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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLIARD CITY·NCES 390470101424
Darby Creek Elementary School
6305 Pinefield Dr, Hilliard, OH 43026 · (614) 921-5500 · Franklin County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
17.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
156 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 180 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 179 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 167 | 32% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
74.2%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.5pp since 2021
Math
74.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -2.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.2% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.5% | 71.3% |
| 2022-23 | 69.3% | 75.1% |
| 2021-22 | 74.7% | 76.8% |
% 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
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Darby Creek Elementary School
Darby Creek Elementary School's state test result (73.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darby Creek Elementary School this school | 526 | 29.7% | 73.6% |
| Alton Darby Elementary School Hilliard | 533 | 32.1% | N/A |
| Hoffman Trails Elementary School Hilliard | 468 | 25.9% | 80.3% |
| Shaw Elementary School Beavercreek | 607 | 29.7% | 73.4% |
| Millridge Elementary School Cleveland | 604 | 30.1% | 85.9% |
| Wyandot Early Childhood School Liberty | 655 | 29.6% | 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 Darby Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #388 of 673 | #37 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #547 of 1,569 ▲ 38 | #41 of 199 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #459 of 1,569 ▼ 36 | #40 of 199 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #340 of 1,514 | #36 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #418 of 1,808 | #42 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #802 of 1,582 | #71 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #486 of 1,590 | #123 of 193 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #520 of 767 | #56 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.9% | #209 of 561 | #17 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
526
+33 (+7%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 526 | 29.8 | 17.6:1 | 30% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 28.8 | 17.5:1 | 30% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 28.5 | 18.4:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 27 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 9% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 10% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 28 | 21.9:1 | 8% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 6% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Darby Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (450 to 526); teachers up 24% (24 to 29.8).
About Darby Creek Elementary School
Darby Creek Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Hilliard, Ohio, (ZIP code 43026). Total enrollment is 526 students, and the grades served are 3 through 5. It has 30% more students than the average for elementary schools in Ohio (about 404).
Hilliard City includes 24 schools. Together they enroll 16,298 students.
At Darby Creek Elementary School, 66% of students are White. After that, the student body is 11% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
There are 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Ohio is similar, at 17.9:1. A total of 156 students, or 30%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 41% average for public schools in Franklin County.
On the allk12 Grade, Darby Creek Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 77.6% for Darby Creek Elementary School. The school posts 73.6%, 4.0 points below the prediction.
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 share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 402, with about 195,359 students.
Measured in a straight line, Alton Darby Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Darby Creek Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Darby Creek Elementary School is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 526, up from 493 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Hilliard City
- Hilliard Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Hilliard Bradley High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Hilliard Darby High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Hilliard Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Hilliard Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Hilliard Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
Other schools in Hilliard
- Hilliard Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Hilliard Bradley High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Hilliard Darby High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Hilliard Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Hilliard Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Hilliard Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
Nearby schools
- Alton Darby Elementary School0.2 mi · 533
- Hilliard City School District Preschool0.2 mi · 415
- Hilliard Bradley High School1.2 mi · 1,712
- Brown Elementary School1.3 mi · 448
- Hilliard Memorial Middle School1.4 mi · 797
- Hilliard Crossing Elementary School1.4 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Darby Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Darby Creek Elementary School?
Darby Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 526 students in grades 03-05.
Is Darby Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Darby Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Darby Creek Elementary School have?
Darby Creek Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
How diverse is Darby Creek Elementary School?
Darby Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 8% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Darby Creek Elementary School public or private?
Darby Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hilliard City.
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