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Albert Chapman Elementary School

8450 Sawmill Rd, Powell, OH 43065 · (614) 761-5864 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
131 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8115%
Grade 17915%
Grade 28917%
Grade 310319%
Grade 48917%
Grade 58817%

This year's kindergarten class (81) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).

Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
32561%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
336%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
346%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
8316%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
5410%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
27452%
Female
25548%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
78.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.1pp since 2021
Math
82.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.8pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2578.3%82.7%
2023-2483.5%79.4%
2022-2381.5%80.7%
2021-2278.2%71.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Albert Chapman Elementary School

Albert Chapman Elementary School's state test result (81.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Albert Chapman Elementary School this school52924.8%81.0%
Liberty Early Childhood School
Liberty Twp
40725.1%N/A
Washington Elementary School
Dublin
46221.9%81.9%
Weller Elementary School
Centerville
53317.3%84.9%
Centerville Primary Village South
Centerville
67929.5%N/A
Freedom Trail Elementary
Lewis
60516.0%82.4%
Matched among Ohio elementary 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 Albert Chapman Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Franklin County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
81.0%#220 of 673#20 of 81
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
82.7%#297 of 1,569
▲ 76
#18 of 199
▲ 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
78.3%#320 of 1,569
▼ 77
#27 of 199
▼ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+5.5pp#548 of 1,514#86 of 194
Enrollment
ranked largest first
529#413 of 1,808#40 of 225
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.9:1#1,084 of 1,582#109 of 192
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.0%#414 of 1,590#107 of 193
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
24.8%#588 of 767#61 of 85
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-22.3%#203 of 992#38 of 135
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
529
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 21.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255292818.9:125% (131)
2023-245232818.7:125% (133)
2022-235322819.0:112% (62)
2020-215492621.1:1N/A
2017-186818.580.1:127% (181)
2015-166202921.4:118% (112)
2010-115492918.9:121% (115)
2000-016043517.3:16% (37)
1990-913972118.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert Chapman Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 22% (681 to 529); teachers up 229% (8.5 to 28).

About Albert Chapman Elementary School

Albert Chapman Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Powell, Ohio. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 529 students. Enrollment is 31% higher than the average for elementary schools in Ohio, which is about 404.

Federal data list 23 schools in Dublin City, with 16,967 students enrolled.

Albert Chapman Elementary School is 61% White by enrollment. Other students are 16% Asian, 10% multiracial, 6% Black, and 6% Hispanic. The county population is about 59% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1 at Albert Chapman Elementary School, with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Ohio have 17.9:1, compared with 18.9:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 25% of enrollment. Across public schools in Franklin County, the average is 41%.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 79.5% at Albert Chapman Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.0%.

County data help place the school in context: in Franklin County, the median household income is $75,176, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Franklin County has 402 public schools and roughly 195,359 students.

The nearest other public school, Tyler Run Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Albert Chapman Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

For locale, NCES codes Albert Chapman Elementary School as City: Large.

Albert Chapman Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 549 in 2020-21 to 529 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.9:1) than in 2020-21 (21.1:1).

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Franklin County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Albert Chapman Elementary School
District
Dublin City
Address
8450 Sawmill Rd, Powell, OH 43065
Phone
(614) 761-5864
County
Franklin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
529
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
18.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
131 (25%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
390470204364
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Albert Chapman Elementary School
How many students attend Albert Chapman Elementary School?
Albert Chapman Elementary School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades KG-05.
Is Albert Chapman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Albert Chapman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Albert Chapman Elementary School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Albert Chapman Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Albert Chapman Elementary School?
Student demographics at Albert Chapman Elementary School are roughly 61% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 16% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Albert Chapman Elementary School public or private?
Albert Chapman Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dublin City.
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