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Graham Elementary and Middle School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Graham Elementary and Middle School is a public charter school serving 301 students in grades K-8 in Columbus, Ohio. The school is part of the Graham Elementary and Middle School District, which is ranked 690 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Graham Elementary and Middle School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 47.0% to 69.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Indianola Informal K-8 School (52.6%) and Clinton Elementary School (52.6%). The school's test scores are also significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 15% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 64.4%, and only 23.8% of 5th graders proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63.4%.

When comparing Graham Elementary and Middle School to nearby schools in the Columbus City Schools District, the performance gap is quite stark. For example, Clinton Elementary School, which is just 2.1 miles away, consistently outperforms Graham Elementary and Middle School across all subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, the school's low performance for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, raises concerns about equity and the school's ability to provide a high-quality education for all students.

310

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,822

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 E 16th Ave
Columbus, OH 43214-1617

(614) 253-4000

District: Graham Elementary and Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.6%

White:

22.3%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2019 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (28% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,381^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From bottom 8% (2019) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

810^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

690^th of 828Graham Elementary and Middle School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1381 of 1558	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1339 of 1577	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1499 of 1596	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1398 of 1588	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1449 of 1610	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1536 of 1676	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	546 of 615	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	422 of 603	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.9	581 of 610	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	497 of 601	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	391 of 533	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	557 of 605	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	397 of 598	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	33.3	551 of 824	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.9	748 of 765	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	881 of 956	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	792 of 1021	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1328 of 1452	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1242 of 1466	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	1450 of 1483	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1301 of 1488	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1288 of 1467	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1389 of 1502	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1325 of 1518	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1315 of 1473	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1277 of 1484	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1391 of 1447	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1312 of 1419	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1275 of 1404	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	1384 of 1465	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1233 of 1465	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1291 of 1466	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1284 of 1485	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1388 of 1498	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1364 of 1518	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1400 of 1499	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1433 of 1535	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1227 of 1536	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	680 of 935	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	590 of 900	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	788 of 856	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1066 of 1175	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	1209 of 1249	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1190 of 1271	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1147 of 1309	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	810 of 1036	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	787 of 1046	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	933 of 1048	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	852 of 1017	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	872 of 1037	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	797 of 1050	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	731 of 1010	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.9	661 of 1038	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.4	664 of 1050	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.8	734 of 1035	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.0	731 of 1008	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.1	714 of 1001	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.1	728 of 989	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	275 of 442	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	222 of 429	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.4	394 of 436	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	340 of 413	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	332 of 385	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	233 of 405	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	223 of 384	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	483 of 565	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	542 of 576	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	570 of 658	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.5	137 of 643	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	777 of 938	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	720 of 942	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	857 of 943	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	785 of 925	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	851 of 910	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	758 of 917	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	690 of 897	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	771 of 983	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	734 of 989	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	902 of 974	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	778 of 947	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	849 of 923	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	763 of 945	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	751 of 924	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	778 of 954	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	772 of 958	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	906 of 963	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	843 of 946	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	770 of 924	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	728 of 933	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	704 of 916	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	330 of 572	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	375 of 563	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	535 of 590	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	10.9	722 of 795	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	687 of 809	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	698 of 781	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	701 of 796	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	510 of 781	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

African American (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile~ school

White (2024)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-25 vs state

Science30%-33 vs state

Mathematics19%-38 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)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 (2016)	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	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Graham Elementary and Middle School	Public, Charter	K-8	140 E 16th Ave	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Graham Elementary and Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 253-4000	310	22	14.0	75.6%	69 (22.3%)	194 (62.6%)	19 (6.1%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (6.1%)	11.2	1381^st of 1558 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.9	1339^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.1%	42	23.8	36.0	15.0	24.0	9.5	26.2	14.6	24.0	35.0	32.0	40.5	31.0	41.7	34.0		$9,822
Weinland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 E 7th Ave	Columbus	43201	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5321	279	16	17.4	100.0%	21 (7.5%)	214 (76.7%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (9.0%)	8.1	1440^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.6%		7.6	1457^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.6%	17	22.0		36.2	30.0	12.2				28.6	20.0	36.6					$17,990
Hamilton STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	2047 Hamilton Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5568	369	17	21.7	91.7%	47 (12.7%)	245 (66.4%)	30 (8.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.7%)	8.5	1432^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	8.1%		4.6	1524^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.4%	92	28.6		40.7	25.6	21.4	12.0			20.4	20.5	33.3	10.0				$16,284
Indianola Informal K-8 School	Public	K-8	251 E Weber Rd	Columbus	43202	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5579	721	38	18.9	0.0%	408 (56.6%)	191 (26.5%)	47 (6.5%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.9%)	54.9	816^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.6%		54.8	854^th of 1577 public elementary schools	45.8%	38	61.8	71.0	49.4	67.1	55.8	45.3	27.9	62.3	66.3	65.9	78.7	50.6	68.1	62.9	100.0	$14,893
Hubbard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 W Hubbard Ave	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5564	280	16	17.5	100.0%	51 (18.2%)	106 (37.9%)	97 (34.6%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	26.4	1160^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.5%		18.4	1270^th of 1577 public elementary schools	19.5%	110	48.6		42.9	41.2	43.2				40.0	47.1	51.4					$16,545
Windsor STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	1219 E 12th Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5906	345	17	20.2	100.0%	18 (5.2%)	283 (82.0%)	23 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	2	1549^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.6%		2.7	1559^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.1%	10	2.4		11.4	8.7	7.3	2.5			6.8	4.3	14.6	4.7				$14,177
Como Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2989 Reis Ave	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6013	225	16	14.0	100.0%	66 (29.3%)	116 (51.6%)	20 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.9%)	13.4	1349^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.4%		15.1	1327^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.9%	22	18.2		53.8	45.9	13.0				28.0	35.1	21.7					$12,529
North Columbus Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1965 Gladstone Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	North Columbus Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 745-8375	131	4	32.7		4 (3.1%)	114 (87.0%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	5.2	1496^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.0%		3.4	1545^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.0%	49	10.5		7.1		0.0				21.4		42.1					$9,573
Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Clinton Heights Ave	Columbus	43202	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 365-6532	491	25	19.6	21.6%	355 (72.3%)	51 (10.4%)	25 (5.1%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.8%)	82	256^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.6%		84.8	192^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	87.8%	64	84.9		77.8	84.6	84.4				76.5	81.1	84.0					$13,522
Stevenson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1065 Oxley Rd	Columbus	43212	Franklin County	Grandview Heights Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 485-4200	340	22	15.8	8.7%	292 (85.9%)	5 (1.5%)	13 (3.8%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)								(n/a)			91.7						92.9							$16,982

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In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Graham Elementary and Middle School.

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Students at Graham Elementary and Middle School are 63% African American, 22% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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