Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH-WESTERN CITY·NCES 390448001656
Darbydale Elementary School
7000 London Groveport Rd, Grove City, OH 43123 · (614) 801-8050 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Ohio public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
21.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
240 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (91).
Student demographics
43%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
54.9%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.9pp since 2021
Math
62.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 62.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 62.4% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 64.5% |
| 2021-22 | 56.8% | 56.6% |
% 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
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Darbydale Elementary School
Darbydale Elementary School's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darbydale Elementary School this school | 405 | 59.3% | 59.5% |
| Brookside Intermediate School Sheffield Village | 416 | 60.8% | 61.8% |
| Orrville Elementary School Orrville | 514 | 56.0% | 67.3% |
| Woodmore Elementary School Woodville | 404 | 58.9% | 79.0% |
| Bigelow Hill Elementary School Findlay | 350 | 64.3% | 67.4% |
| Green Springs Elementary School Green Springs | 435 | 54.9% | 75.3% |
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 Darbydale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #604 of 673 | #63 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #869 of 1,569 ▼ 39 | #70 of 199 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,021 of 1,569 ▼ 15 | #86 of 199 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #856 of 1,514 | #120 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #809 of 1,808 | #99 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #1,449 of 1,582 | #171 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #660 of 1,590 | #151 of 193 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #142 of 767 | #22 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #339 of 561 | #36 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
405
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 405 | 18.5 | 21.9:1 | 59% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 18.5 | 21.0:1 | 55% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 18 | 21.4:1 | 48% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 16 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 16.9 | 22.1:1 | 47% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 14 | 22.0:1 | 56% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 12 | 26.1:1 | 50% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 13 | 22.9:1 | 37% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 20 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Darbydale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (374 to 405); teachers up 10% (16.9 to 18.5).
About Darbydale Elementary School
Darbydale Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Ohio, located in Grove City. A total of 405 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 4.
Besides Darbydale Elementary School, South-Western City runs 32 other schools. The district enrolls 21,873 students.
Roughly 74% of students at Darbydale Elementary School are White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Franklin County residents are about 59% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Darbydale Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.9:1. That is higher than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The lunch program counts 59% of students at Darbydale Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Franklin County, the average is 41%.
allk12 grades Darbydale Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Darbydale Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Ohio schools: 59.5% actual against 66.4% predicted.
Franklin County has these Census figures: the median household income is $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 is home to 402 public schools and about 195,359 public school students.
Pleasant View Middle School is located about 4.5 miles from Darbydale Elementary School. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Darbydale Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 402 in 2020-21, 405 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.1:1 to 21.9:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Darbydale Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other schools in Grove City
- Grove City High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Central Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Buckeye Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Holt Crossing Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Beulah Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Park Street Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 667 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant View Middle School4.5 mi · 651
- Bolton Crossing Elementary4.6 mi · 717
- Holt Crossing Intermediate School4.7 mi · 733
- Beulah Park Middle School4.8 mi · 710
- Central Crossing High School4.9 mi · 1,674
- Alton Hall Elementary School5.3 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Darbydale Elementary SchoolHow large is Darbydale Elementary School?
Darbydale Elementary School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades KG-04.
Is Darbydale Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Darbydale Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Darbydale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Darbydale Elementary School is approximately 21.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Darbydale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Darbydale Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Darbydale Elementary School in?
Darbydale Elementary School is part of South-Western City.
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