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Worthington Kilbourne High School

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Worthington Kilbourne High School ranks 121 st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 86% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Worthington Kilbourne High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Columbus, Ohio, with a total enrollment of 1,561 students. The school is part of the Worthington City School District, which is ranked 175 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Worthington Kilbourne High School is a high-performing school that consistently ranks among the top high schools in Ohio, with strong academic performance, graduation rates, and a diverse student population. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, indicating excellent academic performance, and its students have consistently outperformed the state and district averages on Ohio State Tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 60-90% across various subject areas. The school's four-year graduation rate has also remained high, ranging from 93.5% to 94.3% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, Worthington Kilbourne High School performs significantly better than the nearby Thomas Worthington High School, which is also part of the Worthington City School District. When compared to schools in the neighboring Olentangy Local School District, such as Orange High School, Worthington Kilbourne's performance is slightly lower, but still within the top 25% of Ohio high schools. In contrast, Worthington Kilbourne outperforms the nearby high schools in the Columbus City School District, such as Whetstone High School, Beechcroft High School, and Centennial High School, which have lower academic rankings and proficiency rates.

1,623

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,979

Per pupil spending ?

32.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1499 Hard Rd
Columbus, OH 43235-1991

(614) 450-6400

District: Worthington City

Feeder schools for Worthington Kilbourne High School:

Elementary:	Bluffsview Elementary School
	Brookside Elementary School
	Granby Elementary School
	Liberty Elementary School
	More...
	Slate Hill Elementary School
	Worthington Hills Elementary School
Middle:	Mccord Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.0%

Hispanic:

15.4%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (75% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Ohio high schools

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg78%

Ohio avg58%

121^st of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Worthington City

175^th of 828Worthington 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	75.4	121 of 855	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	139 of 864	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	82 of 867	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	44 of 836	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	46 of 819	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	82 of 836	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	74.0	117 of 800	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	84.0	37 of 773	95.2%	★★★★★
2016	78.6	57 of 784	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	76.2	69 of 778	91.1%	★★★★★
2014	77.2	84 of 769	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	67.7	232 of 767	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.7	157 of 832	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	74.8	130 of 818	84.1%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	113 of 819	86.2%	★★★★☆
2009	75.8	103 of 791	87.0%	★★★★☆
2008	79.0	69 of 767	91.0%	★★★★★
2007	80.0	39 of 756	94.8%	★★★★★
2006	82.1	46 of 696	93.4%	★★★★★
2005	78.2	110 of 689	84.0%	★★★★☆
2004	90.5	27 of 681	96.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	61 of 328	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	67 of 318	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	34 of 323	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	97 of 306	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	98 of 284	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	106 of 303	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	64 of 279	77.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	27 of 77	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	26 of 78	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.5	5 of 76	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	13 of 87	85.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	96.6	15 of 606	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	77.3	62 of 596	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	75 of 628	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	97 of 550	82.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	84 of 128	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	43 of 111	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.2	16 of 107	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	12 of 111	89.2%	★★★★★
2019	64.8	32 of 112	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	28 of 100	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	176 of 809	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	189 of 798	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	92 of 813	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	44 of 794	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.2	43 of 775	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.1	89 of 781	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	149 of 751	80.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	82 of 244	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.7	2 of 308	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.4	33 of 312	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	9 of 349	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.0	11 of 272	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	48.7	334 of 538	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	156 of 270	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	129 of 273	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	53 of 270	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	31 of 260	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	71 of 239	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	41 of 207	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	67 of 184	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	406 of 815	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	368 of 822	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	119 of 805	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	83 of 773	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	206 of 763	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	369 of 779	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	369 of 758	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	117 of 817	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	134 of 816	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	76 of 819	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	82 of 808	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	107 of 778	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	107 of 792	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	148 of 763	80.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	71.0	5 of 17	70.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	70 of 254	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	84 of 242	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.9	26 of 239	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	14 of 222	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	17 of 211	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	69.7	66 of 208	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	68 of 201	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	50 of 617	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	64.5	124 of 598	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	30 of 614	95.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	56 of 748	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	73 of 754	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	62 of 756	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	74 of 749	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.2	66 of 727	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	76 of 739	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	133 of 718	81.5%	★★★★☆

