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Livingston Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1539^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Livingston Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 306 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 688 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Livingston Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-star rating.

Livingston Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 52.6% to 57.8% over the past few years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance is also very poor, with only 6.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in Science, compared to 30.5% for the district and 63.4% for the state. Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates are also very low across all grade levels. The school struggles to effectively serve its student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Ohio elementary schools for female, male, African American, low socioeconomic status, and disabled student groups.

While the nearby schools in the Columbus City Schools District, such as Siebert Elementary, Stewart Alternative Elementary, and Fairwood Alternative Elementary, also perform poorly on state assessments and have high chronic absenteeism rates, they generally outperform Livingston Elementary across most metrics. Despite spending more per student than the state average, Livingston Elementary's academic outcomes remain very poor, suggesting that the school and district may need to implement more comprehensive and targeted interventions to support student learning and engagement.

298

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,090

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

825 E Livingston Ave
Columbus, OH 43205-2672

(614) 365-5527

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Livingston Elementary School usually attend:

High:

South High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.5%

Two or more races:

9.4%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (11% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg34%

Ohio avg61%

1,539^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

66^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	2.7	1539 of 1558	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	1555 of 1577	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	1539 of 1596	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	1536 of 1588	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1531 of 1610	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1666 of 1676	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1575 of 1636	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	1554 of 1651	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	1549 of 1678	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.4	1589 of 1684	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.8	1678 of 1687	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.3	1677 of 1701	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.1	1670 of 1709	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.4	1663 of 1686	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.2	1592 of 1662	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.6	1567 of 1610	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	1409 of 1582	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	1449 of 1609	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.5	1437 of 1504	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.9	1412 of 1501	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.6	1450 of 1471	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	608 of 615	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	579 of 603	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	570 of 610	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	560 of 601	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	447 of 533	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	600 of 605	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	550 of 598	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	17.6	866 of 956	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1016 of 1021	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	1419 of 1452	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1418 of 1466	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1463 of 1483	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1413 of 1488	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	1384 of 1467	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	1496 of 1502	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	1441 of 1518	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	1461 of 1473	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	1469 of 1484	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1411 of 1447	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	1386 of 1419	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1300 of 1404	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	1458 of 1465	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	1416 of 1465	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	1454 of 1466	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	1479 of 1485	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1456 of 1498	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	1512 of 1518	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	1472 of 1499	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1527 of 1535	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1511 of 1536	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)9th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-47 vs state

Mathematics10%-51 vs state

Science6%-57 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)						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	Total
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
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
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village	Public, Charter	K-8	387 E Beck St	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 669-6301	270	16	17.0		22 (8.1%)	187 (69.3%)	23 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.3%)	22.9	1215^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.0%		25.9	1183^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	25.0%	32	26.9	37.5	61.3	46.2	7.7	26.3	12.0	0.0	29.0	57.7	25.9	42.1	36.0	5.9	$10,029
Siebert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	385 Reinhard Ave	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6613	373	17	21.9		27 (7.2%)	84 (22.5%)	245 (65.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	25.4	1172^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	24.8%		32.3	1110^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.6%	62	31.6		71.1	47.1	39.5	15.0			37.8	35.3	50.0	35.0			$17,331
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
Stewart Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Stewart Ave	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5556	319	13	24.5		26 (8.2%)	252 (79.0%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	20	1262^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	19.0%		26.6	1175^th of 1577 public elementary schools	25.5%	87	26.2		60.9	52.6	31.0	7.7			34.8	36.8	45.2	25.9			$17,416
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
Franklin Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-2	61 E Mound St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Franklin Learning Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 586-7599	45	3	15.0		7 (15.6%)	30 (66.7%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.3%)								(n/a)															$11,474
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
Lincoln Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	579 E Markison Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5524	232	12	19.3		64 (27.6%)	120 (51.7%)	21 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (11.2%)	5.6	1487^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.6%		9.4	1413^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.4%	74	9.4		10.8	21.7	3.1	22.7			19.4	26.1	15.6	21.7			$19,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Livingston Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Livingston Elementary School?

Students at Livingston Elementary School are 78% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Livingston Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Livingston Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : South High School

Is Livingston Elementary School a good school?

Livingston Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Livingston Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Livingston Elementary School.

What district is Livingston Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

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