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Southwood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Southwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 306 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 688 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1300-1500 out of around 1600 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below average compared to other schools in the state. Southwood faces significant challenges, with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 50-58% and very low academic achievement across grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16.7% of 5th graders were proficient in science, 30% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, and 35% were proficient in 3rd grade ELA.

Compared to nearby schools, Southwood's performance lags far behind. Livingston Elementary, Moler Elementary, and Ohio Avenue Elementary all have higher proficiency rates across grade levels and subject areas, with some schools performing 20-30 percentage points better than Southwood. Even Lincoln Park Elementary and Stewart Alternative Elementary, while still below state averages, perform significantly better than Southwood in many areas.

309

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,003

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 S 4th St
Columbus, OH 43207-1040

(614) 365-5553

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Southwood Elementary School usually attend:

High:

South High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.0%

White:

36.6%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (25% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Science scores 47 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg34%

Ohio avg61%

1,420^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	9.5	1420 of 1558	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1504 of 1577	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1422 of 1596	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	1463 of 1588	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1422 of 1610	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1364 of 1676	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1324 of 1636	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	1481 of 1651	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	1529 of 1678	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	1520 of 1684	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.0	1600 of 1687	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	1586 of 1701	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	1555 of 1709	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	1483 of 1686	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.4	1509 of 1662	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.9	1420 of 1610	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	1407 of 1582	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.5	1483 of 1609	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.6	1446 of 1504	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.2	1477 of 1501	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.2	1294 of 1471	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	500 of 615	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	558 of 603	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	540 of 610	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	565 of 601	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	518 of 533	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	515 of 605	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	473 of 598	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	15.2	730 of 765	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	922 of 1021	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1380 of 1452	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1412 of 1466	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1300 of 1483	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1378 of 1488	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1301 of 1467	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1281 of 1502	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1268 of 1518	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1342 of 1473	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1425 of 1484	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1298 of 1447	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1307 of 1419	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1247 of 1404	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1156 of 1465	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1169 of 1465	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1315 of 1466	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1436 of 1485	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1420 of 1498	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1428 of 1518	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1396 of 1499	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1242 of 1535	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1271 of 1536	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	802 of 935	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	825 of 900	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	1156 of 1175	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	1169 of 1190	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1171 of 1215	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	1207 of 1242	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1167 of 1249	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1049 of 1271	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1222 of 1309	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2021)5th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-32 vs state

Mathematics23%-37 vs state

Science17%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Southwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1500 S 4th St	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5553	309	16	19.3		113 (36.6%)	136 (44.0%)	24 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.0%)	9.5	1420^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.9%		5.4	1504^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.6%	84	16.7		30.0	25.0	13.6	23.7			35.0	28.0	30.2	25.6			$14,003
Lincoln Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	579 E Markison Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5524	232	12	19.3		64 (27.6%)	120 (51.7%)	21 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (11.2%)	5.6	1487^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.6%		9.4	1413^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.4%	74	9.4		10.8	21.7	3.1	22.7			19.4	26.1	15.6	21.7			$19,832
Stewart Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Stewart Ave	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5556	319	13	24.5		26 (8.2%)	252 (79.0%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	20	1262^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	19.0%		26.6	1175^th of 1577 public elementary schools	25.5%	87	26.2		60.9	52.6	31.0	7.7			34.8	36.8	45.2	25.9			$17,416
Siebert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	385 Reinhard Ave	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6613	373	17	21.9		27 (7.2%)	84 (22.5%)	245 (65.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	25.4	1172^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	24.8%		32.3	1110^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.6%	62	31.6		71.1	47.1	39.5	15.0			37.8	35.3	50.0	35.0			$17,331
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village	Public, Charter	K-8	387 E Beck St	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 669-6301	270	16	17.0		22 (8.1%)	187 (69.3%)	23 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.3%)	22.9	1215^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.0%		25.9	1183^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	25.0%	32	26.9	37.5	61.3	46.2	7.7	26.3	12.0	0.0	29.0	57.7	25.9	42.1	36.0	5.9	$10,029
Livingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	825 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5527	298	18	16.5		13 (4.4%)	231 (77.5%)	21 (7.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.4%)	2.7	1539^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.2%		2.8	1555^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.4%	16	6.3		17.5	15.2	3.1	2.3			14.6	12.1	21.9	9.3			$16,090
Moler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1201 Moler Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5529	287	17	16.8		37 (12.9%)	175 (61.0%)	37 (12.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.8%)	3.6	1527^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.0%		3.9	1531^st of 1577 public elementary schools	2.9%	4	4.2		20.5	4.0	23.1	0.0			20.5	15.4	19.2	2.6			$18,351
Sullivant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	791 Griggs Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6524	265	18	14.7		51 (19.2%)	143 (54.0%)	44 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	2.8	1537^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.3%		3.4	1547^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.9%	10	3.3		12.5	0.0	13.3				16.7	7.7	30.0				$12,524
Franklin Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-2	61 E Mound St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Franklin Learning Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 586-7599	45	3	15.0		7 (15.6%)	30 (66.7%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.3%)								(n/a)															$11,474
Ohio Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 S Ohio Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6130	201	12	16.7		22 (10.9%)	146 (72.6%)	12 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)	7.3	1458^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.4%		3.3	1548^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.8%	90	14.8		27.8	14.8	11.1				25.0	18.5	48.1				$16,607

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwood Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Southwood Elementary School attend?

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

High : South High School

How many students attend Southwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Southwood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Southwood Elementary School?

Students at Southwood Elementary School are 44% African American, 37% White, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What district is Southwood Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

Is Southwood Elementary School a good school?

Southwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

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