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Enrollment
640
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORTHINGTON CITY·NCES 390451302042
Worthingway Middle School
6625 Guyer St, Worthington, OH 43085 · (614) 450-4300 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Ohio public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
201 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 6 | 223 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 196 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
66.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.1pp since 2021
Math
71.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.2% | 71.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.2% | 69.1% |
| 2022-23 | 66.8% | 72.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 70.8% |
% 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
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Worthingway Middle School
Worthingway Middle School's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worthingway Middle School this school | 640 | 31.4% | 68.7% |
| Genoa Middle School Westerville | 702 | 33.8% | 81.0% |
| Hilliard Memorial Middle School Hilliard | 797 | 37.5% | 72.0% |
| Hilliard Heritage Middle School Hilliard | 791 | 32.5% | 67.1% |
| Hilliard Weaver Middle School Hilliard | 917 | 33.3% | 70.8% |
| Hilliard Tharp Sixth Grade Elementary School Hilliard | 512 | 25.8% | 92.2% |
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 Worthingway Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #203 of 316 | #16 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #262 of 637 ▲ 37 | #23 of 64 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #305 of 637 ▼ 13 | #23 of 64 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #332 of 629 | #28 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #160 of 654 | #30 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #166 of 577 | #23 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #104 of 579 | #32 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #209 of 319 | #23 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +60.8% | #9 of 169 | #3 of 26 |
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
640
+180 (+39%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 640 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 31% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 37.4 | 15.9:1 | 34% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 40.2 | 15.3:1 | 28% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 28 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 28.7 | 13.9:1 | 44% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 36% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 31% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 7% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Worthingway Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 61% (398 to 640); teachers up 50% (28.7 to 43).
About Worthingway Middle School
Worthingway Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Ohio, located in Worthington. The school enrolls 640 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Ohio) has about 482 students.
Worthingway Middle School is run by Worthington City, whose 19 schools enroll 10,874 students.
At Worthingway Middle School, White students make up 58% of the student body. It is also 16% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, Franklin County is about 59% White. Worthingway Middle School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 14.9 students per teacher and 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.2 below the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 31%. The gap from the 41% average for public schools in Franklin County is 10 points.
allk12 grades Worthingway Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Worthingway Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.7% and a predicted 76.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Franklin County show that the median household income is $75,176, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Worthingway Middle School is one of 402 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Worthingway Middle School is Worthington Estates Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Worthingway Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 180 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.4 to 14.9 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Worthington City
- Thomas Worthington High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Worthington Kilbourne High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Mccord Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Worthington Estates Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Worthington Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
Other schools in Worthington
- Ohio Connections Academy IncCombined · 5,191 students
- Thomas Worthington High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Worthington Estates Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Evening Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Slate Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Worthington Estates Elementary School0.2 mi · 555
- Evening Street Elementary School0.6 mi · 490
- Thomas Worthington High School0.7 mi · 1,712
- Kilbourne Middle School0.9 mi · 464
- Wilson Hill Elementary School1.1 mi · 448
- Ohio Connections Academy Inc1.1 mi · 5,191
Frequently asked questions
About Worthingway Middle SchoolHow many students attend Worthingway Middle School?
Worthingway Middle School enrolls approximately 640 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Worthingway Middle School serve?
Worthingway Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Worthingway Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Worthingway Middle School is approximately 14.9:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Worthingway Middle School?
Worthingway Middle School reports a student body of 58% White, 12% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Worthingway Middle School in?
Worthingway Middle School is part of Worthington City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.