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Canal Winchester Middle School

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Canal Winchester Middle School ranks 346 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 67% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Canal Winchester Middle School is a public middle school in the Canal Winchester Local district, serving grades 6–8 with 886 students in a community southeast of Columbus, Ohio. The school is rated 3 stars and ranked 346 of 1,046 Ohio schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 67th percentile statewide, while its district ranks 298 of 773 districts (61st percentile).

For parents, the headline is that test scores beat the state average in every reported 2025–26 grade-level subject. Grade 7 English language arts is the standout at 77.2% proficient versus 62.7% statewide, and math is above the state in grades 6, 7 and 8. End-of-course Geometry and Algebra I results are 100% — a genuine strength in advanced math, though those smaller cohorts should not be read as a schoolwide average. Grade 8 science is a more mixed story: it fell below the state in 2022–23 and 2023–24, then rose above it in 2024–25 and 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism has improved sharply, from 28.4% in 2021–22 to 17.4% in 2025–26, and the student/teacher ratio of 14.0 is the lowest among nearby middle schools.

Compared with neighbors, Canal Winchester Middle School is the stronger option against Yorktown Middle School, Baldwin Road Junior High School, Hamilton Middle School and the Groveport Madison middle schools, where proficiency and attendance are generally lower. The closest match is Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School, also 3 stars and in the 66th percentile, with mixed subject-by-subject results. Harmon Middle School and Diley Middle School post slightly higher Grade 6 scores and much lower absenteeism, making Pickerington Local the natural nearby comparison. Within the school, lower-income students rank in the 87th percentile statewide, while special education students rank lower, in the 30th–38th percentile range in recent years.

886

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,970

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7155 Parkview Dr
Canal Winchester, OH 43110-7893

(614) 833-2151

District: Canal Winchester Local

Students who attend Canal Winchester Middle School usually attend:

High:

Canal Winchester High School

Feeder schools for Canal Winchester Middle School:

Elementary:	Indian Trail Elementary School
	Winchester Trail Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.1%

African American:

30.9%

Asian:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 57th percentile in 2024 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (72% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2026) from a 57th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Ohio median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg65%

Ohio avg56%

346^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

298^th of 773Canal Winchester 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
2026	68.2	346 of 1046	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.6	347 of 1036	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	454 of 1046	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	416 of 1048	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	383 of 1017	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.1	351 of 1037	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	445 of 1050	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	400 of 1010	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.5	286 of 1038	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	72.3	293 of 1050	72.1%	★★★★☆
2015	81.4	154 of 1035	85.1%	★★★★☆
2014	74.3	265 of 1008	73.7%	★★★★☆
2013	69.7	379 of 1001	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.3	329 of 989	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.6	230 of 925	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	67.6	380 of 895	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.0	286 of 858	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.2	353 of 835	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.1	460 of 837	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.4	356 of 732	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.4	244 of 692	64.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	93 of 455	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	59 of 442	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	100 of 429	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	114 of 436	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	106 of 413	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	74 of 385	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	168 of 405	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	105 of 384	72.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	52 of 69	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	67 of 76	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	46 of 67	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	45.5	254 of 565	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	272 of 576	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	403 of 658	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	452 of 643	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	51 of 172	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	18 of 142	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	48.3	55 of 123	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	23 of 113	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	45.5	53 of 110	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	54 of 134	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	68 of 127	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	51 of 107	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	355 of 947	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	352 of 938	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	502 of 942	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.8	386 of 943	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	432 of 925	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	315 of 910	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	384 of 917	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	358 of 897	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	50 of 186	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	45 of 194	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	100 of 196	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	86 of 173	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	59 of 241	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	104 of 274	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	34 of 164	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	301 of 521	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	106 of 270	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.2	53 of 262	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	67 of 239	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	53 of 249	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	73 of 247	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	43 of 228	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	50 of 222	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	72 of 192	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	125 of 996	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	118 of 983	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	45.6	580 of 989	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	462 of 974	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	528 of 947	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	480 of 923	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	582 of 945	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	564 of 924	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	333 of 955	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.4	340 of 954	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	377 of 958	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	435 of 963	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	329 of 946	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	353 of 924	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	442 of 933	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	411 of 916	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	55 of 260	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	55.0	121 of 263	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	78 of 254	69.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	99 of 245	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	81 of 239	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	88 of 219	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	60 of 206	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	55 of 205	73.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	357 of 579	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	393 of 572	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	396 of 563	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	327 of 590	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	141 of 790	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	202 of 777	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	223 of 795	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	199 of 805	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	226 of 809	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	190 of 781	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	240 of 796	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	233 of 781	70.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+21 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)80th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)79th percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)73rd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile~ school

