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Westgate Alternative Elementary School

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Westgate Alternative Elementary School ranks 1127 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Westgate Alternative Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Columbus, OH serving 279 students in the Columbus City Schools District, a district that ranks near the bottom statewide (683rd of 773, 12th percentile, 1 star). Westgate ranked 1,127th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–2026 (28th percentile, 1 star) — low in absolute terms, but better than its district and most nearby Columbus City schools. Among nearby same-district elementaries, only Binns Elementary School (31st percentile) ranks higher, ahead of West Broad Elementary School (11th), Valleyview Elementary School (6th), Eakin Elementary School (3rd), Burroughs Elementary School (0–1st) and Highland Elementary School (0–1st). Nearby West Franklin Elementary School is close at 25th percentile, Great Western Academy is 15th, Sullivant Avenue Community School is 6th, and Columbus Bilingual West is 1st. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 18.6.

The school's standout is fifth grade. In 2025–2026, fifth-grade ELA was 70.6% (state 70.4%, district 50.4%), math 55.9% (state 59.1%, district 28.4%), and science 61.8% (state 62.7%, district 35.8%) — near state levels and the highest among every nearby school listed. Attendance has also improved: chronic absenteeism fell from 59.1% in 2021–2022 to 45.7% in 2025–2026, below the district's 53.8% and better than every nearby Columbus City same-district school, including Highland (70.7%), Burroughs (58.1%), Binns (55.7%) and West Broad (53.9%), though still higher than Great Western Academy (35.5%) and West Franklin (30.8%).

Fourth grade is the clearest weak spot: math was 25.0% and ELA 28.9%, below the district (41.3% each) and far below the state (67.3% math, 61.8% ELA), while Binns and West Franklin scored much higher at that grade. Third grade was mixed but solid locally: math 35.6% (district 35.0%, state 62.1%) and ELA 43.5% (district 37.4%, state 63.4%). Results also differ by student group: African American students rank at the 61st percentile with 3 stars, a pattern that has held across several years, while female students (18th percentile) and White students (16th) rank lower. Note that free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable for Westgate, spending figures are from 2018–2019 ($11,317 per student), and some subgroup results rest on small numbers of students.

279

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,321

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

87.5%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 12.5% (any vaccine)

3080 Wicklow Rd
Columbus, OH 43204-1901

(614) 365-5971

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Westgate Alternative Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Westmoor Middle School
High:	West High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.8%

African American:

21.9%

Two or more races:

14.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (46% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg39%

Ohio avg64%

1,127^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	30.5	1127 of 1560	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	1129 of 1558	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1169 of 1577	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1132 of 1596	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1172 of 1588	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	1107 of 1610	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1170 of 1676	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1263 of 1636	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	1238 of 1651	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.2	1223 of 1678	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.1	1245 of 1684	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.0	1175 of 1687	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.7	1362 of 1701	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	1402 of 1709	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.7	1058 of 1686	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.3	1064 of 1662	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.2	1223 of 1610	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.3	1001 of 1582	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.5	1148 of 1609	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.8	1225 of 1504	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.6	1295 of 1501	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.9	1182 of 1471	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	249 of 631	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	284 of 610	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	187 of 605	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	21.9	812 of 956	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	1193 of 1452	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	1089 of 1452	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1221 of 1466	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1190 of 1483	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1146 of 1488	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	1012 of 1467	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1101 of 1502	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1165 of 1518	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	33.4	182 of 219	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	64 of 126	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	15.6	736 of 759	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	1011 of 1467	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	1014 of 1473	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1057 of 1484	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	916 of 1447	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	976 of 1419	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	825 of 1404	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	822 of 1465	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1079 of 1465	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	1020 of 1467	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.5	1072 of 1466	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1098 of 1485	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1021 of 1498	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1101 of 1518	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1115 of 1499	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1059 of 1535	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1246 of 1536	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	24.2	713 of 900	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	523 of 856	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	997 of 1181	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	1034 of 1175	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1052 of 1190	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1051 of 1215	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1081 of 1242	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1063 of 1249	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1079 of 1271	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1185 of 1309	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)21st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)17th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2019)15th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science62%~ state avg

