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Enrollment
717
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH-WESTERN CITY·NCES 390448005876
Bolton Crossing Elementary
2695 Holt Rd, Grove, OH 43123 · (614) 801-8275 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL717 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
502 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 66 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 5% smaller than its 4th grade class (133).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
42.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -11.5pp since 2021
Math
40.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -14.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.3% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 48.3% |
| 2022-23 | 47.8% | 50.3% |
| 2021-22 | 53.8% | 55.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Bolton Crossing Elementary
Bolton Crossing Elementary's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Crossing Elementary this school | 717 | 70.0% | 45.6% |
| Huber Ridge Elementary School Westerville | 481 | 69.0% | 58.6% |
| Herbert Mills Elementary School Reynoldsburg | 431 | 73.5% | 50.3% |
| Monticello Elementary School Huber Heights | 567 | 61.7% | 53.1% |
| Rose Hill Elementary School Reynoldsburg | 393 | 64.6% | 53.2% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School Columbus | 538 | 71.4% | 62.4% |
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 Bolton Crossing Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #665 of 673 | #78 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #1,195 of 1,569 ▼ 137 | #123 of 199 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #1,217 of 1,569 ▼ 81 | #124 of 199 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.1pp | #10 of 1,514 | #1 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #137 of 1,808 | #12 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #1,495 of 1,582 | #180 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #28 of 1,590 | #9 of 193 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.0% | #64 of 767 | #12 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +37.6% | #99 of 561 | #6 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
717
+92 (+15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 717 | 31.5 | 22.8:1 | 70% (502) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 33 | 21.7:1 | 69% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 33 | 20.1:1 | 62% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 29 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 24.4 | 21.4:1 | 59% (308) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bolton Crossing Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (521 to 717); teachers up 29% (24.4 to 31.5).
About Bolton Crossing Elementary
Bolton Crossing Elementary is a public elementary school run by South-Western City in Grove, Ohio. The school enrolls 717 students in pre-K through 4. That compares with an average of about 404 students for elementary schools in Ohio.
South-Western City has a total of 33 schools and 21,873 students, Bolton Crossing Elementary among them.
No group is above 50% at Bolton Crossing Elementary; the largest is White, at 35%. After that, the student body is 32% Black, 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Franklin County, the White share is about 59%. The diversity index for Bolton Crossing Elementary is 73%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 22.8:1 is based on 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1, 4.9 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 70%. The rate at public schools in Franklin County averages 41%, lower than here.
After accounting for student poverty, Bolton Crossing Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.6% is 16.8 points below the 62.4% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Franklin County, median household income comes to about $75,176, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 402 public schools and about 195,359 students.
Bolton Crossing Elementary's nearest public school is Pleasant View Middle School (about 0.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Bolton Crossing Elementary is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The school's enrollment increased 15% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 22.8:1, from 21.6:1.
The allk12 page for Bolton Crossing Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 South-Western City
- Grove City High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Westland High SchoolHigh · 1,853 students
- Central Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Franklin Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- Buckeye Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Holt Crossing Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 733 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant View Middle School0.1 mi · 651
- Holt Crossing Intermediate School0.1 mi · 733
- Central Crossing High School0.4 mi · 1,674
- Beulah Park Middle School1.2 mi · 710
- Park Street Intermediate School2.2 mi · 667
- Richard Avenue Elementary School2.3 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Bolton Crossing ElementaryHow large is Bolton Crossing Elementary?
Bolton Crossing Elementary enrolls approximately 717 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Bolton Crossing Elementary serve?
Bolton Crossing Elementary serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Bolton Crossing Elementary have?
Bolton Crossing Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Bolton Crossing Elementary?
Student demographics at Bolton Crossing Elementary are roughly 35% White, 17% Hispanic, 32% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Bolton Crossing Elementary in?
Bolton Crossing Elementary is part of South-Western City.
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