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United Schools Columbus

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

United Schools Columbus is a K–8 school at 617 W State St in Columbus, OH, with 838 students—the largest enrollment in its nearby comparison group—and it operates as its own district. Statewide it ranks 1,255 of 1,560 for 2025–2026 (20th percentile, 1 star), and its district rank is 652 of 773. The trend line has fallen: the school was at the 62nd percentile with 3 stars in 2018–2019 and has stayed in the 20th–29th percentile with 1 star since 2020–2021.

Test scores sit below Ohio averages in every reported subject and grade, with the largest gaps in middle-school math: 6th-grade math is 18.2 versus 56.2 statewide, and 7th-grade math is 17.3 versus 48.6. Relative strengths are 5th-grade ELA (61.1 vs. 70.4) and 8th-grade science (54.4 vs. 61.2), both improved in recent years. Compared with nearby schools, United scores higher than Hubbard Elementary School, Sullivant Elementary School, Starling Pk-8, Avondale Elementary School, and LINC Academy Columbus on comparable tests, and higher than South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village in most subjects, including 8th-grade science, math, and ELA. Results against Stewart Alternative Elementary School are mixed, with Stewart well ahead in 3rd-grade math and ELA. Stevenson Elementary, in Grandview Heights Schools, is a high-performing outlier, with 3rd-grade math at 91 and ELA at 94.4.

Chronic absenteeism is 49.1% in 2025–2026, down from a 59.6% peak in 2022–2023 and better than the Columbus City Schools District average of 53.8% and several nearby schools, though far above Stevenson's 4.2%. Among student groups, African American students rank at the 49th percentile (2 stars), well above the school's overall 20th percentile, while special education students (16th percentile) and multi-racial students (15th percentile) rank lower. Note that free/reduced-lunch data is not reported, per-student spending ($7,368) dates to 2018–2019, and the reported student–teacher ratio has swung widely across years, so resource comparisons are less reliable than test-score and attendance data.

838

Students ?

39.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,594

Per pupil spending ?

28.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

74.5%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

617 W State St
Columbus, OH 43215-4418

(877) 644-6338

District: United Schools Columbus

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.8%

Hispanic:

12.6%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2018 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (39% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,255^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 30 pts since 2018

From top 50% (2018) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

770^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 6 pts since 2024

From bottom 33% (2024) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

652^nd of 773United Schools Columbus 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
2026	20.3	1255 of 1560	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	1177 of 1558	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1244 of 1577	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1146 of 1596	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1129 of 1588	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1154 of 1610	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.8	645 of 1676	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	822 of 1636	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	320 of 631	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	257 of 615	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	294 of 603	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	234 of 610	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	202 of 601	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	152 of 533	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	47 of 605	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	63 of 598	89.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	1198 of 1452	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	1178 of 1452	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1272 of 1466	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1193 of 1483	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1073 of 1488	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1135 of 1467	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.0	591 of 1502	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	878 of 1518	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	198 of 315	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	1163 of 1467	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	1078 of 1473	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1139 of 1484	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	935 of 1447	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	874 of 1419	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	918 of 1404	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.4	202 of 1465	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	263 of 1465	82.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	1202 of 1467	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	1101 of 1466	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1138 of 1485	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	951 of 1498	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1077 of 1518	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	1087 of 1499	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.4	615 of 1535	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	634 of 1536	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	186 of 220	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	770 of 914	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	814 of 935	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	727 of 900	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	57.2	645 of 1271	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.3	326 of 1309	75.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	770 of 1046	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	756 of 1036	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	705 of 1046	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	237 of 455	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.2	202 of 442	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	138 of 429	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	752 of 947	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	736 of 938	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	689 of 942	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	142 of 270	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.8	79 of 262	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	109 of 239	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	726 of 996	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	705 of 983	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	620 of 989	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	732 of 955	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	728 of 954	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	686 of 958	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	186 of 260	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	335 of 579	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.7	520 of 572	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	489 of 563	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	659 of 790	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	668 of 777	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	689 of 795	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Homeless (2025)67th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+30 vs school

White (2019)49th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)48th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science47%-15 vs state

English Language Arts42%-21 vs state

Mathematics33%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
United Schools Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	617 W State St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	United Schools Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	838	21	39.9	28.9%	84 (10.0%)	543 (64.8%)	106 (12.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (11.9%)	20.3	1255^th of 1560 public elementary schools	19.6%		25.2	1177^th of 1558 public elementary schools	24.5%	78	40.3	54.4	42.9	44.6	31.9	18.2	17.3	43.7	37.7	33.8	61.1	31.7	40.0	45.2	74.5%	0%	$12,594
LINC Academy Columbus	Public, Charter	K-3	33 N Grubb St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	LINC Academy Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 827-3373	25	4	6.2	—	1 (4.0%)	19 (76.0%)	2 (8.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)								(n/a)			23.1						30.8						67.3%	10.2%	$4,752
Avondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Hawkes Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6511	270	16	16.8	76.7%	99 (36.7%)	113 (41.9%)	30 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.4%)	11.7	1379^th of 1560 public elementary schools	11.6%		9.7	1414^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.2%	35	36.7		14.3	28.6	26.7				22.2	26.2	55.2				96.4%	3.6%	$13,290
Sullivant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	791 Griggs Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6524	265	18	14.7	81.1%	51 (19.2%)	143 (54.0%)	44 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	4.6	1505^th of 1560 public elementary schools	3.5%		2.8	1537^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.3%	32	0.0		9.4	36.6	5.6				21.9	29.3	26.3				65.5%	0%	$12,524
Franklin Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-2	61 E Mound St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Franklin Learning Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 586-7599	45	3	15.0	37.8%	7 (15.6%)	30 (66.7%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.3%)								(n/a)															88%	4%	$11,474
Starling Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	145 S Central Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5945	525	29	18.1	—	171 (32.6%)	258 (49.1%)	41 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.9%)	4	1515^th of 1560 public elementary schools	2.9%		6.3	1472^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	5.5%	43	16.1	6.3	5.1	20.0	6.7	3.7	4.2	1.5	17.9	33.3	22.6	13.4	16.4	16.4	79.6%	0%	$17,138
Sagewood Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2255 Kimberly Pkwy E	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Sagewood Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 669-6305	141	10	14.1	97.2%	33 (23.4%)	85 (60.3%)	9 (6.4%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)								(n/a)																	$11,134
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	60.0%	51 (18.2%)	106 (37.9%)	97 (34.6%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	11.6	1382^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	11.4%		26.4	1160^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.5%	222	38.1		28.6	40.0	19.0				32.6	34.3	33.3				90.7%	4.7%	$16,545
Stewart Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Stewart Ave	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5556	319	13	24.5	67.4%	26 (8.2%)	252 (79.0%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	30.3	1133^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	27.4%		20	1262^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	19.0%	129	24.3		82.1	40.0	10.8	40.0			69.2	48.9	40.5	33.3			100%	0%	$17,416
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village	Public, Charter	K-8	387 E Beck St	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 669-6301	270	16	17.0	71.9%	22 (8.1%)	187 (69.3%)	23 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.3%)	15.1	1326^th of 1560 public elementary schools	15.0%		22.9	1215^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.0%	111	23.1	13.6	14.7	38.9	50.0	12.5	19.0	9.1	32.4	30.6	57.7	20.8	71.4	27.3	74.5%	2%	$10,029

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Students at United Schools Columbus are 65% African American, 13% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% White.

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United Schools Columbus ranks in the bottom 19.6% of Ohio elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 838 students attended United Schools Columbus.

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