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East Franklin Elementary School

Q: Is East Franklin Elementary School a good school?

East Franklin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend East Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended East Franklin Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East Franklin Elementary School?

Students at East Franklin Elementary School are 40% White, 32% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

East Franklin Elementary School is a PK–4 school with 257 students at 1955 Richmond Rd in Columbus, OH 43223, part of the South-Western City district; because it stops at grade 4, students move elsewhere for upper grades. It has ranked in the bottom quartile of Ohio schools every year on record, and 2025–2026 was its weakest — 1,438th of 1,560 schools (8th percentile) with its first 0-star rating. The district itself sits at 34th percentile with 2 stars, so the school lands roughly 26 percentile points below the district it belongs to.

On 2025–2026 state tests, 27.3% of third graders were proficient in math and 25.0% of fourth graders, with ELA at 36.4% and 30.0% — 18–37 points behind the district and 27–42 points behind the state. The sharpest comparison is James A. Harmon Elementary School, 0.77 miles away, teaching the same PK–4 grades in the same district: it ranks 41st percentile with fourth-grade math at 71.3%, while Finland Elementary School sits between the two. Attendance is a relative strength: East Franklin's chronic absenteeism is 32.0%, second-lowest of eleven nearby schools and essentially equal to the district's 32.1%, and far better than Binns Elementary School (55.7%) — which still ranks 31st percentile. Absences are not what is driving these results.

Two resource facts stand out: the lowest per-pupil spending among the nearby schools compared ($7,242 in 2018–19, the only year available) and one of the highest student–teacher ratios (20.5). In 2025–2026, every reported student subgroup ranked in the bottom ~13% statewide, with English-language-learner students effectively at the floor. Some year-to-year swings are a cohort effect — fourth-grade results come from a different class each year in a PK–4 building. The school's free/reduced-lunch rate is not reported, so treat it as unknown rather than as evidence of low need.

257

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,766

Per pupil spending ?

1.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

82%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1955 Richmond Rd
Columbus, OH 43223-3215

(614) 801-8100

District: South-Western City

Students who attend East Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.5%

Hispanic:

31.5%

African American:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (30% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg57%

Ohio avg64%

1,438^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 24% (2019) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	8.3	1438 of 1560	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	1249 of 1558	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1310 of 1577	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1418 of 1596	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1254 of 1588	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1353 of 1610	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1271 of 1676	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	3.2	317 of 318	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	1400 of 1452	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	1225 of 1452	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1224 of 1466	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1383 of 1483	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1273 of 1488	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1137 of 1467	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1242 of 1502	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	311 of 315	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	159 of 228	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	1380 of 1467	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	1185 of 1473	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1208 of 1484	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1319 of 1447	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1134 of 1419	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1138 of 1404	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	945 of 1465	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	1276 of 1467	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	1137 of 1466	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1312 of 1485	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1336 of 1498	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1177 of 1518	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1422 of 1499	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	1045 of 1535	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	1.9	1165 of 1181	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	1106 of 1175	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	1165 of 1190	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	1209 of 1215	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1164 of 1242	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	1200 of 1249	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	1204 of 1271	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-29 vs state

Mathematics26%-39 vs state

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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)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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		82%	0%	$8,766
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		79.2%	3.9%	$11,933
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		93.3%	3.8%	$10,442
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	86%	6%	$16,473
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	71.1%	0%	$14,625
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	57.9%	1.8%	$13,031
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	98.4%	1.6%	$14,719
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	96.3%	1.9%	$15,106
Sullivant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	791 Griggs Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6524	265	18	14.7	81.1%	51 (19.2%)	143 (54.0%)	44 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	4.6	1505^th of 1560 public elementary schools	3.5%		2.8	1537^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.3%	32	0.0	9.4	36.6	5.6	21.9	29.3	26.3	65.5%	0%	$12,524

Frequently Asked Questions about East Franklin Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of East Franklin Elementary School?

Students at East Franklin Elementary School are 40% White, 32% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of East Franklin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Franklin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is East Franklin Elementary School in?

South-Western City

How many students attend East Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended East Franklin Elementary School.

Is East Franklin Elementary School a good school?

East Franklin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

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