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What's the one class at Park Street Intermediate School every student should take?
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Enrollment
667
Middle
DISTRICT 652 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH-WESTERN CITY·NCES 390448003813
Park Street Intermediate School
3191 Park St, Grove City, OH 43123 · (614) 801-8800 · Franklin County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Ohio public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
405 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 5 | 325 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 342 | 51% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
64.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.3pp since 2021
Math
58.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.1% | 61.4% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 53.5% |
| 2021-22 | 61.5% | 53.1% |
% 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Park Street Intermediate School
Park Street Intermediate School's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Street Intermediate School this school | 667 | 60.7% | 62.5% |
| Boardman Center Intermediate School Youngstown | 814 | 58.7% | 74.8% |
| Boardman Glenwood Junior High Youngstown | 550 | 54.9% | 75.6% |
| Jefferson Junior High School Toledo | 496 | 63.1% | 58.9% |
| Beulah Park Middle School Grove City | 710 | 66.8% | 56.2% |
| Washington Junior High School Toledo | 504 | 59.9% | 57.8% |
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 Park Street Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #256 of 316 | #23 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #426 of 637 ▼ 23 | #31 of 64 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #322 of 637 ▼ 28 | #24 of 64 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #211 of 629 | #15 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #141 of 654 | #24 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #400 of 577 | #49 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #130 of 579 | #39 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #42 of 319 | #10 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #276 of 410 | #14 of 30 |
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
667
-57 (-8%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 667 | 36.5 | 18.3:1 | 61% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 34.7 | 20.1:1 | 60% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 700 | 36.2 | 19.4:1 | 51% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 35 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 723 | 36.2 | 20.0:1 | 47% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 53% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | 31 | 21.2:1 | 53% (351) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Street Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (723 to 667); teachers up 1% (36.2 to 36.5).
About Park Street Intermediate School
Park Street Intermediate School is a medium-sized middle school in Grove City, Ohio, (ZIP code 43123). The school enrolls 667 students, from grades 5 through 6. Average enrollment for middle schools in Ohio is about 482, so this school runs 38% above that.
South-Western City enrolls 21,873 students, and its 33 schools include Park Street Intermediate School.
By race and ethnicity, Park Street Intermediate School is 63% White. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 10% multiracial. For comparison, Franklin County is about 59% White. By the diversity index, Park Street Intermediate School comes in at 56%.
Federal data list 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Park Street Intermediate School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 61%. For comparison, public schools in Franklin County average 41%.
allk12 grades Park Street Intermediate School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 65.9% at Park Street Intermediate School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.5%.
Census estimates describe Franklin County this way: median household income is about $75,176, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Franklin County number 402 and enroll about 195,359.
The nearest other public school, South-Western Preschool Center, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Park Street Intermediate School. Park Street Intermediate School places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 724 to 667. The school's ratio fell from 20.7:1 to 18.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Park Street Intermediate School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 South-Western City
- Grove City High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Westland High SchoolHigh · 1,853 students
- Central Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Franklin Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- Buckeye Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Holt Crossing Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 733 students
Other schools in Grove City
- Grove City High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Central Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Buckeye Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Holt Crossing Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Beulah Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Nearby schools
- South-Western Preschool Center0.3 mi · 345
- JC Sommer Elementary School0.3 mi · 545
- The Bostic Head Start Center0.3 mi · 144
- Hayes Intermediate School0.4 mi · 464
- Richard Avenue Elementary School0.9 mi · 423
- Beulah Park Middle School1.0 mi · 710
Frequently asked questions
About Park Street Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Park Street Intermediate School?
Park Street Intermediate School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Park Street Intermediate School serve?
Park Street Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Park Street Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Park Street Intermediate School is approximately 18.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Park Street Intermediate School?
Park Street Intermediate School reports a student body of 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Park Street Intermediate School?
Park Street Intermediate School is overseen by South-Western City in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.