Darbydale Elementary School

Summary:

Darbydale Elementary School is a public elementary school in Grove City, Ohio, serving 385 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the South-Western City School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Darbydale Elementary School's academic performance is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's proficiency rates on the Ohio State Tests are lower than the South-Western City and Ohio state averages, and its statewide ranking has consistently been in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.9% to 33.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 47.53%.

Compared to nearby schools within the South-Western City School District, such as Monterey Elementary, Darby Woods Elementary, and Highland Park Elementary, Darbydale Elementary School's performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools having higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and higher statewide rankings. The exception is Buckeye Woods Elementary, which significantly outperforms Darbydale and the other nearby schools, ranking in the top 7% of Ohio elementary schools.


Detail:

Public K-4

 7000 London Groveport Rd
       Grove City, OH  43123-9661


(614) 801-8050

District: South-Western City

SchoolDigger Rank:
947th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools


Students who attend Darbydale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Pleasant View Middle School
High:    Central Crossing High School

Student/teacher ratio:  21.3 Help
Number of students:  385

Racial breakdown:

White:
76.1%
Hispanic:
12.7%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.5% Help


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Compare Details Darbydale Elementary School ranks worse than 60.1% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.21. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Darbydale Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Darbydale Elementary School 947th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Darbydale Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
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Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
White students:


South-Western City:

SchoolDigger ranks South-Western City 538th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Darbydale Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Darbydale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 55.67 777th 1471 47.2%
2005 44.90 983rd 1501 34.5%
2006 56.64 806th 1504 46.4%
2007 63.08 729th 1609 54.7%
2008 56.35 889th 1582 43.8%
2009 60.71 818th 1610 49.2%
2010 64.94 738th 1662 55.6%
2011 50.90 1089th 1686 35.4%
2012 57.67 978th 1709 42.8%
2013 58.04 967th 1701 43.2%
2014 47.33 1125th 1687 33.3%
2015 63.53 750th 1684 55.5%
2016 56.03 923rd 1678 45.0%
2017 49.06 1040th 1651 37.0%
2018 42.58 1088th 1636 33.5%
2019 51.05 983rd 1676 41.3%
2021 44.83 984th 1610 38.9%
2022 48.72 942nd 1588 40.7%
2023 55.09 863rd 1596 45.9%
2024 48.21 947th 1577 39.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Darbydale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.82 207th 258 19.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Darbydale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 46.47 411th 856 52.0%
2024 28.16 670th 900 25.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Darbydale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.70 1086th 1465 25.9%
2019 48.21 871st 1465 40.5%
2021 35.46 915th 1404 34.8%
2022 42.40 873rd 1419 38.5%
2023 52.64 747th 1447 48.4%
2024 33.56 1058th 1484 28.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Darbydale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.59 1090th 1518 28.2%
2019 47.95 935th 1502 37.7%
2021 35.95 971st 1467 33.8%
2022 37.09 1009th 1488 32.2%
2023 44.88 913th 1483 38.4%
2024 44.06 923rd 1466 37.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Darbydale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.18 694th 1021 32.0%
2019 23.00 793rd 956 17.1%
2021 26.76 593rd 765 22.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Darbydale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.36 996th 1536 35.2%
2019 54.90 838th 1535 45.4%
2021 43.83 916th 1499 38.9%
2022 56.93 768th 1518 49.4%
2023 61.89 671st 1498 55.2%
2024 48.82 877th 1485 40.9%
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Rank History for White students at Darbydale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.52 1099th 1309 16.0%
2019 39.31 919th 1271 27.7%
2021 33.14 923rd 1249 26.1%
2022 30.73 965th 1242 22.3%
2023 47.63 739th 1215 39.2%
2024 40.77 813th 1190 31.7%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Darbydale Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 435 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 444
1989 411 9 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 421
1990 403 14 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 419
1991 429 9 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 440
1992 458 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 465
1993 435 9 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1994 438 6 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 446
1995 327 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 329
1996 327 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 329
1997 325 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 327
1998 325 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 328
1999 270 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 271
2000 349 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 353
2001 292 3 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 297
2002 241 5 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 248
2003 241 5 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 248
2004 247 2 2 1 0 n/a n/a 1 253
2005 219 6 3 1 0 n/a n/a 1 230
2006 232 4 4 3 2 n/a n/a 5 250
2007 214 1 1 4 1 n/a n/a 2 223
2008 211 3 1 5 1 n/a n/a 2 223
2009 188 1 2 4 0 n/a n/a 3 198
2010 325 3 2 8 0 n/a n/a 6 344
2011 285 4 2 12 0 0 10 0 313
2012 291 3 1 8 0 0 7 0 310
2013 272 9 2 13 0 1 5 0 302
2014 287 4 4 17 0 0 5 0 317
2015 270 3 1 18 0 0 3 0 295
2016 275 2 1 21 0 0 9 0 308
2017 338 1 1 24 0 0 10 0 374
2018 338 0 3 18 1 0 14 0 374
2019 335 2 1 20 2 0 21 0 381
2020 327 3 3 26 4 0 20 0 383
2021 325 7 3 40 4 0 23 0 402
2022 315 8 4 45 5 0 18 0 395
2023 293 10 6 49 3 0 24 0 385

