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Moler Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1527^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Moler Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 285 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.

Moler Elementary School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Ohio, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 years. The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 52.6% to 64.8%, and academic performance that is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 0% to 23.1% in mathematics and 2.6% to 20.5% in English language arts, compared to district averages of 22.6% to 42% in mathematics and 28.7% to 43.8% in English language arts.

While the nearby schools in the Columbus City Schools District, such as Fairwood Alternative Elementary School, Siebert Elementary School, and Southwood Elementary School, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, they generally outperform Moler Elementary School in terms of academic proficiency and other key metrics. Additionally, Moler Elementary School's spending per student ($11,822 in 2018-2019) is higher than the state average, suggesting that additional funding alone may not be the sole solution to improving the school's performance.

287

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,351

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 Moler Rd
Columbus, OH 43207-1552

(614) 365-5529

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Moler Elementary School usually attend:

High:

South High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.0%

White:

12.9%

Hispanic:

12.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (12% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Science scores 59 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg34%

Ohio avg61%

1,527^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd 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	3.6	1527 of 1558	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1531 of 1577	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1555 of 1596	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	1550 of 1588	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	1588 of 1610	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1642 of 1676	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1574 of 1636	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	1525 of 1651	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	1526 of 1678	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	1601 of 1684	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.9	1629 of 1687	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	1626 of 1701	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	1531 of 1709	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.0	1557 of 1686	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.4	1531 of 1662	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.2	1318 of 1610	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.1	1247 of 1582	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.8	1193 of 1609	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.2	967 of 1504	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.9	995 of 1501	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.5	1246 of 1471	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	597 of 615	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	582 of 603	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	563 of 610	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	579 of 601	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	587 of 605	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	555 of 598	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	13.2	805 of 824	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	886 of 956	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1021 of 1021	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	1415 of 1452	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1408 of 1466	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1387 of 1483	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	1461 of 1488	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	1457 of 1467	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	1484 of 1502	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1461 of 1518	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	1423 of 1473	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1440 of 1484	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1415 of 1447	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	1396 of 1419	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	1402 of 1404	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1447 of 1465	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1417 of 1465	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	1426 of 1466	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	1464 of 1485	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	1494 of 1498	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	1499 of 1518	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1521 of 1535	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	1501 of 1536	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-47 vs state

Mathematics12%-49 vs state

Science4%-59 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
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
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
Summit Academy Community School-Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	2521 Fairwood Ave Ste 100	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Summit Academy Community School-Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-5497	54	6	9.0		11 (20.4%)	34 (63.0%)	4 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)								(n/a)		0.0						0.0						0.0
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
South Scioto Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Winslow Dr	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	South Scioto Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 445-7684	224	13	17.2		6 (2.7%)	182 (81.3%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.8%)	57.7	764^th of 1558 public elementary schools	51.0%		35.2	1083^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	31.3%	319	10.5	59.3	82.4	81.3	36.8	73.7	38.1	40.7	82.4	75.0	84.2	5.3	23.8	32.1	$12,042
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
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
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
Southwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1500 S 4th St	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5553	309	16	19.3		113 (36.6%)	136 (44.0%)	24 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.0%)	9.5	1420^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.9%		5.4	1504^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.6%	84	16.7		30.0	25.0	13.6	23.7			35.0	28.0	30.2	25.6			$14,003
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Moler Elementary School

How many students attend Moler Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Moler Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Moler Elementary School attend?

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

High : South High School

What is the racial makeup of Moler Elementary School?

Students at Moler Elementary School are 61% African American, 13% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Moler Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

Is Moler Elementary School a good school?

Moler Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Ohio elementary schools.

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