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Richard Avenue Elementary School

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Richard Avenue Elementary School ranks 959 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

959^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Richard Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 411 students in grades K-4 in the South-Western City School District in Grove City, Ohio. The school has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, ranking in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools.

Richard Avenue Elementary School faces several key challenges. Its academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on Ohio state tests, is generally below the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 50.7% compared to the district's 56.9% and the state's 64.4%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.1% to 31.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively well but White students, students with disabilities, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds all performing in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the South-Western City School District show a wide range of performance. While Buckeye Woods Elementary School is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 10% of Ohio elementary schools, other nearby schools like Finland Elementary and Bolton Crossing Elementary perform similarly to or worse than Richard Avenue Elementary School. Addressing the school's attendance and achievement gaps, particularly for its underperforming subgroups, will be crucial for improving its overall outcomes.

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 — 41st percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (59% vs 64% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg57%

Ohio avg64%

959^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	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
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
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
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
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

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school

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

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics59%-7 vs state

English Language Arts59%-3 vs state

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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
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%)	46	959^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.4%		37.6	1062^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	32.7%	103			50.7	68.1					62.2	55.6					$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%)	56	800^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.7%		60.1	755^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.1%	45			67.4	73.2					53.9	66.2					$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%)	62.5	684^th of 1558 public elementary schools	56.1%		55.6	838^th of 1577 public elementary schools	46.9%	154			70.6	77.5					64.7	62.9					$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%)	66.9	590^th of 1558 public elementary schools	62.1%		68.5	568^th of 1577 public elementary schools	64.0%	22			75.4	73.6					65.3	71.7					$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%)	19	1275^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.2%		31.7	1114^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.4%	161			39.8	41.7					42.6	42.0					$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%)	84.6	178^th of 1558 public elementary schools	88.6%		87.6	112^th of 1577 public elementary schools	92.9%	66			80.1	93.7					77.6	90.2					$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%)	41.8	1003^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	35.6%		36	1072^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	32.0%	69			57.9	70.9					50.0	49.5					$10,442
Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1258 Demorest Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 318-0606	397	20	19.8		15 (3.8%)	72 (18.1%)	258 (65.0%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (10.8%)	22.7	1218^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.8%		37.5	1065^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.5%	153	42.5	40.0	51.3	52.8	40.0	36.1	43.6	40.0	42.5	34.2	37.5	8.1	28.2	29.3	$11,560
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%)	31.2	1107^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.9%		16.8	1299^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.6%	192			69.3	51.3					41.3	36.3					$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%)	27.1	1151^st of 1558 public elementary schools	26.1%		31.3	1122^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	28.9%	29	40.0		46.2	48.9	30.4				48.1	46.7	56.5				$15,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard Avenue Elementary School

How many students attend Richard Avenue Elementary School?

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

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.

Is Richard Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Richard Avenue Elementary School ranks 959^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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