JC Sommer Elementary School

JC Sommer Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Grove City, Ohio, overseen by South-Western City. The school teaches 545 students in grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 35% larger than the state mean of about 404.

Across the 33 schools in South-Western City (21,873 students total), JC Sommer Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, JC Sommer Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school shows 8% multiracial, 8% Black, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, JC Sommer Elementary School logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, JC Sommer Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.6%; this one delivers 72.0%.

In the broader community, Franklin County reports that median household income runs about $75,176, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), JC Sommer Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The Bostic Head Start Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, JC Sommer Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 64.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. JC Sommer Elementary School's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 632 (now 545). White enrollment moved from 88% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

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