English Language Arts48%-18 vs state

Mathematics39%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 13, 2016

School administrator demonstrates extremely poor execution of district policies, does not follow through on prescribed course of action on solutions/resolutions, is not receptive to constructive feedback on decisions made. The school is run "her way" and there is no other way and she is quite comfortable in providing "lip" service. Cronyism is an epidemic issue is this facility. Those on the inside of the operations get what they want, the rest of the families and students are on their own. This includes teachers, supportive staff which supports an elitist society and preferential treatment for those related & respective students. Teachers and students are allowed/permitted to create and facilitate hostile environments, there is no proactive efforts or corrective actions made. Bullying is ignored.
This school gets one star for its music program! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, September 9, 2015

An excellent school with an excellent staff. Close Quote

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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)						Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Westgate Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3080 Wicklow Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5971	279	15	18.6	54.1%	139 (49.8%)	61 (21.9%)	37 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.3%)	30.5	1127^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.8%		28.9	1129^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.5%	2	61.8		35.6	25.0	55.9				43.5	28.9	70.6				87.5%	12.5%	$15,321
Sullivant Avenue Community School	Public, Charter	K-6	3435 Sullivant Ave	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Sullivant Avenue Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 308-5991	301	9	33.4	49.8%	14 (4.7%)	62 (20.6%)	215 (71.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	6.7	1470^th of 1560 public elementary schools	5.8%		4	1518^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.6%	48	9.1		8.6	11.5	8.3	13.3			14.3	23.1	34.8	40.0			80%	1.8%	$9,645
West Broad Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2744 W Broad St	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5964	356	21	16.9	74.4%	103 (28.9%)	94 (26.4%)	90 (25.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (18.8%)	11	1394^th of 1560 public elementary schools	10.6%		7.2	1461^st of 1558 public elementary schools	6.2%	67	19.6		27.3	31.9	23.9				27.3	34.7	52.2				87%	4.3%	$17,461
Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 S Richardson Ave	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5923	371	25	14.8	73.3%	96 (25.9%)	127 (34.2%)	108 (29.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	1.7	1556^th of 1560 public elementary schools	0.3%		2.4	1543^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.0%	13	9.1		9.3	5.4	4.5				11.6	14.3	22.7				98.4%	1.6%	$14,719
Valleyview Elementary School	Public	K-5	2989 Valleyview Dr	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6312	298	16	18.6	57.0%	79 (26.5%)	91 (30.5%)	101 (33.9%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	6.9	1463^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	6.2%		5.9	1482^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	4.9%	19	23.8		16.7	31.7	14.3				38.7	18.6	33.3						$15,558
Binns Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1080 Binns Blvd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5911	299	15	19.9	69.6%	130 (43.5%)	73 (24.4%)	50 (16.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.0%)	35.1	1083^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	30.6%		27.1	1151^st of 1558 public elementary schools	26.1%	68	55.6		31.9	67.4	36.1				53.2	56.5	55.6				96.3%	1.9%	$15,106
Eakin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3774 Eakin Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5928	242	15	16.1	82.6%	39 (16.1%)	130 (53.7%)	50 (20.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	4.4	1509^th of 1560 public elementary schools	3.3%		7.5	1453^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	6.7%	56	14.3		19.0	16.7	7.1				16.7	19.5	42.9				90%	0%	$17,733
Great Western Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	310 N Wilson Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Great Western Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 276-1028	694	42	16.4	70.9%	96 (13.8%)	206 (29.7%)	290 (41.8%)	9 (1.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.4%)	15.2	1323^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	15.2%		12.2	1364^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.5%	41	27.8	34.3	40.9	33.3	40.7	12.9	14.5	32.8	32.8	26.3	57.4	21.0	46.1	40.3	91.3%	1.4%	$11,534
West Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	3501 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 279-0646	488	26	18.5	—	101 (20.7%)	186 (38.1%)	152 (31.1%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.8%)	27.2	1168^th of 1560 public elementary schools	25.1%		28.9	1131^st of 1558 public elementary schools	27.4%	37			39.0	56.9					38.2	52.9					62.1%	1.1%	$11,053
Columbus Bilingual West	Public, Charter	K-6	680 Harrisburg Pike	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual West	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(380) 266-0055	64	4	16.0	—	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)	59 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.6	1543^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	1.1%					(n/a)	21.4			5.9	7.1				20.0	0.0	21.4				57.9%	1.8%	$13,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Westgate Alternative Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Westgate Alternative Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Westgate Alternative Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westmoor Middle School
High : West High School

What is the racial makeup of Westgate Alternative Elementary School?

Students at Westgate Alternative Elementary School are 50% White, 22% African American, 14% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic.

How many students attend Westgate Alternative Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Westgate Alternative Elementary School.

Is Westgate Alternative Elementary School a good school?

Westgate Alternative Elementary School ranks 1127^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Westgate Alternative Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

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