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Hilliard Heritage Middle School

Q: Is Hilliard Heritage Middle School a good school?

Hilliard Heritage Middle School ranks 405 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 61% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Hilliard Heritage Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Hilliard, Ohio, part of the Hilliard City School District. With a student population of 798, the school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Hilliard Heritage Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 73% of 8th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63%. The school also has a strong performance in educating gifted and talented students, ranking 40th out of 196 Ohio middle schools for this student group in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school's students excel in advanced math courses, with 100% proficiency in Geometry and 97.4% proficiency in Algebra I for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly outpacing the state averages.

While Hilliard Heritage Middle School maintains a solid academic standing, it has seen a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 12.8% in the 2024-2025 school year to 17.2% in the 2022-2023 school year. When compared to other middle schools in the Hilliard City School District, such as Henry Karrer Middle School in the Dublin City School District, Hilliard Heritage Middle School performs similarly or slightly lower in some academic areas, but still maintains a strong standing within the state.

791

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,905

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5670 Scioto Darby Rd
Hilliard, OH 43026-1389

(614) 921-7000

District: Hilliard City

Students who attend Hilliard Heritage Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hilliard Darby High School

Feeder schools for Hilliard Heritage Middle School:

Elementary:	Hilliard Crossing Elementary School
	Hoffman Trails Elementary School
	J W Reason Elementary School
	Scioto Darby Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.9%

Hispanic:

13.1%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (71% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg66%

Ohio avg54%

405^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Hilliard City

278^th of 828Hilliard City 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	64.1	405 of 1036	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	425 of 1046	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	450 of 1048	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	424 of 1017	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	451 of 1037	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	397 of 1050	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	431 of 1010	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.0	419 of 1038	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.4	437 of 1050	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.8	276 of 1035	73.3%	★★★★☆
2014	78.5	159 of 1008	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.6	152 of 1001	84.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	131 of 989	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	140 of 925	84.9%	★★★★☆
2010	78.0	162 of 895	81.9%	★★★★☆
2009	81.0	116 of 858	86.5%	★★★★☆
2008	79.8	124 of 835	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	78.2	155 of 837	81.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.1	102 of 732	86.1%	★★★★☆
2005	76.5	144 of 692	79.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	83 of 442	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	158 of 429	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	173 of 436	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	193 of 413	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	58 of 385	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	66 of 405	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	104 of 384	72.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	36 of 69	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	52 of 76	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	51 of 67	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	57 of 67	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	53 of 69	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.2	35 of 66	47.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.5	58 of 73	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	51.7	196 of 565	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	377 of 576	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	292 of 658	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	336 of 643	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	66 of 142	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	70 of 123	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	49 of 113	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	82 of 110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	109 of 134	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	104 of 127	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	100 of 107	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	342 of 938	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	422 of 942	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	407 of 943	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	336 of 925	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	406 of 910	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	372 of 917	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	452 of 897	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	115 of 194	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.3	40 of 196	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	32 of 274	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	16 of 164	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	48.4	362 of 521	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	153 of 262	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	116 of 239	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	140 of 249	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	139 of 247	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	132 of 228	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	104 of 222	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	90 of 192	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	595 of 983	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	598 of 989	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	576 of 974	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	531 of 947	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	589 of 923	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	557 of 945	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	586 of 924	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	443 of 954	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	407 of 958	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	442 of 963	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	504 of 946	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	452 of 924	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	377 of 933	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	386 of 916	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	138 of 263	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	119 of 254	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.7	188 of 245	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.6	126 of 239	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.6	89 of 219	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	75 of 206	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	130 of 205	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	203 of 572	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	206 of 563	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	212 of 590	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	323 of 777	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	341 of 795	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	325 of 805	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	369 of 809	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	419 of 781	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	362 of 796	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	404 of 781	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)81st percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)41st percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I97%+38 vs state

