East Columbus Elementary School
- DTest 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.
- BThree-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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 58% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 4 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 | 27.5% | 19.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 10.3% |
| 2022-23 | 22.5% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.6% | 14.1% |
Where East Columbus Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #1,437 of 1,569 ▲ 72 | #172 of 199 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #1,436 of 1,569 ▲ 60 | #171 of 199 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #603 of 1,514 | #91 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #998 of 1,808 | #125 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,414 of 1,582 | #165 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #342 of 1,590 | #85 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #924 of 992 | #127 of 135 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 364 | 17 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 18 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 18 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 18 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 19 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 100% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 17 | 21.8:1 | 87% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 77% (321) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 20 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (372 to 364); teachers down 11% (19 to 17).
About East Columbus Elementary School
East Columbus Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Columbus, Ohio. The school's enrollment of 364 students covers pre-K through 5.
Columbus City Schools District, which runs East Columbus Elementary School, has 115 schools and 46,249 students.
The most common group at East Columbus Elementary School is Black students, at 47%. After that, the student body is 40% Hispanic, 7% White, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Franklin County, the Black share is about 23%. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
East Columbus Elementary School operates with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 21.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Ohio have 17.9:1, compared with 21.4:1 here.
The allk12 Grade for East Columbus Elementary School is D. Compared with Ohio public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Across Franklin County, the median household income is $75,176, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Franklin County has 402 public schools and roughly 195,359 students.
The shortest distance from East Columbus Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Columbus Africentric Early College High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when East Columbus Elementary School had 377 students, to 2024-25, when it had 364.
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