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Pickerington High School Central

Q: Is Pickerington High School Central a good school?

Pickerington High School Central ranks 398 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 53% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Pickerington High School Central is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,738 students. Located in Pickerington, Ohio, the school is part of the Pickerington Local School District, which is ranked 257 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pickerington High School Central has consistently ranked in the middle range of Ohio high schools, maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 5 years. The school performs well for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top 60 and top 24 schools in Ohio, respectively. However, the school struggles with the performance of Asian students and multi-racial students, ranking in the bottom half of Ohio high schools for these groups. Pickerington High School Central has maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 94.3% to 98.7% over the past few years, on par with or slightly higher than the nearby Pickerington High School North and the Pickerington Local School District average.

The school has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.6% to 30.2% over the past few years, higher than the rates of Pickerington High School North and the Pickerington Local School District average. Pickerington High School Central generally performs better than the state average on Ohio State Tests, with higher proficiency rates in subjects like American Government, American History, and Biology, but struggles in mathematics, with lower proficiency rates in Geometry and Algebra I compared to the state and district averages.

1,711

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,068

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Opportunity Way
Pickerington, OH 43147-1296

(614) 833-3025

District: Pickerington Local

Feeder schools for Pickerington High School Central:

Elementary:	Heritage Elementary School
	Pickerington Elementary School
	Sycamore Creek Elementary School
Middle:	Diley Middle School
	Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.4%

White:

36.4%

Asian:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Ohio median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg71%

Ohio avg62%

398^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High 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	55.1	398 of 855	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	396 of 864	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	381 of 867	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	352 of 836	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	393 of 819	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	427 of 836	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	408 of 800	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.3	477 of 773	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.2	364 of 784	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.9	350 of 778	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.8	250 of 769	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.8	482 of 767	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.1	303 of 832	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	299 of 818	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.5	318 of 819	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.9	226 of 791	71.4%	★★★★☆
2008	67.7	237 of 767	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.1	212 of 756	72.0%	★★★★☆
2006	74.4	150 of 696	78.4%	★★★★☆
2005	68.6	221 of 689	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	80.4	133 of 681	80.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	60 of 328	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	60 of 318	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	61 of 323	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	71 of 306	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	45 of 284	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	65 of 303	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	61 of 279	78.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	56 of 77	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	63 of 78	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	60 of 86	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	66 of 87	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	64 of 84	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	66 of 76	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	70 of 87	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	49.2	231 of 606	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	132 of 596	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.1	334 of 628	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	206 of 550	62.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	24 of 128	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.6	36 of 111	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	27 of 107	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	39.9	61 of 111	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	37 of 119	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	36 of 112	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.0	13 of 100	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	401 of 809	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	353 of 798	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	355 of 813	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	301 of 794	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	268 of 775	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	465 of 781	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	345 of 751	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	39 of 244	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	166 of 280	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	184 of 308	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.1	91 of 312	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	176 of 349	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	243 of 272	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	407 of 538	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	112 of 270	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	112 of 273	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	77 of 270	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	81 of 260	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	90 of 239	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	115 of 207	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	85 of 184	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	175 of 815	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	416 of 822	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	342 of 805	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	318 of 773	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	289 of 763	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	390 of 779	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	392 of 758	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	373 of 817	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	433 of 816	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	390 of 819	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	379 of 808	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	335 of 778	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	448 of 792	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	378 of 763	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	154 of 254	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	93 of 242	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	123 of 239	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	93 of 222	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	64 of 211	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	77 of 208	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	88 of 201	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	155 of 617	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	203 of 598	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	161 of 614	73.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	207 of 748	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	238 of 754	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	212 of 756	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	158 of 749	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	127 of 727	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	373 of 739	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	217 of 718	69.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)84th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History76%+5 vs state

American Government74%~ state avg

Biology70%+4 vs state

English II69%+8 vs state

Algebra I59%~ state avg

Geometry45%~ state avg

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Schools Near Pickerington High School Central

