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Starling Pk-8

Q: Is Starling Pk-8 a good school?

Starling Pk-8 ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Starling Pk-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Starling Pk-8.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Starling Pk-8?

Students at Starling Pk-8 are 49% African American, 33% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Starling Pk-8 is an elementary school located in Columbus, Ohio, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 509 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.

Starling Pk-8 consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 12-14% of Starling Pk-8 students were proficient in Math and English Language Arts, compared to 35-64% at the state level. The school's performance is particularly poor in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 0-41.9% across grades 3-8, compared to 47.6-69.1% at the state level. Starling Pk-8 also struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 40% of Ohio elementary schools for African American, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Columbus City Schools District (such as Burroughs Elementary School, Avondale Elementary School, and Highland Elementary School) also perform poorly, with rankings and test scores similar to or slightly better than Starling Pk-8. In contrast, Stevenson Elementary, a school in the neighboring Grandview Heights district, significantly outperforms Starling Pk-8 and the other Columbus City schools, with proficiency rates above 85% in Math and English Language Arts.

525

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,138

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

145 S Central Ave
Columbus, OH 43222-1324

(614) 365-5945

District: Columbus City Schools District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.1%

White:

32.6%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (25% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,472^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,020^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1472 of 1558	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1503 of 1577	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1481 of 1596	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1494 of 1588	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1570 of 1610	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1645 of 1676	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1557 of 1636	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	1494 of 1651	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	1481 of 1678	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	1496 of 1684	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.2	1597 of 1687	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	1583 of 1701	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	28.8	1366 of 1709	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	1430 of 1686	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.4	1450 of 1662	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.3	1362 of 1610	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	1497 of 1582	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.1	1595 of 1609	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.6	1433 of 1504	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.2	1455 of 1501	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	1331 of 1471	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	579 of 615	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	547 of 603	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	531 of 610	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	512 of 601	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	565 of 605	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	579 of 598	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	29.9	765 of 1021	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1349 of 1452	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	1427 of 1466	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	1413 of 1483	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1418 of 1488	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	1442 of 1467	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1488 of 1502	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1446 of 1518	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1394 of 1473	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1417 of 1484	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1340 of 1447	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1327 of 1419	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1391 of 1404	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1444 of 1465	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1404 of 1465	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	1421 of 1466	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1407 of 1485	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1380 of 1498	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1453 of 1518	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	1486 of 1499	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	1516 of 1535	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1498 of 1536	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	706 of 935	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	601 of 900	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	1157 of 1175	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.3	1186 of 1190	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.8	1203 of 1215	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.8	1229 of 1242	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.7	1244 of 1249	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.2	1271 of 1271	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	1307 of 1309	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	1020 of 1036	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1031 of 1046	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1020 of 1048	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	970 of 1017	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	982 of 1037	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	925 of 1050	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	911 of 1010	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	828 of 1038	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	872 of 1050	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	826 of 1035	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.4	892 of 1008	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	424 of 442	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	429 of 429	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	434 of 436	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	349 of 405	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	352 of 384	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	517 of 565	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	657 of 658	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	139 of 142	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	122 of 123	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	102 of 127	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	912 of 938	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	940 of 942	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	934 of 943	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	894 of 925	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	900 of 910	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	852 of 917	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	823 of 897	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	969 of 983	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	988 of 989	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	961 of 974	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	920 of 947	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	908 of 923	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	838 of 945	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	844 of 924	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	942 of 954	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	957 of 958	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	954 of 963	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	934 of 946	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	915 of 924	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	824 of 933	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	850 of 916	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	0.2	777 of 777	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.3	795 of 795	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.0	802 of 805	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	785 of 809	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.3	778 of 781	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	773 of 796	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	770 of 781	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)25th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%-22 vs state

English Language Arts19%-41 vs state

Science9%-54 vs state

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My name is Jessica Higgins, used to be Bocook. I went to Dana for all of my elementary school year. I am now grown and have two children of my own. Dana is a great school with great teachers. Peter Ford used to be an art teacher and Erin Honesty is a great teacher as well. They teach what they need and have fun teaching the kids on their level. Close Quote

Schools Near Starling Pk-8

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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
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%)	6.3	1472^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	5.5%		5.4	1503^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	4.7%	31	13.3	4.3	12.0	41.9	13.6	2.7	1.4	0.0	14.0	29.0	31.8	12.0	21.6	7.1	$17,138
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		99 (36.7%)	113 (41.9%)	30 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.4%)	9.7	1414^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.2%		10.9	1387^th of 1577 public elementary schools	12.0%	27	8.8		27.3	45.9	14.7				22.7	38.5	32.4				$13,290
Central Point Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	680 Harrisburg Pike	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Central Point Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 669-6305	141	10	14.1		33 (23.4%)	85 (60.3%)	9 (6.4%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)	19.2	1272^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	18.4%		1.1	1577^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.0%	305			71.4	9.1					28.6	18.2					$11,134
Educational Academy for Boys & Girls	Public, Charter	K-5	35 Midland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Educational Academy for Boys & Girls	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 351-1774	182	8	22.7		3 (1.6%)	4 (2.2%)	170 (93.4%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35.2	1065^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.6%		17.4	1289^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.3%	224	50.0		55.2	66.7	31.3				41.4	46.7	62.5				$11,666
LINC Academy Columbus	Public, Charter	K-2	33 N Grubb St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	LINC Academy Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 565-8442	25	4	6.2	88.0%	1 (4.0%)	19 (76.0%)	2 (8.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)								(n/a)															$4,752
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		84 (10.0%)	543 (64.8%)	106 (12.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (11.9%)	25.2	1177^th of 1558 public elementary schools	24.5%		21.2	1244^th of 1577 public elementary schools	21.1%	67	43.8	51.9	54.1	38.1	29.2	25.0	25.9	32.4	46.8	44.4	56.3	29.6	46.4	35.5	$12,594
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 S Highland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5935	313	15	20.8		60 (19.2%)	97 (31.0%)	118 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.1%)	2.3	1544^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.1	1568^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.6%	24	18.4		5.7	5.1	5.1				20.0	5.0	15.4				$14,094
West Mound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2051 W Mound St	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5968	316	16	19.7		108 (34.2%)	115 (36.4%)	40 (12.7%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (12.7%)	10.8	1391^st of 1558 public elementary schools	10.7%		12.5	1363^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	13.6%	28	17.0		26.5	36.6	22.6				32.7	29.3	45.3				$16,473
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		51 (19.2%)	143 (54.0%)	44 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	2.8	1537^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.3%		3.4	1547^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.9%	10	3.3		12.5	0.0	13.3				16.7	7.7	30.0				$12,524
Columbus Bilingual West	Public, Charter	K-5	2364 W Mound St	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual West	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(380) 266-0055	64	4	16.0	45.3%	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)	59 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$13,031

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Is Starling Pk-8 a good school?

Starling Pk-8 ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Starling Pk-8?

Students at Starling Pk-8 are 49% African American, 33% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

How many students attend Starling Pk-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Starling Pk-8.

What district is Starling Pk-8 in?

Columbus City Schools District

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