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Fouse Elementary School

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Fouse Elementary School ranks 426 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

426^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Fouse Elementary School is a public elementary school in Westerville, Ohio, serving 483 students in grades K-5. As part of the Westerville City School District, Fouse consistently performs above state and district averages on Ohio State Tests, with 84.2% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the district's 79.2% and the state's 67.7%.

Fouse Elementary stands out for its exceptional performance across diverse student populations, ranking 14th out of 601 Ohio elementary schools for African American students and 72nd out of 1,215 for White students. Additionally, the school maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 11.7% compared to the district's 12.8%, and a student-teacher ratio of 18:1, lower than the district's 20.6:1. These metrics contribute to Fouse's consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and placement in the top 20% of Ohio elementary schools.

Fouse Elementary's proximity to another high-performing school, Alcott Elementary, may present opportunities for collaboration and shared best practices. While Fouse excels in many areas, there is potential for improvement in chronic absenteeism and the percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, which are slightly higher than some nearby schools. Overall, Fouse Elementary is a standout option for families in the Westerville area, offering a strong academic foundation and a supportive learning environment for students.

459

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,062

Per pupil spending ?

33.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5800 S Old 3c Hwy
Westerville, OH 43082-8058

(614) 797-7400

District: Westerville City

Students who attend Fouse Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Genoa Middle School
High:	Westerville Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.1%

Hispanic:

17.6%

African American:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the Ohio median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg72%

Ohio avg64%

426^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Westerville City

270^th of 828Westerville 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	75.2	426 of 1558	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	325 of 1577	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	306 of 1596	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	324 of 1588	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	247 of 1610	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	245 of 1676	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	338 of 1636	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	403 of 1651	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	79.8	316 of 1678	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.9	285 of 1684	83.1%	★★★★☆
2014	81.5	170 of 1687	89.9%	★★★★☆
2013	81.1	178 of 1701	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	79.4	229 of 1709	86.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.7	334 of 1686	80.2%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	231 of 1662	86.1%	★★★★☆
2009	85.1	51 of 1610	96.8%	★★★★★
2008	80.5	209 of 1582	86.8%	★★★★☆
2007	77.4	275 of 1609	82.9%	★★★★☆
2006	74.0	365 of 1504	75.7%	★★★★☆
2005	72.0	412 of 1501	72.6%	★★★★☆
2004	79.2	235 of 1471	84.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	96.3	14 of 601	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	28 of 605	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	51 of 598	91.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	67.2	180 of 824	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	80 of 765	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	287 of 956	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	276 of 1021	73.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	148 of 281	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	168 of 258	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	124 of 239	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	86 of 213	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	72 of 183	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	42 of 169	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	48.2	80 of 174	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	271 of 1452	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	334 of 1466	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	276 of 1483	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	284 of 1488	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	195 of 1467	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	178 of 1502	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	417 of 1518	72.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	66.0	179 of 759	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	126 of 259	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	147 of 234	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.3	62 of 233	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	56 of 216	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	59 of 228	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	75 of 239	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	856 of 1473	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	653 of 1484	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	890 of 1447	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	827 of 1419	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	897 of 1404	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	614 of 1465	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	879 of 1465	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	458 of 1466	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.5	294 of 1485	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	270 of 1498	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	324 of 1518	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	263 of 1499	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	193 of 1535	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	293 of 1536	80.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	368 of 935	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	157 of 900	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	229 of 856	73.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	128 of 1175	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	79 of 1190	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	72 of 1215	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	69 of 1242	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	42 of 1249	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	78 of 1271	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	148 of 1309	88.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)98th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)76th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+17 vs state

Science79%+16 vs state

English Language Arts73%+9 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 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
Fouse Elementary School	Public	K-5	5800 S Old 3c Hwy	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7400	459	26	18.0	33.3%	285 (62.1%)	61 (13.3%)	81 (17.6%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	75.2	426^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.7%		79.6	325^th of 1577 public elementary schools	79.4%	101	78.9	79.1	80.6	82.1	59.3	75.0	84.2	$14,062
Alcott Elementary School	Public	K-5	7117 Mount Royal Ave	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7350	537	28	18.9	22.0%	378 (70.4%)	83 (15.5%)	21 (3.9%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.4%)	89.7	62^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	96.0%		89.7	59^th of 1577 public elementary schools	96.3%	3	95.6	87.5	90.0	88.6	85.6	87.0	95.6	$11,960
Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Grand Oak Blvd	Galena	43021	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4750	546	31	17.4	8.6%	407 (74.5%)	16 (2.9%)	27 (4.9%)	42 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.9%)	85.1	168^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.2%		84.4	208^th of 1577 public elementary schools	86.8%	40	82.4	88.2	81.5	78.9	90.2	81.5	89.6	$15,180
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%)	80	308^th of 1558 public elementary schools	80.2%		78.4	356^th of 1577 public elementary schools	77.4%	48	82.6	86.2	81.5	73.9	69.7	78.5	88.4	$13,376
Freedom Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6743 Bale Kenyon Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5700	605	34	17.9	16.0%	359 (59.3%)	43 (7.1%)	45 (7.4%)	117 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	83.2	216^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.1%		81.8	272^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	82.8%	56	76.5	90.1	87.7	79.2	94.5	73.6	81.7	$15,199
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%)	84.9	173^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	88.9%		85.7	154^th of 1577 public elementary schools	90.2%	19	86.0	86.0	91.7	71.4	76.5	83.3	98.0	$11,866
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%)	71.8	493^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	68.4%		71.9	501^st of 1577 public elementary schools	68.2%	8	64.7	76.9	89.4	58.8	67.3	78.7	80.4	$13,508
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%)	77.2	380^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.6%		80.8	301^st of 1577 public elementary schools	80.9%	79	89.4	73.8	73.8	87.9	73.8	66.7	89.4	$11,998
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%)	78.4	356^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.2%		79.4	332^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	78.9%	24	74.4	71.2	91.5	82.1	66.1	83.1	88.5	$13,042
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%)	58.8	751^st of 1558 public elementary schools	51.8%		61.1	735^th of 1577 public elementary schools	53.4%	16	51.6	65.1	77.1	61.3	56.3	72.9	72.6	$12,603

Frequently Asked Questions about Fouse Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Fouse Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fouse Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Genoa Middle School
High : Westerville Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Fouse Elementary School?

Students at Fouse Elementary School are 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Fouse Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Fouse Elementary School.

What district is Fouse Elementary School in?

Westerville City

Is Fouse Elementary School a good school?

Fouse Elementary School ranks 426^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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