West Mound Elementary School

West Mound Elementary School operates as a compact elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, operated by Columbus City Schools District. Current enrollment sits at 316 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% below the state mean of about 404.

Within Columbus City Schools District, which oversees 115 schools and 46,249 students, West Mound Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, West Mound Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 34% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Franklin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,176 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which West Mound Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Hilltonia Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

West Mound Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 440 students in 2018 compared to 316 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 55% to 34%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

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