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Parsons Elementary School

Q: Is Parsons Elementary School a good school?

Parsons Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Parsons Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Parsons Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Parsons Elementary School?

Students at Parsons Elementary School are 53% White, 27% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Parsons Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Parsons Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Buckeye Middle School High : Marion-Franklin High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Parsons Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 372 students. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Parsons Elementary School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average academic performance on state tests, and struggles to effectively serve its subgroups of students. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from just 17.4% to 41.3% in English Language Arts and 17.4% to 37.5% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 61.3% to 67.7% in ELA and 56.7% to 69.1% in Math. The nearby Columbus City Schools District as a whole also performs poorly, suggesting a systemic issue within the district. However, the success of Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School, which serves a similar student population, demonstrates that with the right educational approach and resources, the students at Parsons could achieve much higher levels of success.

Interestingly, the nearby Hamilton Local School District appears to be performing significantly better than Parsons Elementary and the surrounding Columbus City schools, with Hamilton Elementary School having much higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts compared to Parsons and the Columbus City district average. This suggests that the challenges faced by Parsons Elementary are not insurmountable, and with the right strategies and resources, the students at Parsons could achieve much greater academic success.

365

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,108

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3231 Lee Ellen Pl
Columbus, OH 43207-3728

(614) 365-5099

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Parsons Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Buckeye Middle School
High:	Marion-Franklin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.4%

African American:

27.4%

Hispanic:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (29% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg37%

Ohio avg64%

1,399^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	10.4	1399 of 1558	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1452 of 1577	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1472 of 1596	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1489 of 1588	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1466 of 1610	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1412 of 1676	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1487 of 1636	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	1467 of 1651	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	1329 of 1678	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.2	1214 of 1684	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.9	1315 of 1687	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	1446 of 1701	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.2	1443 of 1709	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.6	1341 of 1686	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.2	1306 of 1662	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.5	1241 of 1610	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	563 of 615	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	558 of 601	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	507 of 533	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	567 of 598	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	13.4	803 of 824	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	633 of 765	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	489 of 956	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.4	892 of 1021	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1318 of 1452	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1380 of 1466	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1357 of 1483	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1350 of 1488	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	1406 of 1467	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1321 of 1502	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1430 of 1518	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	1.9	126 of 126	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1323 of 1473	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1357 of 1484	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1332 of 1447	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1321 of 1419	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1285 of 1404	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1214 of 1465	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1332 of 1465	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1334 of 1466	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1374 of 1485	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1455 of 1498	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	1468 of 1518	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1394 of 1499	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1300 of 1535	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1402 of 1536	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	1133 of 1175	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	1164 of 1190	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.4	1200 of 1215	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.7	1232 of 1242	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.1	1231 of 1249	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1230 of 1271	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	1290 of 1309	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)<1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-30 vs state

Science28%-35 vs state

Mathematics26%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Parsons Elementary School

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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
Parsons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3231 Lee Ellen Pl	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5099	365	21	17.3		195 (53.4%)	100 (27.4%)	37 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	10.4	1399^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.2%		7.9	1452^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	7.9%	53	28.3		22.7	37.5	17.4				23.9	35.0	41.3				$14,108
Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	775 Bartfield Dr	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5421	326	19	17.1		123 (37.7%)	114 (35.0%)	34 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (16.0%)	25.3	1175^th of 1558 public elementary schools	24.6%		22.9	1229^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.1%	54	52.0		46.9	37.8	34.0				38.8	37.8	58.0				$14,492
A+ Children's Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	114 Obetz Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	A+ Children's Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 491-8502	107	4	26.7		36 (33.6%)	49 (45.8%)	7 (6.5%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.1%)	18	1283^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	17.7%		8.7	1433^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	9.1%	150			61.5			0.0			33.3			18.2			$13,236
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield	Public, Charter	K-8	3220 Groveport Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 986-0116	249	15	16.6		30 (12.0%)	149 (59.8%)	29 (11.6%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (13.3%)	63.7	649^th of 1558 public elementary schools	58.3%		38.9	1047^th of 1577 public elementary schools	33.6%	398	83.3	42.9	67.7	78.9	50.0	22.2	30.0	7.1	58.1	84.2	83.3	66.7	50.0	7.1	$11,575
Watkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 Watkins Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6411	278	15	18.5		34 (12.2%)	174 (62.6%)	28 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.4%)	3.5	1529^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.9%		3.9	1529^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.0%		8.3		20.4	18.4	8.3				28.6	13.2	19.4				$14,937
Summit Academy Community School-Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	2521 Fairwood Ave Ste 100	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Summit Academy Community School-Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-5497	54	6	9.0		11 (20.4%)	34 (63.0%)	4 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)								(n/a)		0.0						0.0						0.0
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
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
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	K-3	745 Rathmell Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Hamilton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 491-8044	1,028	56	18.3		645 (62.7%)	181 (17.6%)	71 (6.9%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (11.6%)								(n/a)			73.9						62.3						$8,865
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Parsons Elementary School

Is Parsons Elementary School a good school?

Parsons Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Parsons Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Parsons Elementary School.

What district is Parsons Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

What is the racial makeup of Parsons Elementary School?

Students at Parsons Elementary School are 53% White, 27% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Parsons Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Buckeye Middle School
High : Marion-Franklin High School

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