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Minerva France Elementary School

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Minerva France Elementary School ranks 949 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

949^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Minerva France Elementary School is a K–5 school at 4990 Farview Rd in Columbus, OH 43231, serving 559 students as part of the Westerville City district — the largest enrollment among the Westerville elementaries compared here. It sits in a strong district (65th percentile statewide, 3 stars) but is currently performing below that district's norm: the school ranks 949th of 1,560 Ohio elementaries, the 39th percentile with 2 stars, down from the 58th–59th percentile and 3 stars only two years earlier.

Two things stand out as real strengths. First, chronic absenteeism is 9.0% — the lowest of the eleven schools compared and roughly half its district's rate of 18.2%, and it has improved steadily from 11.9% four years ago. Second, 5th grade is solid: it is above the state in both math (61.1% vs. 59.1%) and ELA (74.5% vs. 70.4%), and that 5th-grade ELA figure is the highest among the Westerville elementaries. On the other hand, the school's student–teacher ratio of 22.5 is the highest of the four Westerville elementaries and up from 20.6 the prior year.

The overall picture is mixed. Averaged across seven tested areas, Minerva France is 58.3% proficient versus 69.8% for the district and 63.8% for the state; two years ago the school was about 6 points ahead of the state, and it is now about 5.5 points behind. The slide is concentrated in grades 3 and 4 — 3rd-grade math fell from 70.4 to 45.7 over four years. Low-income students dropped from the 78th to the 35th percentile, and English learners from 75 to 42, while special education students remain in the lowest tier. Compared with Hawthorne Elementary School, 0.31 miles away, Minerva France trails overall (58% vs. 64% proficiency) but has much better attendance (9.0% vs. 15.0%) and a stronger 5th grade.

559

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,170

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.1%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.8% (any vaccine)

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 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (58% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2023

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg70%

Ohio avg64%

949^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 19 pts since 2023

From top 42% (2023) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	46.1	949 of 1560	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	76.9	97 of 631	84.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	20.0	76 of 89	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	42.0	185 of 318	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	49.6	841 of 1452	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	184 of 315	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	953 of 1467	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	41.9	957 of 1467	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.2	650 of 914	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	75.0	285 of 1181	75.9%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)85th percentile+45 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile+37 vs school

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

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

Female (2026)42nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)15th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science60%~ state avg

English Language Arts60%-5 vs state

Mathematics56%-7 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	—	113 (20.2%)	251 (44.9%)	53 (9.5%)	94 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)	46.1	949^th of 1560 public elementary schools	39.2%		48.3	924^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.7%	25	60.2		45.7	60.8	61.1				54.7	51.0	74.5				93.1%	2.8%	$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	—	139 (25.8%)	234 (43.5%)	57 (10.6%)	38 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.8%)	55.6	799^th of 1560 public elementary schools	48.8%		56.5	790^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.3%	9	56.8		74.7	65.6	64.0				54.3	61.5	71.6				93.8%	6.2%	$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	53.1%	19 (4.8%)	217 (54.4%)	118 (29.6%)	26 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)								(n/a)			52.9						45.8						98%	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	—	175 (36.4%)	157 (32.6%)	71 (14.8%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.4%)	37.1	1065^th of 1560 public elementary schools	31.7%		49.2	906^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.8%	159	43.0		47.9	58.8	47.3				52.8	55.8	63.4				88.7%	9.9%	$14,021
Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	2835 Morse Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 314-0177	774	58	13.3	32.0%	23 (3.0%)	664 (85.8%)	57 (7.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	31.1	1120^th of 1560 public elementary schools	28.2%		31.2	1106^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.0%	14	44.3		40.8	47.5	46.4				50.0	52.5	60.8				71.8%	16.9%	$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	77.6%	43 (13.7%)	268 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	930^th of 1560 public elementary schools	40.4%		53.3	843^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	45.9%	87	40.0	72.4	83.7	82.8	28.0	34.1	21.7	69.0	63.6	75.9	60.0	39.0	39.1	69.0	60.5%	5.3%	$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	65.7%	11 (3.4%)	198 (61.7%)	68 (21.2%)	26 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	17.5	1294^th of 1560 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.9	1312^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.8%	18	25.0		50.0	34.4	18.2				47.2	34.4	52.3				78.9%	3.6%	$13,202
Oakland Park Alternative Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3392 Atwood Ter	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6058	295	18	16.3	63.7%	67 (22.7%)	172 (58.3%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.9%)	20.3	1257^th of 1560 public elementary schools	19.4%		7.4	1456^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.5%	199	8.3		48.9	54.1	5.6				46.7	54.1	36.1				93.5%	2.2%	$13,983
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	—	207 (42.2%)	155 (31.6%)	41 (8.4%)	30 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.6%)	50.8	877^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.8%		56.8	785^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.6%	92	43.8		61.7	61.0	60.8				61.3	65.0	71.3				89.6%	7.5%	$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	68.9%	2 (0.7%)	145 (51.2%)	18 (6.4%)	118 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4	1513^th of 1560 public elementary schools	3.0%		6	1478^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.1%	35	16.7	0.0	16.7	10.0	16.7	3.8	25.0	0.0	26.7	15.0	29.2	15.4	33.3	16.7	73.7%	0%	$10,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Minerva France Elementary School

What district is Minerva France Elementary School in?

Westerville City

How many students attend Minerva France Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended 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 949^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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