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Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

1209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Columbus, Ohio, serving 521 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the South-Western City School District, which is ranked 531 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its location in Columbus, Prairie Lincoln Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 27.0% to 31.0% in recent years, well above the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Prairie Norton Elementary (31.0%) and Darby Woods Elementary (31.0%). Additionally, Prairie Lincoln students perform well below state and district averages on Ohio state tests, with only 37.4% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Math and English Language Arts, compared to 56.9% and 51% respectively for the South-Western City School District.

However, the school's per-student spending of $9,049 in 2018-2019 is on par with or higher than nearby schools, indicating that funding and resources alone may not be the primary driver of its underperformance. Additionally, Prairie Lincoln Elementary performs relatively well for its African American students, ranking in the top half of Ohio elementary schools in this category for several years, suggesting the school may have some effective practices in place for supporting this student population. While the school faces significant challenges, the potential for improvement exists, and identifying and replicating the practices that support its African American students could be a starting point for the school's improvement efforts.

515

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,325

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4900 Amesbury Way
Columbus, OH 43228-1226

(614) 801-8300

District: South-Western City

Students who attend Prairie Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Galloway Ridge Intermediate School
	Norton Middle School
High:	Westland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.6%

White:

32.6%

African American:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (44% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg57%

Ohio avg64%

1,209^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

531^st of 828South-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
2025	23.4	1209 of 1558	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1264 of 1577	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1328 of 1596	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1336 of 1588	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	1179 of 1610	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1263 of 1676	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1252 of 1636	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.9	1173 of 1651	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.0	1194 of 1678	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.5	1167 of 1684	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.2	1277 of 1687	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	1360 of 1701	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.0	1413 of 1709	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.3	1313 of 1686	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.9	1364 of 1662	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.2	1210 of 1610	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.3	1134 of 1582	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.2	1137 of 1609	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.9	1232 of 1504	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.5	1148 of 1501	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.4	1389 of 1471	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	289 of 615	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.5	432 of 601	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.8	137 of 605	77.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	20.7	721 of 824	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	553 of 956	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	682 of 1021	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	240 of 281	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	238 of 258	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	221 of 239	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	196 of 213	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	117 of 183	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	118 of 169	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.6	147 of 174	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1211 of 1452	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1257 of 1466	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1270 of 1483	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1398 of 1488	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	1104 of 1467	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1043 of 1502	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1191 of 1518	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	222 of 259	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	207 of 234	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	221 of 233	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	208 of 216	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	155 of 189	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	151 of 228	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	205 of 239	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1187 of 1473	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1175 of 1484	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1228 of 1447	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1297 of 1419	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1100 of 1404	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1101 of 1465	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1181 of 1465	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1085 of 1466	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1166 of 1485	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1284 of 1498	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1207 of 1518	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1180 of 1499	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1280 of 1535	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1237 of 1536	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	9.3	152 of 162	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	652 of 935	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	836 of 900	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	829 of 856	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	998 of 1175	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1074 of 1190	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1152 of 1215	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1173 of 1242	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1112 of 1249	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1102 of 1271	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1183 of 1309	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%-17 vs state

English Language Arts39%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, April 26, 2019

My son has attended Prairie Lincoln for kindergarten and 1st grade. This school has exceeded my expectations. The staff is wonderful and seems to care about the students. Close Quote

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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
Prairie Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-4	4900 Amesbury Way	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8300	515	27	19.4	78.8%	168 (32.6%)	83 (16.1%)	204 (39.6%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.5%)	23.4	1209^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.4%		19.1	1264^th of 1577 public elementary schools	19.8%	55			37.4	62.3					37.4	40.3					$11,325
Prairie Norton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	105 Norton Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8450	510	26	20.0	76.7%	144 (28.2%)	93 (18.2%)	198 (38.8%)	23 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.0%)	34.7	1073^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.1%		31.7	1115^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.3%	42			62.7	62.5					43.6	40.7					$10,744
Stiles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4700 Stiles Ave	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8375	511	28	18.5	88.6%	78 (15.3%)	150 (29.4%)	244 (47.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	12.2	1365^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.4%		9.6	1411^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.5%	46			35.9	37.9					34.6	32.6					$11,931
Darby Woods Elementary School	Public	K-4	255 Westwoods Blvd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8075	554	30	18.7	72.2%	220 (39.7%)	83 (15.0%)	155 (28.0%)	51 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.1%)	52.2	857^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.0%		40.4	1034^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.4%	177			57.6	70.5					60.2	62.8					$11,664
Westside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4330 Clime Rd North	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Westside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 272-9392	339	15	22.2		3 (0.9%)	319 (94.1%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31	1108^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.9%		41.4	1017^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.5%	91	39.4	72.2	33.3	43.2	30.3	27.3	25.0	16.7	43.2	52.3	63.6	63.6	42.9	38.9	$9,983
Georgian Heights Alt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	784 Georgian Dr	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5931	484	25	19.3		142 (29.3%)	95 (19.6%)	169 (34.9%)	29 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	24.6	1188^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.7%		36	1073^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	32.0%	115	27.6		54.7	40.9	26.3				55.4	44.6	48.1				$14,226
Eakin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3774 Eakin Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5928	242	15	16.1		39 (16.1%)	130 (53.7%)	50 (20.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	7.5	1453^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.3	1509^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.3%	56	15.6		18.8	28.6	21.9				25.0	39.3	18.8				$17,733
Zenith Academy West	Public, Charter	K-8	3385 South Blvd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Zenith Academy West	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 272-6300	141	4	35.2		6 (4.3%)	129 (91.5%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	31.8	1102^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.3%		21.8	1239^th of 1577 public elementary schools	21.4%	137	61.5	38.5	7.7	81.3	46.2	36.4	20.0	46.2	15.4	62.5	38.5	18.2	60.0	23.1	$12,087
Great Western Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	310 N Wilson Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Great Western Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 276-1028	694	42	16.4		96 (13.8%)	206 (29.7%)	290 (41.8%)	9 (1.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.4%)	12.2	1364^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.5%		14.6	1331^st of 1577 public elementary schools	15.6%	33	17.5	18.1	41.0	28.3	28.1	18.7	11.1	15.3	30.8	33.3	29.8	30.7	38.1	12.5	$11,534
Sullivant Avenue Community School	Public, Charter	K-6	3435 Sullivant Ave	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Sullivant Avenue Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 308-5991	301	9	33.4		14 (4.7%)	62 (20.6%)	215 (71.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	4	1518^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.6%		8.4	1441^st of 1577 public elementary schools	8.6%	77	20.0		12.5	13.8	10.0	5.7			8.3	24.1	23.3	11.4			$9,645

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

What district is Prairie Lincoln Elementary School in?

South-Western City

Is Prairie Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Prairie Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Prairie Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Prairie Lincoln Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Prairie Lincoln Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Prairie Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Galloway Ridge Intermediate School
Middle : Norton Middle School
High : Westland High School

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School are 40% Hispanic, 33% White, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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