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Schools in Minerva Park · Westerville City School District

Minerva Park’s public schools outscore 62% of Ohio districts

60% of students in Minerva Park’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Ohio average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Minerva Park, 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.

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
66%
▲ 6 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
▲ 8 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 4 pts vs OH 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 6% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.3
OH 16.9
Schools in town
0
13,680 students on the public path
In brief

Minerva Park’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 353 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Minerva Park’s, its schools beat 24%, lower than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 66% and math 60% in spring 2022, against 60% and 52% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,685 per student, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

13 elementary schools, then five middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

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 Minerva Park’s grade

B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 62% of Ohio school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Ohio average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 62%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (353)Better than 24%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 7,547 test results and a graduating class of 1,170 could put Minerva Park anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Minerva Park’s students in the tested grades sat them (7,481 in math, 7,613 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

13 schools teach K in Minerva Park’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
K–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Minerva Park’s public schools are run by Westerville City School District, which also serves Blendon, Genoa and Westerville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 59.5% · 7613 students tested
Math60%
State average 52.2% · 7481 students tested

Minerva Park vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Minerva Park’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Minerva ParkBWesterville City
BlendonBWesterville City

Every school in Minerva Park

21 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 Minerva Parkin other towns
McVay Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westerville
B
591 students22:1Rate it →
Minerva France Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbus
559 students23:1Rate it →
Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbus
B−
538 students19:1Rate it →
Alcott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westerville
A
537 students19:1Rate it →
Wilder Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westerville
B−
491 students18:1Rate it →
Huber Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westerville
C+
481 students20:1Rate it →
Fouse Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westerville
A
459 students18:1Rate it →
Robert Frost Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westerville
A−
420 students17:1Rate it →
Annehurst Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westerville
B+
409 students20:1Rate it →
Mark Twain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westerville
B+
398 students20:1Rate it →
Whittier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westerville
A
367 students19:1Rate it →
Cherrington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westerville
B
338 students19:1Rate it →
Pointview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westerville
C
242 students16:1Rate it →
Minerva Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbus
753 students15:1Rate it →
Genoa Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westerville
B+
702 students14:1Rate it →
Walnut Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westerville
C+
613 students14:1Rate it →
Blendon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westerville
B−
609 students16:1Rate it →
Heritage Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westerville
B−
592 students14:1Rate it →
Westerville-North High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Westerville
C+
1,587 students17:1Rate it →
Westerville-South High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Westerville
B−
1,509 students17:1Rate it →
Westerville Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Westerville
B
1,485 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Minerva Park’s schools

Are Minerva Park’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Ohio: the public schools Minerva Park children attend outscore 62% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Minerva Park in?

Westerville City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 14,589 students in 24 schools (2024–25).

Where do Minerva Park kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Westerville-North High School, Westerville-South High School and Westerville Central High School.

What is Minerva Park’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Westerville City School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Minerva Park spend per student?

$15,685 in Westerville 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.