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Darbydale Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 444 20.0 22.2 0
1989 421 19.0 22.1 n/a
1990 419 19.0 22.0 n/a
1991 440 20.0 22.0 n/a
1992 465 21.0 22.1 10.1
1993 447 19.0 23.5 12.3
1994 446 18.0 24.8 13.7
1995 329 16.0 20.6 18.8
1996 329 16.0 20.6 18.8
1997 327 18.6 17.6 13.1
1998 328 18.0 18.2 16.5
1999 271 14.6 18.6 29.2
2000 353 17.3 20.4 35.1
2001 297 13.6 21.8 36.7
2002 248 10.0 24.8 34.3
2003 248 10.0 24.8 34.3
2004 253 11.0 23.0 35.3
2005 230 9.0 25.6 34.5
2006 250 10.0 25.0 40.8
2007 223 9.0 24.8 48.4
2008 223 8.0 27.9 n/a
2009 198 9.0 22.0 52.8
2010 344 13.5 25.4 50
2011 313 12.0 26.0 49.5
2012 310 12.2 25.3 51.6
2013 302 14.4 20.8 49.7
2014 317 13.7 23.0 57.7
2015 295 n/a n/a 58.3
2016 308 15.0 20.5 55.5
2017 374 16.8 22.1 50.3
2018 374 16.8 22.1 47.1
2019 381 17.3 22.0 47.2
2020 383 16.0 23.8 43.9
2021 402 16.6 24.1 n/a
2022 395 17.0 23.2 n/a
2023 385 18.0 21.3 47.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Darbydale Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 444 20.0 22.2 0
1989 421 19.0 22.1 n/a
1990 419 19.0 22.0 n/a
1991 440 20.0 22.0 n/a
1992 465 21.0 22.1 10.1
1993 447 19.0 23.5 12.3
1994 446 18.0 24.8 13.7
1995 329 16.0 20.6 18.8
1996 329 16.0 20.6 18.8
1997 327 18.6 17.6 13.1
1998 328 18.0 18.2 16.5
1999 271 14.6 18.6 29.2
2000 353 17.3 20.4 35.1
2001 297 13.6 21.8 36.7
2002 248 10.0 24.8 34.3
2003 248 10.0 24.8 34.3
2004 253 11.0 23.0 35.3
2005 230 9.0 25.6 34.5
2006 250 10.0 25.0 40.8
2007 223 9.0 24.8 48.4
2008 223 8.0 27.9 n/a
2009 198 9.0 22.0 52.8
2010 344 13.5 25.4 50
2011 313 12.0 26.0 49.5
2012 310 12.2 25.3 51.6
2013 302 14.4 20.8 49.7
2014 317 13.7 23.0 57.7
2015 295 n/a n/a 58.3
2016 308 15.0 20.5 55.5
2017 374 16.8 22.1 50.3
2018 374 16.8 22.1 47.1
2019 381 17.3 22.0 47.2
2020 383 16.0 23.8 43.9
2021 402 16.6 24.1 n/a
2022 395 17.0 23.2 n/a
2023 385 18.0 21.3 47.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Darbydale Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,594
2022 $10,555
2023 $10,838

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Darbydale Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 983rd of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 863rd of 1596 Elementary schools
 4.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Darbydale Elementary School)67.154.1
 13%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South-Western City)60.150.1
 10%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Darbydale Elementary School)57.952.5
 5.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South-Western City)59.348.2
 11.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Darbydale Elementary School)79.175
 4.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South-Western City)72.463.3
 9.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Darbydale Elementary School)60.967.5
 6.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South-Western City)60.851.3
 9.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students381385
 1%
African American210
 400%
American Indian23
 50%
Asian16
 500%
Hispanic2049
 145%
Pacific Islander00
White335293
 12.5%
Two or More Races2124
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.2%47.5%
 0.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Darbydale Elementary School

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

Middle : Pleasant View Middle School
High : Central Crossing High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 385 students attended Darbydale Elementary School.

Darbydale Elementary School ranks 947th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Darbydale Elementary School are 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.


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