1
Which teacher or staff member at Kilbourne Middle School deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
464
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORTHINGTON CITY·NCES 390451300309
Kilbourne Middle School
50 E Dublin Granville Rd, Worthington, OH 43085 · (614) 450-4200 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Ohio public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
75 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 6 | 181 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 140 | 30% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
76.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.1pp since 2021
Math
73.7%
OH avg 56.1% . -6.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.8% | 73.7% |
| 2023-24 | 81.3% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 81.1% |
| 2021-22 | 81.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
78.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Kilbourne Middle School
Kilbourne Middle School's state test result (78.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbourne Middle School this school | 464 | 16.2% | 78.5% |
| Nordonia Middle School Northfield | 524 | 13.7% | 81.3% |
| Wyoming Middle School Wyoming | 626 | 11.2% | 87.0% |
| West Geauga Middle School Chesterland | 493 | 18.7% | 91.1% |
| Tower Heights Middle School Centerville | 571 | 20.0% | 77.8% |
| Springboro Intermediate School Springboro | 502 | 12.9% | 81.7% |
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 Kilbourne Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #97 of 316 | #7 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #226 of 637 ▼ 85 | #20 of 64 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #142 of 637 ▼ 69 | #12 of 64 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.3pp | #45 of 629 | #4 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #297 of 654 | #49 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #116 of 577 | #14 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #235 of 579 | #52 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.2% | #282 of 319 | #29 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #394 of 410 | #29 of 30 |
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
464
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 464 | 32.8 | 14.2:1 | 16% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 30.7 | 14.5:1 | 19% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 30 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 21% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 27% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 27 | 12.4:1 | 35% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 34 | 11.9:1 | 5% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kilbourne Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (470 to 464); teachers up 10% (30 to 32.8).
About Kilbourne Middle School
Kilbourne Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Ohio, with an address in Worthington. The school counted 464 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
Kilbourne Middle School belongs to Worthington City, a district of 19 schools and 10,874 students.
White students are 79% of those enrolled at Kilbourne Middle School. The rest of enrollment is 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Franklin County's population at about 59%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. Statewide, middle schools in Ohio average 17.0:1. Kilbourne Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 16%. It compares with 41% for public schools in Franklin County.
Kilbourne Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of Ohio public middle schools.
The model predicts 82.7% for a school in Ohio with Kilbourne Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Kilbourne Middle School posts 78.5%.
In Franklin County, median household income comes to about $75,176, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Franklin County counts 402 public schools with about 195,359 students.
Kilbourne Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Evening Street Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Kilbourne Middle School at 2nd of 7.
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.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 464, from 494 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.2:1, from 16.5:1.
People who know Kilbourne Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Worthington City
- Thomas Worthington High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Worthington Kilbourne High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Worthingway Middle SchoolMiddle · 640 students
- Mccord Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Worthington Estates Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
Other schools in Worthington
- Ohio Connections Academy IncCombined · 5,191 students
- Thomas Worthington High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Worthingway Middle SchoolMiddle · 640 students
- Worthington Estates Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Evening Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
Nearby schools
- Evening Street Elementary School0.3 mi · 490
- Thomas Worthington High School0.4 mi · 1,712
- Colonial Hills Elementary School0.6 mi · 371
- Wilson Hill Elementary School0.8 mi · 448
- Worthingway Middle School0.9 mi · 640
- Worthington Estates Elementary School1.1 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Kilbourne Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kilbourne Middle School?
Kilbourne Middle School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Kilbourne Middle School serve?
Kilbourne Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kilbourne Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kilbourne Middle School is approximately 14.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kilbourne Middle School?
At Kilbourne Middle School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Kilbourne Middle School?
Kilbourne Middle School is overseen by Worthington City in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.