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What's the most underrated thing about Alum Creek Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
664
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLENTANGY LOCAL·NCES 390467600646
Alum Creek Elementary School
2515 Parklawn Dr, Lewis Center, OH 43035 · (740) 657-4600 · Delaware County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL664 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Ohio public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
130 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 94 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 54% · US 70%
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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
86.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.0pp since 2021
Math
90.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.6% | 90.3% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 88.7% |
| 2022-23 | 83.6% | 82.6% |
| 2021-22 | 86.6% | 86.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
87.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Alum Creek Elementary School
Alum Creek Elementary School's state test result (87.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alum Creek Elementary School this school | 664 | 19.6% | 87.9% |
| Glen Oak Elementary School Lewis Center | 654 | 18.0% | 82.4% |
| Symmes Elementary School Loveland | 656 | 26.5% | 85.8% |
| Grace L Roxbury Elementary School Solon | 487 | 19.1% | 98.2% |
| Kings Mills Elementary School Kings Mills | 567 | 16.9% | 82.8% |
| Arrowhead Elementary School Lewis Center | 648 | 17.7% | 80.0% |
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 Alum Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.9% | #75 of 673 | #8 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.3% | #82 of 1,569 ▲ 21 | #5 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #108 of 1,569 ▲ 54 | #8 of 33 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #829 of 1,514 | #9 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 664 | #181 of 1,808 | #6 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #1,482 of 1,582 | #34 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #312 of 1,590 | #8 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #639 of 767 | #15 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.9% | #228 of 561 | #9 of 15 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
664
+127 (+24%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 664 | 29.7 | 22.4:1 | 20% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 31.1 | 21.6:1 | 19% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 31.9 | 21.7:1 | 13% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 41 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 27.3 | 21.2:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 27 | 22.0:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 620 | 29 | 21.4:1 | 1% (9) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 0% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alum Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (578 to 664); teachers up 9% (27.3 to 29.7).
About Alum Creek Elementary School
Alum Creek Elementary School runs as a large elementary school in Lewis Center, Ohio. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 664 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 64% higher.
The district, Olentangy Local, operates 29 schools serving 24,133 students.
Alum Creek Elementary School's enrollment is 53% White. The next largest groups are 27% Asian, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. In Delaware County overall, about 80% of residents are White. Alum Creek Elementary School has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.4:1, with 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 20% of enrollment. Across public schools in Delaware County, the average is about the same, 20%.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Alum Creek Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Alum Creek Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 87.9% and a predicted 81.4%.
Delaware County has these Census figures: median household income is about $133,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Alum Creek Elementary School is among the 59 public schools in Delaware County.
The closest other public school is Glen Oak Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Alum Creek Elementary School is ahead of the 84.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
Alum Creek Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 537 in 2020-21 and 664 in 2024-25, a 24% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.1:1 in 2020-21 to 22.4:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Alum Creek Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,834
Census ACS
Median income
$133,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
44,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Olentangy Local
- Orange High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- Olentangy Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Olentangy Berlin High SchoolHigh · 1,823 students
- Olentangy High SchoolHigh · 1,760 students
- Olentangy Orange Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
- Olentangy Shanahan Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,029 students
Other schools in Lewis Center
- Olentangy High SchoolHigh · 1,760 students
- Olentangy Orange Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
- Olentangy Shanahan Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,029 students
- Shale Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · 724 students
- Glen Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 654 students
- Oak Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
Other Alum Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Alum Creek Elementary. Alum Creek Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Alum Creek Elementary SchoolSouth Charleston, WV · 151 students
Nearby schools
- Glen Oak Elementary School1.0 mi · 654
- Olentangy Orange Middle School1.4 mi · 1,056
- Orange High School1.6 mi · 1,936
- Olentangy High School1.7 mi · 1,760
- Oak Creek Elementary School1.8 mi · 649
- Heritage Elementary School1.9 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Alum Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Alum Creek Elementary School?
Alum Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 664 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Alum Creek Elementary School serve?
Alum Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Alum Creek Elementary School have?
Alum Creek Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Alum Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Alum Creek Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 4% Hispanic, 9% Black, 27% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Alum Creek Elementary School public or private?
Alum Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Olentangy Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.