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Willard Grizzell Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Willard Grizzell Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Dublin, Ohio — a suburb northwest of Columbus — serving 683 students as part of Dublin City schools. It is the smallest of the district's five middle schools and one of Ohio's strongest: it ranks 42nd of 1,046 statewide (96th percentile, 5 stars) and has earned 5 stars and a top-5% statewide rank in every year on record since 2015–16.

On 2025–26 state tests, Grizzell posted the second-highest composite of eleven nearby schools, behind only Olentangy Liberty Middle School, and beat the Dublin district average on all seven grade-level tests by roughly 9 to 17 points. End-of-course results are effectively perfect — 100% proficiency in Algebra I for four straight years — though that likely reflects selective placement into accelerated courses rather than full-grade results. Attendance is a clear strength: 9.0% chronic absenteeism versus 15.1% district-wide, and far below Ann Simpson Davis Middle School and John Sells Middle School (19.8–20.7%).

Two items are worth watching. Seventh-grade math is the school's lowest score (65.3%) and has declined for four years, narrowing its lead over the district; nearby Eversole Run Middle School and Henry Karrer Middle School now score higher in that subject. Asian students' statewide percentile has also slipped from 87 to 78 to 64 over three years. Still, results for special education, multi-racial, and low-income students rank among the state's best, and Dublin's middle schools split so widely that the district-level 4-star rating understates this campus.

683

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,334

Per pupil spending ?

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8705 Avery Rd
Dublin, OH 43017-9511

(614) 798-3569

District: Dublin City

Feeder schools for Willard Grizzell Middle School:

Elementary:	Deer Run Elementary School
	Mary Emma Bailey Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Asian:

13.6%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (88% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Ohio middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Dublin City

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school88%

District avg74%

Ohio avg56%

42^nd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Dublin City

145^th of 773Dublin 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
2026	90.4	42 of 1046	96.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	24 of 1036	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	24 of 1046	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	29 of 1048	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	45 of 1017	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	49 of 1037	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	43 of 1050	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	42 of 1010	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	90.3	35 of 1038	96.6%	★★★★★
2016	93.8	15 of 1050	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	90.6	26 of 1035	97.5%	★★★★★
2014	86.8	13 of 1008	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	88.3	12 of 1001	98.8%	★★★★★
2012	87.3	11 of 989	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	87.6	13 of 925	98.6%	★★★★★
2010	88.4	13 of 895	98.5%	★★★★★
2009	88.6	14 of 858	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	89.1	10 of 835	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	88.6	15 of 837	98.2%	★★★★★
2006	89.0	8 of 732	98.9%	★★★★★
2005	90.9	10 of 692	98.6%	★★★★★
2004	86.8	33 of 400	91.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	28 of 78	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.4	15 of 69	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	10 of 76	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	5 of 67	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	16 of 67	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	11 of 69	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	5 of 66	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	77.0	13 of 73	82.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	78.7	51 of 565	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	54 of 576	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	24 of 658	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	46 of 643	92.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	82.1	22 of 134	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	7 of 127	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	4 of 107	96.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.6	26 of 947	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	15 of 938	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	20 of 942	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	16 of 943	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	41 of 925	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	35 of 910	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	9 of 917	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	47 of 897	94.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	75.8	12 of 241	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	67.1	138 of 521	73.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	96.7	5 of 228	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	34 of 222	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	27 of 192	85.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	81 of 996	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	76.0	194 of 983	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	71 of 955	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	91.9	30 of 954	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	14 of 958	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	10 of 963	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	56 of 946	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	47 of 924	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	47 of 933	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	47 of 916	94.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	94.4	6 of 260	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	92.5	16 of 263	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	8 of 254	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	78.1	34 of 239	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	96.8	1 of 219	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	2 of 206	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	7 of 205	96.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	96.0	14 of 579	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	15 of 572	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	6 of 563	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	11 of 590	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	39 of 790	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	91.5	18 of 777	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	35 of 795	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	34 of 805	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	44 of 809	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	52 of 781	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	43 of 796	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	68 of 781	91.3%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2021)98th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2022)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)84th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2026)64th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

