Highland Park Elementary School

Highland Park Elementary School is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in Grove City, Ohio, overseen by South-Western City, serveing 475 students in grades K through 4.

South-Western City comprises 33 schools with combined enrollment of 21,873 students; Highland Park Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Highland Park Elementary School reports that 57% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 18% Black, 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Highland Park Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Franklin County's rate of about 41%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Highland Park Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.7%; this one delivers 67.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Franklin County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,176 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Highland Park Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Richard Avenue Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Highland Park Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 64.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland Park Elementary School has contracted 16%, going from 564 students in 2018 to 475 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 63% to 57%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Highland Park Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.