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James A Harmon Elementary School

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James A Harmon Elementary School ranks 1003 rd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1003^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

James A Harmon Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Grove City, Ohio, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 598 students. The school is part of the South-Western City School District, which is ranked 531 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, James A Harmon Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools, typically between 1000-1100 out of around 1600 schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this period, indicating below-average performance. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively well, ranking in the top 25-30% of Ohio elementary schools in those categories, while White students and English Language Learners perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of schools. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.6% to 31.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, James A Harmon Elementary has mixed results. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd and 4th-grade math proficiency rates were above the South-Western City district average but below the state average. In English Language Arts, the school's 3rd and 4th-grade proficiency rates were below both the district and state averages. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62.98% to 66.22% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

589

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,442

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (57% vs 64% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Ohio avg64%

1,003^rd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
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
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 (2025)74th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%~ state avg

English Language Arts50%-12 vs state

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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

Schools Near James A Harmon Elementary School

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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 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	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
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
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%)	20.5	1249^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.8%		16.1	1310^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.9%	61		32.8	45.9		31.0	54.1		$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		134 (50.2%)	46 (17.2%)	41 (15.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (15.7%)	26	1165^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.2%		19.4	1262^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	20.0%	97	60.6	34.2	29.0	53.1	45.0	22.6	51.5	$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		108 (34.2%)	115 (36.4%)	40 (12.7%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (12.7%)	10.8	1391^st of 1558 public elementary schools	10.7%		12.5	1363^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	13.6%	28	17.0	26.5	36.6	22.6	32.7	29.3	45.3	$16,473
Columbus Bilingual West	Public, Charter	K-5	2364 W Mound St	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual West	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(380) 266-0055	64	4	16.0	45.3%	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)	59 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$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	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
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
Central Point Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	680 Harrisburg Pike	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Central Point Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 669-6305	141	10	14.1		33 (23.4%)	85 (60.3%)	9 (6.4%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)	19.2	1272^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	18.4%		1.1	1577^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.0%	305		71.4	9.1		28.6	18.2		$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		96 (25.9%)	127 (34.2%)	108 (29.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	2.4	1543^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.0%		3.2	1550^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.7%	7	6.0	12.3	18.9	8.0	10.5	5.4	24.0	$14,719

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

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

What district is James A Harmon Elementary School in?

South-Western City

How many students attend James A Harmon Elementary School?

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

Is James A Harmon Elementary School a good school?

James A Harmon Elementary School ranks 1003^rd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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