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Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Columbus, Ohio, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 347 students. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 688 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 42.7% to 57.8% over the past few years, well above the district and state averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are consistently well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, often by 20-30 percentage points.

While Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School's performance for African American students is relatively better, the school's outcomes for White students, special education students, and gifted and talented students are among the lowest in the state. Despite spending slightly more per student than the district average and having a relatively small student-teacher ratio, the school's struggles suggest a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student engagement, strengthen instructional practices, and address the unique needs of its diverse student population.

326

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,492

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

775 Bartfield Dr
Columbus, OH 43207-4153

(614) 365-5421

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Buckeye Middle School
High:	Marion-Franklin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.7%

African American:

35.0%

Two or more races:

16.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (44% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg37%

Ohio avg64%

1,175^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

688^th of 828Columbus 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1175 of 1558	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1229 of 1577	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1183 of 1596	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1210 of 1588	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1367 of 1610	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1255 of 1676	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1254 of 1636	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.8	1151 of 1651	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.7	1137 of 1678	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.2	1088 of 1684	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.8	1282 of 1687	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.8	1307 of 1701	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.5	1216 of 1709	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.9	1138 of 1686	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.7	1083 of 1662	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.2	990 of 1610	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.1	1019 of 1582	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.1	1326 of 1609	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.5	1300 of 1504	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.7	1107 of 1501	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.3	990 of 1471	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	356 of 615	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	346 of 603	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	289 of 610	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.9	474 of 601	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	433 of 533	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	332 of 605	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	241 of 598	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	566 of 824	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1107 of 1452	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1252 of 1466	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1098 of 1483	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1141 of 1488	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1251 of 1467	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1121 of 1502	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1171 of 1518	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	111 of 128	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	76 of 126	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.6	734 of 759	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1072 of 1473	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1115 of 1484	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1003 of 1447	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1026 of 1419	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1160 of 1404	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	993 of 1465	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1037 of 1465	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1160 of 1466	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1065 of 1485	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1182 of 1498	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1240 of 1518	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1372 of 1499	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1176 of 1535	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1222 of 1536	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	655 of 935	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	772 of 900	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	640 of 856	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1043 of 1175	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1084 of 1190	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1077 of 1215	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1087 of 1242	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1177 of 1249	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1086 of 1271	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1198 of 1309	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)13th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science52%-11 vs state

English Language Arts45%-19 vs state

Mathematics40%-24 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
Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	775 Bartfield Dr	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5421	326	19	17.1		123 (37.7%)	114 (35.0%)	34 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (16.0%)	25.3	1175^th of 1558 public elementary schools	24.6%		22.9	1229^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.1%	54	52.0		46.9	37.8	34.0				38.8	37.8	58.0				$14,492
A+ Children's Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	114 Obetz Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	A+ Children's Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 491-8502	107	4	26.7		36 (33.6%)	49 (45.8%)	7 (6.5%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.1%)	18	1283^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	17.7%		8.7	1433^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	9.1%	150			61.5			0.0			33.3			18.2			$13,236
Parsons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3231 Lee Ellen Pl	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5099	365	21	17.3		195 (53.4%)	100 (27.4%)	37 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	10.4	1399^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.2%		7.9	1452^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	7.9%	53	28.3		22.7	37.5	17.4				23.9	35.0	41.3				$14,108
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield	Public, Charter	K-8	3220 Groveport Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 986-0116	249	15	16.6		30 (12.0%)	149 (59.8%)	29 (11.6%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (13.3%)	63.7	649^th of 1558 public elementary schools	58.3%		38.9	1047^th of 1577 public elementary schools	33.6%	398	83.3	42.9	67.7	78.9	50.0	22.2	30.0	7.1	58.1	84.2	83.3	66.7	50.0	7.1	$11,575
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	K-3	745 Rathmell Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Hamilton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 491-8044	1,028	56	18.3		645 (62.7%)	181 (17.6%)	71 (6.9%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (11.6%)								(n/a)			73.9						62.3						$8,865
Watkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 Watkins Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6411	278	15	18.5		34 (12.2%)	174 (62.6%)	28 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.4%)	3.5	1529^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.9%		3.9	1529^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.0%		8.3		20.4	18.4	8.3				28.6	13.2	19.4				$14,937
Summit Academy Community School-Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	2521 Fairwood Ave Ste 100	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Summit Academy Community School-Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-5497	54	6	9.0		11 (20.4%)	34 (63.0%)	4 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)								(n/a)		0.0						0.0						0.0
Lincoln Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	579 E Markison Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5524	232	12	19.3		64 (27.6%)	120 (51.7%)	21 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (11.2%)	5.6	1487^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.6%		9.4	1413^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.4%	74	9.4		10.8	21.7	3.1	22.7			19.4	26.1	15.6	21.7			$19,832
Southwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1500 S 4th St	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5553	309	16	19.3		113 (36.6%)	136 (44.0%)	24 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.0%)	9.5	1420^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.9%		5.4	1504^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.6%	84	16.7		30.0	25.0	13.6	23.7			35.0	28.0	30.2	25.6			$14,003
Moler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1201 Moler Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5529	287	17	16.8		37 (12.9%)	175 (61.0%)	37 (12.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.8%)	3.6	1527^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.0%		3.9	1531^st of 1577 public elementary schools	2.9%	4	4.2		20.5	4.0	23.1	0.0			20.5	15.4	19.2	2.6			$18,351

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School

What district is Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

Is Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School a good school?

Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Buckeye Middle School
High : Marion-Franklin High School

What is the racial makeup of Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School?

Students at Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School are 38% White, 35% African American, 16% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

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