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Indianola Informal K-8 School

Q: Is Indianola Informal K-8 School a good school?

Indianola Informal K-8 School ranks 816 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

816^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Indianola Informal K-8 School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 713 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Indianola Informal K-8 School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with 78.7% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.8% for the district and 67.7% for the state. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 52.6% to 57.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Indianola Informal K-8 School's African American, Multi-racial, Special Education, and Gifted and Talented students performing lower compared to their peers in the district and state.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Columbus City Schools District, Indianola Informal K-8 School generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, some schools, such as Indian Springs Elementary and Clinton Elementary, have shown even stronger academic performance, suggesting that there may be valuable best practices that Indianola Informal K-8 School could learn from.

721

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,893

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

251 E Weber Rd
Columbus, OH 43202-1453

(614) 365-5579

District: Columbus City Schools District

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

African American:

26.5%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Columbus City Schools District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg31%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

816^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

478^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	816 of 1558	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	854 of 1577	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	926 of 1596	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	877 of 1588	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	859 of 1610	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	876 of 1676	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	1047 of 1636	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.2	1008 of 1651	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.8	807 of 1678	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.3	963 of 1684	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.9	868 of 1687	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.9	778 of 1701	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.3	833 of 1709	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.4	787 of 1686	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	766 of 1662	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.6	507 of 1610	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.5	761 of 1582	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.0	902 of 1609	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.8	687 of 1504	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.2	450 of 1501	70.0%	★★★★☆
2004	82.5	157 of 1471	89.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	337 of 615	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	368 of 603	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	367 of 610	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	271 of 601	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	139 of 533	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	234 of 605	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	353 of 598	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	26.9	592 of 765	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	602 of 956	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	858 of 1021	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	790 of 1452	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	842 of 1466	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	866 of 1483	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	791 of 1488	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.8	728 of 1467	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	728 of 1502	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	858 of 1518	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	48 of 71	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	34 of 78	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	85 of 108	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.5	75 of 128	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	139 of 219	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	67 of 126	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	711 of 759	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	503 of 1473	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	468 of 1484	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	504 of 1447	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	421 of 1419	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	345 of 1404	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	334 of 1465	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	611 of 1465	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	791 of 1466	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	787 of 1485	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	971 of 1498	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	946 of 1518	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	941 of 1499	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	906 of 1535	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1107 of 1536	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	139 of 202	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.5	134 of 162	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	641 of 935	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	644 of 900	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	782 of 856	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	406 of 1175	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	449 of 1190	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	496 of 1215	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	522 of 1242	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	489 of 1249	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	256 of 1271	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	588 of 1309	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	478 of 1036	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	336 of 1046	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	470 of 1048	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	472 of 1017	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	532 of 1037	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	414 of 1050	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	475 of 1010	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.3	545 of 1038	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.9	502 of 1050	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.6	515 of 1035	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.4	318 of 1008	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.2	285 of 1001	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	65.3	462 of 989	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.2	376 of 925	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.7	468 of 895	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	77.8	164 of 858	80.9%	★★★★☆
2008	60.6	422 of 835	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	163 of 442	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	134 of 429	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	141 of 436	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	134 of 413	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	140 of 385	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	130 of 405	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	93 of 384	75.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	25.5	461 of 565	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	220 of 576	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	238 of 658	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	229 of 643	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	459 of 938	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	316 of 942	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	448 of 943	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	469 of 925	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	500 of 910	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.0	338 of 917	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	532 of 897	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	144 of 194	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.7	98 of 196	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	120 of 173	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	172 of 241	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.8	184 of 274	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	85 of 164	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.5	508 of 521	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	293 of 983	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	102 of 989	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	175 of 974	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	206 of 947	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	238 of 923	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	130 of 945	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	226 of 924	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	506 of 954	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	342 of 958	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	480 of 963	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	463 of 946	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	543 of 924	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	488 of 933	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	418 of 916	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	432 of 572	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	382 of 563	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	362 of 590	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	184 of 777	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	76 of 795	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	105 of 805	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	185 of 809	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	242 of 781	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	148 of 796	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	340 of 781	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

African American (2025)45th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)32nd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)31st percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2021)23rd percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)76th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)26th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science66%+3 vs state

