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New Albany Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

New Albany Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the New Albany-Plain Local school district, with 746 students. The school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Ohio, with a current statewide ranking of 63 out of 1,036 schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

New Albany Middle School students consistently outperform state and district averages on Ohio state tests across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 87.6% of 7th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 62.9% statewide. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking among the top 20 middle schools in Ohio for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, and among the top 30 for multi-racial and special education students. Additionally, the school has maintained a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 8.8% to 10.2% over the past few years, compared to the state average of around 15-20%.

While New Albany Middle School outperforms the state and district averages, it is not the only high-performing school in the area. Nearby Gahanna East Middle School, which is part of the Gahanna-Jefferson City district, also ranks among the top 100 middle schools in Ohio and has similar academic outcomes to New Albany. However, New Albany Middle School's ranking for low-income students is slightly lower than its overall ranking, suggesting that the school may need to provide additional support for this population. Additionally, the school's ranking for gifted and talented students is lower than its overall ranking, indicating that the school may have room for improvement in challenging its highest-achieving students.

768

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,723

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

6600 E Dublin Granville Rd
New Albany, OH 43054-9684

(614) 413-8500

District: New Albany-Plain Local

Students who attend New Albany Middle School usually attend:

High:

New Albany High School

Feeder schools for New Albany Middle School:

Elementary:	New Albany Early Learning Center
	New Albany Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.1%

African American:

13.8%

Asian:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (89% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Ohio middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg85%

Ohio avg56%

63^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	88.8	63 of 1036	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	78 of 1046	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	48 of 1048	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	104 of 1017	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	79 of 1037	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	66 of 1050	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	44 of 1010	95.6%	★★★★★
2017	83.7	126 of 1038	87.9%	★★★★☆
2016	77.7	200 of 1050	81.0%	★★★★☆
2015	81.2	158 of 1035	84.7%	★★★★☆
2014	79.2	144 of 1008	85.7%	★★★★☆
2013	82.1	82 of 1001	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	83.8	55 of 989	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	84.5	51 of 925	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	83.3	81 of 895	90.9%	★★★★★
2009	84.5	65 of 858	92.4%	★★★★★
2008	84.4	60 of 835	92.8%	★★★★★
2007	84.6	53 of 837	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	81.3	86 of 732	88.3%	★★★★☆
2005	76.5	145 of 692	79.0%	★★★★☆
2004	73.6	109 of 400	72.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	20 of 442	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	15 of 429	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	9 of 436	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	25 of 413	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	12 of 385	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	10 of 405	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	15 of 384	96.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	10 of 69	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	19 of 76	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	5 of 67	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	3 of 69	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	10 of 66	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	12 of 73	83.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	87.5	22 of 565	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	5 of 576	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	10 of 658	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	21 of 643	96.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	22 of 142	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	8 of 123	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	1 of 113	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	8 of 110	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.2	20 of 134	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	21 of 127	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	12 of 107	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	52 of 938	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	79 of 942	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	36 of 943	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	113 of 925	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	98 of 910	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	38 of 917	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	30 of 897	96.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	71.8	62 of 521	88.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	16 of 262	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	14 of 239	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	14 of 249	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	13 of 247	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	8 of 228	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	4 of 222	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	15 of 192	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	179 of 983	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	158 of 989	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	96 of 974	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	62.6	322 of 947	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.9	138 of 923	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	98 of 945	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	79 of 924	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	61 of 954	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	67 of 958	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	49 of 963	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	92 of 946	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	61 of 924	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	70 of 933	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	65 of 916	92.9%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	78.2	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2021	48.6	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	28 of 263	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	25 of 254	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	6 of 245	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	22 of 239	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	11 of 219	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	18 of 206	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	21 of 205	89.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	16 of 572	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	13 of 563	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	14 of 590	97.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	24 of 777	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	23 of 795	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	37 of 805	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	94 of 809	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	56 of 781	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	30 of 796	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	37 of 781	95.3%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)88th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2022)85th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Biology100%+35 vs state

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I99%+40 vs state

Science86%+23 vs state

English Language Arts84%+25 vs state

Mathematics79%+30 vs state

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Schools Near New Albany Middle School

