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Groveport Madison Middle School South

Public Grades 6-8

813^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Groveport Madison Middle School South is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Groveport, Ohio, part of the Groveport Madison Local School District. With 433 students, the school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and low academic performance across multiple subjects and grade levels.

Groveport Madison Middle School South has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 35.1% to 45.6% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Groveport Madison Middle School North (30.7%) and Canal Winchester Middle School (20.0%). Academically, the school struggles, with proficiency rates well below the state and local district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th grade math proficiency rate was just 20.4%, compared to 47.6% statewide and 38.5% for the Groveport Madison Local district.

The school's performance has declined over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 709 out of 1,050 Ohio middle schools in 2018-2019 to 813 out of 1,036 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating dropping from 2 stars to 1 star. Groveport Madison Middle School South also lags behind its counterparts within the Groveport Madison Local district, such as Groveport Madison Middle School North and Groveport Madison Middle School Central, as well as the higher-performing Canal Winchester Middle School, which is just a few miles away.

465

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,153

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4400 Glendenning Dr
Groveport, OH 43125-9292

(614) 836-4953

District: Groveport Madison Local

Students who attend Groveport Madison Middle School South usually attend:

High:

Groveport Madison High School

Feeder schools for Groveport Madison Middle School South:

Elementary:

Glendening Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.4%

White:

27.3%

Hispanic:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (43% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg45%

Ohio avg57%

813^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Groveport Madison Local

576^th of 828Groveport Madison 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	20.1	813 of 1036	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	793 of 1046	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	780 of 1048	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	774 of 1017	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	781 of 1037	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	709 of 1050	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	697 of 1010	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.0	771 of 1038	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.4	749 of 1050	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	812 of 1035	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.9	772 of 1008	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.2	687 of 1001	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.4	619 of 989	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.9	613 of 925	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	534 of 895	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.3	557 of 858	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.6	588 of 835	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.6	653 of 837	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.4	365 of 400	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	282 of 442	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	247 of 429	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	216 of 436	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	221 of 413	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	239 of 385	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	157 of 405	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	172 of 384	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	468 of 565	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	543 of 576	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	62.5	162 of 658	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	185 of 643	71.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	25.1	98 of 134	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	784 of 938	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	721 of 942	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	743 of 943	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	719 of 925	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	716 of 910	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	687 of 917	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	688 of 897	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	43.8	113 of 164	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	490 of 521	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	165 of 262	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.9	210 of 239	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	162 of 249	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	216 of 247	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	206 of 228	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	103 of 222	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	63 of 192	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	776 of 983	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	767 of 989	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	723 of 974	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	554 of 947	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.8	737 of 923	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	613 of 945	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	649 of 924	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	763 of 954	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	781 of 958	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	757 of 963	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	799 of 946	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	781 of 924	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	652 of 933	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	637 of 916	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	227 of 263	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	214 of 254	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	225 of 245	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	221 of 239	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	180 of 206	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	470 of 572	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	530 of 563	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	583 of 590	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	710 of 777	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	711 of 795	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	671 of 805	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	704 of 809	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	693 of 781	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	628 of 796	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	548 of 781	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)31st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I95%+36 vs state

American History85%+13 vs state

Science40%-23 vs state

English Language Arts33%-24 vs state

Mathematics22%-28 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 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 (2024)	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 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
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%)	20.1	813^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.5%		22.1	793^rd of 1046 public middle schools	24.2%	20		40.0	84.6			25.2	20.3	20.4			34.6	43.5	21.4		95.0	$12,153
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%)	51.3	552^nd of 1036 public middle schools	46.7%		35.2	696^th of 1046 public middle schools	33.5%	144		55.6	100.0			37.1	55.3	54.2			43.6	66.4	48.1		96.4	$12,371
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%)	68.6	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
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%)	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
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)	57.0			73.4	46.3	54.4			66.2	68.7	56.0					$9,763
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	64.0%	309 (64.8%)	80 (16.8%)	42 (8.8%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	45.6	600^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.1%		51.3	568^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.7%	32		59.8					34.4	46.2				50.9	51.5		100.0	$10,693
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%)	10.2	907^th of 1036 public middle schools	12.5%		9.8	928^th of 1046 public middle schools	11.3%	21		25.8				8.8	12.0	21.2			15.7	24.3	22.5			$17,140
Sherwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Shady Lane Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5393	498	32	15.5		55 (11.0%)	308 (61.8%)	105 (21.1%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	13.7	872^nd of 1036 public middle schools	15.8%		13.9	878^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.1%	6		39.3				21.3	10.4	16.4			23.8	18.8	27.4			$14,785
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)	73.4				57.3	61.5	100.0			76.9	61.9	100.0				$10,665
Johnson Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1130 S Waverly St	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6501	349	31	11.2		10 (2.9%)	189 (54.2%)	121 (34.7%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	7.1	972^nd of 1036 public middle schools	6.2%		6.6	982^nd of 1046 public middle schools	6.1%	10		11.1				14.5	4.5	7.9			25.0	15.6	11.2			$16,352

Frequently Asked Questions about Groveport Madison Middle School South

What is the racial makeup of Groveport Madison Middle School South?

Students at Groveport Madison Middle School South are 51% African American, 27% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Groveport Madison Middle School South a good school?

Groveport Madison Middle School South ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Ohio middle schools.

How many students attend Groveport Madison Middle School South?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Groveport Madison Middle School South.

What district is Groveport Madison Middle School South in?

Groveport Madison Local

What high school do graduates of Groveport Madison Middle School South attend?

Students who attend Groveport Madison Middle School South usually go on to attend Groveport Madison High School

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