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Schools in Lake Darby · Hilliard City School District, South-Western City School District

Lake Darby’s public schools score below 52% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lake Darby, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.

#765of 993 Ohio townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
58%
▼ 1 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
▲ 0 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
▼ 0 pts vs OH 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 10% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · South-Western City
Students per teacher
18.0
OH 16.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
31,646 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Darby’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1004 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake Darby’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 58% and math 52% across both districts in spring 2022, against 60% and 52% statewide; 86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Hilliard City spends $15,449 per student and South-Western City $15,011, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lake Darby’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 48% of Ohio school districts, #765 of 993 Ohio towns. Both inputs trail the Ohio average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1004)Better than 12%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 19,834 test results and a graduating class of 1,544 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Lake Darby’s students in the tested grades sat them (19,599 in math, 20,070 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake Darby, with each school’s own grade.

28 schools teach K in Lake Darby’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.
Buckeye Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grove City
A
742 students20:1Rate it →
Bolton Crossing Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Grove
C+
717 students23:1Rate it →
Ridgewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
B
598 students18:1Rate it →
Hilliard Horizon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbus
B−
596 students17:1Rate it →
James A Harmon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Grove City
C+
589 students22:1Rate it →
Darby Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Galloway
C+
554 students19:1Rate it →
JC Sommer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grove City
A−
545 students20:1Rate it →
Alton Darby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Hilliard
B
533 students18:1Rate it →
Hilliard Crossing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
C+
518 students16:1Rate it →
Prairie Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Columbus
C−
515 students19:1Rate it →
Stiles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbus
D
511 students19:1Rate it →
Prairie Norton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbus
C
510 students20:1Rate it →
Alton Hall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Galloway
C−
504 students20:1Rate it →
West Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Columbus
C−
488 students19:1Rate it →
Highland Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grove City
C
475 students20:1Rate it →
J W Reason Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
B−
472 students15:1Rate it →
Hoffman Trails Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
A
468 students16:1Rate it →
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dublin
A
462 students16:1Rate it →
Beacon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
B
451 students16:1Rate it →
Brown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
B−
448 students17:1Rate it →
Britton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Hilliard
435 students16:1Rate it →
Avery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
B
432 students17:1Rate it →
Monterey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grove City
B−
425 students19:1Rate it →
Richard Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grove City
C
423 students18:1Rate it →
Darbydale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grove City
C+
405 students22:1Rate it →
Scioto Darby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
B
376 students14:1Rate it →
Finland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbus
C−
371 students17:1Rate it →
East Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbus
D
257 students21:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–428 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Lake Darby runs its own schools through grade 12 (Hilliard City School District). From grade PK, students attend the South-Western City School District, shared with Franklin, Grove City, Harrisburg, Jackson, Pleasant, Prairie and Urbancrest. Its elementary school is in Grove City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Lake Darby

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hilliard City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 24 schools · 16,298 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$15,449OH $16,610 · FY2024
B
South-Western City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 33 schools · 21,873 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 19.0 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$15,011OH $16,610 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hilliard City School District67%
State average 59.5% · 8655 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hilliard City School District62%
State average 52.2% · 8437 students tested
Reading · PK–12, South-Western City School District52%
State average 59.5% · 11415 students tested
Math · PK–12, South-Western City School District45%
State average 52.2% · 11162 students tested

Lake Darby vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Lake Darby’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake DarbyB−Hilliard City PK–12 · South-Western City PK–12
JeffersonB−Jefferson Local
West JeffersonB−Jefferson Local
PrairieC+South-Western City
BrownBHilliard City

Every school in Lake Darby

43 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lake Darbyin other towns
Bolton Crossing Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Grove
C+
717 students23:1Rate it →
James A Harmon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Grove City
C+
589 students22:1Rate it →
Stiles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbus
D
511 students19:1Rate it →
Prairie Norton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbus
C
510 students20:1Rate it →
Alton Hall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Galloway
C−
504 students20:1Rate it →
Finland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbus
C−
371 students17:1Rate it →
East Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbus
D
257 students21:1Rate it →
Buckeye Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grove City
A
742 students20:1Rate it →
Ridgewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
B
598 students18:1Rate it →
Hilliard Horizon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbus
B−
596 students17:1Rate it →
Darby Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Galloway
C+
554 students19:1Rate it →
JC Sommer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grove City
A−
545 students20:1Rate it →
Alton Darby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Hilliard
B
533 students18:1Rate it →
Hilliard Crossing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
C+
518 students16:1Rate it →
Prairie Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Columbus
C−
515 students19:1Rate it →
West Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Columbus
C−
488 students19:1Rate it →
Highland Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grove City
C
475 students20:1Rate it →
J W Reason Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
B−
472 students15:1Rate it →
Hoffman Trails Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
A
468 students16:1Rate it →
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dublin
A
462 students16:1Rate it →
Beacon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
B
451 students16:1Rate it →
Brown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
B−
448 students17:1Rate it →
Britton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Hilliard
435 students16:1Rate it →
Avery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
B
432 students17:1Rate it →
Monterey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grove City
B−
425 students19:1Rate it →
Richard Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grove City
C
423 students18:1Rate it →
Darbydale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grove City
C+
405 students22:1Rate it →
Scioto Darby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hilliard
B
376 students14:1Rate it →
Hilliard Weaver Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hilliard
B+
917 students18:1Rate it →
Hilliard Memorial Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hilliard
B
797 students15:1Rate it →
Hilliard Heritage Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hilliard
B−
791 students14:1Rate it →
Beulah Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Grove City
C+
710 students19:1Rate it →
Finland Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Columbus
C
673 students15:1Rate it →
Jackson Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Grove City
A−
665 students18:1Rate it →
Pleasant View Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Grove City
C+
651 students14:1Rate it →
Norton Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Columbus
C
583 students15:1Rate it →
Grove City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Grove City
B
1,881 students20:1Rate it →
Westland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Galloway
C
1,853 students20:1Rate it →
Hilliard Davidson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hilliard
B
1,847 students19:1Rate it →
Hilliard Bradley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hilliard
B
1,712 students19:1Rate it →
Hilliard Darby High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hilliard
B−
1,674 students17:1Rate it →
Central Crossing High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Grove City
C
1,674 students19:1Rate it →
Franklin Heights High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbus
C
1,398 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Darby’s schools

Are Lake Darby’s schools good?

On Ohio’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lake Darby children attend score below 52% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #765 of 993 Ohio towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lake Darby in?

Two districts: Hilliard City School District runs grades PK–12, and South-Western City School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Franklin, Grove City, Harrisburg, Jackson, Pleasant, Prairie and Urbancrest.

Where do Lake Darby kids go to high school?

One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Grove City High School, Westland High School, Hilliard Davidson High School, Hilliard Bradley High School, Central Crossing High School, Hilliard Darby High School and Franklin Heights High School.

What is Lake Darby’s graduation rate?

86% of the class of 2023 in South-Western City School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Lake Darby spend per student?

$15,449 in Hilliard City School District and $15,011 in South-Western City School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.