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Prairie Norton Elementary School

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Prairie Norton Elementary School ranks 1073 rd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1073^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Ohio elementary schools

510

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,744

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

105 Norton Rd
Columbus, OH 43228-1713

(614) 801-8450

District: South-Western City

Students who attend Prairie Norton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Westland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.8%

White:

28.2%

African American:

18.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (52% vs 64% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg57%

Ohio avg64%

1,073^rd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	34.7	1073 of 1558	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1115 of 1577	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1164 of 1596	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1128 of 1588	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	1087 of 1610	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1253 of 1676	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1329 of 1636	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	1250 of 1651	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.8	1211 of 1678	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.8	1238 of 1684	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.0	1329 of 1687	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	1363 of 1701	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.7	1332 of 1709	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	1315 of 1686	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	1414 of 1662	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.4	1242 of 1610	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.1	1155 of 1582	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.1	1156 of 1609	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.1	1293 of 1504	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.5	1243 of 1501	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.7	1224 of 1471	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	249 of 615	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	298 of 603	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	218 of 601	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	284 of 533	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	272 of 605	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	410 of 598	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	32.2	569 of 824	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	420 of 765	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	871 of 956	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	979 of 1021	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	168 of 281	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	152 of 258	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	144 of 239	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	128 of 213	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	81 of 183	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	92 of 169	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	116 of 174	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	965 of 1452	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	983 of 1466	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1092 of 1483	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1211 of 1488	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1070 of 1467	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1123 of 1502	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1222 of 1518	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	125 of 259	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	120 of 234	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	128 of 233	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	113 of 216	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	71 of 189	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	139 of 228	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	176 of 239	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	970 of 1473	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	1032 of 1484	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1040 of 1447	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	890 of 1419	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	900 of 1404	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1052 of 1465	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1204 of 1465	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1077 of 1466	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1163 of 1485	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1137 of 1498	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1030 of 1518	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	1047 of 1499	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1156 of 1535	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1318 of 1536	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	70 of 218	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	422 of 935	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.1	752 of 900	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	719 of 856	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	980 of 1175	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1060 of 1190	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1095 of 1215	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1110 of 1242	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1009 of 1249	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1134 of 1271	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1229 of 1309	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%-4 vs state

English Language Arts42%-19 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
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
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 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
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
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
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 Prairie Norton Elementary School

How many students attend Prairie Norton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Prairie Norton Elementary School.

What district is Prairie Norton Elementary School in?

South-Western City

Is Prairie Norton Elementary School a good school?

Prairie Norton Elementary School ranks 1073^rd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Prairie Norton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Prairie Norton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Westland High School

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Norton Elementary School?

Students at Prairie Norton Elementary School are 39% Hispanic, 28% White, 18% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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