Enrollment
202
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT·NCES 390438000635
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School
726 Fairwood Ave, Columbus, OH 43205 · (614) 365-6111 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
27.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.4pp since 2021
Math
23.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.8pp since 2021
What 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 23 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 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.1% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.6% | 10.1% |
| 2021-22 | 22.7% | 14.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Fairwood Alternative Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #1,400 of 1,569 ▲ 71 | #169 of 199 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #1,442 of 1,569 ▲ 47 | #173 of 199 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #460 of 1,514 | #74 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #1,583 of 1,808 | #192 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #54 of 1,582 | #3 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #844 of 1,590 | #166 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.5% | #24 of 992 | #4 of 135 |
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
202
-65 (-24%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 202 | 16 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 14 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 17 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 100% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 89% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 67% (339) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 24 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairwood Alternative Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (334 to 202); teachers down 20% (20 to 16).
About Fairwood Alternative Elementary School
Students in Columbus, Ohio, attend Fairwood Alternative Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. It teaches 202 students in pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Ohio have about 404 students on average; enrollment here is 50% lower.
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School is run by Columbus City Schools District, whose 115 schools enroll 46,249 students.
Black students are 81% of those enrolled at Fairwood Alternative Elementary School. The next largest groups are 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% White. In Franklin County overall, about 23% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Fairwood Alternative Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, Fairwood Alternative Elementary School has a ratio of 12.6:1. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.9:1.
In the surrounding county, Franklin County, the median household earns about $75,176 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The county has 402 public schools and about 195,359 students.
Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy is the nearest public school to Fairwood Alternative Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The school shrank from 267 students in 2020-21 to 202 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.7:1 in 2020-21 to 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- West High SchoolHigh · 846 students
Other schools in Columbus
- KIPP ColumbusCombined · 1,945 students
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- Great River Connections AcademyCombined · 1,608 students
- Franklin Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- Northland High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,028 students
Nearby schools
- Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy0.4 mi · 145
- Special Education Center0.5 mi · 178
- Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls0.8 mi · 196
- A+ Arts Academy0.9 mi · 247
- Ohio Avenue Elementary School1.0 mi · 201
- The Academy for Urban Scholars1.1 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About Fairwood Alternative Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fairwood Alternative Elementary School?
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School enrolls approximately 202 students in grades PK-06.
Is Fairwood Alternative Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Fairwood Alternative Elementary School have?
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Fairwood Alternative Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fairwood Alternative Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 5% Hispanic, 81% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairwood Alternative Elementary School?
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School is overseen by Columbus City Schools District in Franklin County.
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