Wickliffe Elementary School

Wickliffe Elementary School is a medium-sized K-5 school in Upper Arlington, Ohio, operated by Upper Arlington City. The school serves 479 students in grades K through 5.

Wickliffe Elementary School is one of 10 schools operated by Upper Arlington City, a district that enrolls 6,669 students overall.

On demographics, Wickliffe Elementary School shows that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Franklin County (around 41%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wickliffe Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 85.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household earnings sit near $75,176, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which Wickliffe Elementary School is one.

Tremont Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wickliffe Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 87.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wickliffe Elementary School has decreased 8%, going from 523 students in 2018 to 479 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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