New Albany Middle School

New Albany Middle School is a high-enrollment junior high in New Albany, Ohio, overseen by New Albany-Plain Local. The school serves 768 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so New Albany Middle School sits 59% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in New Albany-Plain Local (4,991 students total), New Albany Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, New Albany Middle School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Black, 13% Asian, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. Compared to Franklin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, New Albany Middle School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Franklin County) records that median household earnings sit near $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which New Albany Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: New Albany Intermediate School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 5%: 806 students in 2018 compared to 768 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 71% to 59%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.