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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Franklin County, Ohio

Across Franklin County, Ohio, 64 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Hilliard Tharp Sixth Grade Elementary School leads the list at 91.2%, against a median of 53.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Franklin County, Ohio

Top % Proficient (Reading)

91.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

53.6%

BEST IN READING · FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Hilliard Tharp Sixth Grade Elementary School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	Middle	512	91.2%
2	Larson Middle School	Columbus, OH	Grandview Heights Schools	Middle	453	89.2%
3	Henry Karrer Middle School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	Middle	885	86.2%
4	Hastings Middle School	Upper Arlington, OH	Upper Arlington City	Middle	753	85.9%
5	New Albany Intermediate School	New Albany, OH	New Albany-Plain Local	Middle	1,134	85.2%
6	New Albany Middle School	New Albany, OH	New Albany-Plain Local	Middle	768	83.8%
7	Jones Middle School	Upper Arlington, OH	Upper Arlington City	Middle	733	82.5%
8	Gahanna East Middle School	Gahanna, OH	Gahanna-Jefferson City	Middle	660	82.3%
9	Bexley Middle School	Bexley, OH	Bexley City	Middle	591	81.8%
10	Phoenix Middle School	Worthington, OH	Worthington City	Middle	154	80.5%
11	Mccord Middle School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	Middle	636	77.1%
12	Kilbourne Middle School	Worthington, OH	Worthington City	Middle	464	76.8%
13	Jackson Middle School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	Middle	665	76.5%
14	Hayes Intermediate School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	Middle	464	74.0%
15	Blendon Middle School	Westerville, OH	Westerville City	Middle	609	72.7%
16	Hilliard Weaver Middle School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	Middle	917	72.7%
17	Hilliard Memorial Middle School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	Middle	797	69.6%
18	Walnut Springs Middle School	Westerville, OH	Westerville City	Middle	613	69.4%
19	Gahanna South Middle School	Gahanna, OH	Gahanna-Jefferson City	Middle	653	68.0%
20	Hilliard Heritage Middle School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	Middle	791	67.3%
21	Hilliard Station Sixth Grade Elementary School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	Middle	763	67.0%
22	Perry Middle School	Worthington, OH	Worthington City	Middle	528	66.4%
23	Worthingway Middle School	Worthington, OH	Worthington City	Middle	640	66.2%
24	Park Street Intermediate School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	Middle	667	64.7%
25	Ann Simpson Davis Middle School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	Middle	890	64.7%
26	Canal Winchester Middle School	Canal Winchester, OH	Canal Winchester Local	Middle	886	64.5%
27	Hamilton Intermediate School	Columbus, OH	Hamilton Local	Middle	706	63.6%
28	John Sells Middle School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	Middle	715	62.8%
29	Minerva Park Middle School	Columbus, OH	Westerville City	Middle	753	62.4%
30	Gahanna West Middle School	Gahanna, OH	Gahanna-Jefferson City	Middle	608	60.5%
31	Dominion Middle School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Middle	745	57.5%
32	Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School	Columbus, OH	Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School	Middle	165	54.5%
33	Groveport Madison Middle School Central	Groveport, OH	Groveport Madison Local	Middle	489	52.7%
34	Beulah Park Middle School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	Middle	710	52.0%
35	Hamilton Middle School	Columbus, OH	Hamilton Local	Middle	477	51.2%
36	Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Middle	196	49.4%
37	Waggoner Road Junior High	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Middle	924	49.0%
38	Ridgeview Middle School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Middle	485	48.7%
39	Pleasant View Middle School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	Middle	651	44.8%
40	Holt Crossing Intermediate School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	Middle	733	44.3%
41	Franklin Woods Intermediate School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Middle	666	42.9%
42	World Language Middle School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Middle	536	42.6%
43	Galloway Ridge Intermediate School	Galloway, OH	South-Western City	Middle	705	41.7%
44	Baldwin Road Junior High School	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Middle	781	40.6%
45	Finland Middle School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Middle	673	39.8%
46	Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	Columbus, OH	Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	Middle	462	39.8%
47	Woodward Park Middle School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Middle	836	39.5%
48	Groveport Madison Middle School North	Columbus, OH	Groveport Madison Local	Middle	485	39.5%
49	Norton Middle School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	Middle	583	35.8%
50	Wedgewood Middle School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	Middle	476	33.3%

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