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Enrollment
673
Middle
DISTRICT 652 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH-WESTERN CITY·NCES 390448001659
Finland Middle School
1827 Finland Ave, Columbus, OH 43223 · (614) 801-3600 · Franklin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
591 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 338 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 335 | 50% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
58.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 57.5% |
| 2022-23 | 48.9% | 57.6% |
| 2021-22 | 41.4% | 57.9% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Finland Middle School
Finland Middle School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland Middle School this school | 673 | 87.8% | 52.1% |
| Franklin Woods Intermediate School Columbus | 666 | 85.0% | 41.4% |
| Holt Crossing Intermediate School Grove City | 733 | 77.6% | 47.1% |
| Galloway Ridge Intermediate School Galloway | 705 | 83.1% | 42.4% |
| Norton Middle School Columbus | 583 | 80.6% | 42.3% |
| Pleasant View Middle School Grove City | 651 | 81.1% | 51.3% |
Matched among Ohio middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Finland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #300 of 316 | #26 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #431 of 637 ▲ 13 | #32 of 64 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #563 of 637 ▼ 2 | #45 of 64 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #164 of 629 | #21 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #139 of 654 | #23 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #201 of 577 | #28 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #10 of 579 | #4 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #11 of 319 | #1 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #99 of 169 | #16 of 26 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
673
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 782
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 673 | 44.1 | 15.3:1 | 88% (591) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 36.1 | 17.7:1 | 87% (556) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 36.8 | 17.3:1 | 80% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 692 | 34 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 34.7 | 18.2:1 | 78% (496) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 38 | 17.5:1 | 80% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 71% (434) |
| 2000-01 | 970 | 46 | 21.1:1 | 45% (436) |
| 1990-91 | 782 | 40 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Finland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (632 to 673); teachers up 27% (34.7 to 44.1).
About Finland Middle School
In Columbus, Ohio, Finland Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 673 students. Against the 482-student average for middle schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 40% higher.
In South-Western City, 33 schools enroll a combined 21,873 students.
White students are the largest group at Finland Middle School, with 37% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 27% Black, 24% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Franklin County's residents are about 59% White, 22 points above the school's share. Finland Middle School has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Finland Middle School is 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.3:1. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 88%. Public schools in Franklin County average 41%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Finland Middle School would score about 55.6%. It scores 52.1%, 3.5 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Franklin County, median household income is about $75,176, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 402 public schools operate in Franklin County, serving about 195,359 students.
The shortest distance from Finland Middle School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Finland Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Finland Middle School is 2nd among 4 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 692 to 673 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 20.4:1 to 15.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,333,048
Census ACS
Median income
$75,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
402
195,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South-Western City
- Grove City High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Westland High SchoolHigh · 1,853 students
- Central Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Franklin Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- Buckeye Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Holt Crossing Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 733 students
Other schools in Columbus
- KIPP ColumbusCombined · 1,945 students
- Worthington Kilbourne High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Great River Connections AcademyCombined · 1,608 students
- Franklin Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- Northland High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,028 students
Nearby schools
- Finland Elementary School0.1 mi · 371
- Franklin Woods Intermediate School0.1 mi · 666
- James A Harmon Elementary School0.5 mi · 589
- East Franklin Elementary School0.5 mi · 257
- Briggs High School1.3 mi · 956
- Lindbergh Elementary School1.4 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Finland Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Finland Middle School?
Finland Middle School enrolls approximately 673 students in grades 07-08.
Is Finland Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Finland Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Finland Middle School have?
Finland Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Finland Middle School?
At Finland Middle School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 24% Hispanic, 27% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Finland Middle School?
Finland Middle School is overseen by South-Western City in Franklin County.
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