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Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School

Q: Is Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School a good school?

Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School ranks 410 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School is a public middle school serving 886 students in grades 7-8 in the Pickerington Local School District in Pickerington, Ohio. The school has consistently ranked in the middle tier of Ohio middle schools, typically between 350-450 out of over 1,000 middle schools in the state, and has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School generally performs above the state average on Ohio state tests across subjects like science, math, and English language arts. For example, in 2024-2025, 65.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in science, compared to the state average of 63%. The school also excels in end-of-course exams, with 97.9% proficiency in Geometry and 100% proficiency in Algebra I. However, the school struggles with its special education population, ranking in the bottom half of Ohio middle schools. The school has also seen a gradual decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 20.5% in 2023-2024 to 17.6% in 2024-2025, though this is still higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School performs better academically than Reynoldsburg City schools like Waggoner Road Junior High and Baldwin Road Junior High, which have significantly lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing Pickerington Lakeview Junior High and Bloom-Carroll Middle School in terms of overall state rankings and test scores.

948

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,839

Per pupil spending ?

34.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 Hill Rd S
Pickerington, OH 43147-1221

(614) 833-2100

District: Pickerington Local

Students who attend Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Pickerington High School Central

Feeder schools for Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School:

Elementary:	Heritage Elementary School
	Pickerington Elementary School
	Sycamore Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.4%

White:

34.3%

Asian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (71% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg65%

Ohio avg54%

410^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Pickerington Local

257^th of 828Pickerington Local 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	63.8	410 of 1036	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	427 of 1046	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	410 of 1048	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	378 of 1017	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	374 of 1037	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	259 of 1050	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	348 of 1010	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.1	351 of 1038	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.4	447 of 1050	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.5	533 of 1035	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	69.4	363 of 1008	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.3	281 of 1001	71.9%	★★★★☆
2012	75.7	229 of 989	76.8%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	243 of 925	73.7%	★★★★☆
2010	70.2	327 of 895	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.3	198 of 858	76.9%	★★★★☆
2008	72.5	245 of 835	70.7%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	172 of 837	79.5%	★★★★☆
2006	69.9	239 of 732	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.9	233 of 692	66.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	43 of 442	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	43 of 429	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	51 of 436	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	52 of 413	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	29 of 385	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	23 of 405	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	38 of 384	90.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	54 of 69	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	50 of 76	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	47 of 67	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	58 of 67	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	51 of 69	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.1	24 of 66	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	55 of 73	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	297 of 565	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	219 of 576	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	121 of 658	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	155 of 643	75.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	47 of 142	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	18 of 123	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	15 of 113	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	38.3	71 of 110	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	40 of 134	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	25 of 127	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	22 of 107	79.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	450 of 938	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	433 of 942	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	359 of 943	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	366 of 925	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	326 of 910	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	199 of 917	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	304 of 897	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	41 of 194	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	28 of 196	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	123 of 241	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	136 of 274	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	48 of 164	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	37.7	425 of 521	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	113 of 262	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	110 of 239	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	59 of 249	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	65 of 247	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	39 of 228	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	57 of 222	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	48 of 192	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	196 of 983	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	358 of 989	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	380 of 974	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	359 of 947	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	288 of 923	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	240 of 945	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	407 of 924	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	345 of 954	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	403 of 958	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	436 of 963	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	381 of 946	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	399 of 924	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	292 of 933	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	363 of 916	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	82 of 263	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	104 of 254	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	72 of 245	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	89 of 239	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	67 of 219	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	87 of 206	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	89 of 205	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	458 of 572	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	412 of 563	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	322 of 590	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	248 of 777	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	267 of 795	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	249 of 805	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	223 of 809	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	238 of 781	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	129 of 796	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	220 of 781	71.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)90th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)79th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-39 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Geometry98%+55 vs state

