Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School

As an one-room-style middle school in Columbus, Ohio, Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School serves 165 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 66% leaner than typical.

Operationally, Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School answers to Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School records that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment; the rest reads as 21% Hispanic. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School records 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Franklin County) reports that median household income runs about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Linden Park Neighborhood Early Childhood Education Center, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 50%: 110 students in 2018 compared to 165 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 3% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 today.

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