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Fairwood Alternative Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Fairwood Alternative Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 219 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairwood Alternative Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 52.6% to 66.1%, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Fairwood Alternative students perform poorly on state assessments across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages, often less than half. For example, in 2024-2025, only 18.5% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 37.8% in the district and 64.4% statewide.

The nearby schools in the Columbus City Schools District, such as Moler Elementary, Eastgate Elementary, and Livingston Elementary, also perform poorly, with rankings in the bottom 15-20% of Ohio elementary schools. However, Fairwood Alternative generally ranks lower than these nearby schools, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. In contrast, the Bexley City School District, which is located near Fairwood Alternative, has two elementary schools (Montrose and Cassingham) that consistently rank in the top 15-20% of Ohio elementary schools and have much higher academic performance.

202

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,674

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

726 Fairwood Ave
Columbus, OH 43205-3011

(614) 365-6111

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Fairwood Alternative Elementary School usually attend:

High:

South High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.7%

Two or more races:

8.9%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (22% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Science scores 63 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg34%

Ohio avg61%

1,424^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 70Elementary Schools in the Columbus City Schools District

688^th of 828Columbus City Schools District among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1424 of 1558	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1508 of 1577	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	1540 of 1596	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1413 of 1588	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1490 of 1610	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1487 of 1676	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1527 of 1636	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	1539 of 1651	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.1	1588 of 1678	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	1542 of 1684	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	1610 of 1687	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.6	1650 of 1701	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.2	1652 of 1709	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.2	1685 of 1686	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.5	1657 of 1662	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.3	1570 of 1610	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.0	1489 of 1582	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	1462 of 1609	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.7	1459 of 1504	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.4	1469 of 1501	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.1	1323 of 1471	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	478 of 615	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	573 of 603	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	586 of 610	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	535 of 601	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	496 of 533	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	423 of 605	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	480 of 598	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	2.0	1456 of 1466	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1440 of 1483	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1358 of 1488	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1302 of 1467	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1323 of 1502	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1406 of 1518	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1335 of 1473	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1422 of 1484	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1413 of 1447	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1264 of 1419	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	1317 of 1404	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1298 of 1465	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1374 of 1465	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	1406 of 1466	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1450 of 1485	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	1469 of 1498	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1356 of 1518	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	1463 of 1499	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1430 of 1535	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	1472 of 1536	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2024)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-34 vs state

Mathematics23%-37 vs state

Science0%-63 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	726 Fairwood Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6111	202	16	12.6		8 (4.0%)	163 (80.7%)	11 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.9%)	9	1424^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.6%		5.3	1508^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.4%	84	0.0		18.5	38.9	22.2	13.6			44.8	27.8	22.2	13.6				$18,674
Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1414 Gault St	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 300-3685	145	12	12.0		5 (3.4%)	128 (88.3%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	5.3	1493^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	4.2%		4.9	1517^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.8%	24	6.3		38.9	0.0	6.3				27.8	10.0	31.3					$12,418
A+ Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1395 Fair Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	A+ Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 725-1305	247	28	8.8		5 (2.0%)	208 (84.2%)	14 (5.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	4.2	1514^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.8%		6	1493^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	5.3%	21	8.0	0.0	16.7	9.5	0.0	13.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	19.0	8.0	13.0	0.0	0.0		$1,610
Ohio Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 S Ohio Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6130	201	12	16.7		22 (10.9%)	146 (72.6%)	12 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)	7.3	1458^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.4%		3.3	1548^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.8%	90	14.8		27.8	14.8	11.1				25.0	18.5	48.1					$16,607
Montrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2555 E Main St	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-4226	324	22	14.6	13.9%	262 (80.9%)	11 (3.4%)	21 (6.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	84.7	175^th of 1558 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.4	207^th of 1577 public elementary schools	86.9%	32	78.2		78.9	92.6	81.4				84.2	93.1	83.6					$18,207
Livingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	825 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5527	298	18	16.5		13 (4.4%)	231 (77.5%)	21 (7.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.4%)	2.7	1539^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.2%		2.8	1555^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.4%	16	6.3		17.5	15.2	3.1	2.3			14.6	12.1	21.9	9.3				$16,090
Cassingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 237-4266	480	27	17.7		414 (86.3%)	9 (1.9%)	24 (5.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.6%)	85.7	153^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	90.2%		83.3	229^th of 1577 public elementary schools	85.5%	76	78.4		81.1	86.7	80.9				88.9	87.2	93.8					$16,079
Moler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1201 Moler Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5529	287	17	16.8		37 (12.9%)	175 (61.0%)	37 (12.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.8%)	3.6	1527^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.0%		3.9	1531^st of 1577 public elementary schools	2.9%	4	4.2		20.5	4.0	23.1	0.0			20.5	15.4	19.2	2.6				$18,351
Eastgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Stratford Way	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6132	171	10	17.1		8 (4.7%)	130 (76.0%)	16 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)	1.7	1554^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.8	1535^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.7%	19	4.3		10.0	13.0	0.0				9.7	14.3	17.4					$17,034
Berwick Alternative K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2655 Scottwood Rd	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6140	691	39	17.7		19 (2.7%)	572 (82.8%)	35 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.7%)	33.6	1084^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.4%		27.9	1161^st of 1577 public elementary schools	26.4%	77	43.5	45.9	35.8	54.3	40.0	45.3	13.7	51.9	46.3	58.9	59.4	36.8	40.8	35.1	35.7	$14,328

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairwood Alternative Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Fairwood Alternative Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fairwood Alternative Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : South High School

Is Fairwood Alternative Elementary School a good school?

Fairwood Alternative Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Fairwood Alternative Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

What is the racial makeup of Fairwood Alternative Elementary School?

Students at Fairwood Alternative Elementary School are 81% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% White.

How many students attend Fairwood Alternative Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Fairwood Alternative Elementary School.

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