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Linden STEM Academy (K-6)

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Linden STEM Academy (K-6) is a 400-student PK-6 school on Cleveland Avenue in Columbus, part of the Columbus City Schools District, and it sits at the very bottom of Ohio’s elementary rankings. In 2025-2026 it ranked 1,493rd of 1,560 elementary schools (4th percentile, 0 stars), and it has earned 0 stars for ten consecutive years. Its percentile is even below its own district’s standing (683rd of 773 Ohio districts, 12th percentile, 1 star).

Academically, Linden posts the lowest proficiency among its Columbus City elementary peers—about 20% across reported state tests, roughly 42 points below the statewide average. Its signature science results are a sharp weakness: 12.5% proficient in 5th grade science versus 35.8% district and 62.7% state. Upper grades are the weakest link: 5th grade math fell from 35.6% to 7.5%, and 6th grade ELA has been exactly 14.3% for two years. A bright spot is 5th grade ELA at 40%, only about 10 points under the district. A useful nearby comparison is East Linden Elementary School, 0.82 miles away, which serves a similar population with a similar budget but earns 1 star, 14th percentile, and higher proficiency in nearly every grade—including 4th grade math 57.1% vs. 22.2% and 5th grade math 32.4% vs. 7.5%—with smaller classes (18.2 vs. 22.2 students per teacher).

Resources and attendance add context. Linden had the highest per-student spending in its peer set ($11,869 in 2018-19) but also the highest student:teacher ratio (22.2) and the lowest proficiency. Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School spends about $3,800 less per pupil yet scores 3 stars and 55th percentile. Chronic absenteeism was 54.4% in 2025-26, slightly above the district’s 53.8% after four years of tracking just better than the district; nearby Hamilton STEM Academy (K-6) outperforms Linden on proficiency (~26% vs. ~20%) despite worse absenteeism (65.9%). Having over half the student body chronically absent is a major headwind. The school’s struggles are broad-based, with male and female students ranking similarly (6th percentile each).

400

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,362

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2626 Cleveland Ave
Columbus, OH 43211-1648

(614) 365-6537

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Linden STEM Academy (K-6) usually attend:

High:

Linden-McKinley STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.0%

Hispanic:

37.8%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (20% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Science scores 50 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg37%

Ohio avg62%

1,493^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^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	5.3	1493 of 1560	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	1507 of 1558	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1451 of 1577	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1489 of 1596	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1490 of 1588	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1505 of 1610	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	1609 of 1676	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	1616 of 1636	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.4	1626 of 1651	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	1557 of 1678	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.5	1584 of 1684	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	1654 of 1687	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	1605 of 1701	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.2	1592 of 1709	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.8	1594 of 1686	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	1515 of 1662	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.4	1525 of 1610	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.0	1490 of 1582	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.1	1537 of 1609	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.6	1495 of 1504	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.5	1483 of 1501	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	1456 of 1471	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	541 of 631	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	550 of 615	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	550 of 603	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	500 of 610	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	523 of 601	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	458 of 533	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	567 of 605	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	582 of 598	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	303 of 318	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	264 of 281	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	232 of 258	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	231 of 239	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	200 of 213	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	165 of 183	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	168 of 169	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	1369 of 1452	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	1395 of 1452	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1373 of 1466	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1454 of 1483	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1393 of 1488	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1388 of 1467	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1469 of 1502	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	1509 of 1518	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	303 of 315	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	245 of 259	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	127 of 234	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	177 of 233	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	177 of 216	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	164 of 189	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	228 of 228	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	1412 of 1467	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	1432 of 1473	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1375 of 1484	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1334 of 1447	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1304 of 1419	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1336 of 1404	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	1413 of 1465	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1449 of 1465	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	1382 of 1467	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	1396 of 1466	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1381 of 1485	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1325 of 1498	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1393 of 1518	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1430 of 1499	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	1474 of 1535	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	1509 of 1536	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)14th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-38 vs state

Mathematics17%-44 vs state

Science12%-50 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
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
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
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
Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1545 Huy Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5977	463	34	13.6	100.0%	123 (26.6%)	222 (47.9%)	68 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.7%)	21.1	1243^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	20.3%		22.3	1224^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.4%	19	37.5		20.8	57.1	27.1				25.7	56.3	49.0				$17,744
North Columbus Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1965 Gladstone Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	North Columbus Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 745-8375	131	4	32.7		4 (3.1%)	114 (87.0%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	6.8	1468^th of 1560 public elementary schools	5.9%		5.2	1496^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.0%	28		0.0		15.4		12.5	9.1	0.0		23.1		25.0	9.1	0.0	$9,573
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
Hamilton STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	2047 Hamilton Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5568	369	17	21.7	91.7%	47 (12.7%)	245 (66.4%)	30 (8.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.7%)	8.8	1428^th of 1560 public elementary schools	8.5%		8.5	1432^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	8.1%	4	17.9		38.2	33.3	15.0	13.5			28.1	33.3	32.5	20.8			$16,284
Oakland Park Alternative Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3392 Atwood Ter	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6058	295	18	16.3	97.0%	67 (22.7%)	172 (58.3%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.9%)	20.3	1257^th of 1560 public elementary schools	19.4%		7.4	1456^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.5%	199	8.3		48.9	54.1	5.6				46.7	54.1	36.1				$13,983
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Linden STEM Academy (K-6)

What is the racial makeup of Linden STEM Academy (K-6)?

Students at Linden STEM Academy (K-6) are 52% African American, 38% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Linden STEM Academy (K-6) attend?

Students who attend Linden STEM Academy (K-6) usually go on to attend:

High : Linden-McKinley STEM Academy

How many students attend Linden STEM Academy (K-6)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Linden STEM Academy (K-6).

Is Linden STEM Academy (K-6) a good school?

Linden STEM Academy (K-6) ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Linden STEM Academy (K-6) in?

Columbus City Schools District

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