Enrollment
753
Middle
DISTRICT 654 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERVILLE CITY·NCES 390450410865
Minerva Park Middle School
5002 Farview Rd, Columbus, OH 43231 · (614) 797-5700 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL753 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
457 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 248 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 248 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 34% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
62.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
57.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.9% | 48.5% |
% 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Minerva Park Middle School
Minerva Park Middle School's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minerva Park Middle School this school | 753 | 60.7% | 59.6% |
| Gahanna West Middle School Gahanna | 608 | 55.8% | 62.9% |
| Weisenborn Junior High Huber Heights | 845 | 54.3% | 44.8% |
| Crossroads Middle School Fairfield | 1,111 | 54.4% | 61.3% |
| Baldwin Road Junior High School Reynoldsburg | 781 | 71.2% | 43.5% |
| Heritage Middle School Westerville | 592 | 45.3% | 71.5% |
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 Minerva Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #274 of 316 | #24 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #436 of 637 ▲ 89 | #34 of 64 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #363 of 637 ▲ 63 | #29 of 64 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 753 | #97 of 654 | #15 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #150 of 577 | #19 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #25 of 579 | #11 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #43 of 319 | #11 of 33 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 753 | 51.4 | 14.7:1 | 61% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 46.3 | 15.5:1 | 58% (415) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minerva Park Middle School.
About Minerva Park Middle School
Minerva Park Middle School is a middle school located in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 753 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Ohio is roughly 482 students; this school is 56% above that.
Minerva Park Middle School is a school in Westerville City. The district has 24 schools and 14,589 students.
Black students are the largest group at Minerva Park Middle School, with 39% of enrollment. Next come 33% White, 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. The county population is about 23% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Minerva Park Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Its teaching staff equals 51.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.7:1. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Around 61% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in Franklin County, the school's rate is higher.
A school with Minerva Park Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Ohio is predicted to score 65.9%. Minerva Park Middle School scores 59.6%, 6.3 points below that line.
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.
Hawthorne Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 61.8% on proficiency, and Minerva Park Middle School is below that at 59.6%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
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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 Westerville City
- Westerville-North High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Westerville-South High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Westerville Central High SchoolHigh · 1,485 students
- Genoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Walnut Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Blendon Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 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
- Hawthorne Elementary School0.1 mi · 538
- Minerva France Elementary School0.2 mi · 559
- Huber Ridge Elementary School1.1 mi · 481
- Avalon Elementary School1.2 mi · 399
- International Acad Of Columbus1.2 mi · 313
- Oakstone Community School1.5 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About Minerva Park Middle SchoolHow many students attend Minerva Park Middle School?
Minerva Park Middle School enrolls approximately 753 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Minerva Park Middle School serve?
Minerva Park Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Minerva Park Middle School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Minerva Park Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Minerva Park Middle School?
Student demographics at Minerva Park Middle School are roughly 33% White, 10% Hispanic, 39% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Minerva Park Middle School?
Minerva Park Middle School is overseen by Westerville City in Franklin County.
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