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Valley Forge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Valley Forge Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 241 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Columbus City Schools District. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state tests across all grade levels and subject areas.

Valley Forge Elementary's academic struggles are not unique, as many nearby district schools, such as Parkmoor Elementary, Maize Road Elementary, and Forest Park Elementary, also perform poorly on state assessments. The school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.8% to 57.8%, are also significantly higher than state and district averages. However, the nearby charter schools, such as East Bridge Academy of Excellence, Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy, and Imagine Columbus Primary Academy, have mixed performance, with some outperforming the district schools and others performing even worse.

Addressing the underlying factors contributing to the school's poor performance, such as chronic absenteeism, teacher quality, and resource allocation, will be crucial for improving student outcomes at Valley Forge Elementary School and the broader Columbus City Schools District. While the school's challenges are significant, the presence of alternative options in the area, such as charter schools, provides some hope for families seeking better educational opportunities for their children.

310

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,073

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Recently slipping — 32nd percentile in 2022 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (42% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 32nd-percentile peak (2022) to 23rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg37%

Ohio avg64%

1,207^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	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
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
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
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
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
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)

African American (2025)61st percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2019)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-20 vs state

Mathematics42%-22 vs state

Science41%-23 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
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
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
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
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
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		55 (16.5%)	174 (52.1%)	67 (20.1%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	11.1	1384^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.2%		7.3	1463^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	7.2%	79	13.9		40.0	42.1	13.9				33.3	28.9	38.9				$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		3 (2.3%)	100 (75.2%)	20 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.3%)	67	588^th of 1558 public elementary schools	62.3%		70.2	533^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	66.2%	55		47.1	83.3	54.5		56.3	13.3	47.1	100.0	72.7		50.0	60.0	50.0	$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		2 (0.7%)	145 (51.2%)	18 (6.4%)	118 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6	1478^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.1%		6.8	1476^th of 1577 public elementary schools	6.4%	2	13.8	0.0	15.4	17.4	24.1	0.0	0.0	5.6	26.9	30.4	34.5	5.9	29.4	11.1	$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		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
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%)	34.1	1077^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.9%		32.8	1106^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.9%	29	49.1	60.5	67.9	81.4	37.7	43.2	22.9	34.2	41.5	27.9	35.8	34.1	33.3	28.9	$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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Forge Elementary School

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 22.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Valley Forge Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

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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