English Language Arts88%+29 vs state

Science88%+26 vs state

Mathematics80%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 8th 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 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
Willard Grizzell Middle School	Public	6-8	8705 Avery Rd	Dublin	43017	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 798-3569	683	42	16.2	5.3%	515 (75.4%)	9 (1.3%)	17 (2.5%)	93 (13.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.9%)	90.4	42^nd of 1046 public middle schools	96.0%		92.6	24^th of 1036 public middle schools	97.7%	18	87.7	86.0	65.3	89.8	86.7	93.1	85.6	100.0	100.0	$16,334
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%)	88.8	60^th of 1046 public middle schools	94.3%		88.5	68^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.4%	8	86.7	81.1	72.7	79.4	79.1	89.3	83.2	100.0	99.3	$14,376
Eversole Run Middle School	Public	6-8	9015 Gardenia Dr	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 764-5913	837	48	17.3	4.1%	476 (56.9%)	26 (3.1%)	26 (3.1%)	264 (31.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.1%)	89.9	49^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.3%		89.7	54^th of 1036 public middle schools	94.8%	5	87.9	81.9	72.0	85.1	84.6	88.1	83.2	100.0	97.8	$12,362
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%)	56.9	499^th of 1046 public middle schools	52.3%		63.4	418^th of 1036 public middle schools	59.7%	81	62.5	52.2	41.9	58.2	52.1	72.2	54.5	100.0	96.6	$16,967
Ann Simpson Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Sutter Pkwy	Dublin	43016	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 761-5820	890	62	14.2	44.5%	456 (51.2%)	89 (10.0%)	161 (18.1%)	105 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (8.7%)	62.5	427^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.2%		63	422^nd of 1036 public middle schools	59.3%	5	62.8	56.4	40.3	55.2	61.8	73.6	67.0	100.0	99.0	$15,057
Olentangy Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	7940 Liberty Rd N	Powell	43065	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4400	1,005	46	21.9	6.4%	757 (75.3%)	19 (1.9%)	37 (3.7%)	137 (13.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.3%)	94	11^th of 1046 public middle schools	98.9%		93.9	17^th of 1036 public middle schools	98.4%	6	95.1	85.1	89.3	89.9	89.0	92.0	91.1	100.0	100.0	$14,908
Hyatts Middle School	Public	6-8	6885 Sawmill Parkway	Powell	43065	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5400	835	48	17.3	9.9%	513 (61.4%)	29 (3.5%)	40 (4.8%)	211 (25.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.6%)	89.9	47^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.5%		90	51^st of 1036 public middle schools	95.1%	4	85.9	83.7	85.5	73.3	82.8	89.9	83.5	100.0	100.0	$15,546
Mccord Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Hard Rd	Columbus	43235	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-4000	636	42	15.0	26.1%	466 (73.3%)	37 (5.8%)	58 (9.1%)	20 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.5%)	80.6	174^th of 1046 public middle schools	83.4%		81.6	161^st of 1036 public middle schools	84.5%	13	80.7	67.6	58.9	76.9	68.9	80.4	80.1		96.2	$14,813
Phoenix Middle School	Public	7-8	2341 Snouffer Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-4100	154	14	10.6		124 (80.5%)	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.2%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.1%)	85.9	101^st of 1046 public middle schools	90.3%		88	76^th of 1036 public middle schools	92.7%	25	82.1		65.2	87.3		81.7	80.0		100.0	$21,444
Perry Middle School	Public	6-8	2341 Snouffer Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 450-5700	528	40	13.1	44.7%	275 (52.1%)	63 (11.9%)	107 (20.3%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.2%)	75.5	242^nd of 1046 public middle schools	76.9%		74.1	275^th of 1036 public middle schools	73.5%	33	64.9	77.6	62.4	73.2	68.3	74.6	64.2		88.1	$14,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Willard Grizzell Middle School

What district is Willard Grizzell Middle School in?

Dublin City

How many students attend Willard Grizzell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 683 students attended Willard Grizzell Middle School.

Is Willard Grizzell Middle School a good school?

Yes! Willard Grizzell Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 42^nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Willard Grizzell Middle School?

Students at Willard Grizzell Middle School are 75% White, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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