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Etna Road Elementary School

Public Grades 2-5

1191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Etna Road Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Whitehall, Ohio, serving grades 2-5 with a student population of 519. The school is part of the Whitehall City School District, which is ranked 642 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Etna Road Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by the Ohio State Tests, is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 44% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 39.4% in the Whitehall City district and 63.4% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with only 26.4% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 24.4% in the district and 56.7% statewide. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts is slightly better, with 50.4% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 45.2% in the district and 67.7% statewide.

Etna Road Elementary School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.3% to 37.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's per-student spending of $7,668 in the 2018-2019 school year is slightly lower than the Whitehall City district average, and its student-teacher ratio of 19.2 in the 2023-2024 school year is slightly higher than the district average. When compared to other elementary schools in the Columbus City Schools district, Etna Road Elementary School's performance is significantly lower across most academic measures.

505

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,345

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4531 Etna Rd
Whitehall, OH 43213-1947

(614) 417-5400

District: Whitehall City

Students who attend Etna Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rosemore Middle School
High:	Whitehall Yearling High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.2%

Hispanic:

36.4%

White:

13.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (43% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg40%

Ohio avg64%

1,191^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Whitehall City

642^nd of 828Whitehall 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	24.5	1191 of 1558	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	1071 of 1577	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1076 of 1596	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1146 of 1588	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1126 of 1610	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1206 of 1676	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1163 of 1636	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.9	1183 of 1651	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.7	1157 of 1678	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.4	1242 of 1684	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	1304 of 1687	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.8	1271 of 1701	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.2	1234 of 1709	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	61.6	861 of 1686	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.1	903 of 1662	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.0	1166 of 1610	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.3	1124 of 1582	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.5	1084 of 1609	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.0	971 of 1504	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.0	1142 of 1501	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.9	1017 of 1471	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	245 of 615	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	98 of 603	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	149 of 610	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	186 of 601	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	155 of 533	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	198 of 605	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	179 of 598	70.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	41.1	456 of 824	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	516 of 765	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	477 of 956	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	677 of 1021	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	179 of 281	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	113 of 258	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	67 of 239	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	45.0	117 of 213	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	84 of 183	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	56 of 169	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	50 of 174	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1200 of 1452	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1006 of 1466	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	967 of 1483	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1178 of 1488	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1162 of 1467	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1128 of 1502	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1136 of 1518	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	30 of 71	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	150 of 759	80.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	175 of 259	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	118 of 234	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	92 of 233	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	144 of 216	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	103 of 189	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	76 of 228	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	70 of 239	70.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	20.0	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1084 of 1473	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	903 of 1484	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	802 of 1447	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	913 of 1419	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	878 of 1404	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	906 of 1465	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	888 of 1465	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1087 of 1466	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1077 of 1485	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1086 of 1498	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1073 of 1518	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	1050 of 1499	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1090 of 1535	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1073 of 1536	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	164 of 218	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	136 of 202	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.3	160 of 183	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	80 of 139	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	135 of 154	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	127 of 166	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	823 of 935	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	692 of 900	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	590 of 856	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1013 of 1175	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	986 of 1190	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	886 of 1215	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	941 of 1242	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1065 of 1249	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1066 of 1271	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1146 of 1309	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+37 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)58th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

Homeless (2018)14th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-18 vs state

Science44%-19 vs state

Mathematics41%-23 vs state

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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

I absolutely love this school. The teachers teachers are awesome they truly care about the kids. You will definitely see your children thrive here at Etna Road Elementary. Close Quote

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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
Etna Road Elementary School	Public	2-5	4531 Etna Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5400	505	28	18.0		69 (13.7%)	198 (39.2%)	184 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.3%)	24.5	1191^st of 1558 public elementary schools	23.6%		36.1	1071^st of 1577 public elementary schools	32.1%	120	44.0		38.8	57.0	26.4				39.8	46.5	50.4				$11,345
Kae Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	4738 Kae Ave	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5600	650	37	17.5		106 (16.3%)	279 (42.9%)	187 (28.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.5%)								(n/a)															$9,641
Beechwood Elementary School	Public	2-5	455 Beechwood Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5300	508	26	19.9		78 (15.4%)	221 (43.5%)	148 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.8%)	15.6	1321^st of 1558 public elementary schools	15.2%		22.9	1228^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.1%	93	35.0		35.0	46.7	22.6				38.3	34.4	40.3				$10,512
Shady Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1444 Shady Lane Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5391	382	18	21.2		39 (10.2%)	241 (63.1%)	70 (18.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	12	1369^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.1%		11.9	1370^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.1%	1	25.0		18.0	41.5	21.7				35.5	32.1	44.3				$14,579
Renaissance Academy dba Bessie Sherrod Price Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1555 Elaine Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Renaissance Academy dba Bessie Sherrod Price Preparatory Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 235-1900	120	11	11.2		3 (2.5%)	94 (78.3%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (15.0%)	1	1558^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	15.0	0.0	9.1		0.0	8.3	$11,565
Leawood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1677 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6504	331	14	23.6		28 (8.5%)	235 (71.0%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.5%)	10.1	1404^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.9%		19.6	1258^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.2%	146	21.3		13.6	24.3	14.9				26.7	43.2	44.7				$14,384
Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3474 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 324-4585	383	21	18.2		7 (1.8%)	294 (76.8%)	49 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	38.4	1032^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	33.8%		33.8	1096^th of 1577 public elementary schools	30.5%	64	58.5	59.4	19.4	41.5	46.3	65.8	64.5	59.4	28.1	39.0	73.2	57.9	45.2	15.6	$11,056
Fairmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3281 Mayfair Park Pl	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6169	461	24	19.2		27 (5.9%)	326 (70.7%)	45 (9.8%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.5%)	4.2	1515^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.5	1544^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.1%	29	12.7		29.4	15.9	5.6				22.1	20.5	25.5				$11,657
Woodcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6747	286	16	17.8		14 (4.9%)	213 (74.5%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (13.3%)	20.9	1246^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.0%		24.4	1203^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	23.7%	43	46.9		22.9	41.2	46.9				31.3	20.6	56.3				$17,589
Scottwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3392 Scottwood Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6507	484	23	21.0		15 (3.1%)	206 (42.6%)	235 (48.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	8.4	1434^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.0%		8.9	1429^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.4%	5	18.8		42.2	26.7	12.5				26.6	28.3	31.3				$19,342

Frequently Asked Questions about Etna Road Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Etna Road Elementary School?

Students at Etna Road Elementary School are 39% African American, 36% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Two or more races.

How many students attend Etna Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Etna Road Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Etna Road Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Etna Road Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rosemore Middle School
High : Whitehall Yearling High School

Is Etna Road Elementary School a good school?

Etna Road Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Etna Road Elementary School in?

Whitehall City

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