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East Columbus Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

East Columbus Elementary School is a PK–5 school at 3100 E. 7th Ave. in Columbus, OH, serving 364 students as part of Columbus City Schools District, in a neighborhood where nearby schools range from some of Ohio's lowest performers to some of its highest. Its 2025–2026 statewide rank is 1,457th out of 1,560 elementary schools — the 7th percentile, with 0 stars, below its own district's 12th-percentile ranking. That continues a decade-long pattern: the school has generally stayed in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools, with percentiles between 2 and 19.

Test results trail the district and state in every reported grade and subject. Averaging the seven reported measures, about 25.3% of students are proficient, versus roughly 38.5% districtwide and 63.8% statewide. Math is weakest, especially Grade 3 math at 9.8% proficient (35.0% district, 62.1% state). Chronic absenteeism is a defining challenge: 61.9% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, compared with 53.8% districtwide, and the school has exceeded the district rate in four of the last five years. No reported student group — including English learners, low-income students, and both boys and girls — ranks above the 15th percentile statewide.

Compared with neighbors, East Columbus outperforms Eastgate Elementary School in every tested subject shown and has lower absenteeism, but it trails most other nearby options. South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6) ranks in the 56th percentile with 3 stars, and Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School, Broadleigh Elementary School, Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School, and the Bexley City schools Maryland Elementary School and Cassingham Elementary School generally post stronger outcomes. Maryland, less than a mile away, ranks in the 95th percentile with 5 stars and 5.2% chronic absenteeism, versus 61.9% at East Columbus. There are bright spots: Grade 5 science proficiency rose from 14.6% to 32.5% over two years and Grade 5 ELA climbed from 15.8% to 37.5%, though both remain below district and state. Free/reduced lunch data is not reported for East Columbus, and small grade-level groups can make yearly percentages volatile.

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 — 14th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (25% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg39%

Ohio avg64%

1,457^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	1457 of 1560	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.3	536 of 631	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.0	285 of 318	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	4.2	1401 of 1452	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.8	274 of 315	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.5	1366 of 1467	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	9.8	1340 of 1467	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)15th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science32%-30 vs state

English Language Arts31%-34 vs state

Mathematics17%-46 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 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 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	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	100.0%	26 (7.1%)	170 (46.7%)	145 (39.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	7.5	1457^th of 1560 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.5	1454^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.7%	3	32.5	9.8	20.5	20.0			24.4	32.6	37.5			$15,626
Columbus Bilingual Central	Public, Charter	K-5	767 N Cassady Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual Central	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(380) 268-9521	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	338 (90.4%)	20 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	24.6	1199^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.1%		18.6	1279^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.9%	80	27.3	46.2	64.0	38.2			30.8	31.4	61.8			$15,139
Maryland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2754 Maryland Ave	Bexley	43203	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-3280	333	21	15.8	12.8%	253 (76.0%)	24 (7.2%)	15 (4.5%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	89	79^th of 1560 public elementary schools	94.9%		85.4	163^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	89.5%	84	89.5	92.7	92.2	88.5			92.7	86.2	84.2			$16,519
Broadleigh Elementary School	Public	1-5	3039 Maryland Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6144	302	17	17.7	96.6%	13 (4.3%)	176 (58.3%)	92 (30.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	17.9	1286^th of 1560 public elementary schools	17.6%		7.7	1448^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.1%	162	30.8	20.0	40.9	23.1			25.7	54.5	57.1			$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	81.0%	5 (3.5%)	119 (82.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.1%)	77.1	376^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.9%		35.1	1068^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.5%	692	100.0	87.5	100.0	100.0	80.0	100.0	81.3	60.9	85.7	30.0	53.3	$11,966
Columbus Noor Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2020 Leonard Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus Noor Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(380) 239-2736	37	1	37.0		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	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
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	100.0%	8 (4.7%)	130 (76.0%)	16 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)	2.6	1546^th of 1560 public elementary schools	0.9%		1.7	1554^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.3%	8	17.4	8.3	4.3	13.0			8.3	8.7	30.4			$17,034
Cassingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43203	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 237-4266	480	27	17.7	0.0%	414 (86.3%)	9 (1.9%)	24 (5.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.6%)	86.6	127^th of 1560 public elementary schools	91.9%		85.7	153^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	90.2%	26	87.7	80.2	83.9	82.9			87.8	87.9	93.8			$16,079

Frequently Asked Questions about East Columbus Elementary School

Is East Columbus Elementary School a good school?

East Columbus Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.6% 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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