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Valley Forge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Valley Forge Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Columbus, OH with about 310 students, part of the Columbus City Schools District, which ranks 683rd of 773 Ohio districts. Valley Forge's 2025–26 school rank is 1295th of 1560 schools (17th percentile, 1 star). Its history shows a long stretch of low relative performance with a brief peak in 2021–22 at the 32nd percentile and 2 stars; since then it has mostly hovered between the 17th and 27th percentiles, and 2025–26 is down from 2024–25's 23rd percentile.

On 2025–26 Ohio State Tests, results are mixed against the district but below the state in every tested area. Valley Forge beats district averages in 3rd-grade math (43.6 vs. 35.0), 4th-grade math (46.7 vs. 41.3) and 5th-grade science (41.4 vs. 35.8), but trails in 5th-grade math (20.7 vs. 28.4) and all three ELA grades. Grade 5 is the clearest concern: its 20.7% math proficiency is 38.4 points below the state. Among four nearby same-district elementaries, Valley Forge (17th percentile) sits behind Parkmoor Elementary School (27) and Forest Park Elementary School (18) and ahead of Maize Road Elementary School (12) and Salem Elementary School (10). Parkmoor generally outperforms Valley Forge in math and ELA and has lower chronic absenteeism (27.2%), while Forest Park is stronger in 4th- and 5th-grade math but weaker in science, 3rd-grade math and all ELA grades.

Chronic absenteeism is a relative bright spot at 31.3% in 2025–26, well below the district's 53.8% and improved from 43.7% in 2021–22, though Parkmoor and Forest Park are slightly lower. Class size is favorable: the 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 14 is lower than all four nearby same-district schools (17.5 to 20.1), yet results aren't uniformly better. Subgroup results are uneven: African American (38th percentile) and Hispanic (47th) students rank above the school's overall percentile, while English Language Learner (19th) and low-SES (18th) students rank below it. Data are limited — free/reduced lunch figures are missing for recent years, spending data cover only 2018–19 ($10,105 per student), and the student-teacher ratio runs only through 2024–25.

310

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,073

Per pupil spending ?

42.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1321 Urban Dr
Columbus, OH 43229-5133

(614) 365-5648

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Valley Forge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodward Park Middle School
High:	Northland High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.6%

Hispanic:

27.7%

Asian:

9.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

Ohio avg64%

1,295^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	17.4	1295 of 1560	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	1207 of 1558	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1166 of 1577	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1165 of 1596	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1076 of 1588	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1220 of 1610	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1396 of 1676	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1379 of 1636	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	1480 of 1651	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	1450 of 1678	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	1571 of 1684	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.8	1562 of 1687	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	1584 of 1701	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.6	1600 of 1709	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	1510 of 1686	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.7	1518 of 1662	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.0	1441 of 1610	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.5	1332 of 1582	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.1	1328 of 1609	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.0	1329 of 1504	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.3	1335 of 1501	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.0	1219 of 1471	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	391 of 631	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.0	238 of 615	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	257 of 603	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	177 of 610	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	190 of 601	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	260 of 533	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	352 of 605	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	414 of 598	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	13.1	48 of 52	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	256 of 318	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	225 of 281	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.7	108 of 258	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	78 of 239	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	76 of 213	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	115 of 183	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	107 of 169	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	121 of 174	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	1186 of 1452	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	1150 of 1452	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1035 of 1466	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1050 of 1483	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1052 of 1488	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1129 of 1467	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1248 of 1502	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1287 of 1518	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	168 of 315	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	1199 of 1467	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	1104 of 1473	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1050 of 1484	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	965 of 1447	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	823 of 1419	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1021 of 1404	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1195 of 1465	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1227 of 1465	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	1293 of 1467	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	1239 of 1466	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1225 of 1485	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1140 of 1498	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1022 of 1518	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1217 of 1499	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1332 of 1535	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1342 of 1536	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2019)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science41%-21 vs state

English Language Arts38%-27 vs state

Mathematics37%-26 vs state

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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	Total
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	42.9%	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
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	59.8%	9 (1.4%)	454 (71.3%)	90 (14.1%)	55 (8.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	11.7	1377^th of 1560 public elementary schools	11.7%		12.8	1360^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.7%	17	34.5	30.4	38.2	27.0	20.0	22.0	23.9	25.0	32.4	30.2	47.3	18.0	37.0	33.9	$10,288
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	64.3%	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
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	57.6%	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
Maize Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4360 Maize Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6040	334	19	17.5	58.4%	55 (16.5%)	174 (52.1%)	67 (20.1%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	12.7	1368^th of 1560 public elementary schools	12.3%		11.1	1384^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.2%	16	24.4		37.3	45.7	17.1				31.4	34.8	43.9				$14,030
Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1875 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 318-0600	133	13	10.2	85.0%	3 (2.3%)	100 (75.2%)	20 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.3%)	95.4	2^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	99.9%		67	588^th of 1558 public elementary schools	62.3%	586		82.4	100.0	100.0		92.3	85.7	70.6	100.0	100.0		92.3	71.4	64.7	$13,725
Imagine Columbus Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4656 Heaton Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Imagine Columbus Primary Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 433-7510	283	14	20.2	68.9%	2 (0.7%)	145 (51.2%)	18 (6.4%)	118 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4	1513^th of 1560 public elementary schools	3.0%		6	1478^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.1%	35	16.7	0.0	16.7	10.0	16.7	3.8	25.0	0.0	26.7	15.0	29.2	15.4	33.3	16.7	$10,464
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	54.1%	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
Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Public, Charter	K-8	2100 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-4500	525	26	20.1	—	8 (1.5%)	30 (5.7%)	482 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	17.6	1291^st of 1560 public elementary schools	17.2%		34.1	1077^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.9%	214	40.5	26.7	61.3	34.0	38.1	12.8	28.2	6.7	40.3	23.4	42.9	12.8	30.8	20.0	$10,002
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	55.0%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Forge Elementary School

What district is Valley Forge Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

How many students attend Valley Forge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Valley Forge Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Valley Forge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Valley Forge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodward Park Middle School
High : Northland High School

Is Valley Forge Elementary School a good school?

Valley Forge Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Valley Forge Elementary School?

Students at Valley Forge Elementary School are 52% African American, 28% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% White, 3% Two or more races.

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