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Enrollment
591
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERVILLE CITY·NCES 390450404367
McVay Elementary School
270 S Hempstead Rd, Westerville, OH 43081 · (614) 797-7230 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
202 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
62%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
74.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +6.9pp since 2021
Math
78.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +22.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.1% | 78.6% |
| 2023-24 | 78.7% | 77.5% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 73.1% |
| 2021-22 | 67.1% | 56.3% |
% 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
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 McVay Elementary School
McVay Elementary School's state test result (77.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McVay Elementary School this school | 591 | 34.2% | 77.0% |
| Worthington Estates Elementary School Worthington | 555 | 32.3% | 75.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Gahanna | 730 | 37.0% | 75.2% |
| Colonial Hills Elementary School Worthington | 371 | 35.0% | 71.3% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School Westerville | 398 | 29.9% | 79.6% |
| Kleptz Early Childhood Learning Center Clayton | 856 | 40.7% | N/A |
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 McVay Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #313 of 673 | #28 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #427 of 1,569 ▼ 6 | #31 of 199 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #462 of 1,569 ▼ 78 | #41 of 199 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.6pp | #103 of 1,514 | #18 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #290 of 1,808 | #24 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #1,454 of 1,582 | #172 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #322 of 1,590 | #79 of 193 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #465 of 767 | #49 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #293 of 561 | #29 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
591
+78 (+15%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 591 | 27 | 21.9:1 | 34% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 27.5 | 20.7:1 | 31% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 26.3 | 22.7:1 | 28% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 27 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 24 | 22.3:1 | 32% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 37% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 25 | 19.9:1 | 26% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 7% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 25 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McVay Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (536 to 591); teachers up 12% (24 to 27).
About McVay Elementary School
McVay Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Westerville City in Westerville, Ohio. Enrollment totals 591 students across kindergarten through 5. The school is 46% above the average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Westerville City (24 schools, 14,589 students) runs McVay Elementary School.
About 54% of the student body at McVay Elementary School is White. Other groups make up 26% Black, 12% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
Based on 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, McVay Elementary School has a ratio of 21.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Ohio, 17.9:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For McVay Elementary School, the prediction is 75.9% and the result is 77.0%.
In the wider Franklin County area, the median household earns about $75,176 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Franklin County, 402 public schools serve about 195,359 students.
McVay Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Mark Twain Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts McVay Elementary School at 3rd of 8.
For locale, NCES codes McVay Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 513 (2020-21) to 591 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.9:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Westerville City
- Westerville-North High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Westerville-South High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Westerville Central High SchoolHigh · 1,485 students
- Minerva Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 753 students
- Genoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Walnut Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
Other schools in Westerville
- Westerville-North High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Westerville-South High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Westerville Central High SchoolHigh · 1,485 students
- Cornerstone Academy Community SchoolCombined · 1,192 students
- Genoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Walnut Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
Other McVay Elementary schools
One other US public school is named McVay Elementary. McVay Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- MCVAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWilliston, ND · 449 students
Nearby schools
- Mark Twain Elementary School0.5 mi · 398
- Walnut Springs Middle School0.5 mi · 613
- Cherrington Elementary School0.8 mi · 338
- Pointview Elementary School1.2 mi · 242
- Westerville-North High School1.2 mi · 1,587
- Robert Frost Elementary School1.3 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About McVay Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McVay Elementary School?
McVay Elementary School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does McVay Elementary School serve?
McVay Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does McVay Elementary School have?
McVay Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McVay Elementary School?
At McVay Elementary School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 6% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees McVay Elementary School?
McVay Elementary School is overseen by Westerville City in Franklin County.
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