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What's the most underrated thing about Royal Manor Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GAHANNA-JEFFERSON CITY·NCES 390469602721
Royal Manor Elementary School
299 Empire Dr, Gahanna, OH 43230 · (614) 478-5585 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Ohio public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
16.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
207 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
64.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.2pp since 2021
Math
62.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 62.5% |
| 2023-24 | 69.9% | 53.4% |
| 2022-23 | 68.3% | 60.9% |
| 2021-22 | 63.5% | 57.1% |
% 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Royal Manor Elementary School
Royal Manor Elementary School's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Manor Elementary School this school | 423 | 48.9% | 62.3% |
| Chapelfield Elementary School Gahanna | 409 | 46.2% | 72.3% |
| Wilder Elementary School Westerville | 491 | 50.7% | 68.8% |
| Grant Elementary School Willoughby | 518 | 53.3% | 59.5% |
| Annehurst Elementary School Westerville | 409 | 42.1% | 69.4% |
| Worthington Park Elementary School Westerville | 378 | 43.4% | 71.8% |
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 Royal Manor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #581 of 673 | #61 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #866 of 1,569 ▲ 127 | #69 of 199 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #765 of 1,569 ▼ 77 | #63 of 199 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #726 of 1,514 | #105 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #740 of 1,808 | #95 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #572 of 1,582 | #41 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #156 of 1,590 | #43 of 193 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #281 of 767 | #33 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #498 of 992 | #87 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
423
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 423 | 25.5 | 16.6:1 | 49% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 25.1 | 16.9:1 | 43% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 42% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 26 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 48% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 49% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 42% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 22 | 20.6:1 | 16% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 26 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal Manor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (486 to 423); teachers up 2% (25 to 25.5).
About Royal Manor Elementary School
Royal Manor Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Gahanna, Ohio. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 423 students.
Enrollment across the 13 schools in Gahanna-Jefferson City totals 8,290 students.
White students make up 48% of enrollment at Royal Manor Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 24% Black, 15% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 59% White among all Franklin County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Teacher count: 25.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Ohio, 17.9:1, is higher. Roughly 49% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Franklin County is 41%.
Royal Manor Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 70.3%. Royal Manor Elementary School scores 62.3%.
Census data for Franklin County show median household income comes to about $75,176, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The county has 402 public schools and about 195,359 students.
Gahanna West Middle School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Royal Manor Elementary School is 4th among 5 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 14 students, from 437 to 423.
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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 Gahanna-Jefferson City
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,468 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Blacklick Elementary SchoolElementary · 692 students
- Gahanna East Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Gahanna South Middle SchoolMiddle · 653 students
- Gahanna West Middle SchoolMiddle · 608 students
Other schools in Gahanna
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,468 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Gahanna East Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Gahanna South Middle SchoolMiddle · 653 students
- Gahanna West Middle SchoolMiddle · 608 students
- High Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Nearby schools
- Gahanna West Middle School0.4 mi · 608
- Chapelfield Elementary School0.6 mi · 409
- Goshen Lane Elementary School1.1 mi · 464
- Jefferson Elementary School1.1 mi · 437
- Early Childhood Education and Family Center1.5 mi · 22
- Cassady Alternative Elementary School1.6 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Royal Manor Elementary SchoolHow large is Royal Manor Elementary School?
Royal Manor Elementary School enrolls approximately 423 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Royal Manor Elementary School serve?
Royal Manor Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Royal Manor Elementary School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Royal Manor Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Royal Manor Elementary School?
Student demographics at Royal Manor Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 8% Hispanic, 24% Black, 4% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Royal Manor Elementary School in?
Royal Manor Elementary School is part of Gahanna-Jefferson City.
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