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Cassady Alternative Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Cassady Alternative Elementary School is a PK–5 school serving 308 students at 2500 N Cassady Ave in northeast Columbus, part of the Columbus City Schools District, which itself ranks at the 12th percentile statewide. Cassady placed 1,264th of 1,560 Ohio schools (19th percentile, 1 star) in 2025‑26 — modest on its face, but a real climb: the school spent 2015‑16 through 2017‑18 at the 4th–7th percentile with zero stars, so it has roughly tripled its statewide standing in a decade, peaking at the 23rd percentile in 2024‑25.

Attendance is Cassady's clearest strength. Chronic absenteeism is 39.1%, well below the district's 53.8%, and improved about 20 points from 59.1% in 2021‑22. Among nearby schools, only Innis Elementary School (38.2%) does slightly better; Cassady beats South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6) (44.5%), East Linden Elementary School (47.6%), Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary School (50.0%) and Linden STEM Academy (K-6) (54.4%). Achievement, though, is only at district parity: average proficiency of 37.9% versus the district's 38.5% and the state's 63.8%. The most telling comparison is South Mifflin, 1.56 miles away — similar enrollment, similar spending ($10,784 vs. $10,666), and worse absenteeism (44.5%) — yet it reaches the 56th percentile with 3 stars and 67.1% proficiency. That gap suggests teaching and curriculum, not attendance or money, separate the two.

Results also diverge sharply by grade. Cassady beats its district in Science 5 (40 vs. 35.8), Math 4 (52.4 vs. 41.3), ELA 4 (48.8 vs. 41.3) and ELA 5 (55 vs. 50.4), but trails in Math 3 (25.7 vs. 35) and especially ELA 3 (21.1 vs. 37.4 — the largest gap in its data). English Language Learner students rank in the 58th percentile (3 stars), while special education students ranked in the 7th percentile (0 stars) in 2022‑23. The student‑teacher ratio rose from 16 to 19.2 in two years, and 2025‑26 brought a broad dip across all measured student groups. Third‑grade literacy, special education services, and the growing class sizes are the areas to watch.

308

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,748

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 N Cassady Ave
Columbus, OH 43219-1514

(614) 365-5456

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Cassady Alternative Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mifflin Alternative Middle School
High:	Mifflin High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.8%

Hispanic:

14.3%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (38% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

Ohio avg64%

1,264^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 70Elementary Schools in the Columbus City Schools District

683^rd of 773Columbus City Schools District 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	1264 of 1560	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	1198 of 1558	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1377 of 1577	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1305 of 1596	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1256 of 1588	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1320 of 1610	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1509 of 1676	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	1555 of 1636	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	1588 of 1651	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	1554 of 1678	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	1544 of 1684	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.8	1631 of 1687	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	1588 of 1701	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.4	1641 of 1709	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.2	1566 of 1686	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.9	1568 of 1662	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	1436 of 1610	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.8	1467 of 1582	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.6	1568 of 1609	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.9	1456 of 1504	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.7	1439 of 1501	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.0	1423 of 1471	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	344 of 631	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	300 of 615	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	405 of 603	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	238 of 610	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	234 of 601	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	320 of 533	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	442 of 605	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	495 of 598	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	8.9	944 of 956	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	132 of 318	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	106 of 281	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.0	190 of 258	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	147 of 239	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	106 of 213	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.8	116 of 183	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	134 of 169	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	135 of 174	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	1166 of 1452	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	1137 of 1452	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1227 of 1466	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1165 of 1483	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1254 of 1488	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1263 of 1467	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	1405 of 1502	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	1459 of 1518	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	1168 of 1467	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	1097 of 1473	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1290 of 1484	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1160 of 1447	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1084 of 1419	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1139 of 1404	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1314 of 1465	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1392 of 1465	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	1253 of 1467	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	1151 of 1466	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1367 of 1485	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1354 of 1498	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1219 of 1518	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1306 of 1499	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1355 of 1535	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1464 of 1536	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	16.8	794 of 856	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)7th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2019)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-24 vs state

Science40%-23 vs state

Mathematics34%-29 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)						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 (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	Total
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	98.1%	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				$13,748
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		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	$10,315
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	100.0%	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				$16,882
Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-5	2400 Mock Rd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 294-3020	389	11	35.3	21.8%	0 (0.0%)	349 (89.7%)	39 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.2	706^th of 1560 public elementary schools	54.7%		50.8	884^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.3%	178	71.7		56.0	75.4	71.7				48.0	69.2	81.7				$11,415
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		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			$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	100.0%	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				$17,265
South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	2365 Middlehurst Dr	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6135	233	14	16.6	78.5%	9 (3.9%)	195 (83.7%)	14 (6.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	62.4	686^th of 1560 public elementary schools	56.0%		51.5	871^st of 1558 public elementary schools	44.1%	185	62.5		79.2	66.7	83.3	47.2			62.5	58.3	95.8	48.6			$13,858
Royal Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	299 Empire Dr	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 478-5585	423	26	16.5	48.5%	203 (48.0%)	101 (23.9%)	35 (8.3%)	16 (3.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.1%)	65.2	631^st of 1560 public elementary schools	59.6%		55.9	804^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.4%	173	62.9		74.3	66.2	58.1				74.3	62.7	88.7				$13,947
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	100.0%	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			$14,362
Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1779 E Maynard Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6023	183	13	14.0	100.0%	16 (8.7%)	134 (73.2%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (13.1%)	21.7	1238^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.6%		11.3	1380^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.4%	142	50.0		30.8	38.1	19.2				42.3	42.9	61.5				$14,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Cassady Alternative Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Cassady Alternative Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cassady Alternative Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mifflin Alternative Middle School
High : Mifflin High School

Is Cassady Alternative Elementary School a good school?

Cassady Alternative Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Cassady Alternative Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

How many students attend Cassady Alternative Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Cassady Alternative Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cassady Alternative Elementary School?

Students at Cassady Alternative Elementary School are 72% African American, 14% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

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