Westgate Alternative Elementary School

Westgate Alternative Elementary School operates as a small elementary-level community in Columbus, Ohio, operated by Columbus City Schools District. Current enrollment sits at 279 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Westgate Alternative Elementary School sits 31% smaller than that benchmark.

Westgate Alternative Elementary School is one of 115 schools operated by Columbus City Schools District, a district that works with 46,249 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Westgate Alternative Elementary School records that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 22% Black, 14% multiracial, 13% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Westgate Alternative Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Franklin County reports that median household income runs about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which Westgate Alternative Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: West High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 20%: 348 students in 2018 compared to 279 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 64% to 50% over that span.

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