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Heritage Middle School

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Heritage Middle School ranks 339 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 67% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Heritage Middle School is a public middle school in Westerville, Ohio, serving 602 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Westerville City School District, which is ranked 270 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Middle School consistently performs above the state average on Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels, including Science, American History, Mathematics, and English Language Arts. The school's proficiency rates are often higher than the Westerville City School District average, indicating strong academic performance. Heritage Middle School has a 100% proficiency rate in American History and Algebra I End of Course exams, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner and Special Education students is more mixed, with lower rankings compared to other Ohio middle schools.

While Heritage Middle School outperforms the nearby Minerva Park Middle School in most academic areas, the nearby Blendon Middle School and Genoa Middle School, also part of the Westerville City School District, outperform Heritage Middle School in several academic metrics, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. The high-performing New Albany Middle School, part of the New Albany-Plain Local School District, significantly outperforms Heritage Middle School across the board, ranking among the top 5% of Ohio middle schools.

592

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,870

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

390 N Spring Rd
Westerville, OH 43082-1888

(614) 797-6600

District: Westerville City

Feeder schools for Heritage Middle School:

Elementary:	Annehurst Elementary School
	Hawthorne Elementary School
	Robert Frost Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

African American:

25.7%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 46th percentile in 2018 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (72% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2025) from a 46th-percentile low (2018)

✓Above the Ohio median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg67%

Ohio avg57%

339^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Westerville City

270^th of 828Westerville 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	69.5	339 of 1036	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	370 of 1046	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	452 of 1048	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	482 of 1017	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	481 of 1037	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	487 of 1050	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	547 of 1010	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.4	472 of 1038	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.3	481 of 1050	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.6	246 of 1035	76.2%	★★★★☆
2014	70.4	345 of 1008	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.0	370 of 1001	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.6	435 of 989	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.4	389 of 925	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.2	463 of 895	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.8	357 of 858	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.4	334 of 835	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.6	360 of 837	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.9	252 of 732	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.7	235 of 692	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.3	191 of 400	52.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	90 of 442	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	72 of 429	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	61 of 436	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	97 of 413	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	98 of 385	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	86 of 405	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	90 of 384	76.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	56.1	39 of 76	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	25 of 67	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	42 of 67	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	41 of 69	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	42 of 66	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	35.5	362 of 565	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	375 of 576	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	317 of 658	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	432 of 643	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	107 of 142	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	85 of 123	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.4	17 of 113	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	37.9	72 of 110	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	68 of 134	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	66 of 127	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	54 of 107	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	402 of 938	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	354 of 942	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	430 of 943	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	511 of 925	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	483 of 910	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	483 of 917	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	457 of 897	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	73.9	11 of 164	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	23.3	485 of 521	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	107 of 262	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	98 of 239	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	105 of 249	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	154 of 247	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	117 of 228	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	130 of 222	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	126 of 192	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	501 of 983	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	470 of 989	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	416 of 974	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	508 of 947	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	438 of 923	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	583 of 945	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	614 of 924	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	231 of 954	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	351 of 958	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	418 of 963	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	439 of 946	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	454 of 924	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	437 of 933	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	573 of 916	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	37 of 263	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	95 of 254	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	96 of 245	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	108 of 239	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.6	36 of 219	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	82 of 206	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	143 of 205	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	336 of 572	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	291 of 563	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	284 of 590	51.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	139 of 777	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	174 of 795	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	307 of 805	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	297 of 809	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	262 of 781	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	182 of 796	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	224 of 781	71.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)93rd percentile+40 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2024)49th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History100%+29 vs state

