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Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School

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Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School ranks 1094 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1094^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 526 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools, with below-average performance on state assessments compared to the district and state. However, the school's performance for African American students is relatively stronger, with rankings in the top 25% of Ohio elementary schools for this subgroup. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.0% to 57.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

While Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School's overall performance is low, it has relatively stronger rankings for specific student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners. The school's performance for Hispanic students and students with disabilities is particularly concerning, with rankings in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools for these subgroups. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and the needs of economically disadvantaged and other underperforming subgroups could be key focus areas for the school to improve its overall academic outcomes.

521

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,732

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 McNaughten Rd
Columbus, OH 43213-2147

(614) 365-5388

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sherwood Middle School
High:	Walnut Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.8%

Hispanic:

21.9%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Columbus City Schools District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (49% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg37%

Ohio avg64%

1,094^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	32.8	1094 of 1558	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1055 of 1577	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1112 of 1596	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1188 of 1588	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1160 of 1610	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1169 of 1676	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1289 of 1636	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	1304 of 1651	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	1379 of 1678	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.8	1195 of 1684	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.2	1386 of 1687	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	1346 of 1701	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	1375 of 1709	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.5	1414 of 1686	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.8	1231 of 1662	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.0	1085 of 1610	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.6	1079 of 1582	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.6	1341 of 1609	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	1358 of 1504	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.1	1302 of 1501	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.8	1256 of 1471	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	132 of 615	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	111 of 603	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	171 of 610	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	227 of 601	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	191 of 533	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	122 of 605	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	217 of 598	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	664 of 824	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	590 of 956	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1008 of 1021	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	156 of 281	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	116 of 258	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	99 of 239	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	122 of 213	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	88 of 183	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	21 of 169	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1121 of 1452	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1061 of 1466	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1002 of 1483	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1102 of 1488	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1114 of 1467	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1107 of 1502	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1269 of 1518	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	56.5	36 of 78	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.6	96 of 108	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	111 of 126	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	724 of 759	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	206 of 259	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	129 of 234	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.9	195 of 216	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	952 of 1473	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	863 of 1484	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	899 of 1447	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	975 of 1419	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	924 of 1404	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	825 of 1465	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1110 of 1465	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	988 of 1466	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	968 of 1485	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1141 of 1498	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1175 of 1518	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1128 of 1499	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1037 of 1535	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1215 of 1536	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	52.1	62 of 139	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	453 of 935	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	440 of 900	51.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	34.1	986 of 1271	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1040 of 1309	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+49 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)55th percentile+27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)54th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2019)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%-11 vs state

Mathematics46%-17 vs state

Science44%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

One of the best schools in the Columbus City School district. Very committed teachers. Use of positive discipline techniques. Supportive of students with learning disabilities. Close Quote

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Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 McNaughten Rd	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5388	521	26	20.0		39 (7.5%)	296 (56.8%)	114 (21.9%)	35 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	32.8	1094^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.8%		38.1	1055^th of 1577 public elementary schools	33.1%	39	43.6	33.8	53.1	52.6	51.5	50.0	57.7	$13,732
Rose Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	760 Rosehill Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 367-2380	393	21	18.4	64.6%	126 (32.1%)	141 (35.9%)	48 (12.2%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (14.8%)	37.1	1046^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.9%		40.2	1035^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.4%	11	46.0	57.1	51.7	39.7	63.5	53.4	50.8	$12,067
Herbert Mills Elementary School	Public	K-5	6826 Retton Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 367-2160	431	24	17.9	73.5%	125 (29.0%)	167 (38.7%)	66 (15.3%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.1%)	33.7	1081^st of 1558 public elementary schools	30.6%		33.4	1101^st of 1577 public elementary schools	30.2%	20	60.0	46.6	48.4	41.5	55.2	42.2	55.4	$11,687
Woodcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6747	286	16	17.8		14 (4.9%)	213 (74.5%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (13.3%)	20.9	1246^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.0%		24.4	1203^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	23.7%	43	46.9	22.9	41.2	46.9	31.3	20.6	56.3	$17,589
Oakmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	5666 Oakmont Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5385	307	17	18.0		14 (4.6%)	210 (68.4%)	64 (20.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	15	1328^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.8%		24.6	1201^st of 1577 public elementary schools	23.8%	127	26.1	44.4	20.5	26.1	40.0	33.3	47.8	$14,597
Kae Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	4738 Kae Ave	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5600	650	37	17.5		106 (16.3%)	279 (42.9%)	187 (28.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.5%)								(n/a)								$9,641
French Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Epworth Ave	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 367-1950	389	21	18.6	75.1%	104 (26.7%)	150 (38.6%)	41 (10.5%)	52 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (10.3%)	36	1062^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.8%		31.3	1121^st of 1577 public elementary schools	28.9%	59	49.2	57.6	48.2	38.5	59.1	50.0	55.4	$12,546
Shady Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1444 Shady Lane Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5391	382	18	21.2		39 (10.2%)	241 (63.1%)	70 (18.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	12	1369^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.1%		11.9	1370^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.1%	1	25.0	18.0	41.5	21.7	35.5	32.1	44.3	$14,579
Etna Road Elementary School	Public	2-5	4531 Etna Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5400	505	28	18.0		69 (13.7%)	198 (39.2%)	184 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.3%)	24.5	1191^st of 1558 public elementary schools	23.6%		36.1	1071^st of 1577 public elementary schools	32.1%	120	44.0	38.8	57.0	26.4	39.8	46.5	50.4	$11,345
Leawood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1677 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6504	331	14	23.6		28 (8.5%)	235 (71.0%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.5%)	10.1	1404^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.9%		19.6	1258^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.2%	146	21.3	13.6	24.3	14.9	26.7	43.2	44.7	$14,384

Frequently Asked Questions about Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sherwood Middle School
High : Walnut Ridge High School

How many students attend Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School.

Is Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School a good school?

Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School ranks 1094^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

What is the racial makeup of Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School?

Students at Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School are 57% African American, 22% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

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