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Highland Park Elementary School

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Highland Park Elementary School ranks 888 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

888^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Highland Park Elementary School is a K–4 school in Grove City, Ohio, serving 475 students as part of the South-Western City district. For 2025–2026 it ranks 888th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools (43rd percentile, 2 stars), while its district sits lower at 508th of 773 (34th percentile) — so the school is running modestly ahead of its own district. It serves a high-poverty population: 74.5% of students were economically disadvantaged in 2024–2025, and per-student spending was $9,547 (2018–19), the second-lowest among its in-district peers.

Among the ten nearby schools compared here, Highland Park lands 4th of 11 — the top of the district's middle tier. Math is the strength: 4th-grade math scored 70.9, above both the district (62.4) and the state (67.3), and 3rd-grade math (61.4) beat the district. Fourth-grade ELA (62.0) also edged the state, while 3rd-grade ELA (52.7) is the weak spot, about 11 points under the state. Highland Park out-scores Bolton Crossing Elementary (21st percentile) and James A Harmon Elementary School (41st) even though it serves a poorer population than either, and it spends less than Bolton Crossing. It trails the district's leaders, JC Sommer Elementary School (68th) and Monterey Elementary School (62nd), but sits well ahead of East Franklin Elementary School (8th).

Chronic absenteeism is the clearest dividing line: at 28.4% it beats the district every year on record, yet stronger nearby schools — JC Sommer (12.0%), Harmon (17.1%), Richard Avenue Elementary School (20.1%) — keep it far lower. A standout strength is special education, ranked at the 81st percentile statewide (4 stars), up from 36th two years earlier. Low-income students, most of the school, slipped to the 38th percentile after reaching 60th in 2024–25. Bottom line: a mid-tier, high-poverty, low-cost school with above-trend results; 3rd-grade reading and attendance are the areas to watch.

475

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,127

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2600 Cameron St
Grove City, OH 43123-1733

(614) 801-8200

District: South-Western City

Students who attend Highland Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Beulah Park Middle School
	Park Street Intermediate School
High:	Central Crossing High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

African American:

17.7%

Hispanic:

13.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg57%

Ohio avg64%

888^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	50.4	888 of 1560	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.5	684 of 1558	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	838 of 1577	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	954 of 1596	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	954 of 1588	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	1089 of 1610	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	1042 of 1676	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1169 of 1636	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.2	1193 of 1651	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	56.8	912 of 1678	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.5	875 of 1684	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.1	860 of 1687	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.8	969 of 1701	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	1212 of 1709	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.8	1128 of 1686	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.5	1223 of 1662	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.1	1204 of 1610	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.2	1154 of 1582	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	1300 of 1609	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.1	1079 of 1504	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.5	1244 of 1501	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.8	1238 of 1471	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	266 of 631	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	253 of 610	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	324 of 601	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	178 of 533	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	355 of 605	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	381 of 598	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	60.3	299 of 956	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	474 of 1021	53.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	242 of 318	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.4	185 of 281	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	139 of 258	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	155 of 239	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	161 of 213	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	146 of 183	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	140 of 174	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	1007 of 1452	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.4	704 of 1452	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	767 of 1466	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	919 of 1483	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	975 of 1488	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	1016 of 1467	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	889 of 1502	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1113 of 1518	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	260 of 315	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	156 of 259	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	79 of 234	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	113 of 189	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	907 of 1467	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.3	595 of 1473	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	647 of 1484	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	843 of 1447	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	788 of 1419	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	867 of 1404	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	768 of 1465	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1066 of 1465	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	647 of 1467	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	556 of 1466	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	796 of 1485	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	855 of 1498	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	850 of 1518	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1094 of 1499	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	973 of 1535	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1173 of 1536	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	163 of 220	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	173 of 914	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	52.9	347 of 935	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	572 of 900	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	303 of 856	64.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	503 of 1181	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	431 of 1175	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	723 of 1190	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	780 of 1215	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	567 of 1242	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.6	948 of 1249	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	833 of 1271	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1124 of 1309	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)81st percentile+38 vs school

Disabled (2019)69th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)26th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics66%~ state avg

English Language Arts57%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 22, 2010

My son has attended this school for 3 years. It is awful. It offers no help for those students who might be struggling. They need to fire the speech therapist. She has no idea what she is doing! Close Quote

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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)			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/reduced lunch (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	Total
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	2600 Cameron St	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8200	475	24	19.6	74.5%	269 (56.6%)	84 (17.7%)	63 (13.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.0%)	50.4	888^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.1%		62.5	684^th of 1558 public elementary schools	56.1%	204		61.4	70.9		52.7	62.0		$10,127
Richard Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-4	3646 Richard Ave	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8325	423	24	17.5	58.6%	267 (63.1%)	52 (12.3%)	53 (12.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	54	833^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	46.6%		46	959^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.4%	126		59.2	68.1		59.2	68.1		$12,174
Monterey Elementary School	Public	K-4	3811 Hoover Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8250	425	22	19.2	52.2%	277 (65.2%)	42 (9.9%)	60 (14.1%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.0%)	67.2	588^th of 1560 public elementary schools	62.3%		56	800^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.7%	212		66.3	83.5		67.5	70.1		$11,855
JC Sommer Elementary School	Public	K-4	3055 Kingston Ave	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-8350	545	27	20.1	37.6%	428 (78.5%)	41 (7.5%)	28 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.9%)	72.2	492^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	68.5%		66.9	590^th of 1558 public elementary schools	62.1%	98		80.2	73.3		77.6	68.1		$11,253
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	69.6%	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		$10,442
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	90.8%	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		$11,933
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	—	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	$14,625
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	—	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	$15,106
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		$8,766
Bolton Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2695 Holt Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8275	717	32	22.7	70.0%	251 (35.0%)	228 (31.8%)	119 (16.6%)	32 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.0%)	22.4	1228^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.3%		19	1275^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.2%	47		42.2	40.9		44.4	47.7		$9,291

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Park Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Highland Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Highland Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beulah Park Middle School
Middle : Park Street Intermediate School
High : Central Crossing High School

How many students attend Highland Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Highland Park Elementary School.

Is Highland Park Elementary School a good school?

Highland Park Elementary School ranks 888^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Highland Park Elementary School in?

South-Western City

What is the racial makeup of Highland Park Elementary School?

Students at Highland Park Elementary School are 57% White, 18% African American, 13% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

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