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What's the one class at JC Sommer Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH-WESTERN CITY·NCES 390448001674
JC Sommer Elementary School
3055 Kingston Ave, Grove City, OH 43123 · (614) 801-8350 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Ohio public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
20.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
205 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (106).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
68.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -9.9pp since 2021
Math
74.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -3.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.5% | 74.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.7% | 71.3% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 75.5% |
| 2021-22 | 78.4% | 77.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like JC Sommer Elementary School
JC Sommer Elementary School's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JC Sommer Elementary School this school | 545 | 37.6% | 72.0% |
| Elmwood Elementary School Lima | 508 | 39.2% | N/A |
| H G Blake Elementary School Medina | 470 | 36.6% | 77.5% |
| Applewood Elementary School Brunswick | 475 | 39.6% | 73.5% |
| Prass Elementary School Kettering | 420 | 38.6% | 85.7% |
| Parkwood Elementary School Beavercreek | 538 | 34.8% | 74.9% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where JC Sommer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #421 of 673 | #41 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #530 of 1,569 ▲ 52 | #38 of 199 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #645 of 1,569 ▼ 76 | #49 of 199 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #111 of 1,514 | #19 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #366 of 1,808 | #34 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,294 of 1,582 | #148 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #779 of 1,590 | #163 of 193 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #423 of 767 | #42 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #467 of 992 | #82 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
545
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 804
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 545 | 27 | 20.2:1 | 38% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 31% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 27 | 20.9:1 | 28% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 27 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 29 | 21.8:1 | 25% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 28 | 22.8:1 | 40% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 25 | 23.2:1 | 39% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 24 | 24.9:1 | 21% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 804 | 32 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JC Sommer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (632 to 545); teachers down 7% (29 to 27).
About JC Sommer Elementary School
JC Sommer Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Grove City, Ohio. The school covers kindergarten through 4 and reported 545 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 404.
South-Western City counts 33 schools and 21,873 students, including JC Sommer Elementary School.
More than half of enrollment at JC Sommer Elementary School is White: 79%. The next largest groups are 8% multiracial, 8% Black, and 5% Hispanic. The school's White share is 20 points above the 59% share among Franklin County residents. The diversity index for JC Sommer Elementary School is 37%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
JC Sommer Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is 2.3 students per teacher. At JC Sommer Elementary School, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Franklin County is similar, at 41%.
JC Sommer Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 74.6% for JC Sommer Elementary School. The school posts 72.0%, 2.6 points below the prediction.
The school is in Franklin County, where median household income comes to about $75,176, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin County counts 402 public schools with about 195,359 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, The Bostic Head Start Center, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, JC Sommer Elementary School ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 32 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 20.2 students per teacher, compared with 21.4 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for JC Sommer Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Related schools
Other schools in South-Western City
- Grove City High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Westland High SchoolHigh · 1,853 students
- Central Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Franklin Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- Buckeye Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Holt Crossing Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 733 students
Other schools in Grove City
- Grove City High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Central Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Buckeye Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Holt Crossing Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Beulah Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Park Street Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 667 students
Nearby schools
- The Bostic Head Start Center0.0 mi · 144
- South-Western Preschool Center0.1 mi · 345
- Hayes Intermediate School0.3 mi · 464
- Park Street Intermediate School0.3 mi · 667
- Grove City High School0.8 mi · 1,881
- Richard Avenue Elementary School0.9 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About JC Sommer Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at JC Sommer Elementary School?
JC Sommer Elementary School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades KG-04.
Is JC Sommer Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
JC Sommer Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does JC Sommer Elementary School have?
JC Sommer Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
What is the student diversity at JC Sommer Elementary School?
Student demographics at JC Sommer Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is JC Sommer Elementary School public or private?
JC Sommer Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South-Western City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.