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Shady Lane Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Shady Lane Elementary School is a PK–5 school with about 382 students at 1444 Shady Lane Rd in southeast Columbus (43227), part of the Columbus City Schools District and located near Whitehall among a cluster of other elementary and charter schools. Its overall standing is low and has stayed flat for a decade: in 2025-26 it ranked in the 13th percentile of Ohio elementary schools with tested grades and earned 1 star — roughly the district norm, since Columbus City Schools ranks in the 12th percentile.

On 2025-26 state tests, Shady Lane averaged about 33.7% proficiency across seven measures, versus roughly 38.5% for the district and 63.8% for Ohio, so the larger gap is to the state, not to Columbus City. Fourth-grade English language arts is the bright spot at 46.7% proficient — the only measure where the school beats its district. Chronic absenteeism has improved markedly, from 66.6% in 2021-22 to 40.1% in 2025-26, better than the district by 13.7 points. Math and science lag: 5th-grade math sits at 22.7%, 36 points below the state. Among nearby Columbus City schools, Shady Lane is middling — ahead of Scottwood Elementary School and Leawood Elementary School on nearly every measure and best in the group in 5th-grade science — but behind Etna Road Elementary School and Zenith Academy East, which post stronger results while spending roughly $3,000–$4,000 less per pupil.

Subgroup results show the school serving some groups better than its overall rank suggests: African American students ranked in the 26th percentile and Hispanic students in the 22nd, while female students (10th percentile) and low-income students (14th) ranked at or below the school average. Staffing is worth noting — 21.2 students per teacher, higher than Oakmont Elementary School (18.0) or Woodcrest Elementary School (17.8). Nearby, Performance Academy Eastland stands out, ranking in the 55th percentile. Overall, Shady Lane is a stable, bottom-quintile Ohio school that is a middle performer among its closest peers, with momentum in attendance and 4th-grade reading and persistent weakness in math and science.

382

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,579

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1444 Shady Lane Rd
Columbus, OH 43227-2110

(614) 365-5391

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Shady Lane Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sherwood Middle School
High:	Walnut Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.1%

Hispanic:

18.3%

White:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (34% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 35 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

Ohio avg64%

1,360^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	13.2	1360 of 1560	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	1369 of 1558	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1370 of 1577	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1433 of 1596	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1356 of 1588	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1363 of 1610	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1459 of 1676	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1470 of 1636	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	1524 of 1651	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	1528 of 1678	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	1485 of 1684	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.0	1571 of 1687	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	1613 of 1701	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	1596 of 1709	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	1448 of 1686	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.6	1398 of 1662	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.8	1355 of 1610	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.2	1260 of 1582	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.9	1277 of 1609	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.3	1148 of 1504	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.5	1201 of 1501	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.7	1003 of 1471	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	470 of 631	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	458 of 615	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	421 of 603	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	466 of 610	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	467 of 601	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	346 of 533	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	396 of 605	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	429 of 598	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	268 of 318	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	1309 of 1452	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	1345 of 1452	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1289 of 1466	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1380 of 1483	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1208 of 1488	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1182 of 1467	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1340 of 1502	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1393 of 1518	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	246 of 315	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	1266 of 1467	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	1291 of 1473	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1285 of 1484	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1297 of 1447	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1187 of 1419	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1186 of 1404	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1263 of 1465	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1316 of 1465	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	1278 of 1467	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	1283 of 1466	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1320 of 1485	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1370 of 1498	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1399 of 1518	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1375 of 1499	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1328 of 1535	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1393 of 1536	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)26th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-24 vs state

Mathematics28%-35 vs state

Science27%-35 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
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	92.8%	39 (10.2%)	241 (63.1%)	70 (18.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	13.2	1360^th of 1560 public elementary schools	12.8%		12	1369^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.1%	9	27.3		25.0	36.7	22.7				34.6	46.7	43.2				$14,579
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	78.9%	28 (8.5%)	235 (71.0%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.5%)	8.8	1426^th of 1560 public elementary schools	8.6%		10.1	1404^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.9%	22	21.3		8.5	16.3	20.8				34.0	30.2	52.1				$14,384
Renaissance Academy dba Bessie Sherrod Price Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1555 Elaine Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Renaissance Academy dba Bessie Sherrod Price Preparatory Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 235-1900	120	11	11.2	93.8%	3 (2.5%)	94 (78.3%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (15.0%)	21.8	1234^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.9%		1	1558^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.0%	324	0.0	15.4	53.8	40.0	0.0	10.0		7.7	53.8	60.0	54.5	30.0		15.4	$11,565
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	87.8%	14 (4.9%)	213 (74.5%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (13.3%)	12.7	1369^th of 1560 public elementary schools	12.2%		20.9	1246^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.0%	123	25.9		27.9	38.5	26.9				34.9	45.0	33.3				$17,589
Performance Academy Eastland	Public, Charter	K-8	2220 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Performance Academy Eastland	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 314-6301	320	19	16.8	99.1%	5 (1.6%)	234 (73.1%)	68 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)	61.8	696^th of 1560 public elementary schools	55.4%		30.1	1119^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.2%	423	80.8	42.9	55.2	69.7	88.5	64.3	78.6	57.1	58.6	42.4	80.8	64.3	64.3	61.9	$9,198
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	80.7%	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
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	82.9%	69 (13.7%)	198 (39.2%)	184 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.3%)	23.6	1218^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.9%		24.5	1191^st of 1558 public elementary schools	23.6%	27	44.0		32.4	54.2	33.0				34.0	42.4	60.4				$11,345
Zenith Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	2261 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Zenith Academy East	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 577-0997	178	11	16.1	87.5%	14 (7.9%)	155 (87.1%)	6 (3.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.4	1203^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	22.9%		20.3	1252^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	19.6%	49	43.8		38.5	43.8	43.8	23.5	53.3		30.8	43.8	68.8	29.4	73.3		$18,452
Oakmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5666 Oakmont Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5385	307	17	18.0	80.2%	14 (4.6%)	210 (68.4%)	64 (20.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	14.7	1330^th of 1560 public elementary schools	14.7%		15	1328^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.8%	2	16.7		32.5	38.3	18.6				41.5	51.1	41.9				$14,597
Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3474 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 324-4585	383	21	18.2	88.1%	7 (1.8%)	294 (76.8%)	49 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	19.6	1263^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	19.0%		38.4	1032^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	33.8%	231	36.1	77.8	26.2	13.8	44.4	41.3	34.8	81.5	48.8	10.3	38.9	45.7	60.9	77.8	$11,056

Frequently Asked Questions about Shady Lane Elementary School

What district is Shady Lane Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

What is the racial makeup of Shady Lane Elementary School?

Students at Shady Lane Elementary School are 63% African American, 18% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Shady Lane Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Shady Lane Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sherwood Middle School
High : Walnut Ridge High School

Is Shady Lane Elementary School a good school?

Shady Lane Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Shady Lane Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Shady Lane Elementary School.

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