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Kids Care Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-6

1310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Kids Care Elementary is a small K–6 school in the Linden area of Columbus, OH (43224), serving 167 students—the smallest enrollment among nearby reviewed schools—and in 2025–26 it ranked 1,310th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools, placing it in the 16th percentile with a 1-star rating.

Overall, Kids Care is in the bottom fifth of Ohio elementary schools. Its 2024–25 rank of 24th percentile was a recent high point, but 2025–26 slipped back to 16th percentile. Chronic absenteeism is 38.4%, better than the Columbus City Schools District average of 53.8% but higher than nearby Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School (19.3%) and Horizon Science Academy Elementary School (21.9%). Test scores are below state in all nine reported subjects, with an average gap of about 31 percentage points. The strongest relative results are in 6th-grade math and English language arts (both 41.2%) and 5th-grade ELA (55%). The weakest are 3rd-grade math (6.7%), 5th-grade science (21.1%), and 4th-grade math and ELA (both 26.5%). For comparison, Cesar Chavez ranked at the 55th percentile with 3 stars, while Innis Elementary School and East Linden Elementary School had similar results, and Legacy Academy of Excellence and Linden STEM Academy (K-6) ranked lower. Reported per-student spending is $6,923 (2018–19), the lowest nearby, and the 2024–25 student-teacher ratio is 18.5.

A bright spot is the school’s effectiveness ranking for its African American student subgroup, which was 66th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26, 64th percentile with 3 stars in 2024–25, and 73rd percentile with 4 stars in 2023–24. That is far above the overall 16th percentile, though other subgroup results—low-income students at 17th percentile and male students at 21st percentile—are closer to the overall low rank. With only 167 students, percentages can swing sharply, and missing lunch and old spending data limit comparisons. The most promising areas to address are early-grade math and ELA, 5th-grade science, attendance, and stabilizing instruction. Nearby Innis Elementary School faces similar challenges, while Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School and Horizon Science Academy Elementary School show that nearby schools can produce substantially stronger results.

167

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,188

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

75%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

3360 Kohr Blvd
Columbus, OH 43224-3051

(614) 498-0220

District: Kids Care Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.1%

Hispanic:

35.3%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2021 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (31% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 42 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

Ohio avg62%

1,310^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

From bottom 13% (2021) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

692^nd of 773Kids Care Elementary 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
2026	16.2	1310 of 1560	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	1185 of 1558	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1300 of 1577	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1334 of 1596	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1502 of 1588	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1406 of 1610	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	215 of 631	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	221 of 615	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	164 of 603	72.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1230 of 1452	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	1218 of 1467	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	1088 of 1473	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1160 of 1484	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1325 of 1419	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1201 of 1404	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	1162 of 1467	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	1063 of 1466	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1202 of 1485	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)66th percentile+50 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-26 vs state

Mathematics27%-34 vs state

Science21%-42 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
Kids Care Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	3360 Kohr Blvd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Kids Care Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 498-0220	167	9	18.5	58.7%	5 (3.0%)	102 (61.1%)	59 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	16.2	1310^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.0%		24.9	1185^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.9%	125	21.1		6.7	26.5	35.0	41.2			26.7	26.5	55.0	41.2			75%	0%	$10,188
Innis Elementary School	Public	K-5	3399 Kohr Blvd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5462	281	13	21.6	55.9%	20 (7.1%)	152 (54.1%)	81 (28.8%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	14.1	1345^th of 1560 public elementary schools	13.8%		7.4	1455^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.6%	110	44.0		31.6	27.5	20.0				34.2	19.5	56.0				75.9%	7.4%	$17,265
East Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 Brentnell Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5459	311	17	18.2	72.7%	17 (5.5%)	195 (62.7%)	79 (25.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	14.1	1346^th of 1560 public elementary schools	13.7%		20.1	1258^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.3%	88	18.9		29.5	57.1	32.4				29.8	26.2	43.2				92.5%	3.8%	$16,882
Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	2835 Morse Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 314-0177	774	58	13.3	32.0%	23 (3.0%)	664 (85.8%)	57 (7.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	31.1	1120^th of 1560 public elementary schools	28.2%		31.2	1106^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.0%	14	44.3		40.8	47.5	46.4				50.0	52.5	60.8				71.8%	16.9%	$17,160
North Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1718 E Cooke Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6055	292	19	15.3	60.6%	31 (10.6%)	124 (42.5%)	111 (38.0%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	11.2	1389^th of 1560 public elementary schools	11.0%		10.3	1400^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.1%	11	5.4		41.0	36.7	5.4				25.0	49.0	29.7				88.7%	5.7%	$16,509
Cassady Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 N Cassady Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5456	308	16	19.2	74.7%	10 (3.2%)	221 (71.8%)	44 (14.3%)	21 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	19.5	1264^th of 1560 public elementary schools	19.0%		24	1198^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.1%	66	40.0		25.7	52.4	22.5				21.1	48.8	55.0				63.6%	27.3%	$13,748
Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1545 Huy Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5977	463	34	13.6	67.4%	123 (26.6%)	222 (47.9%)	68 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.7%)	21.1	1243^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	20.3%		22.3	1224^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.4%	19	37.5		20.8	57.1	27.1				25.7	56.3	49.0				90.8%	5.3%	$17,744
Linden STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	2626 Cleveland Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6537	400	18	22.2	66.3%	18 (4.5%)	208 (52.0%)	151 (37.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	5.3	1493^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	4.3%		4.9	1507^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.3%	14	12.5		18.9	22.2	7.5	19.0			21.6	22.2	40.0	14.3			88.7%	0%	$14,362
Legacy Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	2283 Sunbury Rd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Legacy Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 927-7420	204	6	34.0	30.4%	3 (1.5%)	200 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3.5	1524^th of 1560 public elementary schools	2.3%		3.4	1531^st of 1558 public elementary schools	1.7%	7	0.0	0.0	27.3	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	27.3	13.0	40.0	4.5	0.0	4.2	57.1%	0%	$10,315
Columbus Spanish Immersion K-7 School	Public	PK, KG-5	3940 Karl Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-8129	471	23	20.4	56.3%	27 (5.7%)	143 (30.4%)	262 (55.6%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.9%)	32.9	1099^th of 1560 public elementary schools	29.6%		23.8	1201^st of 1558 public elementary schools	22.9%	102	52.5		41.3	45.0	15.5				55.6	65.0	61.0				94.4%	5.6%	$13,110

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In the 2024-25 school year, 167 students attended Kids Care Elementary.

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Kids Care Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Ohio elementary schools.

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Students at Kids Care Elementary are 61% African American, 35% Hispanic, 3% White.

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