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Finland Elementary School

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Finland Elementary School ranks 1121 st of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Finland Elementary School is a PK–4 school at 1835 Finland Ave in southwest Columbus (43223), part of the South-Western City district, serving 371 students in a neighborhood where about 91% of children qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. In every year on record over the past decade, the school has ranked between the 18th and 34th percentile among Ohio elementary schools, earning 1 star in seven of ten years — including 2025–26, at the 28th percentile. That is a flat record, not a declining one.

In 2025–26, Finland scored below both its district and state averages in all four tested subjects: third-grade math 51.4%, fourth-grade math 57.5%, third-grade reading/ELA 41.3%, and fourth-grade reading/ELA 49.4%. Still, it outperformed its closest same-district neighbor, East Franklin Elementary School, and sits comfortably ahead of nearby Columbus City Schools District schools such as Binns Elementary School, West Mound Elementary School, Sullivant Elementary School, and Columbus Bilingual West. The biggest concern is attendance: 40.8% of students were chronically absent in 2025–26, up from 33.3% and the highest rate among Finland's same-district peers. James A Harmon Elementary School, less than half a mile away, reports 17.1%.

Finland is unusually well staffed, with 16.9 students per teacher — better than every comparable school nearby, including Highland Park Elementary School (19.6) and Harmon (21.6). Its clearest academic weakness is reading, while math has twice matched or beaten district and state results. Its clearest strength is how well it serves English Language Learners and students with disabilities, whose results run well above the school's overall standing. For parents, the takeaway is a school with real resources and pockets of strong teaching, whose progress depends heavily on improving attendance and early literacy.

371

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,933

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

79.2%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 3.9% (any vaccine)

1835 Finland Ave
Columbus, OH 43223-3719

(614) 801-8125

District: South-Western City

Students who attend Finland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Finland Middle School
	Franklin Woods Intermediate School
High:	Franklin Heights High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.5%

African American:

25.3%

Hispanic:

21.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (50% vs 64% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg57%

Ohio avg64%

1,121^st of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 16Elementary Schools in the South-Western City

508^th of 773South-Western City 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	31.0	1121 of 1560	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	1107 of 1558	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1299 of 1577	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1058 of 1596	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1085 of 1588	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1216 of 1610	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1300 of 1676	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1271 of 1636	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	1295 of 1651	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.3	1222 of 1678	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.2	1229 of 1684	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.5	1262 of 1687	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.2	1351 of 1701	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.8	1285 of 1709	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	1367 of 1686	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	1512 of 1662	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	1431 of 1610	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.8	1230 of 1582	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.7	1360 of 1609	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.6	1103 of 1504	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.9	1264 of 1501	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.1	1126 of 1471	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	399 of 631	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.6	268 of 615	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.5	516 of 603	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.2	182 of 610	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	38.9	362 of 605	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	243 of 598	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	41.4	449 of 824	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.2	745 of 765	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	708 of 956	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	959 of 1021	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	147 of 318	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	142 of 239	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	158 of 213	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	136 of 169	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	82 of 174	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	1067 of 1452	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	1099 of 1452	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1254 of 1466	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1064 of 1483	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1120 of 1488	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1141 of 1467	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1032 of 1502	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1159 of 1518	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	108 of 315	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.7	162 of 259	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	74 of 233	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	130 of 216	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	87 of 189	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	150 of 228	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	115 of 239	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	1036 of 1467	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	1030 of 1473	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1215 of 1484	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	869 of 1447	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	872 of 1419	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1039 of 1404	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1063 of 1465	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1117 of 1465	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	1066 of 1467	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	1028 of 1466	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1242 of 1485	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	960 of 1498	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	999 of 1518	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1244 of 1499	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1287 of 1535	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1283 of 1536	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	12.9	152 of 166	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	593 of 914	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	703 of 935	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	862 of 900	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	702 of 856	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	941 of 1181	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	937 of 1175	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1080 of 1190	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1030 of 1215	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1084 of 1242	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1129 of 1249	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1124 of 1271	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1249 of 1309	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)54th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

