North Linden Elementary School

North Linden Elementary School is an elementary campus of close-knit scale in Columbus, Ohio, run under Columbus City Schools District, teacheing 292 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% smaller than the state mean of about 404.

Columbus City Schools District runs 115 schools in total, collectively educating 46,249 students. North Linden Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, North Linden Elementary School reports that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, North Linden Elementary School lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting North Linden Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household earnings sit near $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which North Linden Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Columbus Spanish Immersion K-7 School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

North Linden Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 30%: 417 students in 2018 compared to 292 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share decreased from 30% to 4%. Class-load math has fell: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.