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Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORTHINGTON CITY·NCES 390451304480
Bluffsview Elementary School
7111 Linworth Rd, Columbus, OH 43235 · (614) 450-5100 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
65 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
87.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
84.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.4pp 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 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.5% | 84.1% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 93.3% |
| 2022-23 | 86.6% | 87.6% |
| 2021-22 | 84.5% | 80.8% |
% 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
88.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Bluffsview Elementary School
Bluffsview Elementary School's state test result (88.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffsview Elementary School this school | 399 | 16.3% | 88.8% |
| Rushwood Elementary School Northfield | 355 | 18.9% | 91.2% |
| Maryland Elementary School Bexley | 333 | 15.3% | 83.6% |
| Montrose Elementary School Bexley | 324 | 13.9% | 84.3% |
| Dr John Hole Elementary School Dayton | 376 | 20.7% | 85.5% |
| Avon Early Learning Center Avon | 394 | 16.5% | N/A |
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 Bluffsview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.8% | #67 of 673 | #7 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #255 of 1,569 ▼ 220 | #12 of 199 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #93 of 1,569 ▼ 32 | #9 of 199 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #732 of 1,514 | #106 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #831 of 1,808 | #103 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #518 of 1,582 | #32 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #696 of 1,590 | #154 of 193 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.3% | #672 of 767 | #70 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #313 of 992 | #57 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 2024-25Enrollment
399
-106 (-21%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 399 | 24.4 | 16.4:1 | 16% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 23.9 | 16.6:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 25.1 | 17.2:1 | 13% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 31 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 28.7 | 17.0:1 | 17% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 21% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 5% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bluffsview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (487 to 399); teachers down 15% (28.7 to 24.4).
About Bluffsview Elementary School
Bluffsview Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Ohio, located in Columbus. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 399 students.
Bluffsview Elementary School is a school in Worthington City. The district has 19 schools and 10,874 students.
The student body at Bluffsview Elementary School is 75% White. The rest of enrollment is 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Franklin County, the White share is about 59%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
There are about 16.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Bluffsview Elementary School, which has 24.4. Elementary schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 16%. The rate at public schools in Franklin County averages 41%, higher than here.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 82.7% at Bluffsview Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 88.8%.
In Franklin County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $75,176 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Bluffsview Elementary School, Franklin County has 402 public schools.
Phoenix Middle School is about 0.7 miles from Bluffsview Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Bluffsview Elementary School is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 505 students in 2020-21 to 399 in 2024-25.
The Bluffsview Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Worthington City
- Thomas Worthington High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Worthington Kilbourne High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Worthingway Middle SchoolMiddle · 640 students
- Mccord Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Worthington Estates Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
Other schools in Columbus
- KIPP ColumbusCombined · 1,945 students
- Worthington Kilbourne High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Great River Connections AcademyCombined · 1,608 students
- Franklin Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- Northland High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,028 students
Nearby schools
- Phoenix Middle School0.7 mi · 154
- Perry Middle School0.7 mi · 528
- Worthington Kilbourne High School0.7 mi · 1,623
- Mccord Middle School0.8 mi · 636
- Granby Elementary School0.8 mi · 404
- Worthington Hills Elementary School0.9 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Bluffsview Elementary SchoolHow large is Bluffsview Elementary School?
Bluffsview Elementary School enrolls approximately 399 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bluffsview Elementary School serve?
Bluffsview Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bluffsview Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Bluffsview Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bluffsview Elementary School?
At Bluffsview Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Bluffsview Elementary School?
Bluffsview Elementary School is overseen by Worthington City in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.