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Hamilton Middle School

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Hamilton Middle School ranks 574 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

574^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 45% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Hamilton Middle School is a public school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 477 students in grades 7–8 as part of the Hamilton Local district. In 2025–26 it ranked 574 of 1046 Ohio middle schools (45th percentile, 2 stars), placing it above its district's overall 34th-percentile ranking. The school has a history of higher results: it reached the 64th percentile in 2015–16 and the 63rd percentile in 2022–23, but has since settled into the 42nd–46th percentile range with 2 stars — a plateau at a lower level rather than a continuing slide.

Its clearest strength is Algebra I. Proficiency was 94.7% in 2025–26, compared with 36.6% in the district and 61.6% statewide, and was 100% in each of the three prior years. Eighth-grade math (53.2% proficient) also edges out district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism improved to 28.0% from 34.5% the year before, and is below the district's 31.9%. For context, nearby Beulah Park Middle School posts similar Algebra I results (96.8%), while Finland Middle School (45.5%) and Groveport Madison Middle School South (38.6%) have higher absenteeism. Hamilton also clearly outperforms Buckeye Middle School, which ranks in the 11th percentile with 69.0% chronic absenteeism, despite Buckeye spending far more per student.

Other areas lag. English Language Arts sits consistently below state averages (56.8% in ELA 7 and 51.6% in ELA 8 in 2025–26, versus 62.7% and 58.3% statewide), though it tracks close to the district. Seventh-grade math was 40.4%, matching the district but below the state's 48.6%. Science has slipped from 79.3% in 2022–23 to 58.8%, now just under state. Effectiveness rankings vary by student group: African American students (60th percentile) and low-income students (58th percentile) rank above the school overall, while special education students (12th percentile in 2024–25) and White students (34th percentile) rank below it. Compared with Jackson Middle School — 79th percentile, 4 stars — Hamilton's scores trail substantially outside Algebra I. Class sizes average a 19.0 student-teacher ratio.

477

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,693

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

755 Rathmell Rd
Columbus, OH 43207-4737

(614) 491-8044

District: Hamilton Local

Students who attend Hamilton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hamilton Township High School

Feeder schools for Hamilton Middle School:

Elementary:

Hamilton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.8%

African American:

16.8%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg49%

Ohio avg57%

574^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

513^th of 773Hamilton 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	49.4	574 of 1046	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	600 of 1036	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	568 of 1046	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.0	386 of 1048	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	456 of 1017	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	535 of 1037	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	625 of 1050	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	483 of 1010	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	468 of 1038	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.2	374 of 1050	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	81.9	147 of 1035	85.8%	★★★★☆
2014	72.6	291 of 1008	71.1%	★★★★☆
2013	70.2	360 of 1001	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.6	490 of 989	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.3	532 of 925	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.4	497 of 895	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.5	418 of 858	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.9	451 of 835	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.5	500 of 837	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.7	508 of 732	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.2	469 of 692	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	182 of 455	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	167 of 442	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	172 of 429	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.2	79 of 436	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	130 of 413	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	76 of 385	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	116 of 405	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	92 of 384	76.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	16.2	548 of 565	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	415 of 658	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	446 of 643	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	546 of 947	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	575 of 938	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	565 of 942	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.1	326 of 943	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	436 of 925	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	559 of 910	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	599 of 917	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	463 of 897	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	119 of 186	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	180 of 274	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	358 of 521	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	137 of 270	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	152 of 262	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.7	61 of 239	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	91 of 249	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	87 of 247	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.4	37 of 222	83.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	418 of 996	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	457 of 983	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	538 of 989	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.5	177 of 974	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	280 of 947	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	334 of 923	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	474 of 945	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	316 of 924	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	579 of 955	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	622 of 954	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	544 of 958	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.8	412 of 963	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	466 of 946	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	465 of 924	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	567 of 933	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	487 of 916	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	33.8	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	153 of 260	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	146 of 263	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	162 of 254	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	91 of 245	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.0	35 of 239	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	46 of 219	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	37.2	144 of 206	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	119 of 205	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	505 of 572	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	474 of 563	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	332 of 590	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	521 of 790	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	594 of 777	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	530 of 795	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.2	335 of 805	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	456 of 809	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	551 of 781	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	621 of 796	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	455 of 781	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)60th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2018)33rd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I95%+33 vs state

Science59%~ state avg

English Language Arts54%-6 vs state

Mathematics47%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 26, 2018

They do nothing to protect your children The Bullying is out of control they sit and blame the child that is getting bullied even when there is proof. The Intermediate School is just as bad the principal sit with their hands up the rear ends Close Quote

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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 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Hamilton Middle School	Public	7-8	755 Rathmell Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Hamilton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 491-8044	477	25	19.0	—	309 (64.8%)	80 (16.8%)	42 (8.8%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	49.4	574^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.1%		45.6	600^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.1%	26		58.8					40.4	53.2				56.8	51.6		94.7	$10,693
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	—	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
Buckeye Middle School	Public	6-8	2950 Parsons Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5417	326	24	13.5	—	115 (35.3%)	134 (41.1%)	43 (13.2%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	9.2	932^nd of 1046 public middle schools	10.9%		10.2	907^th of 1036 public middle schools	12.5%	25		22.0				12.2	5.5	13.0			30.0	24.5	24.5			$17,140
Jackson Middle School	Public	6-9	2271 Holton Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-3800	665	38	17.7	29.3%	535 (80.5%)	39 (5.9%)	40 (6.0%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.3%)	77.6	218^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.2%		76.5	244^th of 1036 public middle schools	76.4%	26		71.8					60.3	75.3				79.9	68.3	100.0	100.0	$11,408
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	—	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
Finland Middle School	Public	7-8	1827 Finland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3600	673	44	15.2	87.8%	247 (36.7%)	182 (27.0%)	159 (23.6%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.5%)	37.8	690^th of 1046 public middle schools	34.0%		38	667^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.6%	23		57.8					22.6	52.2				48.2	41.6		100.0	$11,759
Hayes Intermediate School	Public	4-6	4436 Haughn Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-6200	464	26	17.6	30.4%	371 (80.0%)	26 (5.6%)	32 (6.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)								(n/a)	80.4				86.5	83.2				86.7	73.9					$10,919
Franklin Woods Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1831 Finland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8600	666	31	21.4	85.0%	277 (41.6%)	172 (25.8%)	154 (23.1%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)								(n/a)	34.7				33.6	39.0				49.7	39.7					$11,286
Park Street Intermediate School	Public	4-6	3191 Park St	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8800	667	37	18.2	60.7%	418 (62.7%)	84 (12.6%)	88 (13.2%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.0%)								(n/a)	64.3				65.8	63.9				70.5	55.2					$12,469
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	—	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton Middle School

How many students attend Hamilton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Hamilton Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton Middle School?

Students at Hamilton Middle School are 65% White, 17% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Hamilton Middle School a good school?

Hamilton Middle School ranks 574^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Hamilton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hamilton Middle School usually go on to attend Hamilton Township High School

What district is Hamilton Middle School in?

Hamilton Local

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