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East Columbus Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1454^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

East Columbus Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 356 students in grades PK-5 in the Columbus City Schools District in Columbus, Ohio. The school is ranked 1454 out of 1558 Ohio elementary schools, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, and the district is ranked 688 out of 828 in Ohio with a 1 out of 5 star rating.

East Columbus Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 52.6% to 67.4% over the past few years, well above the state and district averages. The school also consistently performs below state and district averages on Ohio State Tests across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 15.8% to 40.5% in English Language Arts and 15.8% to 24.3% in Mathematics and Science, compared to state averages of 61.3% to 67.7% in ELA, 56.7% to 69.1% in Math, and 63.4% in Science. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While East Columbus Elementary School's spending per student ($12,010 in 2018-2019) is higher than the state average, the nearby Bexley City School District schools, such as Cassingham Elementary and Maryland Elementary, significantly outperform East Columbus Elementary School and the Columbus City Schools District as a whole, with much higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and student and family engagement, may be contributing to East Columbus Elementary School's challenges.

364

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,626

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 E. 7th Ave
Columbus, OH 43219

(614) 365-6147

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend East Columbus Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Champion Middle School
High:	East High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.7%

Hispanic:

39.8%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (24% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg37%

Ohio avg64%

1,454^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

50^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	7.5	1454 of 1558	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	1549 of 1577	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1483 of 1596	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1487 of 1588	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1488 of 1610	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1519 of 1676	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1328 of 1636	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	1429 of 1651	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	1435 of 1678	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	1459 of 1684	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	3.2	1625 of 1687	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	1608 of 1701	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.9	1657 of 1709	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	1555 of 1686	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	1484 of 1662	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.7	1313 of 1610	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.1	1422 of 1582	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	1542 of 1609	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.6	1344 of 1504	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.9	1448 of 1501	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.2	1443 of 1471	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	428 of 615	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.2	578 of 603	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	508 of 610	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	514 of 601	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	370 of 533	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	513 of 605	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	380 of 598	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	271 of 281	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	256 of 258	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	222 of 239	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	202 of 213	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	1409 of 1452	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	1441 of 1466	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1373 of 1483	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1392 of 1488	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1391 of 1467	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1379 of 1502	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1291 of 1518	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	252 of 259	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	232 of 234	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	213 of 233	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	179 of 216	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1374 of 1473	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1463 of 1484	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1354 of 1447	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1284 of 1419	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	1311 of 1404	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1324 of 1465	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1164 of 1465	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1330 of 1466	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	1468 of 1485	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1439 of 1498	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1409 of 1518	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1445 of 1499	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1390 of 1535	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1255 of 1536	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)30th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-36 vs state

Science24%-39 vs state

Mathematics20%-44 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
East Columbus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 E. 7th Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6147	364	17	21.4		26 (7.1%)	170 (46.7%)	145 (39.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	7.5	1454^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.7%		3.3	1549^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.8%	95	24.3		19.6	23.8	15.8				26.1	40.5	15.8				$15,626
Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6517	374	16	23.3		0 (0.0%)	338 (90.4%)	20 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	18.6	1279^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.9%		13	1356^th of 1577 public elementary schools	14.0%	77	22.0		55.3	39.6	40.7				27.7	35.8	40.7				$15,139
Maryland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2754 Maryland Ave	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-3280	333	21	15.8	15.3%	253 (76.0%)	24 (7.2%)	15 (4.5%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	85.4	163^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	89.5%		82	263^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	83.3%	100	86.5		82.1	89.7	78.0				80.4	86.2	90.4				$16,519
Broadleigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3039 Maryland Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6144	302	17	17.7		13 (4.3%)	176 (58.3%)	92 (30.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	7.7	1448^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.1%		25.9	1182^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	25.0%	266	16.7		19.4	11.1	15.4				25.0	33.3	44.7				$12,692
Columbus Performance Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	873 Walcutt Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus Performance Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 318-0720	144	18	8.0		5 (3.5%)	119 (82.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.1%)	35.1	1068^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.5%		58.3	787^th of 1577 public elementary schools	50.1%	281	10.0	75.0	40.0	76.9	60.0	84.6	15.4	87.5	60.0	23.1	30.0	23.1	7.7	18.8	$11,966
Columbus Noor Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2020 Leonard Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus Noor Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(774) 266-4386	37	1	37.0	91.9%	1 (2.7%)	36 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$22,024
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		9 (3.9%)	195 (83.7%)	14 (6.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	51.5	871^st of 1558 public elementary schools	44.1%		50.7	918^th of 1577 public elementary schools	41.8%	47	46.7		88.5	91.7	48.3	23.1			61.5	79.2	63.3	19.2			$13,858
Eastgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Stratford Way	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6132	171	10	17.1		8 (4.7%)	130 (76.0%)	16 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)	1.7	1554^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.8	1535^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.7%	19	4.3		10.0	13.0	0.0				9.7	14.3	17.4				$17,034
Cassingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 237-4266	480	27	17.7		414 (86.3%)	9 (1.9%)	24 (5.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.6%)	85.7	153^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	90.2%		83.3	229^th of 1577 public elementary schools	85.5%	76	78.4		81.1	86.7	80.9				88.9	87.2	93.8				$16,079
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		0 (0.0%)	349 (89.7%)	39 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.8	884^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.3%		58	796^th of 1577 public elementary schools	49.5%	88	64.0		50.7	71.4	58.0				44.9	57.1	78.0				$11,415

Frequently Asked Questions about East Columbus Elementary School

Is East Columbus Elementary School a good school?

East Columbus Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of East Columbus Elementary School?

Students at East Columbus Elementary School are 47% African American, 40% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is East Columbus Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

How many students attend East Columbus Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended East Columbus Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of East Columbus Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Columbus Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Champion Middle School
High : East High School

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