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Barrington Road Elementary School

1780 Barrington Rd, Upper Arlington, OH 43221 · (614) 487-5180 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
Enrollment
800
Elementary
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
20 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Kindergarten
140
Grade 1
117
Grade 2
135
Grade 3
134
Grade 4
139
Grade 5
135
Student demographics
White
73492%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
213%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 8%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17%
Asian
172%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3%
Two+
273%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
41852%
Female
38248%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
89.2%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.7pp since 2021
Math
88.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -3.0pp since 2021
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
89.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
87.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
800
+79 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.7:1
% White
92%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Barrington Road Elementary School

Set in Upper Arlington, Ohio, Barrington Road Elementary School is a substantial elementary campus, run under Upper Arlington City. It serves 800 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Barrington Road Elementary School sits 98% larger than that benchmark.

Upper Arlington City runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 6,669 students. Barrington Road Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Barrington Road Elementary School shows that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Barrington Road Elementary School shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Barrington Road Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 3% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Barrington Road Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 87.8%, the actual is 89.1%, a residual of +1.2 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Franklin County shows the typical household earns roughly $75,176 per year, 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), Barrington Road Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Jones Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Barrington Road Elementary School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 83.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 11%: 721 students in 2018 compared to 800 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

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
Barrington Road Elementary School
District
Upper Arlington City
Address
1780 Barrington Rd, Upper Arlington, OH 43221
Phone
(614) 487-5180
County
Franklin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
800
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
20 (3%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390449301859
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Barrington Road Elementary School
How large is Barrington Road Elementary School?
Barrington Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 800 students in grades KG-05.
Is Barrington Road Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barrington Road Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Barrington Road Elementary School have?
Barrington Road Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barrington Road Elementary School?
At Barrington Road Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Barrington Road Elementary School in?
Barrington Road Elementary School is part of Upper Arlington City.
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