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Valley Forge Elementary School
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Valley Forge Elementary School
Located at 1321 Urban Dr, in Columbus, Ohio, Valley Forge Elementary School is a small primary school that educates 310 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Columbus City Schools District. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Valley Forge Elementary School sits 23% smaller than that benchmark.
Columbus City Schools District comprises 115 schools with combined enrollment of 46,249 students; Valley Forge Elementary School is among them.
Looking at the student body, Valley Forge Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Black (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 28% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Valley Forge Elementary School records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.
Around the school, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $75,176, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which Valley Forge Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Valley Forge Elementary School operates from a high-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Valley Forge Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 347 (now 310). Asian enrollment moved from 29% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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