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Oakland Park Alternative Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Oakland Park Alternative Elementary is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 289 students in grades PK-5. It 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.

Oakland Park Alternative Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 38.0% to 57.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than district and state averages. Academically, students perform well below state and district averages on Ohio state tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 8.8% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to 30.5% for the district and 63.4% for the state.

While the nearby Clinton Elementary and Como Elementary schools generally perform much better than Oakland Park Alternative Elementary, one notable exception is Indianola Informal K-8 School, which is also part of the Columbus City Schools District but ranks in the top 50% of Ohio elementary schools, suggesting the district is capable of operating high-performing schools. However, Oakland Park Alternative Elementary has not been able to achieve similar results, and addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and implementing more effective instructional strategies appear to be critical areas for improvement.

295

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,983

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3392 Atwood Ter
Columbus, OH 43224-3381

(614) 365-6058

District: Columbus City Schools District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.3%

White:

22.7%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (23% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg37%

Ohio avg64%

1,456^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd 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	7.4	1456 of 1558	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1371 of 1577	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1357 of 1596	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1242 of 1588	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1336 of 1610	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1462 of 1676	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1390 of 1636	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	1367 of 1651	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	1397 of 1678	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.1	1274 of 1684	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.0	1448 of 1687	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.6	1388 of 1701	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.0	1328 of 1709	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.9	1206 of 1686	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.8	1214 of 1662	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.5	1220 of 1610	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.3	1125 of 1582	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.4	1111 of 1609	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.8	940 of 1504	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	64.0	610 of 1501	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.9	664 of 1471	54.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	533 of 615	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	501 of 603	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	552 of 610	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	418 of 601	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	297 of 533	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	382 of 605	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	376 of 598	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	30.2	761 of 1021	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1308 of 1452	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1312 of 1466	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1264 of 1483	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1161 of 1488	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1318 of 1467	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	1415 of 1502	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1414 of 1518	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1368 of 1473	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1283 of 1484	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1214 of 1447	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1067 of 1419	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1156 of 1404	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1267 of 1465	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1241 of 1465	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	1402 of 1466	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1310 of 1485	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1364 of 1498	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1256 of 1518	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1281 of 1499	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1248 of 1535	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1230 of 1536	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	795 of 935	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	885 of 900	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	16.8	1073 of 1215	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1051 of 1242	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1147 of 1249	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	1224 of 1271	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	1266 of 1309	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)25th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

White (2023)12th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-38 vs state

English Language Arts25%-39 vs state

Science9%-55 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
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
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
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
Columbus Spanish Immersion K-7 School	Public	PK, KG-5	3940 Karl Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-8129	471	23	20.4		27 (5.7%)	143 (30.4%)	262 (55.6%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.9%)	23.8	1201^st of 1558 public elementary schools	22.9%		20.8	1248^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.9%	47	41.2		54.0	32.8	11.5				61.9	42.2	39.6					$13,110
North Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1718 E Cooke Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6055	292	19	15.3		31 (10.6%)	124 (42.5%)	111 (38.0%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	10.3	1400^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.1%		8.6	1436^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.9%	36	25.6		47.6	17.6	28.2				27.9	14.3	28.2					$16,509
Linden STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	2626 Cleveland Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6537	400	18	22.2		18 (4.5%)	208 (52.0%)	151 (37.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	4.9	1507^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.3%		8	1451^st of 1577 public elementary schools	8.0%	56	9.7		15.8	15.4	6.5	24.5			7.9	20.5	19.4	14.3				$14,362
Maize Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4360 Maize Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6040	334	19	17.5		55 (16.5%)	174 (52.1%)	67 (20.1%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	11.1	1384^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.2%		7.3	1463^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	7.2%	79	13.9		40.0	42.1	13.9				33.3	28.9	38.9					$14,030
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakland Park Alternative Elementary

How many students attend Oakland Park Alternative Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Oakland Park Alternative Elementary.

Is Oakland Park Alternative Elementary a good school?

Oakland Park Alternative Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Oakland Park Alternative Elementary?

Students at Oakland Park Alternative Elementary are 58% African American, 23% White, 12% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Oakland Park Alternative Elementary in?

Columbus City Schools District

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