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Darbydale Elementary School

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Darbydale Elementary School ranks 972 nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

972^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Darbydale Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-4 in Grove City, Ohio, with 388 students. It is part of the South-Western City School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Darbydale Elementary faces significant challenges compared to its peers. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.7% to 31.0%, which is much higher than the state average. Its test scores in both math and English language arts are generally below the district and state averages, with only 51.2% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to 56.9% for the district and 64.4% for the state. Darbydale also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with its rankings for White students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students all in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools.

Interestingly, Darbydale's performance is generally weaker than the other elementary schools in the South-Western City district, such as Buckeye Woods Elementary, which consistently ranks in the top 5-10% of Ohio elementary schools and has much higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism. Additionally, Darbydale's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 750 out of 1,684 Ohio elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 972 out of 1,558 in 2024-2025, suggesting the school is struggling to keep up with improvements in other schools across the state.

405

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,926

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7000 London Groveport Rd
Grove City, OH 43123-9661

(614) 801-8050

District: South-Western City

Students who attend Darbydale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pleasant View Middle School
High:	Central Crossing High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.6%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (59% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg57%

Ohio avg64%

972^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	44.8	972 of 1558	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	947 of 1577	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	863 of 1596	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	942 of 1588	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	984 of 1610	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	983 of 1676	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	1088 of 1636	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.1	1040 of 1651	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.0	923 of 1678	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.5	750 of 1684	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.3	1125 of 1687	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.0	967 of 1701	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.7	978 of 1709	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.9	1089 of 1686	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.9	738 of 1662	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.7	818 of 1610	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.3	889 of 1582	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.1	729 of 1609	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.6	806 of 1504	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.9	983 of 1501	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.7	777 of 1471	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	26.8	593 of 765	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	793 of 956	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	694 of 1021	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	199 of 281	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	207 of 258	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	921 of 1452	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	923 of 1466	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	913 of 1483	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1009 of 1488	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	971 of 1467	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	935 of 1502	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1090 of 1518	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1046 of 1473	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1058 of 1484	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.6	747 of 1447	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	873 of 1419	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	915 of 1404	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	871 of 1465	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1086 of 1465	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	908 of 1466	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	877 of 1485	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	671 of 1498	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	768 of 1518	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	916 of 1499	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	838 of 1535	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	996 of 1536	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	701 of 935	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	670 of 900	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.5	411 of 856	52.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	862 of 1175	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	813 of 1190	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	739 of 1215	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	965 of 1242	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	923 of 1249	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	919 of 1271	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1099 of 1309	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2021)22nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics62%-4 vs state

English Language Arts55%-7 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
Darbydale Elementary School	Public	K-4	7000 London Groveport Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8050	405	19	21.8	59.3%	298 (73.6%)	17 (4.2%)	57 (14.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	44.8	972^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	37.6%		48.2	947^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.9%	25			51.2	73.6					48.8	60.9					$11,926
Bolton Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2695 Holt Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8275	717	32	22.7	70.0%	251 (35.0%)	228 (31.8%)	119 (16.6%)	32 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.0%)	19	1275^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.2%		31.7	1114^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.4%	161			39.8	41.7					42.6	42.0					$9,291
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
JC Sommer Elementary School	Public	K-4	3055 Kingston Ave	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-8350	545	27	20.1	37.6%	428 (78.5%)	41 (7.5%)	28 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.9%)	66.9	590^th of 1558 public elementary schools	62.1%		68.5	568^th of 1577 public elementary schools	64.0%	22			75.4	73.6					65.3	71.7					$11,253
Richard Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-4	3646 Richard Ave	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8325	423	24	17.5	58.6%	267 (63.1%)	52 (12.3%)	53 (12.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	46	959^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.4%		37.6	1062^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	32.7%	103			50.7	68.1					62.2	55.6					$12,174
Buckeye Woods Elementary School	Public	K-4	2525 Holton Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-8025	742	36	20.3	20.6%	607 (81.8%)	27 (3.6%)	38 (5.1%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.5%)	84.6	178^th of 1558 public elementary schools	88.6%		87.6	112^th of 1577 public elementary schools	92.9%	66			80.1	93.7					77.6	90.2					$12,485
Monterey Elementary School	Public	K-4	3811 Hoover Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8250	425	22	19.2	52.2%	277 (65.2%)	42 (9.9%)	60 (14.1%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.0%)	56	800^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.7%		60.1	755^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.1%	45			67.4	73.2					53.9	66.2					$11,855
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
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	2600 Cameron St	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8200	475	24	19.6	74.5%	269 (56.6%)	84 (17.7%)	63 (13.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.0%)	62.5	684^th of 1558 public elementary schools	56.1%		55.6	838^th of 1577 public elementary schools	46.9%	154			70.6	77.5					64.7	62.9					$10,127
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Darbydale Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Darbydale Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Pleasant View Middle School
High : Central Crossing High School

Is Darbydale Elementary School a good school?

Darbydale Elementary School ranks 972^nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Darbydale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Darbydale Elementary School.

What district is Darbydale Elementary School in?

South-Western City

What is the racial makeup of Darbydale Elementary School?

Students at Darbydale Elementary School are 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

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