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Upper Arlington High School

Public Grades 9-12

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 96% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Upper Arlington High School is a highly-regarded public high school serving 1,895 students in grades 9-12 in Upper Arlington, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. This school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance, high graduation rates, and strong test scores across all subject areas.

Upper Arlington High School stands out for its consistently high academic achievement, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking highly for female, male, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as for special education and gifted and talented students. With graduation rates ranging from 96.9% to 98.8% in recent years, the school significantly outperforms the state average. Students at Upper Arlington High School demonstrate exceptional proficiency on Ohio state tests, with rates well above the state and district averages across all subject areas.

When compared to other high schools in the surrounding area, such as Columbus Alternative High School, Linden-McKinley STEM Academy, and Whetstone High School, Upper Arlington High School stands out as a top-performing institution. However, the school's relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds suggests it may not be as socioeconomically diverse as some of its peers. Additionally, the district's online school, Upper Arlington Online Academy, performs well below the main high school, highlighting the challenges that virtual schools can face in matching the performance of traditional brick-and-mortar schools.

1,908

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,643

Per pupil spending ?

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1625 Zollinger Rd
Upper Arlington, OH 43221-2962

(614) 487-5200

District: Upper Arlington City

Feeder schools for Upper Arlington High School:

Elementary:	Barrington Road Elementary School
	Greensview Elementary School
	Tremont Elementary School
	Windermere Elementary School
Middle:	Hastings Middle School
	Jones Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.4%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Asian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (90% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Ohio high schools

✓97% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school90%

District avg91%

Ohio avg62%

30^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	86.1	30 of 855	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	34 of 864	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	32 of 867	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	24 of 836	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	45 of 819	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	41 of 836	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	27 of 800	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	88.8	9 of 773	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	84.1	23 of 784	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	72.8	111 of 778	85.7%	★★★★☆
2014	81.1	31 of 769	96.0%	★★★★★
2013	80.7	32 of 767	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	80.9	21 of 832	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	81.1	26 of 818	96.8%	★★★★★
2010	82.5	16 of 819	98.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.5	19 of 791	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	82.8	14 of 767	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	80.2	33 of 756	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	83.5	32 of 696	95.4%	★★★★★
2005	87.8	16 of 689	97.7%	★★★★★
2004	86.8	67 of 681	90.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	62.3	105 of 306	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	23 of 77	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	20 of 78	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	33 of 86	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.6	6 of 87	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	9 of 84	89.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	8 of 76	89.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.0	15 of 87	82.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	97.1	12 of 606	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	14 of 596	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	11 of 628	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	7 of 550	98.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	73.1	22 of 119	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.2	8 of 112	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	35 of 809	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	18 of 798	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	21 of 813	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	23 of 794	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	54 of 775	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	41 of 781	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	32 of 751	95.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	78.6	15 of 349	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.4	15 of 272	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	52.4	298 of 538	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	5 of 270	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	10 of 273	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	7 of 270	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	3 of 260	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	32 of 239	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	22 of 207	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	92.2	6 of 184	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	57 of 815	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	77.0	125 of 822	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	86 of 805	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	198 of 773	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	147 of 763	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	23 of 779	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	10 of 758	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	21 of 817	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	27 of 816	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	29 of 819	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	21 of 808	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	33 of 778	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	28 of 792	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	33 of 763	95.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	3 of 254	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	13 of 242	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	7 of 239	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	5 of 222	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	31 of 211	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	19 of 208	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	7 of 201	96.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	13 of 617	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	15 of 598	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	9 of 614	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	31 of 748	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	24 of 754	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	27 of 756	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	24 of 749	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	43 of 727	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	22 of 739	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	41 of 718	94.3%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)82nd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2022)66th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government97%+24 vs state

