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Eastgate Elementary School
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Eastgate Elementary School
Eastgate Elementary School is an elementary-level community of intimate scale in Columbus, Ohio, run under Columbus City Schools District, instructing 171 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 58% below the state mean of about 404.
Within Columbus City Schools District, which oversees 115 schools and 46,249 students, Eastgate Elementary School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Eastgate Elementary School records that Black students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder reads as 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 5% White. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Eastgate Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Franklin County) logs that median household income runs about $75,176, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which Eastgate Elementary School is one.
Valor Academy Inc. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Eastgate Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eastgate Elementary School has fell 45%, going from 311 students in 2018 to 171 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 87% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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