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Richard Avenue Elementary School

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Richard Avenue Elementary School ranks 833 rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

833^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Richard Avenue Elementary School is a K–4 school in Grove City, Ohio, serving 423 students as part of the South-Western City district, which ranks 508th of 773 Ohio districts (34th percentile, 2 stars). In 2025–2026 the school ranked 833rd of 1,560, or 47th percentile with 2 stars — the highest position in its available history, up from the 33rd–44th percentile range it generally occupied over the prior decade. About 58.6% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, indicating a moderate-to-high poverty population.

Academically, Richard Avenue scored above the district on all four reported 2025–2026 math and ELA tests, and its simple average of 63.7% essentially matches the state average of 63.7% while well exceeding the district's 56.9%. Performance splits by grade: 4th grade topped the state in both subjects (68.1% in each), while 3rd grade fell below the state in both (59.2% in each). Compared with same-district neighbors, Richard Avenue's 63.7% average sits ahead of James A Harmon Elementary School (60.3%), Finland Elementary School (49.9%), West Franklin Elementary School (46.8%), and Bolton Crossing Elementary (43.8%), but behind Buckeye Woods Elementary School (82.2%), JC Sommer Elementary School (74.8%), and Monterey Elementary School (71.9%). Its student-teacher ratio of 17.5 is the second-lowest among these schools, behind only Finland's 16.9.

Chronic absenteeism was 20.1% in 2025–2026 — about 12 percentage points below the district's 32.1%, though still roughly 1 in 5 students and higher than Buckeye Woods (7.5%) and JC Sommer (12.0%). Absenteeism has fallen from 29.1% in 2021–2022, and the school has stayed below the district every year shown. The clearest equity concern is students with disabilities, whose subgroup ranked 19th–23rd percentile with 1 star across 2022–2023 through 2024–2025. Low-socioeconomic-status students improved to the 43rd percentile in 2025–2026. Overall, Richard Avenue is a mid-performing, improving school with favorable staffing, better-than-district attendance, and test results near the state average.

423

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,174

Per pupil spending ?

58.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3646 Richard Ave
Grove City, OH 43123-2424

(614) 801-8325

District: South-Western City

Students who attend Richard Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.1%

Hispanic:

12.5%

African American:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in South-Western City

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg57%

Ohio avg64%

833^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	54.0	833 of 1560	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	959 of 1558	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1062 of 1577	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1001 of 1596	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	947 of 1588	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	1041 of 1610	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	1004 of 1676	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	1030 of 1636	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	1047 of 1651	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.7	936 of 1678	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.3	994 of 1684	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.5	1040 of 1687	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.9	872 of 1701	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.6	782 of 1709	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.4	1000 of 1686	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.3	1256 of 1662	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.3	1026 of 1610	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.7	1100 of 1582	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.2	1025 of 1609	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.2	1107 of 1504	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.6	1028 of 1501	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.0	1115 of 1471	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	63.3	168 of 603	72.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	596 of 824	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	569 of 765	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	596 of 956	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	610 of 1021	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	35.8	171 of 258	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	52 of 174	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	763 of 1452	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.8	917 of 1452	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	964 of 1466	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	912 of 1483	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	860 of 1488	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	909 of 1467	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	951 of 1502	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	1014 of 1518	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	841 of 1467	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	1011 of 1473	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1099 of 1484	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	913 of 1447	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	786 of 1419	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	929 of 1404	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	728 of 1465	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	1063 of 1465	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	807 of 1467	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	889 of 1466	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1075 of 1485	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1002 of 1498	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	956 of 1518	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	1082 of 1499	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	853 of 1535	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	911 of 1536	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	757 of 935	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	717 of 900	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	663 of 856	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	794 of 1181	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	880 of 1175	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1051 of 1190	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1046 of 1215	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	930 of 1242	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1040 of 1249	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1009 of 1271	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	984 of 1309	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)72nd percentile+39 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile~ school

Male (2026)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile~ school

White (2026)33rd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics64%~ state avg

English Language Arts64%~ state avg

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
Buckeye Woods Elementary School	Public	K-4	2525 Holton Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-8025	742	36	20.3	20.6%	607 (81.8%)	27 (3.6%)	38 (5.1%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.5%)	82.2	234^th of 1560 public elementary schools	85.0%		84.6	178^th of 1558 public elementary schools	88.6%	56		80.8	81.1		86.2	80.6		$12,485
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard Avenue Elementary School

Is Richard Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Richard Avenue Elementary School ranks 833^rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Richard Avenue Elementary School in?

South-Western City

What schools do graduates of Richard Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Richard Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Richard Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Richard Avenue Elementary School are 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% African American, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Richard Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Richard Avenue Elementary School.

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