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+3 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

African American (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2022)71st percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)66th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-44 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History85%+13 vs state

Biology84%+18 vs state

American Government81%+8 vs state

English II78%+17 vs state

Integrated Math II62%+28 vs state

Integrated Math I60%+16 vs state

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Schools Near Worthington Kilbourne High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (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 American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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 Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Worthington Kilbourne High School	Public	9-12	1499 Hard Rd	Columbus	43235	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-6400	1,623	91	17.7	32.2%	1,039 (64.0%)	138 (8.5%)	250 (15.4%)	66 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (7.9%)	75.4	121^st of 855 public high schools	85.8%		74.9	139^th of 864 public high schools	83.9%	18	80.6	84.6	83.6	77.5		60.4	61.6		$13,979
Thomas Worthington High School	Public	9-12	300 W Granville Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-6200	1,712	99	17.3	27.0%	1,088 (63.6%)	280 (16.4%)	147 (8.6%)	62 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	134 (7.8%)	77.8	93^rd of 855 public high schools	89.1%		74.7	141^st of 864 public high schools	83.7%	48	85.0	88.7	84.4	79.0		58.5	61.9		$15,500
Dublin Scioto High School	Public	9-12	4000 Hard Rd	Dublin	43016	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 717-2464	1,437	78	18.5	43.9%	729 (50.7%)	158 (11.0%)	292 (20.3%)	149 (10.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	104 (7.2%)	66.1	245^th of 855 public high schools	71.3%		65.6	258^th of 864 public high schools	70.1%	13	87.8	82.0	83.4	70.1	40.3			72.5	$13,772
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
Dublin Coffman High School	Public	9-12	6780 Coffman Rd	Dublin	43017	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 764-5900	1,824	103	17.7	22.3%	1,142 (62.6%)	109 (6.0%)	172 (9.4%)	298 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (5.6%)	74.5	132^nd of 855 public high schools	84.6%		78.2	97^th of 864 public high schools	88.8%	35	91.2	90.4	88.5	72.9	59.1			71.7	$13,799
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
Focus North High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4807 Evanswood Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus North High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 310-0430	202	11	19.0		42 (20.8%)	116 (57.4%)	27 (13.4%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	3.5	820^th of 855 public high schools	4.1%		3.6	836^th of 864 public high schools	3.2%	16	27.5	35.7	14.3	13.5	2.1			15.4	$12,806
Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	1070 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 846-7616	680	53	12.8		14 (2.1%)	569 (83.7%)	66 (9.7%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	40.7	558^th of 855 public high schools	34.7%		40.8	543^rd of 864 public high schools	37.2%	15	73.8	67.6	49.7	53.1	34.4			62.4	$13,036
Beechcroft High School	Public	9-12	6100 Beechcroft Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5364	587	41	14.3		47 (8.0%)	330 (56.2%)	166 (28.3%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	9.8	737^th of 855 public high schools	13.8%		12.6	711^th of 864 public high schools	17.7%	26	57.6	42.5	29.8	14.3	5.5			21.4	$17,009
North Woods Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1900 E Dublin Granville Rd Ste	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	North Woods Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 891-9041	94	7	14.4		9 (9.6%)	60 (63.8%)	16 (17.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.3%)	8.3	757^th of 855 public high schools	11.5%		15.1	696^th of 864 public high schools	19.4%	61	40.0	46.7	25.0		5.3				$13,416

Frequently Asked Questions about Worthington Kilbourne High School

What is the racial makeup of Worthington Kilbourne High School?

Students at Worthington Kilbourne High School are 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Worthington Kilbourne High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,623 students attended Worthington Kilbourne High School.

What district is Worthington Kilbourne High School in?

Worthington City

What schools feed into Worthington Kilbourne High School?

Worthington Kilbourne High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bluffsview Elementary School
Elementary : Brookside Elementary School
Elementary : Granby Elementary School
Elementary : Liberty Elementary School
Elementary : Slate Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Worthington Hills Elementary School
Middle : Mccord Middle School

Is Worthington Kilbourne High School a good school?

Worthington Kilbourne High School ranks 121^st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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