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Northtowne Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Northtowne Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 299 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 688 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Northtowne Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northtowne Elementary faces significant challenges, particularly in the areas of student attendance and academic achievement. The school has had extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 52.6% to 57.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Northtowne Elementary's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are consistently well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 33.3%, compared to 30.5% for the district and 63.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Avalon Elementary, Parkmoor Elementary, and Valley Forge Elementary, generally outperform Northtowne Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings within the state. These schools serve a similar demographic population but appear to be more effective in supporting student learning. Despite Northtowne Elementary's per-student spending being on par with the nearby schools, the school's challenges seem to be more deeply rooted, likely requiring a closer examination of its instructional practices and strategies to address the persistent issue of chronic absenteeism.

321

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,202

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4767 Northtowne Blvd
Columbus, OH 43229-5756

(614) 365-5488

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Northtowne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodward Park Middle School
High:	Northland High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.7%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Asian:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (36% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 32 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg37%

Ohio avg64%

1,312^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	15.9	1312 of 1558	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1415 of 1577	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1341 of 1596	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1380 of 1588	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1459 of 1610	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1568 of 1676	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1539 of 1636	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	1432 of 1651	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	1390 of 1678	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	1455 of 1684	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	1468 of 1687	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	3.9	1634 of 1701	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.6	1601 of 1709	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.8	1502 of 1686	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.6	1504 of 1662	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.0	1333 of 1610	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	1420 of 1582	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	1374 of 1609	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.1	1429 of 1504	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.6	1440 of 1501	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.9	1448 of 1471	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	345 of 615	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	314 of 603	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	415 of 610	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	434 of 601	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	399 of 533	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	508 of 605	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	532 of 598	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	227 of 281	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	205 of 258	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	207 of 239	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	188 of 213	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	162 of 183	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	149 of 169	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	158 of 174	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1294 of 1452	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1340 of 1466	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1255 of 1483	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1361 of 1488	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1387 of 1467	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1409 of 1502	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1370 of 1518	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	225 of 259	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	141 of 233	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.5	220 of 228	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1225 of 1473	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1297 of 1484	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1203 of 1447	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1224 of 1419	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1281 of 1404	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1370 of 1465	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1378 of 1465	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1206 of 1466	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1262 of 1485	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1300 of 1498	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1295 of 1518	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	1368 of 1499	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1418 of 1535	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	1473 of 1536	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-22 vs state

Science33%-30 vs state

Mathematics32%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Northtowne Elementary School

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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
Northtowne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4767 Northtowne Blvd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5488	321	16	20.0		11 (3.4%)	198 (61.7%)	68 (21.2%)	26 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	15.9	1312^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.8%		9.4	1415^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.3%	103	33.3		39.4	37.8	17.8				39.4	40.5	44.4				$13,202
Imagine Columbus Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4656 Heaton Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Imagine Columbus Primary Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 433-7510	283	14	20.2		2 (0.7%)	145 (51.2%)	18 (6.4%)	118 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6	1478^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.1%		6.8	1476^th of 1577 public elementary schools	6.4%	2	13.8	0.0	15.4	17.4	24.1	0.0	0.0	5.6	26.9	30.4	34.5	5.9	29.4	11.1	$10,464
Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Public, Charter	K-8	2100 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-4500	525	26	20.1		8 (1.5%)	30 (5.7%)	482 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	34.1	1077^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.9%		32.8	1106^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.9%	29	49.1	60.5	67.9	81.4	37.7	43.2	22.9	34.2	41.5	27.9	35.8	34.1	33.3	28.9	$10,002
Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1875 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 318-0600	133	13	10.2		3 (2.3%)	100 (75.2%)	20 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.3%)	67	588^th of 1558 public elementary schools	62.3%		70.2	533^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	66.2%	55		47.1	83.3	54.5		56.3	13.3	47.1	100.0	72.7		50.0	60.0	50.0	$13,725
Avalon Elementary School	Public	K-3	5220 Avalon Ave	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5361	399	19	21.0		19 (4.8%)	217 (54.4%)	118 (29.6%)	26 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)								(n/a)			61.6						43.0						$15,190
Parkmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1711 Penworth Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5349	304	17	17.8		27 (8.9%)	194 (63.8%)	38 (12.5%)	14 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	41.3	1008^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.3%		40.9	1025^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.0%	17	56.1		66.0	60.4	31.7				44.7	50.0	70.7				$14,525
Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	2835 Morse Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 475-4585	774	58	13.3		23 (3.0%)	664 (85.8%)	57 (7.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	31.2	1106^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.0%		28.6	1156^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.7%	50	35.0		40.5	62.3	37.6				43.0	63.7	50.4				$17,160
Valley Forge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1321 Urban Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5648	310	22	14.0		24 (7.7%)	160 (51.6%)	86 (27.7%)	29 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	23.5	1207^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.5%		27.3	1166^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.1%	41	40.7		54.8	37.0	33.3				38.7	40.7	51.9				$13,073
Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1333 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 261-1200	637	25	25.4		9 (1.4%)	454 (71.3%)	90 (14.1%)	55 (8.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	12.8	1360^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.7%		17.6	1283^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	18.6%	77	14.9	36.1	36.8	31.5	10.6	19.6	33.3	18.0	36.2	48.1	34.0	25.5	48.1	23.0	$10,288
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	1880 E Dublin Granville Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-0920	721	36	20.3		5 (0.7%)	711 (98.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37.7	1039^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.3%		23.1	1225^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.3%	186	53.2	32.3	57.1	58.4	32.3	26.4	30.3	45.2	57.5	61.0	62.9	32.1	59.2	45.2	$10,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Northtowne Elementary School

How many students attend Northtowne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Northtowne Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Northtowne Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Woodward Park Middle School
High : Northland High School

Is Northtowne Elementary School a good school?

Northtowne Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Northtowne Elementary School?

Students at Northtowne Elementary School are 62% African American, 21% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

What district is Northtowne Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

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