Female (2026)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2026)23rd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

English Language Arts68%+9 vs state

Science65%+4 vs state

Mathematics59%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)					Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
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	47.3%	417 (47.1%)	274 (30.9%)	62 (7.0%)	66 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.4%)	68.2	346^th of 1046 public middle schools	66.9%		68.6	347^th of 1036 public middle schools	66.5%	1		64.9				61.4	55.4	59.8			64.6	77.2	61.6	100.0		100.0	$11,970
Groveport Madison Middle School Central	Public	6-8	751 Main St	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 836-4957	489	26	19.1	99.4%	112 (22.9%)	258 (52.8%)	60 (12.3%)	21 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	52.1	548^th of 1046 public middle schools	47.6%		51.3	552^nd of 1036 public middle schools	46.7%	4		49.6	100.0			48.1	49.0	55.5			44.9	65.8	59.3			100.0	$12,371
Groveport Madison Middle School South	Public	6-8	4400 Glendenning Dr	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 836-4953	465	24	19.3	77.6%	127 (27.3%)	239 (51.4%)	47 (10.1%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.0%)	28.1	762^nd of 1046 public middle schools	27.2%		20.1	813^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.5%	51		47.2	100.0			28.8	29.9	37.2			33.1	45.8	41.7			100.0	$12,153
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	38.5%	210 (35.8%)	228 (38.8%)	41 (7.0%)	60 (10.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.3%)								(n/a)	77.0				64.3	70.3	100.0			86.3	66.9	100.0					$10,665
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	74.2%	107 (22.1%)	229 (47.2%)	79 (16.3%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.2%)	34.2	719^th of 1046 public middle schools	31.3%		38.1	664^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.9%	55		50.0	96.3			48.5	12.2	57.7			33.3	34.7	49.6			100.0	$11,150
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	34.8%	325 (34.3%)	392 (41.4%)	59 (6.2%)	94 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	73 (7.7%)	67.7	354^th of 1046 public middle schools	66.2%		63.8	410^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.4%	56		68.7					45.6	64.8				69.6	69.4	100.0		100.0	$10,839
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	39.1%	229 (36.2%)	213 (33.7%)	53 (8.4%)	89 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.3%)								(n/a)	75.4				68.7	63.0	100.0			75.4	66.5	100.0					$10,624
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	73.4%	156 (20.0%)	345 (44.2%)	99 (12.7%)	106 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.6%)	22.1	807^th of 1046 public middle schools	22.8%		27.8	750^th of 1036 public middle schools	27.6%	57		37.3				28.6	21.9	23.6			32.0	46.1	40.2		100.0		$11,859
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%)	11.7	899^th of 1046 public middle schools	14.1%		12	889^th of 1036 public middle schools	14.2%	10		22.6				13.2	22.3	18.8			20.9	26.3	32.6				$16,691
Hamilton Intermediate School	Public	4-7	765 Rathmell Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Hamilton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 491-8044	706	35	20.1	62.9%	424 (60.1%)	132 (18.7%)	62 (8.8%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.1%)								(n/a)	61.2			66.0	48.8	59.0			57.6	76.9	53.6						$9,763

Frequently Asked Questions about Canal Winchester Middle School

What high school do graduates of Canal Winchester Middle School attend?

Students who attend Canal Winchester Middle School usually go on to attend Canal Winchester High School

What is the racial makeup of Canal Winchester Middle School?

Students at Canal Winchester Middle School are 47% White, 31% African American, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What district is Canal Winchester Middle School in?

Canal Winchester Local

How many students attend Canal Winchester Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 886 students attended Canal Winchester Middle School.

Is Canal Winchester Middle School a good school?

Canal Winchester Middle School ranks 346^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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