Alton Darby Elementary School

As a mid-sized K-5 school in Hilliard, Ohio, Alton Darby Elementary School educates 533 students from grades K through 2, run under Hilliard City. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Alton Darby Elementary School sits 32% bigger than that benchmark.

Hilliard City runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 16,298 students. Alton Darby Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Alton Darby Elementary School records that 63% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 11% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian.

On the resource side, Alton Darby Elementary School lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Alton Darby Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Hilliard City School District Preschool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Alton Darby Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alton Darby Elementary School has expanded 3%, going from 519 students in 2018 to 533 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 75% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.