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If you could change one rule at New Albany Primary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
981
Elementary
DISTRICT 744 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW ALBANY-PLAIN LOCAL·NCES 390469902733
New Albany Primary School
87 N High St, New Albany, OH 43054 · (614) 413-8600 · Franklin County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL981 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
17.2:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
150 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 311 | 32% |
| Grade 2 | 324 | 33% |
| Grade 3 | 346 | 35% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
New Albany Primary School→New Albany Intermediate School→New Albany Middle School→New Albany High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within New Albany-Plain Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
89.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.2pp since 2021
Math
87.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.3% | 87.2% |
| 2023-24 | 92.7% | 83.9% |
| 2022-23 | 92.1% | 82.1% |
| 2021-22 | 90.5% | 87.1% |
% 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
88.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 New Albany Primary School
New Albany Primary School's state test result (88.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Albany Primary School this school | 981 | 15.3% | 88.3% |
| Moreland Hills Elementary School Pepper Pike | 918 | 11.9% | 89.0% |
| Independence Elementary School Liberty Township | 608 | 20.1% | 89.4% |
| Avon Heritage Elementary School Avon | 977 | 16.9% | 86.0% |
| Concord Elementary School Troy | 632 | 17.7% | 86.4% |
| Maple Dale Elementary School Cincinnati | 584 | 14.9% | 93.6% |
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 New Albany Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.3% | #72 of 673 | #8 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #159 of 1,569 ▲ 75 | #7 of 199 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.3% | #60 of 1,569 ▼ 31 | #6 of 199 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #435 of 1,514 | #49 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 981 | #32 of 1,808 | #2 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #705 of 1,582 | #57 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #413 of 1,590 | #106 of 193 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #684 of 767 | #72 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #761 of 992 | #109 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
981
-142 (-13%) vs 2020
+184% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 981 | 57 | 17.2:1 | 15% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 1,025 | 58 | 17.7:1 | 15% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 1,060 | 59.7 | 17.8:1 | 8% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 1,123 | 57 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,047 | 52 | 20.1:1 | 5% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 36 | 20.4:1 | 10% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 40 | 18.8:1 | 17% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 1,074 | 64 | 16.8:1 | 2% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 21 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Albany Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,047 to 981); teachers up 10% (52 to 57).
About New Albany Primary School
New Albany Primary School sits in New Albany, Ohio, and is classified as an elementary school. The school reports 981 students in grades 1 through 3. The school's enrollment is 143% larger than the 404 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
New Albany-Plain Local is responsible for 5 schools, New Albany Primary School included, with 4,991 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, New Albany Primary School is 62% White. It is also 12% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, Franklin County is about 59% White. New Albany Primary School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 17.2 students per teacher and 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Ohio have a similar average ratio of 17.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 15%. That rate is below the 41% average among public schools in Franklin County.
allk12 grades New Albany Primary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 83.0% at New Albany Primary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 88.3%.
Across Franklin County, median household income is about $75,176, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Franklin County number 402 and enroll about 195,359.
New Albany Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, New Albany Primary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,123 to 981. Students per teacher fell from 19.7 in 2020-21 to 17.2 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for New Albany Primary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 New Albany-Plain Local
- New Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,601 students
- New Albany Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,134 students
- New Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- New Albany Early Learning CenterElementary · 507 students
Other schools in New Albany
- New Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,601 students
- New Albany Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,134 students
- New Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- New Albany Early Learning CenterElementary · 507 students
Nearby schools
- New Albany Intermediate School0.1 mi · 1,134
- New Albany Middle School0.2 mi · 768
- New Albany High School0.3 mi · 1,601
- New Albany Early Learning Center0.6 mi · 507
- Cornerstone Academy Community School2.1 mi · 1,192
- High Point Elementary School4.0 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About New Albany Primary SchoolHow large is New Albany Primary School?
New Albany Primary School enrolls approximately 981 students in grades 01-03.
What grades does New Albany Primary School serve?
New Albany Primary School serves grades 01-03.
How many teachers does New Albany Primary School have?
New Albany Primary School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
How diverse is New Albany Primary School?
New Albany Primary School reports a student body of 62% White, 8% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is New Albany Primary School in?
New Albany Primary School is part of New Albany-Plain Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.