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Hanby Building Elementary School

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Hanby Building Elementary School ranks 428 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Hanby Building Elementary School is a grade 1–5 school serving 363 students at 56 S State St in Westerville, Ohio, part of the Westerville City district and one of only two schools in its local comparison group that begins at grade 1 rather than kindergarten. For 2025–26 it ranks 428th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — 73rd percentile, 4 stars — above its own district's overall standing (65th percentile, 3 stars).

Hanby beats the state on all seven tested subject and grade combinations and beats its district on five of seven. Grade 3 reading (84.6% proficient) is the highest of any nearby school, and grade 5 reading (90.2%) and science (78.4%) are also strong. Grade 4 is the clear weak spot — the only grade where Hanby falls below the district, at 69.2% in math and 67.3% in reading, both down sharply from the year before. Overall, Hanby reads as a previously high-flying school in mid-recovery: it slipped from the 86th percentile in 2021–22 to the 68th, then climbed back to 73rd.

Two things stand out for families. First, attendance is a real strength: Hanby's chronic absenteeism rate is 5.8%, third-lowest of eleven nearby schools and far below the district's 18.2%. Second, comparisons are worth knowing. Hanby has the lowest poverty rate (20.66%) and the highest per-student spending ($11,019) among its Westerville peers, yet ranks 6th of 10 locally. Emerson Elementary School (0.24 miles away) and Whittier Elementary School (0.33 miles) rank higher — in the 80s percentiles — while serving more students from low-income families on less money per student. Hanby's results for gifted students (98th percentile statewide) and low-income students (74th percentile) are genuine strengths. Keep an eye on the fourth-grade trend.

363

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,508

Per pupil spending ?

20.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

56 S State St
Westerville, OH 43081-2136

(614) 797-7100

District: Westerville City

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

African American:

15.2%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2022 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (77% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2022) to 73rd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg70%

Ohio avg64%

428^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Westerville City

270^th of 773Westerville 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	75.3	428 of 1560	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.8	493 of 1558	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	501 of 1577	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.7	330 of 1596	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	215 of 1588	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	290 of 1610	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	327 of 1676	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	475 of 1636	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	69.5	610 of 1651	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.7	721 of 1678	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.0	771 of 1684	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.6	360 of 1687	78.7%	★★★★☆
2013	77.7	305 of 1701	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	462 of 1709	73.0%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	310 of 1686	81.6%	★★★★☆
2010	84.8	82 of 1662	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	80.1	195 of 1610	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	68.1	569 of 1582	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.6	744 of 1609	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	77.9	261 of 1504	82.6%	★★★★☆
2005	77.7	269 of 1501	82.1%	★★★★☆
2004	84.2	115 of 1471	92.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	94.0	11 of 631	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	65.8	156 of 615	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	27 of 603	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	65 of 610	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	98.1	4 of 605	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	87 of 598	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	475 of 1452	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.5	524 of 1452	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	524 of 1466	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.7	353 of 1483	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	177 of 1488	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	347 of 1467	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	276 of 1502	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	432 of 1518	71.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	2 of 90	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	56.1	37 of 78	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	31 of 128	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	430 of 759	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	386 of 1467	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	46.9	872 of 1473	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	571 of 1484	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	528 of 1447	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.3	215 of 1419	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	158 of 1404	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	225 of 1465	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	423 of 1465	71.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	278 of 1467	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	400 of 1466	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	418 of 1485	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	310 of 1498	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	206 of 1518	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	184 of 1499	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	293 of 1535	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	500 of 1536	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	92.0	8 of 162	95.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	343 of 1181	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	448 of 1175	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	360 of 1190	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.2	161 of 1215	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	249 of 1242	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	210 of 1249	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	278 of 1271	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	288 of 1309	78.0%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)98th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)95th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile~ school

White (2026)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)67th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts81%+15 vs state