English Language Arts65%+5 vs state

Mathematics51%-5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Sunday, April 14, 2019

Went here from 2006-2015, was a great school Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Indianola has afforded my daughter a range of unique experiences--artist in residence, field trips, full time gift and talented staff, full time music and arts programs, and an interdisciplinary educational model that is teaching critical thinking in addition to basic skills. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, November 19, 2010

Egotistical and hostile teachers. High teacher/student ratio. Close Quote

by a citizen
Friday, October 2, 2009

Awsome school Close Quote

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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
Indianola Informal K-8 School	Public	K-8	251 E Weber Rd	Columbus	43202	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5579	721	38	18.9		408 (56.6%)	191 (26.5%)	47 (6.5%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.9%)	54.9	816^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.6%		54.8	854^th of 1577 public elementary schools	45.8%	38	61.8	71.0	49.4	67.1	55.8	45.3	27.9	62.3	66.3	65.9	78.7	50.6	68.1	62.9	100.0	$14,893
Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Clinton Heights Ave	Columbus	43202	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 365-6532	491	25	19.6		355 (72.3%)	51 (10.4%)	25 (5.1%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.8%)	82	256^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.6%		84.8	192^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	87.8%	64	84.9		77.8	84.6	84.4				76.5	81.1	84.0					$13,522
Como Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2989 Reis Ave	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6013	225	16	14.0		66 (29.3%)	116 (51.6%)	20 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.9%)	13.4	1349^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.4%		15.1	1327^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.9%	22	18.2		53.8	45.9	13.0				28.0	35.1	21.7					$12,529
Oakland Park Alternative Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3392 Atwood Ter	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6058	295	18	16.3		67 (22.7%)	172 (58.3%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.9%)	7.4	1456^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.5%		11.8	1371^st of 1577 public elementary schools	13.1%	85	8.8		44.7	22.9	8.6				31.6	11.4	30.6					$13,983
Graham Elementary and Middle School	Public, Charter	K-8	140 E 16th Ave	Columbus	43201	Franklin County	Graham Elementary and Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 253-4000	310	22	14.0		69 (22.3%)	194 (62.6%)	19 (6.1%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (6.1%)	11.2	1381^st of 1558 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.9	1339^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.1%	42	23.8	36.0	15.0	24.0	9.5	26.2	14.6	24.0	35.0	32.0	40.5	31.0	41.7	34.0		$9,822
Cranbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	908 Bricker Blvd	Columbus	43221	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5497	298	18	16.5		121 (40.6%)	49 (16.4%)	59 (19.8%)	53 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	33.6	1083^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	30.5%		24.2	1204^th of 1577 public elementary schools	23.7%	121	47.1		71.1	42.1	45.5				57.9	31.6	47.1					$14,301
Hamilton STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	2047 Hamilton Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5568	369	17	21.7		47 (12.7%)	245 (66.4%)	30 (8.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.7%)	8.5	1432^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	8.1%		4.6	1524^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.4%	92	28.6		40.7	25.6	21.4	12.0			20.4	20.5	33.3	10.0				$16,284
Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1545 Huy Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5977	463	34	13.6		123 (26.6%)	222 (47.9%)	68 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.7%)	22.3	1224^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.4%		23.2	1222^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	22.5%	2	28.6		30.0	60.7	20.6				35.0	51.8	53.1					$17,744
Indian Springs Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 E Henderson Rd	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6032	396	21	18.8		217 (54.8%)	93 (23.5%)	35 (8.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.9%)	79.6	324^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.2%		79.1	342^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	78.3%	18	77.8		84.6	83.6	76.5				73.6	78.8	81.5					$15,247
Colerain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	499 E Weisheimer Rd	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6001	181	21	8.6		66 (36.5%)	76 (42.0%)	26 (14.4%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)								(n/a)																$17,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Indianola Informal K-8 School

What district is Indianola Informal K-8 School in?

Columbus City Schools District

What is the racial makeup of Indianola Informal K-8 School?

Students at Indianola Informal K-8 School are 57% White, 26% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Indianola Informal K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 721 students attended Indianola Informal K-8 School.

Is Indianola Informal K-8 School a good school?

Indianola Informal K-8 School ranks 816^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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