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Pickerington High School North

Q: Is Pickerington High School North a good school?

Pickerington High School North ranks 259 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 70% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Pickerington High School North is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Pickerington, Ohio, with a total enrollment of 1,712 students. The school is part of the Pickerington Local School District, which is ranked 257 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pickerington High School North consistently performs above the state and district averages in Ohio State Tests across various subjects, with proficiency rates often 5-10 percentage points higher than the Pickerington Local district and the state of Ohio. The school ranks highly among Ohio high schools, placing it in the top 30-40% of schools in the state. Pickerington High School North maintains high four-year graduation rates, consistently above 94% in recent years, outperforming both the Pickerington Local district and the state of Ohio.

While Pickerington High School North generally outperforms its closest in-district counterpart, Pickerington High School Central, it lags behind some higher-performing nearby schools, such as Watkins Memorial High School. The school's relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, around 20-22%, suggests a relatively affluent student population, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. Additionally, Pickerington High School North performs exceptionally well in serving its gifted and talented student population, ranking among the top 11 schools in Ohio for this subgroup.

1,761

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,972

Per pupil spending ?

20.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7800 Refugee Rd
Pickerington, OH 43147-9428

(614) 830-2700

District: Pickerington Local

Feeder schools for Pickerington High School North:

Elementary:	Fairfield Elementary School
	Toll Gate Elementary
	Tussing Elementary School
	Violet Elementary School
Middle:	Harmon Middle School
	Pickerington Lakeview Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.6%

African American:

31.6%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (72% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Ohio median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg71%

Ohio avg62%

259^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	65.1	259 of 855	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	270 of 864	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	326 of 867	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	268 of 836	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	289 of 819	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	273 of 836	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	272 of 800	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.3	228 of 773	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	61.7	270 of 784	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.0	154 of 778	80.2%	★★★★☆
2014	75.8	101 of 769	86.9%	★★★★☆
2013	71.9	166 of 767	78.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	73 of 832	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	77.1	87 of 818	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.8	135 of 819	83.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.9	76 of 791	90.4%	★★★★★
2008	75.3	114 of 767	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	75.6	107 of 756	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	78.9	91 of 696	86.9%	★★★★☆
2005	83.6	57 of 689	91.7%	★★★★★
2004	90.8	23 of 681	96.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	40 of 328	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	39 of 318	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	64 of 323	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	65 of 306	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	55 of 284	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	56 of 303	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	39 of 279	86.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	49 of 77	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	40 of 78	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	71 of 86	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	63 of 87	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	49 of 84	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	46 of 76	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	56 of 87	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	60.2	145 of 606	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	53.3	206 of 596	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	142 of 628	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.6	229 of 550	58.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	74 of 128	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	28 of 111	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.2	42 of 107	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	58 of 111	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	44 of 119	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	48 of 112	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	21 of 100	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	263 of 809	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	222 of 798	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	274 of 813	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	319 of 794	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	343 of 775	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	335 of 781	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	182 of 751	75.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	11 of 244	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	50.9	198 of 308	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	157 of 312	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.1	323 of 349	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	139 of 272	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	192 of 538	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	95 of 270	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	110 of 273	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	65 of 270	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	66 of 260	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	81 of 239	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	93 of 207	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	38 of 184	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	72 of 815	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	63.2	293 of 822	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	402 of 805	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	242 of 773	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	305 of 763	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	373 of 779	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	201 of 758	73.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	235 of 817	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	304 of 816	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	358 of 819	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	207 of 808	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	247 of 778	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	248 of 792	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	209 of 763	72.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	85 of 254	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	91 of 242	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	92 of 239	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	63 of 222	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	63 of 211	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	74 of 208	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	43 of 201	78.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	249 of 617	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	279 of 598	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	284 of 614	53.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	144 of 748	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	155 of 754	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	186 of 756	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	138 of 749	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	197 of 727	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	191 of 739	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	150 of 718	79.1%	★★★★☆

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)95th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History82%+10 vs state

Biology79%+13 vs state

English II78%+18 vs state

American Government74%~ state avg

Algebra I66%+6 vs state

Geometry56%+13 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 25, 2016

The school district as a whole is a huge ghetto. They have open enrollment...the inner-city kids are bringing violence and crime to the area. The administration is unprepared to handle inner-city problems such as gangs that are now present in Pickerington. Academically, the schools are average. I've lived in the district for more than 10 years. Take it from me, don't come to pickerington. I'm selling as quickly as I can. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

I went to this School the academic and community provided has helped me to be successful in college Close Quote

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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 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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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 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 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
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 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
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
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
Watkins Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1954 Warrior Way	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-3846	1,397	63	22.1	30.4%	1,100 (78.7%)	60 (4.3%)	56 (4.0%)	118 (8.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.3%)	72.3	155^th of 855 public high schools	81.9%		69.5	202^nd of 864 public high schools	76.6%	47		88.3	88.9					80.5	73.0	53.8			78.2	$10,151
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
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
Columbus Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	4841 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(614) 365-8472	305	29	10.5		80 (26.2%)	169 (55.4%)	28 (9.2%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	10.5	919^th of 1036 public high schools	11.3%		9.6	737^th of 864 public high schools	14.7%	182	24.3	60.0	37.0	3.1	18.6	18.8	23.3	20.0	28.6	14.3			7.7	$31,065
Walnut Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4841 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5400	775	45	17.2		46 (5.9%)	474 (61.2%)	194 (25.0%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	9	746^th of 855 public high schools	12.7%		8.7	753^rd of 864 public high schools	12.8%	7		47.2	43.1					31.9	29.6	9.1			14.8	$16,668

Frequently Asked Questions about Pickerington High School North

How many students attend Pickerington High School North?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,761 students attended Pickerington High School North.

What district is Pickerington High School North in?

Pickerington Local

Is Pickerington High School North a good school?

Pickerington High School North ranks 259^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pickerington High School North?

Students at Pickerington High School North are 50% White, 32% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

What schools feed into Pickerington High School North?

Pickerington High School North is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fairfield Elementary School
Elementary : Toll Gate Elementary
Elementary : Tussing Elementary School
Elementary : Violet Elementary School
Middle : Harmon Middle School
Middle : Pickerington Lakeview Junior High

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