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Darby Woods Elementary School

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Darby Woods Elementary School ranks 857 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

857^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Darby Woods Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Galloway, Ohio, serving 527 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the South-Western City School District, which is ranked 531 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Darby Woods Elementary consistently performs below the state average in Ohio State Tests for both Mathematics and English Language Arts across grades 3 and 4. However, the school generally performs better than the South-Western City School District average, with higher proficiency rates in most subject areas and grade levels. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, Darby Woods tends to underperform, with lower proficiency rates in 3rd grade Math, for example.

Darby Woods has a diverse student population, with significant representation of African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) students. The school's performance for these subgroups is mixed, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than the state average, while Asian and White students tend to underperform. Notably, ELL students at Darby Woods perform relatively well, ranking in the top 25% of Ohio elementary schools in this category. However, the school faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates and a high percentage of students from low-income families, which likely contribute to the overall academic performance.

554

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,664

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 Westwoods Blvd
Galloway, OH 43119-8548

(614) 801-8075

District: South-Western City

Students who attend Darby Woods Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Galloway Ridge Intermediate School
	Pleasant View Middle School
High:	Westland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.7%

Hispanic:

28.0%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg57%

Ohio avg64%

857^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 16Elementary Schools in the South-Western City

531^st of 828South-Western City 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	52.2	857 of 1558	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1034 of 1577	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	1033 of 1596	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	878 of 1588	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	892 of 1610	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	1059 of 1676	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	1022 of 1636	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.9	957 of 1651	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.6	1034 of 1678	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.6	939 of 1684	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.4	1141 of 1687	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.3	1295 of 1701	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.5	1188 of 1709	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.9	1139 of 1686	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.3	1277 of 1662	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.5	1199 of 1610	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.9	1228 of 1582	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.7	1196 of 1609	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.3	933 of 1504	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.7	936 of 1501	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.4	875 of 1471	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	274 of 603	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	137 of 610	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	67 of 601	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	35.6	391 of 605	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	320 of 598	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	61 of 81	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	59 of 78	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	61 of 78	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	41 of 52	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	61 of 70	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	54.0	381 of 956	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	597 of 1021	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	73 of 281	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	110 of 258	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	121 of 239	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.1	58 of 213	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	36 of 183	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	73 of 169	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	55 of 174	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	829 of 1452	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	924 of 1466	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	959 of 1483	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	893 of 1488	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	806 of 1467	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	952 of 1502	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1012 of 1518	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	58.0	415 of 759	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	143 of 259	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	110 of 234	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	155 of 233	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	69 of 216	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	55 of 189	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.5	114 of 228	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	113 of 239	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	699 of 1473	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	893 of 1484	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	875 of 1447	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.2	511 of 1419	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	459 of 1404	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	900 of 1465	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	931 of 1465	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	793 of 1466	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1049 of 1485	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1012 of 1498	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	789 of 1518	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	872 of 1499	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	944 of 1535	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	971 of 1536	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	325 of 935	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	674 of 1175	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	954 of 1190	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	807 of 1215	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	813 of 1242	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	925 of 1249	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	774 of 1271	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	920 of 1309	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2019)60th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2024)55th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)45th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

White (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Asian (2024)25th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%-3 vs state

English Language Arts62%~ state avg

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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
Darby Woods Elementary School	Public	K-4	255 Westwoods Blvd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8075	554	30	18.7	72.2%	220 (39.7%)	83 (15.0%)	155 (28.0%)	51 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.1%)	52.2	857^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.0%		40.4	1034^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.4%	177			57.6	70.5					60.2	62.8					$11,664
Prairie Norton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	105 Norton Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8450	510	26	20.0	76.7%	144 (28.2%)	93 (18.2%)	198 (38.8%)	23 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.0%)	34.7	1073^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.1%		31.7	1115^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.3%	42			62.7	62.5					43.6	40.7					$10,744
Prairie Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-4	4900 Amesbury Way	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8300	515	27	19.4	78.8%	168 (32.6%)	83 (16.1%)	204 (39.6%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.5%)	23.4	1209^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.4%		19.1	1264^th of 1577 public elementary schools	19.8%	55			37.4	62.3					37.4	40.3					$11,325
Stiles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4700 Stiles Ave	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8375	511	28	18.5	88.6%	78 (15.3%)	150 (29.4%)	244 (47.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	12.2	1365^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.4%		9.6	1411^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.5%	46			35.9	37.9					34.6	32.6					$11,931
Alton Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	982 Alton Rd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8000	504	26	19.7	61.5%	271 (53.8%)	55 (10.9%)	121 (24.0%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	29	1127^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.7%		23.3	1219^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.7%	92			59.3	44.4					41.4	48.6					$10,182
Westside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4330 Clime Rd North	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Westside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 272-9392	339	15	22.2		3 (0.9%)	319 (94.1%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31	1108^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.9%		41.4	1017^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.5%	91	39.4	72.2	33.3	43.2	30.3	27.3	25.0	16.7	43.2	52.3	63.6	63.6	42.9	38.9	$9,983
Georgian Heights Alt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	784 Georgian Dr	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5931	484	25	19.3		142 (29.3%)	95 (19.6%)	169 (34.9%)	29 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	24.6	1188^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.7%		36	1073^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	32.0%	115	27.6		54.7	40.9	26.3				55.4	44.6	48.1				$14,226
Eakin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3774 Eakin Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5928	242	15	16.1		39 (16.1%)	130 (53.7%)	50 (20.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	7.5	1453^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.3	1509^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.3%	56	15.6		18.8	28.6	21.9				25.0	39.3	18.8				$17,733
Hilliard Horizon Elementary School	Public	K-5	6000 Renner Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 921-5800	596	35	17.2	58.4%	326 (54.7%)	101 (16.9%)	107 (18.0%)	30 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.2%)	37.8	1037^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.4%		52.1	891^st of 1577 public elementary schools	43.5%	146	57.4		53.0	55.1	46.8				42.0	54.1	59.6				$11,622
West Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	3501 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 279-0646	488	26	18.5	90.2%	101 (20.7%)	186 (38.1%)	152 (31.1%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.8%)	28.9	1131^st of 1558 public elementary schools	27.4%		25.2	1189^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.6%	58			43.9	60.0					39.4	50.8					$11,053

Frequently Asked Questions about Darby Woods Elementary School

Is Darby Woods Elementary School a good school?

Darby Woods Elementary School ranks 857^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Darby Woods Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Darby Woods Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Galloway Ridge Intermediate School
Middle : Pleasant View Middle School
High : Westland High School

What district is Darby Woods Elementary School in?

South-Western City

How many students attend Darby Woods Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Darby Woods Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Darby Woods Elementary School?

Students at Darby Woods Elementary School are 40% White, 28% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

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