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Columbus Intermediate School

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Columbus Intermediate School ranks 1050 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

1050^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Columbus Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving 353 students in grades 3-5 in Bedford, Ohio, which is part of the Bedford City School District. While the school has some bright spots, the data indicates that it is an underperforming school facing systemic challenges within its district.

One key issue is the school's consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 37.1% to 38.6% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Carylwood Intermediate (37.1%) and Warrensville Heights Elementary (32.6%). Additionally, Columbus Intermediate's test scores are generally below the state averages and the scores of nearby schools, with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts that are 10-20 percentage points lower.

The data also reveals significant performance gaps between different student subgroups at Columbus Intermediate. While the school performs relatively well for African American and Hispanic students, it ranks in the bottom 800-900 schools in Ohio for special education and low socioeconomic status students. Over the past several years, the school's overall ranking has consistently placed it in the bottom third of Ohio elementary schools, suggesting that the challenges facing Columbus Intermediate are systemic issues within the Bedford City School District. Addressing chronic absenteeism, improving academic performance across all student subgroups, and implementing effective school improvement strategies will be critical for the school to raise student achievement and better serve its community.

378

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,106

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23600 Columbus Rd
Bedford, OH 44146-2954

(440) 786-3322

District: Bedford City

Students who attend Columbus Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Heskett Middle School
High:	Bedford High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.6%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2021 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (52% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg41%

Ohio avg62%

1,050^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Bedford City

677^th of 828Bedford 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	36.9	1050 of 1558	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1069 of 1577	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1182 of 1596	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1139 of 1588	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1255 of 1610	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1234 of 1676	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1175 of 1636	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.3	1158 of 1651	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.7	1136 of 1678	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.2	1041 of 1684	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.1	1157 of 1687	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.0	1289 of 1701	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.0	1242 of 1709	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.3	1388 of 1686	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.4	1275 of 1662	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.4	1317 of 1610	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.6	1271 of 1582	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.0	1349 of 1609	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	1324 of 1504	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.6	1251 of 1501	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.2	1059 of 1471	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	200 of 615	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	187 of 603	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	207 of 610	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	180 of 601	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	40.7	258 of 533	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	191 of 605	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	158 of 598	73.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	558 of 824	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.2	713 of 765	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	689 of 956	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	804 of 1021	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1070 of 1452	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1123 of 1466	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1139 of 1483	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1086 of 1488	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1158 of 1467	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1116 of 1502	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1103 of 1518	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	39.0	97 of 126	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	723 of 759	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	55.6	87 of 234	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	931 of 1473	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1061 of 1484	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1063 of 1447	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	885 of 1419	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1104 of 1404	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1034 of 1465	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	986 of 1465	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1127 of 1466	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1125 of 1485	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1144 of 1498	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1115 of 1518	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1218 of 1499	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1184 of 1535	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1151 of 1536	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	16.8	162 of 183	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	762 of 935	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	709 of 900	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	806 of 856	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)67th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2024)63rd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)11th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science59%-4 vs state

English Language Arts57%-4 vs state

Mathematics42%-21 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
Columbus Intermediate School	Public	3-5	23600 Columbus Rd	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 786-3322	378	24	15.9		22 (5.8%)	282 (74.6%)	43 (11.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	36.9	1050^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.6%		36.6	1069^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.2%	19	59.1		42.5	52.4	32.4				47.8	41.0	48.6	91.7			$14,106
Central Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	799 Washington St	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 439-4225	406	27	15.1		23 (5.7%)	298 (73.4%)	47 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.4%)								(n/a)															$14,150
Ohio College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	21100 Southgate Park Blvd	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Ohio College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 453-4550	179	11	16.2		6 (3.4%)	163 (91.1%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	51.3	873^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	44.0%		10.4	1397^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.4%	524	68.8	94.4	47.1	46.2	50.0	50.0		72.2	70.6	46.2	81.3	61.1		61.1	$12,896
Carylwood Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1387 Caryl Dr	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 439-4509	248	18	14.1		15 (6.0%)	201 (81.0%)	11 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)	19.7	1266^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.7%		28.6	1155^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.8%	111	44.4		40.8	34.2	31.2				39.0	28.2	54.5				$14,811
Green Inspiration Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4901 Galaxy Pkwy Ste L	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Green Inspiration Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 378-9573	130	10	13.0		0 (0.0%)	123 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	22.8	1217^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.9%		29.5	1139^th of 1577 public elementary schools	27.8%	78	54.5	47.1	35.7	42.9	45.5	23.1	10.0	58.8	50.0	28.6	36.4	30.8	20.0	41.2	$11,712
STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 Richmond Rd Ste 3000	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 595-2866	339	18	18.8		5 (1.5%)	328 (96.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	46.6	947^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.2%		32.9	1102^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	30.1%	155	40.0	60.0	75.0	28.0	32.0	73.3	37.5	10.0	75.0	64.0	52.0	46.7	45.8	15.0	$11,017
Glendale Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	400 W Glendale St	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 439-4227	309	23	13.7		27 (8.7%)	231 (74.8%)	23 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)								(n/a)															$14,790
Warrensville Heights Elementary School	Public	1-5	21865 Clarkwood Pkwy	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Warrensville Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 230-2468	673	45	15.1		3 (0.4%)	623 (92.6%)	21 (3.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	22	1231^st of 1558 public elementary schools	21.0%		23.6	1213^th of 1577 public elementary schools	23.1%	18	38.5		47.2	34.3	37.0				44.1	42.4	46.7				$18,737
Warrensville Heights Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	4265 Northfield Road	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	Warrensville Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(216) 364-1014	208	14	14.8		1 (0.5%)	202 (97.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)															$10,808
Barack Obama School	Public	4-5	5800 Glenwood Ave	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 438-6020	445	28	15.8		8 (1.8%)	392 (88.1%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	15.7	1316^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.5%		13.3	1351^st of 1577 public elementary schools	14.3%	35	33.0			43.1	27.3					37.0	36.2				$12,779

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbus Intermediate School

What district is Columbus Intermediate School in?

Bedford City

What is the racial makeup of Columbus Intermediate School?

Students at Columbus Intermediate School are 75% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% White.

Is Columbus Intermediate School a good school?

Columbus Intermediate School ranks 1050^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Columbus Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Columbus Intermediate School.

What schools do graduates of Columbus Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Columbus Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heskett Middle School
High : Bedford High School

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