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Salem Elementary School

Q: Is Salem Elementary School a good school?

Salem Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Salem Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Salem Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Salem Elementary School?

Students at Salem Elementary School are 40% African American, 32% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Salem Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Salem Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Dominion Middle School High : Whetstone High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Salem Elementary School is a PK–5 school at 1040 Garvey Rd in Columbus, OH, serving 342 students as part of Columbus City Schools District, a district ranked 683rd of 773 Ohio districts (12th percentile, 1 star). Salem itself ranked 1405th of 1560 Ohio schools in 2025–2026 (10th percentile, 0 stars), a slight improvement over 2024–2025 (6th percentile) but still below the district average and below nearby same-district elementary schools.

On 2025–2026 state tests, Salem scored below the district in six of seven tested areas and below the state in every one, often by 28–39 percentage points. English language arts is the clearest weakness: 25.0% proficient in grade 3, 26.8% in grade 4 and 31.1% in grade 5 — the lowest among nearby same-district schools such as Valley Forge Elementary School, Parkmoor Elementary School, Devonshire Alternative Elementary School and Forest Park Elementary School. Fifth grade math is a relative bright spot at 31.1%, above the district average of 28.4% and the highest among those same-district peers. Science 5 (31.1%) and the other math grades trail the district. Recent gains in science, grade 3 math and grade 5 math are encouraging, though grade 4 math slipped.

Chronic absenteeism is 41.3%, better than the district's 53.8% but higher than nearly every nearby school, including Alpine Elementary School (22.8%), Parkmoor Elementary School (27.2%) and Colonial Hills Elementary School in Worthington (10.6%). Salem's student-teacher ratio of 20.1 is the highest among its same-district neighbors, while its per-student spending ($11,499 in 2018–2019) is mid-to-high among them. Subgroup results are uneven: effectiveness for African American students (39th percentile) is a relative strength that has improved, while Hispanic students (2nd percentile) and English Language Learner students (3rd percentile) rank near the bottom statewide.

342

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,807

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1040 Garvey Rd
Columbus, OH 43229-4131

(614) 365-5351

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Salem Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dominion Middle School
High:	Whetstone High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.8%

Hispanic:

32.2%

White:

18.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (30% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

Ohio avg64%

1,405^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

48^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	10.4	1405 of 1560	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	1467 of 1558	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1446 of 1577	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1346 of 1596	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1346 of 1588	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1286 of 1610	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1455 of 1676	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1354 of 1636	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	1262 of 1651	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	1352 of 1678	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	1508 of 1684	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	1469 of 1687	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	1420 of 1701	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.6	1497 of 1709	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.1	1328 of 1686	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	1331 of 1662	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.6	1336 of 1610	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.3	1257 of 1582	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.9	1046 of 1609	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.6	1244 of 1504	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.6	1344 of 1501	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.9	1221 of 1471	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	387 of 631	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	440 of 615	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	431 of 603	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	418 of 610	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	386 of 601	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	200 of 533	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	454 of 605	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	326 of 598	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	7.4	952 of 956	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	829 of 1021	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	310 of 318	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	279 of 281	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	250 of 258	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	206 of 239	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	176 of 213	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	152 of 183	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	137 of 169	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	144 of 174	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	1254 of 1452	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	1334 of 1452	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1371 of 1466	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1288 of 1483	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1299 of 1488	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1192 of 1467	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1326 of 1502	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1305 of 1518	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	310 of 315	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	259 of 259	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	231 of 234	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	203 of 233	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	183 of 216	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	170 of 189	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	190 of 228	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	210 of 239	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	1317 of 1467	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	1391 of 1473	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1363 of 1484	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1205 of 1447	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1180 of 1419	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	1102 of 1404	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1259 of 1465	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1191 of 1465	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	1357 of 1467	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	1416 of 1466	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1342 of 1485	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1293 of 1498	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1308 of 1518	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1319 of 1499	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1354 of 1535	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1281 of 1536	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	7.8	1159 of 1242	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1190 of 1309	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2022)7th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2019)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics33%-30 vs state

Science31%-32 vs state

English Language Arts28%-38 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
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 Garvey Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5351	342	17	20.1	100.0%	62 (18.1%)	136 (39.8%)	110 (32.2%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	10.4	1405^th of 1560 public elementary schools	9.9%		6.6	1467^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.8%	62	31.1		31.8	36.6	31.1				25.0	26.8	31.1				$11,807
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5535 Sandalwood Blvd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5337	375	20	18.7	100.0%	17 (4.5%)	190 (50.7%)	115 (30.7%)	32 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	18.6	1274^th of 1560 public elementary schools	18.3%		18	1285^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.5%	11	32.7		24.4	68.4	30.9				31.0	39.5	38.2				$15,295
Valley Forge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1321 Urban Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5648	310	22	14.0	100.0%	24 (7.7%)	160 (51.6%)	86 (27.7%)	29 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	17.4	1295^th of 1560 public elementary schools	17.0%		23.5	1207^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.5%	88	41.4		43.6	46.7	20.7				33.3	40.0	41.4				$13,073
Colonial Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	5800 Greenwich St	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 450-5400	371	23	15.9	41.1%	234 (63.1%)	89 (24.0%)	23 (6.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	73.7	465^th of 1560 public elementary schools	70.2%		68.9	550^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.7%	85	75.7		71.7	83.3	54.8				77.0	84.4	81.1				$14,954
Parkmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1711 Penworth Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5349	304	17	17.8	100.0%	27 (8.9%)	194 (63.8%)	38 (12.5%)	14 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	30.3	1134^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.3%		41.3	1008^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.3%	126	40.8		49.1	52.4	28.6				41.8	57.1	63.3				$14,525
East Bridge Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	4795 Evanswood Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	East Bridge Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 987-2345	126	10	12.6	100.0%	5 (4.0%)	118 (93.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)							10.0						20.0		$12,476
Devonshire Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6286 Ambleside Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5335	414	26	15.9	85.2%	39 (9.4%)	181 (43.7%)	159 (38.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	18.1	1283^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	17.8%		15.3	1324^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.0%	41	48.1		32.8	35.4	25.5				34.4	36.9	55.8				$14,745
Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	500 Morse Rd	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 752-1152	19	0	16.0		13 (68.4%)	1 (5.3%)	1 (5.3%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.8%)								(n/a)
Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus	Public, Charter	K-3	1880 E Dublin Granville Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 206-2169	134	10	13.4		1 (0.7%)	131 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)			100.0						100.0						$11,839
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	1900 E Dublin Granville Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-0920	721	36	20.3	53.8%	5 (0.7%)	711 (98.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39.4	1035^th of 1560 public elementary schools	33.7%		37.7	1039^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.3%	4	56.1	41.1	39.0	50.0	56.6	28.6	28.3	47.3	31.2	61.5	77.1	52.4	53.3	54.8	$10,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Salem Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Salem Elementary School?

Students at Salem Elementary School are 40% African American, 32% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Salem Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Salem Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dominion Middle School
High : Whetstone High School

Is Salem Elementary School a good school?

Salem Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Salem Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

How many students attend Salem Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Salem Elementary School.

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