American History94%+23 vs state

English II91%+30 vs state

Biology90%+24 vs state

Algebra I85%+25 vs state

Geometry83%+40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (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 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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 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	Total
Upper Arlington High School	Public	9-12	1625 Zollinger Rd	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5200	1,908	86	22.2	7.4%	1,591 (83.4%)	27 (1.4%)	69 (3.6%)	107 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (5.9%)	86.1	30^th of 855 public high schools	96.5%		85.8	34^th of 864 public high schools	96.1%	4		97.1	94.5							89.7	90.6	82.9	84.6	$15,643
Upper Arlington Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	1950 N Mallway Dr	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(614) 487-5000	47	4	11.7		36 (76.6%)	4 (8.5%)	1 (2.1%)	4 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	53.8	413^th of 855 public high schools	51.7%					(n/a)										63.6	63.6			$14,409
Metro Early College High School	Public	6-12	1929 Kenny Rd	Columbus	43210	Franklin County	Metro Early College High School	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 259-6639	869	47	18.4	49.5%	284 (32.7%)	369 (42.5%)	51 (5.9%)	97 (11.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.1%)	69.1	206^th of 855 public high schools	75.9%		68.3	221^st of 864 public high schools	74.4%	15	64.9	87.1	86.8	57.7	56.7	26.0	76.9	76.3	60.9	79.8	74.2	53.6	66.4	$12,478
Grandview Heights High School	Public	9-12	1587 W 3rd Ave	Columbus	43212	Franklin County	Grandview Heights Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 485-4000	338	25	13.3	7.1%	301 (89.1%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	88.2	16^th of 855 public high schools	98.1%		88.2	17^th of 864 public high schools	98.0%	1		100.0	97.6							96.0	94.1	79.7	87.0	$22,313
Whetstone High School	Public	9-12	4405 Scenic Dr	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6060	1,017	52	19.5		394 (38.7%)	258 (25.4%)	236 (23.2%)	47 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.1%)	34.9	607^th of 855 public high schools	29.0%		41.1	541^st of 864 public high schools	37.4%	66		70.9	72.0							61.0	47.7	25.8	21.6	$15,662
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	1441 Bethel Rd	Columbus	43220	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5491	702	42	16.7		243 (34.6%)	242 (34.5%)	117 (16.7%)	50 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.1%)	29.9	628^th of 855 public high schools	26.5%		28.4	625^th of 864 public high schools	27.7%	3		69.3	68.9							46.6	50.3	22.1	23.7	$16,459
Graham School The	Public, Charter	9-12	3950 Indianola Ave	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Graham School The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 262-1111	139	11	12.6		53 (38.1%)	49 (35.3%)	25 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.6%)	15.7	701^st of 855 public high schools	18.0%		14.5	700^th of 864 public high schools	19.0%	1		50.0	46.3							48.3	45.2	12.0	5.0	$39,325
Columbus Alternative High School	Public	9-12	2632 Mcguffey Rd	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6006	820	41	20.0		229 (27.9%)	438 (53.4%)	63 (7.7%)	35 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.7%)	56.9	378^th of 855 public high schools	55.8%		53	426^th of 864 public high schools	50.7%	48		83.8	79.2							76.3	75.4	34.3	44.0	$15,588
YB Columbus Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	1183 Essex Ave	Columbus	43201	Franklin County	YB Columbus Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 291-0805	264	9	29.3		11 (4.2%)	230 (87.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	6.5	782^nd of 855 public high schools	8.5%		2.1	860^th of 864 public high schools	0.5%	78		17.5	31.0							21.4	10.3	22.6	29.2	$16,700
Franklinton Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	40 Chicago Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Franklinton Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 653-7135	216	8	27.0		67 (31.0%)	94 (43.5%)	35 (16.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	9.5	741^st of 855 public high schools	13.3%		3.7	835^th of 864 public high schools	3.4%	94		26.2	36.7							20.0	28.6	20.9	42.1	$10,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Upper Arlington High School

How many students attend Upper Arlington High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,908 students attended Upper Arlington High School.

What is the racial makeup of Upper Arlington High School?

Students at Upper Arlington High School are 83% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Upper Arlington High School a good school?

Yes! Upper Arlington High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 30^th of 855 Ohio high schools.

What district is Upper Arlington High School in?

Upper Arlington City

What schools feed into Upper Arlington High School?

Upper Arlington High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barrington Road Elementary School
Elementary : Greensview Elementary School
Elementary : Tremont Elementary School
Elementary : Windermere Elementary School
Middle : Hastings Middle School
Middle : Jones Middle School

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