	85.5	35 of 1001	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	85.1	39 of 989	96.1%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	57 of 925	93.8%	★★★★★
2010	85.7	39 of 895	95.6%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	39 of 858	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	85.8	39 of 835	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	87.5	23 of 837	97.3%	★★★★★
2006	85.9	27 of 732	96.3%	★★★★★
2005	90.2	14 of 692	98.0%	★★★★★
2004	89.1	13 of 400	96.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	22 of 78	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	44.2	46 of 76	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	40 of 67	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.9	1 of 73	98.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	84.7	30 of 565	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	20 of 576	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	20 of 658	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	29 of 643	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	88 of 947	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	85.7	87 of 938	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	30 of 942	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	19 of 943	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	54 of 925	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.3	136 of 910	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	66 of 917	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	61 of 897	93.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	64.6	170 of 521	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	18 of 270	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	361 of 996	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.5	211 of 983	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	139 of 989	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	233 of 924	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	143 of 955	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.4	137 of 954	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	48 of 958	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	36 of 963	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	57 of 946	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	64 of 924	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	21 of 933	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	21 of 916	97.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	39 of 260	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	96.3	1 of 254	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	23 of 245	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.2	21 of 219	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	10 of 206	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	14 of 205	93.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	23 of 579	96.0%	★★★★★
2025	83.2	39 of 572	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	18 of 563	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	19 of 590	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	128 of 790	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	105 of 777	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	43 of 795	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	38 of 805	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	63 of 809	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.3	117 of 781	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	33 of 796	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	41 of 781	94.8%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)96th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)84th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)72nd percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)67th percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I99%+37 vs state

Science91%+30 vs state

English Language Arts82%+23 vs state

Mathematics71%+19 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

I have to say for the most part that this a a great school. However, there are always a few teachers that slip through the crack and make you wonder how they got a teaching job. For us this year that teacher is a 6th grade Social Studies teacher for 6 east. From the beginning, he has given a TON of busy work for homework. He also assigns many "group" projects with very short turn arounds. He treats the kids with a lack of respect and most fear him. This is quite disappointing because Jones' students have amazing relationships with the teachers and most feel comfortable to discuss anything with the majority of the faculty there. The school as a whole encourages communication between teachers and parents. However, this teacher tells his students that he hates when he gets emails from parents. It makes me sad that because of this poorly taught class my child no longer likes or is interested in Social Studies. We have had issues all year with this teacher, but I have only recently decided that something more needs to be done. Afterall, when no one does anything that is how teachers like this one continue to teach at such great schools! Close Quote

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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 (2016)	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
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	0.0%	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
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	0.0%	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
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	0.0%	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
Westmoor Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 Valleyview Dr	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5974	416	29	14.3	89.8%	137 (32.9%)	145 (34.9%)	81 (19.5%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.8%)	8.1	960^th of 1046 public middle schools	8.2%		6.8	977^th of 1036 public middle schools	5.7%	17		21.6			17.6	7.1	16.1			22.7	20.2	18.2		63.6	$16,829
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	51.6%	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
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	49.6%	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
Hilltonia Middle School	Public	6-8	2345 W Mound St	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5937	420	34	12.3	100.0%	145 (34.5%)	151 (36.0%)	75 (17.9%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	9	936^th of 1046 public middle schools	10.5%		7.3	969^th of 1036 public middle schools	6.5%	33		30.1			19.0	12.0	11.8			22.6	24.0	10.3			$17,082
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	84.1%	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
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
Wedgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5947	476	36	13.2	94.3%	127 (26.7%)	126 (26.5%)	173 (36.3%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.7%)	19.1	828^th of 1046 public middle schools	20.8%		25.2	770^th of 1036 public middle schools	25.7%	58		37.4			31.9	20.7	35.6			24.8	29.4	33.6		93.3	$18,127

Frequently Asked Questions about Jones Middle School

What district is Jones Middle School in?

Upper Arlington City

Is Jones Middle School a good school?

Jones Middle School ranks 125^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jones Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 733 students attended Jones Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Jones Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Jones Middle School?

Students at Jones Middle School are 85% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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