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Wedgewood Middle School

3800 Briggs Rd, Columbus, OH 43228 · (614) 365-5947 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Ohio public middle schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • A+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

Enrollment
476
Middle
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 482
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 613027%
Grade 717036%
Grade 817637%
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
12727%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
17336%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
12626%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
225%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
276%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
26556%
Female
21144%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
33.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +10.8pp since 2021
Math
50.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +39.0pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 39 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2533.3%50.2%
2023-2428.2%25.5%
2022-2327.4%20.0%
2021-2222.6%11.2%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Wedgewood Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Franklin County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.2%#517 of 637
▲ 78
#39 of 64
▲ 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.3%#588 of 637
▲ 11
#50 of 64
▲ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+24.9pp#1 of 629#1 of 63
Enrollment
ranked largest first
476#284 of 654#46 of 66
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.2:1#59 of 577#5 of 59
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.1%#14 of 579#6 of 59
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.0%#294 of 410#17 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 2024-25
Enrollment
476
-89 (-16%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254763613.2:1N/A
2023-244753513.6:1N/A
2022-235223913.4:1N/A
2020-215653615.7:1N/A
2017-185123216.0:1N/A
2015-165453217.0:194% (514)
2010-115363415.8:174% (397)
2000-015403117.4:148% (258)
1990-914783314.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wedgewood Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (512 to 476); teachers up 13% (32 to 36).

About Wedgewood Middle School

Wedgewood Middle School, a medium-sized middle school, is located in Columbus, Ohio. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 476 students.

The district, Columbus City Schools District, has 46,249 students enrolled across 115 schools.

Enrollment at Wedgewood Middle School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 36%. The school is also 27% White, 26% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is higher than the 8% Hispanic share among all Franklin County residents. By the diversity index, Wedgewood Middle School comes in at 72%.

The school has about 13.2 students per teacher and 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio.

The allk12 Grade for Wedgewood Middle School is C-. Compared with Ohio public middle schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

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 next-closest public school is Eakin Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Wedgewood Middle School.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 565 to 476. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.7:1 to 13.2:1.

The Wedgewood Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Franklin County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Wedgewood Middle School
District
Columbus City Schools District
Address
3800 Briggs Rd, Columbus, OH 43228
Phone
(614) 365-5947
County
Franklin County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
476
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
13.2:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
390438000731
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Wedgewood Middle School
How large is Wedgewood Middle School?
Wedgewood Middle School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Wedgewood Middle School serve?
Wedgewood Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wedgewood Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wedgewood Middle School is approximately 13.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wedgewood Middle School?
Student demographics at Wedgewood Middle School are roughly 27% White, 36% Hispanic, 26% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Wedgewood Middle School in?
Wedgewood Middle School is part of Columbus City Schools District.
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