Science78%+16 vs state

Mathematics72%+9 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	Free/reduced lunch (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
Hanby Building Elementary School	Public	1-5	56 S State St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7100	363	19	19.4	20.7%	244 (67.2%)	55 (15.2%)	13 (3.6%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.7%)	75.3	428^th of 1560 public elementary schools	72.6%		71.8	493^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	68.4%	65	78.4	73.1	69.2	74.5	84.6	67.3	90.2			$13,508
Emerson Elementary School	Public	1-5	44 N Vine St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7080	254	11	22.3	24.4%	158 (62.2%)	26 (10.2%)	18 (7.1%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (16.9%)	82.5	230^th of 1560 public elementary schools	85.3%		84.9	173^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	88.9%	57	95.7	67.3	86.3	87.2	72.9	88.2	91.5			$11,866
Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 E Walnut St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7300	367	19	19.2	42.0%	214 (58.3%)	91 (24.8%)	23 (6.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.3%)	80.6	281^st of 1560 public elementary schools	82.0%		77.2	380^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.6%	99	90.7	79.2	76.8	85.7	79.2	70.2	88.4			$11,998
Cherrington Elementary School	Public	K-5	522 Cherrington Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7050	338	18	18.7	55.6%	149 (44.1%)	112 (33.1%)	37 (10.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.7%)	42.7	998^th of 1560 public elementary schools	36.0%		58.8	751^st of 1558 public elementary schools	51.8%	247	60.5	48.9	59.4	46.5	44.4	54.7	76.7	98.4%	1.6%	$12,603
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	K-5	799 E Walnut St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7200	398	20	19.7	29.9%	247 (62.1%)	81 (20.4%)	26 (6.5%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	79.8	303^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	80.6%		78.4	356^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.2%	53	89.4	69.5	90.6	83.3	64.4	81.1	93.9	93.3%	3.4%	$13,042
Pointview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	720 Pointview Dr	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7250	242	15	15.6	65.7%	82 (33.9%)	73 (30.2%)	44 (18.2%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.5%)	43.9	984^th of 1560 public elementary schools	36.9%		51	881^st of 1558 public elementary schools	43.5%	103	42.4	38.5	71.4	59.4	45.3	63.4	73.5	89.3%	5.4%	$11,427
Annehurst Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 W Main St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7000	409	20	20.2	42.1%	199 (48.7%)	111 (27.1%)	51 (12.5%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)	68.1	565^th of 1560 public elementary schools	63.8%		64.5	637^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.1%	72	77.4	71.2	68.5	71.7	68.1	61.1	85.5	91.2%	4.4%	$12,875
Robert Frost Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 North Spring Rd	Westerville	43081	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7280	420	25	17.1	26.7%	290 (69.0%)	72 (17.1%)	29 (6.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	77.9	354^th of 1560 public elementary schools	77.3%		80	308^th of 1558 public elementary schools	80.2%	46	77.4	76.2	85.5	72.6	73.1	80.3	83.9	97%	3%	$13,376
McVay Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 S Hempstead Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7230	591	27	21.9	34.2%	317 (53.6%)	156 (26.4%)	38 (6.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.2%)	76.7	389^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.1%		75.3	422^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	72.9%	33	79.3	72.5	77.5	75.9	76.9	75.9	83.8	80%	7.5%	$12,401
Northgate Intermediate	Public	4-5	6655 Sharon Woods Blvd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5502	273	14	19.5	—	39 (14.3%)	150 (54.9%)	48 (17.6%)	13 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.3%)	51.5	866^th of 1560 public elementary schools	44.5%		38.7	1029^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.0%	163	61.8		64.7	59.6		52.6	68.2			$16,086

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanby Building Elementary School

What district is Hanby Building Elementary School in?

Westerville City

Is Hanby Building Elementary School a good school?

Hanby Building Elementary School ranks 428^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hanby Building Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Hanby Building Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hanby Building Elementary School?

Students at Hanby Building Elementary School are 67% White, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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