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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
Pickerington High School Central	Public	9-12	300 Opportunity Way	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-3025	1,711	88	19.3		622 (36.4%)	708 (41.4%)	120 (7.0%)	147 (8.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	111 (6.5%)	55.1	398^th of 855 public high schools	53.5%		55.2	396^th of 864 public high schools	54.2%	2	74.0	76.1	69.8	68.7	45.3			59.3	$10,068
Pickerington Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	90 N East St	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(614) 920-6155	87	2	41.4		44 (50.6%)	23 (26.4%)	5 (5.7%)	6 (6.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.2%)								(n/a)	40.0								$27,604
Pickerington High School North	Public	9-12	7800 Refugee Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 830-2700	1,761	90	19.6		874 (49.6%)	557 (31.6%)	115 (6.5%)	93 (5.3%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (6.6%)	65.1	259^th of 855 public high schools	69.7%		64.9	270^th of 864 public high schools	68.8%	11	74.3	81.6	78.8	78.4	56.1			65.5	$9,972
Canal Winchester High School	Public	9-12	300 Washington St	Canal Winchester	43110	Franklin County	Canal Winchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2157	1,121	65	17.2		575 (51.3%)	341 (30.4%)	62 (5.5%)	60 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (7.3%)	64	276^th of 855 public high schools	67.7%		57.3	369^th of 864 public high schools	57.3%	93	84.6	84.6	66.2	72.8	50.9			68.5	$12,070
Reynoldsburg High School	Public	9-12	6699 E Livingston Ave	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 501-5600	2,115	123	17.2	33.3%	479 (22.6%)	923 (43.6%)	223 (10.5%)	274 (13.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	212 (10.0%)	44.8	519^th of 855 public high schools	39.3%		38.2	563^rd of 864 public high schools	34.8%	44	71.0	70.4	57.2	53.9		34.6	26.9		$6,106
SWL Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	10653 Hazelton Etna Rd NW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(740) 964-3459	75	0			63 (84.0%)	2 (2.7%)	2 (2.7%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.3%)	21.5	664^th of 855 public high schools	22.3%		7.1	768^th of 864 public high schools	11.1%	104	64.3				0.0				$2,004
Independence High School	Public	9-12	5175 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5372	852	46	18.5		36 (4.2%)	574 (67.4%)	193 (22.7%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.8%)	6.6	779^th of 855 public high schools	8.9%		6.3	783^rd of 864 public high schools	9.4%	4	49.3	28.9	27.5	14.2	10.8			11.1	$15,086
Bloom-Carroll High School	Public	9-12	5240 Plum Road NW	Carroll	43112	Fairfield County	Bloom-Carroll Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 756-4318	697	30	23.5	24.4%	613 (87.9%)	39 (5.6%)	9 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	64.3	271^st of 855 public high schools	68.3%		70.6	187^th of 864 public high schools	78.4%	84	88.3	86.9	73.5	77.8	42.9			57.6	$11,469
Eastland Career Center	Public	7-12	4465 S Hamilton Rd	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 836-5725	744	41	18.1		485 (65.2%)	182 (24.5%)	24 (3.2%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)								(n/a)
Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	4480 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 269-0150	242	9	27.2		52 (21.5%)	166 (68.6%)	18 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	9	747^th of 855 public high schools	12.6%		3.4	841^st of 864 public high schools	2.7%	94	27.8	23.8	14.3	24.0	35.5			26.3	$10,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Pickerington High School Central

How many students attend Pickerington High School Central?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,711 students attended Pickerington High School Central.

What district is Pickerington High School Central in?

Pickerington Local

Is Pickerington High School Central a good school?

Pickerington High School Central ranks 398^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Pickerington High School Central?

Pickerington High School Central is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Heritage Elementary School
Elementary : Pickerington Elementary School
Elementary : Sycamore Creek Elementary School
Middle : Diley Middle School
Middle : Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Pickerington High School Central?

Students at Pickerington High School Central are 41% African American, 36% White, 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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