The top reported proficiency rate is 93% in Social studies. The lowest is 86% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on New Albany Intermediate School
New Albany Intermediate School sits at the core of a meticulously planned, affluent Columbus suburb experiencing rapid residential and commercial growth. The school serves upper elementary students in grades four through six on a consolidated K-12 learning campus that sits at one edge of the town's compact civic district, where pedestrian paths link the school to a public library, arts center, parks, and a downtown marketplace.
The school's academic profile is notably strong. In the most recent state testing, roughly seven in eight students scored proficient or above in mathematics and science, and a slightly smaller share met proficiency in English language arts. These results place the school well above the midpoint among the county's other intermediate schools on an overall proficiency measure. Testing participation rates approach full enrollment, and the population tested is large enough to support meaningful reporting. The school has only one year of recent comparable data, so trend information is not available, but the current results reflect broad competency across subjects.
The student body is predominantly white, with meaningful representation of Black and Asian students and smaller populations of Hispanic students and those identifying as multiracial. Roughly one in six students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a modest rate that reflects the economic status of the broader community. Data on special education and English learner populations was not available.
New Albany is the kind of place that was entirely reshaped beginning in the late 1980s through recent investment and master planning. The town grew from a small village to a mid-sized suburb with a striking visual identity: Georgian-style brick buildings, white paddock fencing, and a connected network of more than 50 miles of leisure trails. The school district's learning campus occupies a single consolidated site, eliminating transitions between buildings at certain grade levels. Single-family home values are substantially above state and national benchmarks, and while rental costs remain modest as a share of typical household income, the area is priced for affluent families. The community is anchored by a sprawling business park housing major corporations in logistics, life sciences, data centers, and other sectors; Intel is constructing what officials describe as the state's largest economic development project nearby.
This rapid growth has prompted material shifts in the district. In November 2024, voters approved a substantial bond measure that includes construction of a new elementary school to accommodate projected enrollment increases and a multi-year restructuring of which grade levels attend which buildings once the new facility opens. The district also implemented a policy effective August 2025 banning student use of personal communication devices during the instructional day, including lunch and transitions, which represents a visible change in daily school culture.
For a family considering this intermediate school, it offers strong measurable academic performance, a consolidated campus setting that eliminates school transitions, and integration with a planned civic district that includes public library, arts, and park amenities within walking distance. The housing market is expensive and the population is predominantly white and affluent. The immediate school environment reflects ongoing district growth and facility investment, with a new building coming online within the next few years that will remap the grade structure across campus.
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