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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 Biology (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	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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
New Albany Middle School	Public	7-8	6600 E Dublin Granville Rd	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 413-8500	768	46	16.6		454 (59.1%)	106 (13.8%)	45 (5.9%)	96 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.6%)	88.8	63^rd of 1036 public middle schools	93.9%		88.3	78^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.5%	15		85.9					73.3	84.4				87.6	79.9	100.0	100.0	99.1	$13,723
New Albany Intermediate School	Public	4-6	177 N High St	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 741-3000	1,134	64	17.7	14.9%	708 (62.4%)	116 (10.2%)	85 (7.5%)	107 (9.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.0%)								(n/a)	86.2			92.9	83.9	82.2	100.0		85.5	89.8	80.3						$12,920
Gahanna East Middle School	Public	6-8	730 Clotts Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 478-5550	660	36	18.5	20.6%	455 (68.9%)	112 (17.0%)	39 (5.9%)	25 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	87.8	82^nd of 1036 public middle schools	92.1%		86.5	103^rd of 1046 public middle schools	90.2%	21		82.4				77.4	77.0	73.2			78.8	87.0	81.0		100.0	100.0	$13,058
Walnut Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	888 E Walnut St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6700	613	44	13.8	40.1%	295 (48.1%)	173 (28.2%)	54 (8.8%)	32 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.6%)	64.8	398^th of 1036 public middle schools	61.6%		59.4	477^th of 1046 public middle schools	54.4%	79		67.2	96.3			55.6	57.9	31.3			69.3	72.2	66.8			97.6	$14,319
Licking Heights Middle School	Public	7-8	4000 Mink St SW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-9046	820	42	19.3	57.3%	252 (30.7%)	276 (33.7%)	46 (5.6%)	217 (26.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	44.9	608^th of 1036 public middle schools	41.3%		44.8	625^th of 1046 public middle schools	40.2%	17		50.6					30.5	53.2				58.7	47.3		100.0	100.0	$9,766
Gahanna South Middle School	Public	6-8	349 Shady Spring Dr	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 337-3730	653	34	19.3	33.1%	288 (44.1%)	246 (37.7%)	49 (7.5%)	54 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	71	314^th of 1036 public middle schools	69.7%		75.5	251^st of 1046 public middle schools	76.0%	63		72.4				57.1	60.1	56.0			67.9	73.0	63.1		100.0	100.0	$12,330
Gahanna West Middle School	Public	6-8	350 N Stygler Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 478-5570	608	36	16.7	55.8%	259 (42.6%)	219 (36.0%)	57 (9.4%)	40 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.6%)	63.7	416^th of 1036 public middle schools	59.8%		59.4	476^th of 1046 public middle schools	54.5%	60		72.9				50.5	56.8	53.6			63.8	63.5	54.1			96.8	$12,502
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	390 N Spring Rd	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6600	592	43	13.6	45.3%	292 (49.3%)	152 (25.7%)	57 (9.6%)	28 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.5%)	69.5	339^th of 1036 public middle schools	67.3%		67.7	370^th of 1046 public middle schools	64.6%	31		70.2	100.0			66.9	65.7	40.2			69.0	69.7	63.2			100.0	$14,870
Blendon Middle School	Public	6-8	223 S Otterbein Ave	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6400	609	39	15.6	44.7%	319 (52.4%)	150 (24.6%)	46 (7.6%)	18 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.8%)	78.1	216^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.2%		78.7	212^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.7%	4		83.9	100.0			62.4	65.0	59.7			70.7	78.2	69.2		100.0	100.0	$13,155
Minerva Park Middle School	Public	6-8	5002 Farview Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 797-5700	753	51	14.6	60.7%	248 (32.9%)	295 (39.2%)	74 (9.8%)	41 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (12.6%)	57.5	482^nd of 1036 public middle schools	53.5%		50.9	575^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.0%	93		61.3	100.0			51.5	54.6	30.7			57.9	68.5	60.9			94.9	$11,998

Frequently Asked Questions about New Albany Middle School

Is New Albany Middle School a good school?

Yes. New Albany Middle School ranks in the top 6.1% of Ohio middle schools.

How many students attend New Albany Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended New Albany Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of New Albany Middle School?

Students at New Albany Middle School are 59% White, 14% African American, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of New Albany Middle School attend?

Students who attend New Albany Middle School usually go on to attend New Albany High School

What district is New Albany Middle School in?

New Albany-Plain Local

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