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James A Harmon Elementary School

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James A Harmon Elementary School ranks 918 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

918^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

James A Harmon Elementary School is a PK–4 school in Grove City, Ohio, serving 589 students as part of the South-Western City district. It currently ranks 918th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 41st percentile with 2 stars — which places it above its own district's percentile (the district ranks 508th of 773 with 2 stars) but still below the state median.

Academics at Harmon are mixed by grade and subject. Fourth grade math is a clear strength: 71.3% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, above both the district (62.4%) and the state (67.3%), and it has stayed strong for several years. Fourth grade English language arts (61.5%) is above the district and essentially at the state level, and third grade ELA improved to 58.7%, which is above the district but below the state. Third grade math is the weakest area at 49.6%, below both district and state, and it has swung widely from year to year. Compared with Highland Park Elementary School, Harmon's closest academic peer and a slightly higher-ranked school, results are now fairly similar; East Franklin Elementary School and Finland Elementary School rank lower overall and generally post lower proficiency rates.

Attendance is Harmon's standout strength. Chronic absenteeism fell to 17.1% in 2025–2026, roughly half the district rate of 32.1% and far below every nearby school listed. The school also shows strong relative effectiveness for several student groups, with African American, Hispanic, and special education students ranking in the 70th–85th percentiles statewide, while low-income and male students sit near the middle and female students lower. About 69.6% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio of 21.6 is the highest among the nearby schools compared — context worth keeping in mind alongside the school's recent upward momentum.

589

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,442

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1861 Gantz Rd
Grove City, OH 43123-1209

(614) 801-8150

District: South-Western City

Students who attend James A Harmon Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.2%

Hispanic:

17.3%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg57%

Ohio avg64%

918^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	48.1	918 of 1560	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	1003 of 1558	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1072 of 1577	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1030 of 1596	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	1013 of 1588	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	1002 of 1610	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	830 of 1676	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	969 of 1636	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.9	1016 of 1651	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.7	1095 of 1678	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.7	1078 of 1684	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.9	1116 of 1687	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.5	1273 of 1701	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.1	1273 of 1709	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.4	1184 of 1686	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.8	1215 of 1662	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.7	1295 of 1610	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	1276 of 1582	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.7	1280 of 1609	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.0	1044 of 1504	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.3	1096 of 1501	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.5	915 of 1471	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	96 of 631	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	160 of 615	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	214 of 603	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	273 of 598	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.8	734 of 824	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	765 of 765	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	300 of 956	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.2	772 of 1021	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	162 of 318	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	210 of 281	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	148 of 258	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	118 of 239	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	92 of 213	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	53 of 169	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	49 of 174	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	991 of 1452	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	1021 of 1452	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	986 of 1466	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1005 of 1483	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	969 of 1488	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	858 of 1467	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	594 of 1502	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	972 of 1518	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	93 of 315	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	48.6	120 of 259	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	102 of 234	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	79 of 233	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	92 of 216	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	57 of 189	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	36 of 228	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	72 of 239	69.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	808 of 1467	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	977 of 1473	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	987 of 1484	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	907 of 1447	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	813 of 1419	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	831 of 1404	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.3	372 of 1465	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	740 of 1465	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	746 of 1467	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	878 of 1466	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1072 of 1485	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	959 of 1498	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	969 of 1518	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	1030 of 1499	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	871 of 1535	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	969 of 1536	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	85 of 220	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	273 of 914	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	52.6	351 of 935	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.2	546 of 900	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	651 of 856	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	938 of 1181	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	944 of 1175	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1015 of 1190	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1018 of 1215	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1043 of 1242	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1061 of 1249	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	825 of 1271	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	934 of 1309	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)85th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics60%-4 vs state

English Language Arts60%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, September 14, 2017

My daughter is in her second year at the school. Both teachers have been great in their influence on her. The school is always clean. Their latchkey program is in the same building as well. She is in the first grade and doing well with the pace of classes. Harmon is giving her a healthy environment to learn and grow. 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	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	Total
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		$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	—	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
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
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	$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	$16,473
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	$13,031
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	—	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
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	$15,106
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
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	$14,719

Frequently Asked Questions about James A Harmon Elementary School

What district is James A Harmon Elementary School in?

South-Western City

Is James A Harmon Elementary School a good school?

James A Harmon Elementary School ranks 918^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of James A Harmon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend James A Harmon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend James A Harmon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 589 students attended James A Harmon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of James A Harmon Elementary School?

Students at James A Harmon Elementary School are 54% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% African American, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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