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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Columbus City Schools District

This page covers 73 elementary schools in Columbus City Schools District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6)
Grades PK–06243 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,434/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,434
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
Colerain Elementary School
Grades PK–05169 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (7.7:1) · above-average investment ($22,434/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
7.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,434
Above nat'l avg
3
rank
Avondale Elementary School
Grades PK–05240 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,434/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,434
Above nat'l avg
4
rank
Cassady Alternative Elementary School
Grades PK–05305 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,434/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,434
Above nat'l avg
5
rank
Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary School
Grades PK–05194 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,434/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,434
Above nat'l avg
6
rank
Eastgate Elementary School
Grades PK–05207 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,434/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,434
Above nat'l avg
7
rank
Eakin Elementary School
Grades PK–05263 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,434/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,434
Above nat'l avg
8
rank
Beatty Park Elementary School
Grades KG–0547 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (4.7:1) · above-average investment ($22,434/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
4.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
28/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,434
Above nat'l avg
9
rank
Ecole Kenwood French Immersion
Grades PK–05452 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,434/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,434
Above nat'l avg
10
rank
Georgian Heights Alt Elementary School
Grades PK–05463 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,434/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
17.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,434
Above nat'l avg
63 more elementary schools in Columbus City Schools District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
73
Elementary Schools
117
Total Schools
66
#1 Score
51
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.