Science73%+10 vs state

English Language Arts67%+9 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (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	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 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
Hilliard Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	5670 Scioto Darby Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7000	791	57	13.8	32.5%	529 (66.9%)	60 (7.6%)	104 (13.1%)	53 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (5.4%)	64.1	405^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.9%		62.9	425^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.4%	20		73.0				58.7	36.4				71.5	63.2	100.0	97.4	$12,905
Hilliard Station Sixth Grade Elementary School	Public	6	5600 Scioto Darby Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-6800	763	54	14.0	41.3%	490 (64.2%)	75 (9.8%)	111 (14.5%)	51 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.5%)								(n/a)					50.0	94.0				67.0					$13,377
Hilliard Weaver Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Avery Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7700	917	51	18.1	33.3%	603 (65.8%)	75 (8.2%)	142 (15.5%)	52 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.7%)	70.4	321^st of 1036 public middle schools	69.0%		70.6	315^th of 1046 public middle schools	69.9%	6		67.7				67.5	46.0				79.9	65.5	100.0	98.7	$11,744
Hilliard Tharp Sixth Grade Elementary School	Public	4-6	4681 Leap Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-6900	512	35	14.7	25.8%	337 (65.8%)	44 (8.6%)	65 (12.7%)	41 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)								(n/a)	100.0		100.0	100.0	67.0	100.0		97.5	100.0	76.1					$12,794
Hilliard Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 Walker Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7600	797	53	15.0	37.5%	500 (62.7%)	94 (11.8%)	100 (12.5%)	54 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.6%)	72.7	292^nd of 1036 public middle schools	71.8%		71.8	297^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.6%	5		75.9				62.0	55.4				73.9	65.3	100.0	100.0	$13,377
Hastings Middle School	Public	6-8	1850 Hastings Ln	Upper Arlington	43220	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5100	753	29	25.6	7.3%	623 (82.7%)	8 (1.1%)	22 (2.9%)	45 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.2%)	88.6	66^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.6%		89.4	66^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.7%			81.0			87.4	80.9	65.1			89.8	89.3	78.7	100.0	96.1	$16,113
John Sells Middle School	Public	6-8	150 W Bridge St	Dublin	43017	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 764-5919	715	53	13.5	51.0%	340 (47.6%)	82 (11.5%)	107 (15.0%)	127 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.3%)	63.4	418^th of 1036 public middle schools	59.7%		64	410^th of 1046 public middle schools	60.8%	8		69.2			57.0	37.3	64.0			70.9	61.3	56.3	100.0	96.3	$16,967
Galloway Ridge Intermediate School	Public	5-6	122 Galloway Rd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8850	705	40	17.4	83.1%	260 (36.9%)	123 (17.4%)	225 (31.9%)	37 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.4%)								(n/a)	45.3			47.6	33.9				48.3	35.1					$11,686
Henry Karrer Middle School	Public	6-8	7245 Tullymore Dr	Dublin	43016	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 873-0459	885	54	16.3	9.7%	484 (54.7%)	20 (2.3%)	38 (4.3%)	299 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.0%)	88.5	68^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.4%		88.8	74^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.9%	6		89.4			70.7	67.7	81.9			83.5	90.2	84.9	100.0	99.4	$14,376
Norton Middle School	Public	7-8	215 Norton Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3700	583	39	14.8	80.6%	205 (35.2%)	109 (18.7%)	184 (31.6%)	35 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.6%)	24.4	771^st of 1036 public middle schools	25.6%		23.4	777^th of 1046 public middle schools	25.7%	6		47.4				12.6	34.6				39.3	32.3		96.3	$11,351

Frequently Asked Questions about Hilliard Heritage Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Hilliard Heritage Middle School?

Students at Hilliard Heritage Middle School are 67% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Hilliard Heritage Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hilliard Heritage Middle School usually go on to attend Hilliard Darby High School

What district is Hilliard Heritage Middle School in?

Hilliard City

Is Hilliard Heritage Middle School a good school?

Hilliard Heritage Middle School ranks 405^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hilliard Heritage Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 791 students attended Hilliard Heritage Middle School.

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