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science70%+7 vs state

English Language Arts67%+10 vs state

Mathematics58%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (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 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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	390 N Spring Rd	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6600	592	43	13.6	45.3%	292 (49.3%)	152 (25.7%)	57 (9.6%)	28 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.5%)	69.5	339^th of 1036 public middle schools	67.3%		67.7	370^th of 1046 public middle schools	64.6%	31		70.2	100.0			66.9	65.7	40.2			69.0	69.7	63.2			100.0	$14,870
Walnut Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	888 E Walnut St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6700	613	44	13.8	40.1%	295 (48.1%)	173 (28.2%)	54 (8.8%)	32 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.6%)	64.8	398^th of 1036 public middle schools	61.6%		59.4	477^th of 1046 public middle schools	54.4%	79		67.2	96.3			55.6	57.9	31.3			69.3	72.2	66.8			97.6	$14,319
Blendon Middle School	Public	6-8	223 S Otterbein Ave	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6400	609	39	15.6	44.7%	319 (52.4%)	150 (24.6%)	46 (7.6%)	18 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.8%)	78.1	216^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.2%		78.7	212^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.7%	4		83.9	100.0			62.4	65.0	59.7			70.7	78.2	69.2		100.0	100.0	$13,155
Genoa Middle School	Public	6-8	5948 S Old 3c Hwy	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6500	702	49	14.2	33.8%	424 (60.4%)	138 (19.7%)	70 (10.0%)	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.1%)	81.9	155^th of 1036 public middle schools	85.0%		84.4	133^rd of 1046 public middle schools	87.3%	22		83.0	100.0			71.7	73.7	59.0			72.8	82.3	71.0			100.0	$14,397
Minerva Park Middle School	Public	6-8	5002 Farview Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 797-5700	753	51	14.6	60.7%	248 (32.9%)	295 (39.2%)	74 (9.8%)	41 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (12.6%)	57.5	482^nd of 1036 public middle schools	53.5%		50.9	575^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.0%	93		61.3	100.0			51.5	54.6	30.7			57.9	68.5	60.9			94.9	$11,998
Olentangy Orange Middle School	Public	6-8	2680 E Orange Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5300	1,056	63	16.7	23.0%	549 (52.0%)	125 (11.8%)	94 (8.9%)	202 (19.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (7.4%)	83.6	133^rd of 1036 public middle schools	87.2%		86.9	96^th of 1046 public middle schools	90.8%	37		81.6				81.3	73.3	52.8			82.8	80.9	79.2		100.0	97.3	$13,742
New Albany Intermediate School	Public	4-6	177 N High St	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 741-3000	1,134	64	17.7	14.9%	708 (62.4%)	116 (10.2%)	85 (7.5%)	107 (9.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.0%)								(n/a)	86.2			92.9	83.9	82.2	100.0		85.5	89.8	80.3						$12,920
New Albany Middle School	Public	7-8	6600 E Dublin Granville Rd	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 413-8500	768	46	16.6		454 (59.1%)	106 (13.8%)	45 (5.9%)	96 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.6%)	88.8	63^rd of 1036 public middle schools	93.9%		88.3	78^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.5%	15		85.9					73.3	84.4				87.6	79.9	100.0	100.0	99.1	$13,723
Woodward Park Middle School	Public	6-8	5151 Karl Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5354	836	51	16.3		80 (9.6%)	436 (52.2%)	205 (24.5%)	54 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.1%)	26.1	763^rd of 1036 public middle schools	26.4%		30.1	722^nd of 1046 public middle schools	31.0%	41		38.0				28.6	26.3	29.6			35.8	51.2	31.6			100.0	$16,198
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2350 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 428-6564	462	42	11.0		8 (1.7%)	410 (88.7%)	27 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	29.3	736^th of 1036 public middle schools	29.0%		15	863^rd of 1046 public middle schools	17.5%	127		44.9				22.0	28.5	41.1			39.0	49.7	30.6			95.8	$14,160

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Middle School

How many students attend Heritage Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Heritage Middle School.

What district is Heritage Middle School in?

Westerville City

Is Heritage Middle School a good school?

Heritage Middle School ranks 339^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Middle School?

Students at Heritage Middle School are 49% White, 26% African American, 10% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

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