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Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School

775 Bartfield Dr, Columbus, OH 43207 · (614) 365-5421 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Ohio public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • 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

Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3812%
Kindergarten4714%
Grade 14915%
Grade 24514%
Grade 35216%
Grade 44514%
Grade 55015%

This year's kindergarten class (47) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
12338%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
3410%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
11435%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
5216%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
17152%
Female
15548%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
44.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.9pp since 2021
Math
39.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.2pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 10 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2544.9%39.6%
2023-2446.4%33.9%
2022-2344.1%32.2%
2021-2241.9%29.3%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Franklin County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.6%#1,211 of 1,569
▲ 27
#129 of 199
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.9%#1,167 of 1,569
▲ 28
#116 of 199
▲ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+6.6pp#459 of 1,514#73 of 194
Enrollment
ranked largest first
326#1,175 of 1,808#138 of 225
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.2:1#686 of 1,582#56 of 192
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.9%#112 of 1,590#34 of 193
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-21.8%#216 of 992#41 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 2024-25
Enrollment
326
-39 (-11%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 20.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253261917.2:1N/A
2023-243471918.3:1N/A
2022-233351917.6:1N/A
2020-213651820.3:1N/A
2017-184172119.9:1N/A
2015-164202417.5:195% (400)
2010-113702018.5:172% (266)
2000-014882222.2:142% (206)
1990-914552022.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 22% (417 to 326); teachers down 10% (21 to 19).

About Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School

Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School is a small elementary school in Ohio, located in Columbus. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 326 students on the rolls.

Across its 115 schools, Columbus City Schools District enrolls 46,249 students. Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School is one of those schools.

At Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 38%. The remaining students are 35% Black, 16% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. Among people living in Franklin County, the White share is about 59%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.

Its staff includes 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.2 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.9:1.

Among Ohio public elementary schools, Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

For the population of Franklin County, the median household earns about $75,176 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School shares Franklin County with 401 other public schools.

A+ Children's Academy is the nearest public school to Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 365 to 326. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 20.3:1 to 17.2:1.

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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
Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School
District
Columbus City Schools District
Address
775 Bartfield Dr, Columbus, OH 43207
Phone
(614) 365-5421
County
Franklin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
326
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
390438000602
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School?
Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School serve?
Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School?
At Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 10% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School public or private?
Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbus City Schools District.
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