Columbus Bilingual West

Set in Columbus, Ohio, Columbus Bilingual West is a tiny elementary school, one of the schools within Columbus Bilingual West. It teaches 64 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Columbus Bilingual West sits 84% below that benchmark.

Columbus Bilingual West is the operating authority for Columbus Bilingual West, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Columbus Bilingual West records that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 6% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Columbus Bilingual West has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 45% of students at Columbus Bilingual West qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household income runs about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Columbus Bilingual West is one of 402 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students).

Hilltonia Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. Columbus Bilingual West operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.