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Enrollment
636
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORTHINGTON CITY·NCES 390451304307
Mccord Middle School
1500 Hard Rd, Columbus, OH 43235 · (614) 450-4000 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
166 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 | 260 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 31% |
Student demographics
44%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
77.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.5pp since 2021
Math
75.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.3pp 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 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 75.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.4% | 76.3% |
| 2022-23 | 76.4% | 74.4% |
| 2021-22 | 74.5% | 76.5% |
% 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
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Mccord Middle School
Mccord Middle School's state test result (76.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mccord Middle School this school | 636 | 26.1% | 76.8% |
| Lee Burneson Middle School Westlake | 501 | 24.2% | 81.1% |
| Creekview Intermediate Elementary School Marysville | 846 | 24.1% | 76.4% |
| Jackson Middle School Grove City | 665 | 29.3% | 76.9% |
| Bunsold Middle School Marysville | 862 | 24.6% | 77.4% |
| Sylvania Timberstone Junior High School Sylvania | 607 | 31.5% | 72.5% |
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 Mccord Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #113 of 316 | #10 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #202 of 637 ▼ 24 | #17 of 64 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #139 of 637 ▼ 18 | #11 of 64 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #406 of 629 | #36 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #161 of 654 | #31 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #182 of 577 | #26 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #189 of 579 | #50 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #238 of 319 | #26 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.6% | #37 of 169 | #8 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
636
+47 (+8%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 636 | 42.2 | 15.1:1 | 26% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 38.4 | 15.1:1 | 28% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 37.2 | 15.3:1 | 23% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 36 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 34.7 | 15.1:1 | 22% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 23% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 26% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 4% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 29 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mccord Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (523 to 636); teachers up 22% (34.7 to 42.2).
About Mccord Middle School
Mccord Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Columbus, Ohio. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 636 students enrolled. It has 32% more students than the average for middle schools in Ohio (about 482).
Worthington City enrolls 10,874 students, and its 19 schools include Mccord Middle School.
More than half of the students at Mccord Middle School are White (73%). The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. In Franklin County overall, about 59% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
Mccord Middle School has 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1. At Mccord Middle School, 26% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 41% average for public schools in Franklin County is 15 points higher.
After adjusting for student poverty, Mccord Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.8%; the prediction is 78.9%.
In Franklin County, home to about 1,333,048 people, median household income comes to about $75,176, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 402 public schools in the county, enrolling about 195,359, Mccord Middle School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Mccord Middle School is closest to Granby Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mccord Middle School ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Mccord Middle School as City: Large.
The school's enrollment rose 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.4:1 to 15.1:1.
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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 Worthington City
- Thomas Worthington High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Worthington Kilbourne High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Worthingway Middle SchoolMiddle · 640 students
- Worthington Estates Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Worthington Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 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
- Granby Elementary School0.1 mi · 404
- Worthington Kilbourne High School0.2 mi · 1,623
- Worthington Hills Elementary School0.4 mi · 528
- Liberty Elementary School0.6 mi · 425
- Sutter Park Preschool0.6 mi · 321
- Bluffsview Elementary School0.8 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Mccord Middle SchoolHow many students attend Mccord Middle School?
Mccord Middle School enrolls approximately 636 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mccord Middle School serve?
Mccord Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mccord Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mccord Middle School is approximately 15.1:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mccord Middle School?
At Mccord Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Mccord Middle School in?
Mccord Middle School is part of Worthington City.
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