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Oakland Park Alternative Elementary

3392 Atwood Ter, Columbus, OH 43224 · (614) 365-6058 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Ohio public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • FThree-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

Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3913%
Kindergarten4716%
Grade 14716%
Grade 25017%
Grade 33913%
Grade 43612%
Grade 53713%

This year's kindergarten class (47) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (37).

Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
6723%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
196%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
17258%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
3512%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
16054%
Female
13546%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
24.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -15.0pp since 2021
Math
25.4%
OH avg 56.1% . -6.2pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 15 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2524.5%25.4%
2023-2439.5%24.6%
2022-2334.4%26.0%
2021-2239.6%31.6%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Oakland Park Alternative Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Franklin County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.4%#1,385 of 1,569
▼ 43
#163 of 199
▼ 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
24.5%#1,468 of 1,569
▼ 177
#176 of 199
▼ 32
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-10.6pp#25 of 1,514#3 of 194
Enrollment
ranked largest first
295#1,298 of 1,808#162 of 225
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.4:1#526 of 1,582#33 of 192
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
59.0%#389 of 1,590#97 of 193
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.7%#505 of 992#90 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 2024-25
Enrollment
295
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252951816.4:1N/A
2023-242891717.0:1N/A
2022-232791815.5:1N/A
2020-213001816.7:1N/A
2017-183381719.9:1N/A
2015-163321620.8:197% (322)
2010-113361818.7:168% (228)
2000-013581523.9:137% (131)
1990-913691524.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakland Park Alternative Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (338 to 295); teachers up 6% (17 to 18).

About Oakland Park Alternative Elementary

At 3392 Atwood Ter in Columbus, Ohio, Oakland Park Alternative Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 295 students. It has 27% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Ohio (about 404).

Columbus City Schools District has a total of 115 schools and 46,249 students, Oakland Park Alternative Elementary among them.

Black students are 58% of those enrolled at Oakland Park Alternative Elementary. Other reported shares: 23% White, 12% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That compares with about 23% Black among all Franklin County residents. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Oakland Park Alternative Elementary are from different groups.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. The school has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1.

On the allk12 Grade, Oakland Park Alternative Elementary lands at F, ahead of 2% of Ohio public elementary schools.

The school's county is Franklin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $75,176, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 402 public schools in the county, enrolling about 195,359, Oakland Park Alternative Elementary among them.

Measured in a straight line, Northtowne Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Oakland Park Alternative Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Oakland Park Alternative Elementary had 300 students in 2020-21 and 295 in 2024-25, nearly the same.

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Franklin County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Oakland Park Alternative Elementary
District
Columbus City Schools District
Address
3392 Atwood Ter, Columbus, OH 43224
Phone
(614) 365-6058
County
Franklin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
295
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
16.4:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
390438000694
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Oakland Park Alternative Elementary
How many students attend Oakland Park Alternative Elementary?
Oakland Park Alternative Elementary enrolls approximately 295 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Oakland Park Alternative Elementary serve?
Oakland Park Alternative Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Oakland Park Alternative Elementary have?
Oakland Park Alternative Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Oakland Park Alternative Elementary?
Student demographics at Oakland Park Alternative Elementary are roughly 23% White, 6% Hispanic, 58% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Oakland Park Alternative Elementary?
Oakland Park Alternative Elementary is overseen by Columbus City Schools District in Franklin County.
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