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Enrollment
721
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT·NCES 390438000656
Indianola Informal K-8 School
251 E Weber Rd, Columbus, OH 43202 · (614) 365-5579 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- A-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
19.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 24% larger than its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
60%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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
65.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.4pp since 2021
Math
58.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 68.8% | 59.6% |
| 2022-23 | 64.6% | 53.5% |
| 2021-22 | 64.1% | 42.4% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Indianola Informal K-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #945 of 1,569 ▼ 58 | #82 of 199 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #741 of 1,569 ▼ 11 | #62 of 199 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.6pp | #323 of 1,514 | #56 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 721 | #132 of 1,808 | #11 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #1,098 of 1,582 | #112 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #379 of 1,590 | #93 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #477 of 561 | #49 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
721
+49 (+7%) vs 2020
+95% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 721 | 38 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 40 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 39 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 672 | 39 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 39 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 16 | 23.4:1 | 20% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 18 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indianola Informal K-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (703 to 721); teachers down 3% (39 to 38).
About Indianola Informal K-8 School
In Columbus, Ohio, Indianola Informal K-8 School is a high-enrollment elementary school. It serves 721 students in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in Ohio is roughly 404 students; this school is 78% bigger than that.
A total of 115 schools make up Columbus City Schools District, with 46,249 students enrolled.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Indianola Informal K-8 School combined. The school is also 26% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. That is close to the 59% White share among all Franklin County residents. Indianola Informal K-8 School has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Indianola Informal K-8 School, 38 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 19.0:1. That ratio is over the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
allk12 grades Indianola Informal K-8 School a B. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In the county around the school, Franklin County, median household income is about $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%. A total of 402 public schools operate in Franklin County, serving about 195,359 students.
The nearest public school is Dominion Middle School, at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Indianola Informal K-8 School had 672 students in 2020-21 and 721 in 2024-25, a 7% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.2:1 in 2020-21, and 19.0:1 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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- Dominion Middle School0.4 mi · 745
- Clinton Elementary School0.6 mi · 491
- Como Elementary School0.7 mi · 225
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- Columbus Alternative High School1.4 mi · 820
- Graham School The1.5 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About Indianola Informal K-8 SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Indianola Informal K-8 School?
Indianola Informal K-8 School enrolls approximately 721 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Indianola Informal K-8 School serve?
Indianola Informal K-8 School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Indianola Informal K-8 School have?
Indianola Informal K-8 School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Indianola Informal K-8 School?
At Indianola Informal K-8 School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 7% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Indianola Informal K-8 School public or private?
Indianola Informal K-8 School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbus City Schools District.
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