Minerva Park Middle School

Minerva Park Middle School, a big middle-grades school in Columbus, Ohio, operated by Westerville City, educates 753 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 56% larger than the state mean of about 482.

Westerville City runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 14,589 students. Minerva Park Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Minerva Park Middle School lists that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 33% White, 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Minerva Park Middle School records 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Minerva Park Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Minerva Park Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.9%; this one delivers 59.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $75,176, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Minerva Park Middle School is one of 402 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students).

Hawthorne Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Minerva Park Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 61.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

On the community side, the feed for Minerva Park Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.