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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLIARD CITY·NCES 390470102743
Avery Elementary School
4388 Avery Rd, Hilliard, OH 43026 · (614) 921-5100 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
103 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
73.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.4pp since 2021
Math
72.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 72.6% |
| 2023-24 | 76.3% | 69.5% |
| 2022-23 | 71.8% | 62.9% |
| 2021-22 | 72.6% | 64.2% |
% 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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Avery Elementary School
Avery Elementary School's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Elementary School this school | 432 | 23.8% | 73.9% |
| Sylvan Elementary School Sylvania | 415 | 28.0% | 79.1% |
| North Ridgeville Early Childhood Learning Community North Ridgeville | 500 | 25.6% | N/A |
| Chapman Elementary School Strongsville | 446 | 24.9% | 81.3% |
| Brown Elementary School Hilliard | 448 | 27.9% | 76.2% |
| Hickory Ridge Elementary School Brunswick | 391 | 24.0% | 81.7% |
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 Avery Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #383 of 673 | #36 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #583 of 1,569 ▲ 52 | #43 of 199 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #507 of 1,569 ▼ 40 | #44 of 199 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #637 of 1,514 | #98 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #710 of 1,808 | #90 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #661 of 1,582 | #54 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #775 of 1,590 | #162 of 193 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.8% | #595 of 767 | #64 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #331 of 561 | #35 of 52 |
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
432
+44 (+11%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 432 | 25.3 | 17.1:1 | 24% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 25.3 | 15.6:1 | 23% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 19% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 24 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 24.5 | 16.2:1 | 18% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 28% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 23 | 21.8:1 | 32% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 8% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 604 | 26 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avery Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (398 to 432); teachers up 3% (24.5 to 25.3).
About Avery Elementary School
Avery Elementary School sits in Hilliard, Ohio, and is classified as an elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 432 students.
Hilliard City serves 16,298 students across 24 schools.
Avery Elementary School's enrollment is 78% White. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Franklin County's population at about 59%. Avery Elementary School has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 25.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 24%. That is 17 points below the 41% average for public schools in Franklin County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Avery Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 73.9%; the prediction is 79.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Franklin County, median household income is about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Avery Elementary School is one of 402 public schools in Franklin County, which together enroll about 195,359 students.
Of nearby public schools, Hilliard Weaver Middle School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 73.9% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Avery Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 388 in 2020-21 and 432 in 2024-25, a increase of 44 students.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Hilliard City
- Hilliard Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Hilliard Bradley High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Hilliard Darby High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Hilliard Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Hilliard Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Hilliard Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
Other schools in Hilliard
- Hilliard Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Hilliard Bradley High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Hilliard Darby High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Hilliard Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Hilliard Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Hilliard Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
Other Avery Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Avery Elementary. Avery Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Avery Elementary SchoolCanton, GA · 1,104 students
- AVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLEVUE, NE · 352 students
- AVERY ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 337 students
- Avery Elementary SchoolAVERY, TX · 149 students
Nearby schools
- Hilliard Weaver Middle School0.3 mi · 917
- Hilliard Davidson High School0.6 mi · 1,847
- Hilliard Tharp Sixth Grade Elementary School0.8 mi · 512
- Hilliard Station Sixth Grade Elementary School0.8 mi · 763
- J W Reason Elementary School0.8 mi · 472
- Hilliard Darby High School0.8 mi · 1,674
Frequently asked questions
About Avery Elementary SchoolHow large is Avery Elementary School?
Avery Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Avery Elementary School serve?
Avery Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Avery Elementary School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Avery Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Avery Elementary School?
At Avery Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Avery Elementary School public or private?
Avery Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hilliard City.
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