Science66%+3 vs state

English Language Arts65%+6 vs state

Mathematics53%+4 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 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 American History End of Course	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 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
Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School	Public	7-8	130 Hill Rd S	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2100	948	51	18.6		325 (34.3%)	392 (41.4%)	59 (6.2%)	94 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	73 (7.7%)	63.8	410^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.4%		62.8	427^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.2%	17		65.7				50.1	55.1			71.3	59.0	97.9		100.0	$10,839
Diley Middle School	Public	5-6	750 Preston Trails Dr	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-3630	587	30	19.8		210 (35.8%)	228 (38.8%)	41 (7.0%)	60 (10.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.3%)								(n/a)	73.4			57.3	61.5	100.0		76.9	61.9	100.0					$10,665
Harmon Middle School	Public	5-6	12410 Harmon Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 751-3570	632	31	20.1		229 (36.2%)	213 (33.7%)	53 (8.4%)	89 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.3%)								(n/a)	74.8			63.6	56.3	94.7		70.5	60.8	100.0					$10,624
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High	Public	7-8	12445 Ault Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 830-2200	922	50	18.4		432 (46.9%)	274 (29.7%)	71 (7.7%)	75 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.5%)	75.3	260^th of 1036 public middle schools	74.9%		75.8	244^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.7%	16		74.1				62.8	58.5			75.6	71.7	100.0		100.0	$10,654
Toll Gate Middle School	Public	5-6	12089 Tollgate Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2110	592	33	18.1		310 (52.4%)	145 (24.5%)	28 (4.7%)	53 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.0%)								(n/a)	87.3			82.6	83.9	100.0		83.8	72.3	100.0					$10,306
Baldwin Road Junior High School	Public	6-8	2300 Baldwin Pl	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 367-1600	781	44	17.8	71.2%	156 (20.0%)	345 (44.2%)	99 (12.7%)	106 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.6%)	27.8	750^th of 1036 public middle schools	27.6%		28.7	736^th of 1046 public middle schools	29.6%	14		52.3			22.4	24.4	25.0		28.5	50.0	43.4		100.0		$11,859
Groveport Madison Middle School North	Public	6-8	5474 Sedalia Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 837-5508	485	31	15.6		107 (22.1%)	229 (47.2%)	79 (16.3%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.2%)	38.1	664^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.9%		41.8	645^th of 1046 public middle schools	38.3%	19		55.8	92.3		57.1	24.8	41.9		35.1	37.6	45.9			100.0	$11,150
Canal Winchester Middle School	Public	6-8	7155 Parkview Dr	Canal Winchester	43110	Franklin County	Canal Winchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2151	886	63	14.0		417 (47.1%)	274 (30.9%)	62 (7.0%)	66 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.4%)	68.6	347^th of 1036 public middle schools	66.5%		61.2	454^th of 1046 public middle schools	56.6%	107		73.2			58.2	51.7	61.5		63.0	70.5	60.0	100.0		98.9	$11,970
Yorktown Middle School	Public	6-8	5600 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5408	362	24	15.0		14 (3.9%)	273 (75.4%)	39 (10.8%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	12	889^th of 1036 public middle schools	14.2%		13.9	877^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.2%	12		19.8			11.2	3.8	25.2		18.7	34.0	27.2				$16,691
Waggoner Road Junior High	Public	6-8	360 Waggoner Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 501-5700	924	55	16.8	67.3%	183 (19.8%)	350 (37.9%)	100 (10.8%)	213 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (8.3%)	36.3	680^th of 1036 public middle schools	34.4%		39.9	661^st of 1046 public middle schools	36.8%	19		62.0			25.6	26.9	24.4		42.4	55.4	49.2		79.6		$11,917

Frequently Asked Questions about Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School usually go on to attend Pickerington High School Central

What is the racial makeup of Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School?

Students at Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School are 41% African American, 34% White, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School a good school?

Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School ranks 410^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 948 students attended Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School.

What district is Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School in?

Pickerington Local

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