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Minerva France Elementary School

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Minerva France Elementary School ranks 924 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

924^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Minerva France Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 534 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Westerville City School District, which is ranked 270 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Minerva France Elementary School has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the Westerville City School District and the state of Ohio. While the school performs well in some areas, such as 5th grade English Language Arts (72.6% proficient or better in 2024-2025), it struggles in others, like 3rd grade Mathematics (52.6% proficient or better in 2024-2025). The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, and it has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.4% to 19.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.32% to 68.91% in recent years, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Westerville City School District, Minerva France Elementary School generally performs on par or slightly below its peers, such as Wilder Elementary School and Huber Ridge Elementary School, which have higher proficiency rates in several subject areas. However, the school significantly outperforms its counterparts in the Columbus City Schools District, which is lower-performing overall, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts.

559

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,170

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4990 Farview Rd
Columbus, OH 43231-1500

(614) 797-7500

District: Westerville City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.9%

White:

20.2%

Asian:

16.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2023 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2023

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

!Near the bottom of Westerville City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg72%

Ohio avg64%

924^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 17 pts since 2023

From top 42% (2023) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	48.3	924 of 1558	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	645 of 1577	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	671 of 1596	58.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	124 of 615	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	94.3	13 of 603	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	28 of 610	95.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	75 of 89	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	62 of 81	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.7	51 of 80	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	122 of 281	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	64 of 258	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	56 of 239	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	900 of 1452	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.2	656 of 1466	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	736 of 1483	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	33 of 71	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	819 of 1473	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.2	326 of 1484	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	233 of 1447	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	825 of 1466	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.5	543 of 1485	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	497 of 1498	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	74 of 218	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	843 of 935	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	708 of 900	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	500 of 1175	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	548 of 1190	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	430 of 1215	64.6%	★★★☆☆

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)80th percentile+39 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%-3 vs state

Mathematics58%-5 vs state

Science56%-8 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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Minerva France Elementary School	Public	K-5	4990 Farview Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 797-7500	559	25	22.5	68.2%	113 (20.2%)	251 (44.9%)	53 (9.5%)	94 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)	48.3	924^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.7%		65.5	645^th of 1577 public elementary schools	59.1%	279	55.8		52.6	68.7	53.7				51.6	57.6	72.6				$12,170
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-5	5001 Farview Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7130	538	28	18.9	71.4%	139 (25.8%)	234 (43.5%)	57 (10.6%)	38 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.8%)	56.5	790^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.3%		51.7	899^th of 1577 public elementary schools	43.0%	109	56.3		77.3	64.0	67.8				56.2	58.8	69.0				$12,373
Avalon Elementary School	Public	K-3	5220 Avalon Ave	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5361	399	19	21.0		19 (4.8%)	217 (54.4%)	118 (29.6%)	26 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)								(n/a)			61.6						43.0						$15,190
Huber Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	5757 Buenos Aires Blvd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7150	481	24	20.0	69.0%	175 (36.4%)	157 (32.6%)	71 (14.8%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.4%)	49.2	906^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.8%		46.9	959^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.2%	53	58.3		61.2	75.0	47.2				56.5	53.6	65.3				$14,021
Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	2835 Morse Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 475-4585	774	58	13.3		23 (3.0%)	664 (85.8%)	57 (7.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	31.2	1106^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.0%		28.6	1156^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.7%	50	35.0		40.5	62.3	37.6				43.0	63.7	50.4				$17,160
International Academy Of Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	2439 Fuji Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	International Academy Of Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 794-0643	313	12	26.0		43 (13.7%)	268 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.3	843^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	45.9%		49	940^th of 1577 public elementary schools	40.4%	97	55.0	46.7	78.6	72.0	35.0	25.0	46.4	28.9	71.4	68.0	70.0	50.0	77.8	55.6	$10,334
Northtowne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4767 Northtowne Blvd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5488	321	16	20.0		11 (3.4%)	198 (61.7%)	68 (21.2%)	26 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	15.9	1312^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.8%		9.4	1415^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.3%	103	33.3		39.4	37.8	17.8				39.4	40.5	44.4				$13,202
Wilder Elementary School	Public	K-5	6375 Goldfinch Dr	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7330	491	27	18.1	50.7%	207 (42.2%)	155 (31.6%)	41 (8.4%)	30 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.6%)	56.8	785^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.6%		71.3	513^th of 1577 public elementary schools	67.5%	272	57.3		65.6	60.3	68.9				63.4	59.5	74.2				$12,522
Imagine Columbus Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4656 Heaton Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Imagine Columbus Primary Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 433-7510	283	14	20.2		2 (0.7%)	145 (51.2%)	18 (6.4%)	118 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6	1478^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.1%		6.8	1476^th of 1577 public elementary schools	6.4%	2	13.8	0.0	15.4	17.4	24.1	0.0	0.0	5.6	26.9	30.4	34.5	5.9	29.4	11.1	$10,464
Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Public, Charter	K-8	2100 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-4500	525	26	20.1		8 (1.5%)	30 (5.7%)	482 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	34.1	1077^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.9%		32.8	1106^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.9%	29	49.1	60.5	67.9	81.4	37.7	43.2	22.9	34.2	41.5	27.9	35.8	34.1	33.3	28.9	$10,002

Frequently Asked Questions about Minerva France Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Minerva France Elementary School?

Students at Minerva France Elementary School are 45% African American, 20% White, 17% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Minerva France Elementary School a good school?

Minerva France Elementary School ranks 924^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Minerva France Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Minerva France Elementary School.

What district is Minerva France Elementary School in?

Westerville City

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