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The public high schools with the most improved test scores in Franklin County, Ohio

49 public high schools in Franklin County, Ohio appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Franklinton Prep High School leads the list at +17.0pp, against a median of +3.8pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Franklin County, Ohio

Top 3-yr change

+17.0pp

Median 3-yr change

+3.8pp

MOST IMPROVED · FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Franklinton Prep High School	Columbus, OH	Franklinton Prep High School	216	13.1%	30.1%	+17.0pp
2	Grandview Heights High School	Columbus, OH	Grandview Heights Schools	338	77.1%	88.7%	+11.6pp
3	Columbus Alternative High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	820	46.5%	57.3%	+10.8pp
4	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Columbus, OH	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	680	41.4%	50.8%	+9.4pp
5	Whitehall Yearling High School	Whitehall, OH	Whitehall City	993	30.6%	39.5%	+8.8pp
6	Thomas Worthington High School	Worthington, OH	Worthington City	1,712	60.8%	69.6%	+8.8pp
7	Graham School The	Columbus, OH	Graham School The	139	18.3%	26.9%	+8.6pp
8	Groveport Madison High School	Groveport, OH	Groveport Madison Local	1,863	33.1%	41.1%	+8.0pp
9	Dublin Scioto High School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	1,437	56.1%	63.3%	+7.2pp
10	Briggs High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	956	17.5%	24.5%	+7.0pp
11	Hamilton Township High School	Columbus, OH	Hamilton Local	873	50.9%	57.6%	+6.7pp
12	Mifflin High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	801	13.8%	19.9%	+6.1pp
13	Westland High School	Galloway, OH	South-Western City	1,853	40.6%	46.7%	+6.1pp
14	Mason Run High School	Columbus, OH	Mason Run High School	127	9.5%	15.4%	+5.9pp
15	Whetstone High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	1,017	30.0%	35.7%	+5.7pp
16	Central Crossing High School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	1,674	46.0%	51.5%	+5.5pp
17	Canal Winchester High School	Canal Winchester, OH	Canal Winchester Local	1,121	61.2%	66.3%	+5.0pp
18	Flex High School	Columbus, OH	Flex High School	370	14.6%	19.3%	+4.8pp
19	Eastmoor Academy	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	584	14.3%	18.9%	+4.5pp
20	New Albany High School	New Albany, OH	New Albany-Plain Local	1,601	77.5%	82.0%	+4.5pp
21	Hilliard Bradley High School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	1,712	66.1%	70.5%	+4.4pp
22	Independence High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	852	8.6%	12.6%	+4.0pp
23	Bexley High School	Bexley, OH	Bexley City	766	85.5%	89.5%	+3.9pp
24	Centennial High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	702	32.7%	36.6%	+3.9pp
25	East High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	431	14.7%	18.4%	+3.8pp
26	Walnut Ridge High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	775	17.1%	20.8%	+3.7pp
27	Fort Hayes Arts and Academic HS	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	752	23.4%	27.1%	+3.7pp
28	Westerville-South High School	Westerville, OH	Westerville City	1,509	59.7%	63.3%	+3.7pp
29	West High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	846	11.6%	15.2%	+3.6pp
30	Linden-McKinley STEM Academy	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	795	8.7%	11.9%	+3.3pp
31	Upper Arlington High School	Upper Arlington, OH	Upper Arlington City	1,908	84.0%	87.2%	+3.2pp
32	Hilliard Davidson High School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	1,847	66.7%	70.0%	+3.2pp
33	Focus North High School	Columbus, OH	Focus North High School	202	8.0%	11.1%	+3.1pp
34	Lincoln High School	Gahanna, OH	Gahanna-Jefferson City	2,468	56.5%	59.5%	+3.0pp
35	Franklin Heights High School	Columbus, OH	South-Western City	1,398	40.7%	43.0%	+2.3pp
36	Marion-Franklin High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	430	14.3%	16.1%	+1.8pp
37	Metro Early College High School	Columbus, OH	Metro Early College High School	869	60.5%	62.1%	+1.5pp
38	Hilliard Darby High School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	1,674	65.5%	66.6%	+1.1pp
39	Grove City High School	Grove City, OH	South-Western City	1,881	64.9%	65.4%	+0.5pp
40	Franklinton High School	Columbus, OH	Franklinton High School	155	20.5%	20.9%	+0.4pp
41	Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	Columbus, OH	Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	320	27.6%	27.1%	-0.5pp
42	South High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	873	16.7%	15.3%	-1.4pp
43	Northland High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	1,029	18.9%	17.1%	-1.9pp
44	Columbus International High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	540	20.3%	18.2%	-2.1pp
45	Beechcroft High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	587	17.4%	13.9%	-3.5pp
46	Worthington Kilbourne High School	Columbus, OH	Worthington City	1,623	72.8%	69.3%	-3.6pp
47	Dublin Coffman High School	Dublin, OH	Dublin City	1,824	72.9%	69.2%	-3.8pp
48	Columbus Africentric Early College High School	Columbus, OH	Columbus City Schools District	332	22.6%	16.6%	-6.0pp
49	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Columbus, OH	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	473	48.8%	42.0%	-6.8pp

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