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Forest Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Forest Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 342 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Forest Park Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms the state and district averages on Ohio state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 28.9% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 61.3% and the district average of 35.9%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.0% to 57.8% over the past few years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Columbus City Schools District, such as Parkmoor Elementary and Valley Forge Elementary, generally perform better than Forest Park Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. Additionally, the nearby charter schools, such as Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus and Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy, also tend to outperform Forest Park Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations.

375

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,295

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5535 Sandalwood Blvd
Columbus, OH 43229-4476

(614) 365-5337

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Forest Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodward Park Middle School
High:	Northland High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.7%

Hispanic:

30.7%

Asian:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (38% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 29 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

Ohio avg64%

1,285^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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	18.0	1285 of 1558	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1329 of 1577	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1323 of 1596	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1333 of 1588	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1448 of 1610	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1363 of 1676	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1521 of 1636	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	1385 of 1651	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	1373 of 1678	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.8	1446 of 1684	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.7	1526 of 1687	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	1474 of 1701	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.4	1483 of 1709	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.3	1387 of 1686	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.7	1340 of 1662	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.1	1285 of 1610	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.7	1205 of 1582	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.4	1200 of 1609	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.6	1214 of 1504	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.2	990 of 1501	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	10.6	1363 of 1471	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	348 of 615	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	317 of 603	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	338 of 610	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	336 of 601	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	424 of 533	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	424 of 605	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	516 of 598	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	14.2	897 of 956	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	195 of 281	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	225 of 258	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	199 of 239	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	166 of 213	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	154 of 183	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	103 of 169	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.4	156 of 174	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1268 of 1452	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1255 of 1466	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1245 of 1483	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1271 of 1488	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1332 of 1467	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1207 of 1502	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1435 of 1518	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	159 of 259	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	198 of 234	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	228 of 233	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	210 of 216	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	171 of 189	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	140 of 228	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.0	228 of 239	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1202 of 1473	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1235 of 1484	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1178 of 1447	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1176 of 1419	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1267 of 1404	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1151 of 1465	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1359 of 1465	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1197 of 1466	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1253 of 1485	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1315 of 1498	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1344 of 1518	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1423 of 1499	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1298 of 1535	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1432 of 1536	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%-23 vs state

Science39%-25 vs state

English Language Arts35%-29 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
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		17 (4.5%)	190 (50.7%)	115 (30.7%)	32 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	18	1285^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.5%		14.8	1329^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.7%	44	38.6		37.8	52.3	31.8				28.9	29.5	45.5				$15,295
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		62 (18.1%)	136 (39.8%)	110 (32.2%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	6.6	1467^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.8%		8.2	1446^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.3%	21	12.8		23.7	39.5	12.8				23.7	23.3	30.0				$11,807
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		27 (8.9%)	194 (63.8%)	38 (12.5%)	14 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	41.3	1008^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.3%		40.9	1025^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.0%	17	56.1		66.0	60.4	31.7				44.7	50.0	70.7				$14,525
Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus	Public, Charter	K-1	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)															$11,839
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	1880 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		5 (0.7%)	711 (98.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37.7	1039^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.3%		23.1	1225^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.3%	186	53.2	32.3	57.1	58.4	32.3	26.4	30.3	45.2	57.5	61.0	62.9	32.1	59.2	45.2	$10,062
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		24 (7.7%)	160 (51.6%)	86 (27.7%)	29 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	23.5	1207^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.5%		27.3	1166^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.1%	41	40.7		54.8	37.0	33.3				38.7	40.7	51.9				$13,073
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		39 (9.4%)	181 (43.7%)	159 (38.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	15.3	1324^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.0%		14.9	1328^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.8%	4	38.2		39.0	33.3	23.5				25.4	47.1	36.8				$14,745
Alpine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1590 Alpine Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5359	348	18	19.3		64 (18.4%)	184 (52.9%)	51 (14.7%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)								(n/a)			77.8						63.0						$15,801
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		5 (4.0%)	118 (93.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	13	1354^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.1%		5.8	1498^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.0%	144	7.7	30.0	42.9		0.0	0.0	9.1	10.0	64.3		23.1	0.0	9.1	10.0	$12,476
Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1333 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 261-1200	637	25	25.4		9 (1.4%)	454 (71.3%)	90 (14.1%)	55 (8.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	12.8	1360^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.7%		17.6	1283^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	18.6%	77	14.9	36.1	36.8	31.5	10.6	19.6	33.3	18.0	36.2	48.1	34.0	25.5	48.1	23.0	$10,288

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Park Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Forest Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Forest Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodward Park Middle School
High : Northland High School

Is Forest Park Elementary School a good school?

Forest Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Forest Park Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

What is the racial makeup of Forest Park Elementary School?

Students at Forest Park Elementary School are 51% African American, 31% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% White.

How many students attend Forest Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Forest Park Elementary School.

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