White (2026)20th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)8th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics54%-10 vs state

English Language Arts45%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Finland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1835 Finland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8125	371	22	16.9	—	154 (41.5%)	94 (25.3%)	80 (21.6%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.0%)	31	1121^st of 1560 public elementary schools	28.1%		31.2	1107^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.9%	14		51.4	57.5		41.3	49.4		79.2%	3.9%	$11,933
James A Harmon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1861 Gantz Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8150	589	27	21.6	—	319 (54.2%)	92 (15.6%)	102 (17.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.4%)	48.1	918^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.2%		41.8	1003^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	35.6%	85		49.6	71.3		58.7	61.5		93.3%	3.8%	$10,442
East Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1955 Richmond Rd	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8100	257	13	20.5	—	104 (40.5%)	43 (16.7%)	81 (31.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.3%)	8.3	1438^th of 1560 public elementary schools	7.8%		20.5	1249^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.8%	189		27.3	25.0		36.4	30.0		82%	0%	$8,766
Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2541 Lindbergh Dr	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6727	267	14	19.0	68.5%	134 (50.2%)	46 (17.2%)	41 (15.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (15.7%)	14.5	1335^th of 1560 public elementary schools	14.4%		26	1165^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.2%	170	33.3	16.2	45.7	20.0	18.9	48.6	46.7	71.1%	0%	$14,625
West Mound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2051 W Mound St	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5968	316	16	19.7	81.0%	108 (34.2%)	115 (36.4%)	40 (12.7%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (12.7%)	11.7	1378^th of 1560 public elementary schools	11.7%		10.8	1391^st of 1558 public elementary schools	10.7%	13	25.0	30.0	25.5	30.6	36.6	36.5	44.4	86%	6%	$16,473
Sagewood Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2255 Kimberly Pkwy E	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Sagewood Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 669-6305	141	10	14.1	97.2%	33 (23.4%)	85 (60.3%)	9 (6.4%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)								(n/a)										$11,134
Columbus Bilingual West	Public, Charter	K-6	680 Harrisburg Pike	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual West	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(380) 266-0055	64	4	16.0	—	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)	59 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.6	1543^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	1.1%					(n/a)	21.4		5.9	7.1	20.0	0.0	21.4	57.9%	1.8%	$13,031
Sullivant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	791 Griggs Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6524	265	18	14.7	81.1%	51 (19.2%)	143 (54.0%)	44 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	4.6	1505^th of 1560 public elementary schools	3.5%		2.8	1537^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.3%	32	0.0	9.4	36.6	5.6	21.9	29.3	26.3	65.5%	0%	$12,524
Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 S Richardson Ave	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5923	371	25	14.8	73.3%	96 (25.9%)	127 (34.2%)	108 (29.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	1.7	1556^th of 1560 public elementary schools	0.3%		2.4	1543^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.0%	13	9.1	9.3	5.4	4.5	11.6	14.3	22.7	98.4%	1.6%	$14,719
Binns Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1080 Binns Blvd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5911	299	15	19.9	69.6%	130 (43.5%)	73 (24.4%)	50 (16.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.0%)	35.1	1083^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	30.6%		27.1	1151^st of 1558 public elementary schools	26.1%	68	55.6	31.9	67.4	36.1	53.2	56.5	55.6	96.3%	1.9%	$15,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Finland Elementary School

How many students attend Finland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Finland Elementary School.

Is Finland Elementary School a good school?

Finland Elementary School ranks 1121^st of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Finland Elementary School in?

South-Western City

What schools do graduates of Finland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Finland Middle School
Middle : Franklin Woods Intermediate School
High : Franklin Heights High School

What is the racial makeup of Finland Elementary School?

Students at Finland Elementary School are 42% White, 25% African American, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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