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Monterey Elementary School

Q: Is Monterey Elementary School a good school?

Monterey Elementary School ranks 800 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Monterey Elementary School is a public elementary school in Grove City, Ohio, serving 440 students in grades K-4 as part of the South-Western City School District. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency, with 4th-grade students scoring 73.2% and 66.2% proficient, respectively, compared to 64.2% and 55.4% for the district.

Monterey's female students and white students perform better than the state average, but the school's special education and low socioeconomic status students struggle, ranking in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 13.9% to 31.0% in recent years, and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, between 43.19% and 51.59%. Compared to nearby schools, Monterey generally outperforms Bolton Crossing Elementary and Finland Elementary, but lags behind the higher-performing Buckeye Woods Elementary, which is only 2.16 miles away and consistently ranks in the top 5-10% of Ohio elementary schools.

To address these challenges, Monterey Elementary should focus on supporting its special education and low socioeconomic status students, as well as reducing chronic absenteeism, which can significantly impact academic achievement. By addressing these areas, the school can continue to build on its strengths and provide a well-rounded education for all its students.

425

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,855

Per pupil spending ?

52.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3811 Hoover Rd
Grove City, OH 43123-2453

(614) 801-8250

District: South-Western City

Students who attend Monterey Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Beulah Park Middle School
	Park Street Intermediate School
High:	Grove City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

Hispanic:

14.1%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in South-Western City

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg57%

Ohio avg64%

800^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	56.0	800 of 1558	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	755 of 1577	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	679 of 1596	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	758 of 1588	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	897 of 1610	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	786 of 1676	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	844 of 1636	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.4	966 of 1651	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.5	860 of 1678	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.8	1003 of 1684	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.2	989 of 1687	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.9	1069 of 1701	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.6	615 of 1709	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.1	877 of 1686	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.1	1243 of 1662	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.6	1054 of 1610	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.2	980 of 1582	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.1	1225 of 1609	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.9	1182 of 1504	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.0	893 of 1501	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.4	1210 of 1471	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	29.0	615 of 824	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	598 of 765	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	523 of 956	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	289 of 1021	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	722 of 1452	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	716 of 1466	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.6	333 of 1483	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	654 of 1488	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	866 of 1467	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.6	600 of 1502	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	890 of 1518	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	44.6	619 of 759	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	883 of 1473	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.9	517 of 1484	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	619 of 1447	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	794 of 1419	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.9	515 of 1404	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	639 of 1465	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	909 of 1465	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	779 of 1466	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	703 of 1485	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	883 of 1498	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.0	753 of 1518	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	883 of 1499	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	755 of 1535	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	683 of 1536	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	542 of 935	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.5	833 of 856	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	646 of 1175	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	576 of 1190	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	581 of 1215	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	682 of 1242	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	864 of 1249	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	690 of 1271	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	738 of 1309	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)18th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics70%+4 vs state

English Language Arts60%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Out of the 420 students, 333 of them being Caucasian and 21 of them are black, my child just happens to be one of those black children. This would be his second year in this school. Last year we had no problems. His kindergarten teacher was phenomenal. This year however the teacher is incompetent, did interested and does not care. My child has come home on several occasions stating he feels as though his teacher does not like him or he is being treated differently. This year he had an incident where he was kicked in the privates and instead of immediately being called we were not. Weeks later we met with the principal and she herself didn't even know about the incident. This schools values have rapidly declined. I was so excited and looking forward to this year and now I can not wait until the school year is over to see if there is a way he can be transferred to another school in the same district. I am not the only parent making complaints Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
James A Harmon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1861 Gantz Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8150	589	27	21.6	69.6%	319 (54.2%)	92 (15.6%)	102 (17.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.4%)	41.8	1003^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	35.6%		36	1072^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	32.0%	69			57.9	70.9					50.0	49.5					$10,442
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
Finland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1835 Finland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8125	371	22	16.9	90.8%	154 (41.5%)	94 (25.3%)	80 (21.6%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.0%)	31.2	1107^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.9%		16.8	1299^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.6%	192			69.3	51.3					41.3	36.3					$11,933
Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1258 Demorest Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 318-0606	397	20	19.8		15 (3.8%)	72 (18.1%)	258 (65.0%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (10.8%)	22.7	1218^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.8%		37.5	1065^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.5%	153	42.5	40.0	51.3	52.8	40.0	36.1	43.6	40.0	42.5	34.2	37.5	8.1	28.2	29.3	$11,560
East Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1955 Richmond Rd	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8100	257	13	20.5		104 (40.5%)	43 (16.7%)	81 (31.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.3%)	20.5	1249^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.8%		16.1	1310^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.9%	61			32.8	45.9					31.0	54.1					$8,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Monterey Elementary School

How many students attend Monterey Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Monterey Elementary School.

Is Monterey Elementary School a good school?

Monterey Elementary School ranks 800^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Monterey Elementary School in?

South-Western City

What is the racial makeup of Monterey Elementary School?

Students at Monterey Elementary School are 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Monterey Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Beulah Park Middle School
Middle : Park Street Intermediate School
High : Grove City High School

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