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Enrollment
742
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH-WESTERN CITY·NCES 390448000631
Buckeye Woods Elementary School
2525 Holton Rd, Grove City, OH 43123 · (614) 801-8025 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
20.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
153 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 146 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 171 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 154 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (137).
Student demographics
32%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
83.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.3pp since 2021
Math
86.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 | 83.9% | 86.9% |
| 2023-24 | 88.3% | 87.8% |
| 2022-23 | 86.8% | 88.7% |
| 2021-22 | 80.7% | 83.9% |
% 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
86.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% 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 Buckeye Woods Elementary School
Buckeye Woods Elementary School's state test result (86.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Woods Elementary School this school | 742 | 20.6% | 86.7% |
| Main Elementary School Beavercreek | 725 | 23.7% | 83.3% |
| Bell Creek Intermediate School Bellbrook | 682 | 20.7% | 85.5% |
| Sauder Elementary School Massillon | 722 | 18.3% | 87.6% |
| Central Trail Elementary School Sylvania | 667 | 20.1% | 80.2% |
| Plain City Elementary School Plain City | 704 | 21.2% | 80.9% |
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 Buckeye Woods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #100 of 673 | #9 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.9% | #165 of 1,569 ▼ 39 | #8 of 199 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #171 of 1,569 ▼ 71 | #17 of 199 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #743 of 1,514 | #110 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #113 of 1,808 | #8 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,322 of 1,582 | #153 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #881 of 1,590 | #170 of 193 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #630 of 767 | #68 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #976 of 992 | #135 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
742
+93 (+14%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
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 | 742 | 36.4 | 20.4:1 | 21% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 741 | 36.4 | 20.4:1 | 20% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 33.4 | 22.5:1 | 14% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 30 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 747 | 34.3 | 21.8:1 | 15% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 34 | 21.9:1 | 14% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 814 | 34 | 23.9:1 | 14% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 755 | 30 | 25.2:1 | 23% (174) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckeye Woods Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (747 to 742); teachers up 6% (34.3 to 36.4).
About Buckeye Woods Elementary School
Buckeye Woods Elementary School is the name of a high-enrollment elementary school in Grove City, Ohio. It teaches 742 students in kindergarten through 4. By comparison, elementary schools in Ohio enroll about 404 students on average.
The South-Western City system has 33 schools and 21,873 students.
Buckeye Woods Elementary School is 82% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. In Franklin County overall, about 59% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Buckeye Woods Elementary School scores 32%.
The school has 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 20.4 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. Of all students at Buckeye Woods Elementary School, 21% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 41% for public schools in Franklin County.
Buckeye Woods Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Buckeye Woods Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 86.7% and a predicted 81.0%.
In 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 share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Franklin County counts 402 public schools with about 195,359 students.
Buckeye Woods Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Jackson Middle School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Buckeye Woods Elementary School's average proficiency of 86.7% compares with 70.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose by 14% across 4 years, from 649 in 2020-21 to 742 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 21.6:1 in 2020-21 to 20.4:1 in 2024-25.
Buckeye Woods Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Holt Crossing Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Bolton Crossing ElementaryElementary · 717 students
Other schools in Grove City
- Grove City High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Central Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Holt Crossing Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Beulah Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Park Street Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Middle School0.4 mi · 665
- Grove City High School1.1 mi · 1,881
- Hayes Intermediate School1.6 mi · 464
- The Bostic Head Start Center1.7 mi · 144
- South-Western Preschool Center1.8 mi · 345
- JC Sommer Elementary School1.8 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About Buckeye Woods Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Buckeye Woods Elementary School?
Buckeye Woods Elementary School enrolls approximately 742 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Buckeye Woods Elementary School serve?
Buckeye Woods Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Buckeye Woods Elementary School?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Buckeye Woods Elementary School.
How diverse is Buckeye Woods Elementary School?
Buckeye Woods Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Buckeye Woods Elementary School?
Buckeye Woods Elementary School is overseen by South-Western City in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.