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Alum Creek Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Alum Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lewis Center, Ohio, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 670 students. The school is part of the Olentangy Local School District, which is ranked 47th out of 828 districts in Ohio and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Alum Creek Elementary School has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Ohio, with a statewide ranking ranging from 48th to 131st out of over 1,500 schools in recent years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating exceptional academic performance. Additionally, the school has demonstrated strong performance across various student subgroups, often placing in the top 30-60 schools in the state for female, Asian, African American, and English Language Learner students.

Alum Creek Elementary School's students consistently outperform the state and district averages on Ohio State Tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade students achieved 92.4% proficiency in Science, compared to 84.8% for the Olentangy Local district and 63.4% for the state of Ohio. The school has also maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.1% to 11.3% in recent years, which is lower than the state average.

664

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,925

Per pupil spending ?

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2515 Parklawn Dr
Lewis Center, OH 43035-6064

(740) 657-4600

District: Olentangy Local

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Asian:

27.4%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (89% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Olentangy Local

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg86%

Ohio avg64%

73^rd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Olentangy Local

47^th of 828Olentangy Local 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	89.0	73 of 1558	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	131 of 1577	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	257 of 1596	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	107 of 1588	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	102 of 1610	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	48 of 1676	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	51 of 1636	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	86.4	101 of 1651	93.9%	★★★★★
2016	88.4	85 of 1678	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	87.3	73 of 1684	95.7%	★★★★★
2014	86.0	43 of 1687	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	84.1	90 of 1701	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	80.8	169 of 1709	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	82.9	113 of 1686	93.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.4	121 of 1662	92.7%	★★★★★
2009	84.7	60 of 1610	96.3%	★★★★★
2008	81.9	166 of 1582	89.5%	★★★★☆
2007	84.2	93 of 1609	94.2%	★★★★★
2006	81.1	170 of 1504	88.7%	★★★★☆
2005	84.9	101 of 1501	93.3%	★★★★★
2004	84.0	119 of 1471	91.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	84.1	60 of 610	90.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	19 of 89	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	10 of 81	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	24 of 80	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	33 of 78	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	41 of 70	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	74.0	128 of 824	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	76 of 956	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	14 of 1021	98.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	19 of 281	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	29 of 258	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	92 of 239	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.0	35 of 213	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	15 of 1452	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	69 of 1466	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	253 of 1483	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	96 of 1488	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.0	245 of 1467	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	83 of 1502	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	70 of 1518	95.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	64.5	33 of 108	69.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	10 of 128	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	56.0	470 of 759	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	80.8	28 of 233	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	188 of 1473	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	233 of 1484	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	503 of 1447	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.0	195 of 1419	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	114 of 1466	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	138 of 1485	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	202 of 1498	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	91 of 1518	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	62 of 1499	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	24 of 1535	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	33 of 1536	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	79.8	30 of 162	81.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	48 of 935	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	78.4	104 of 900	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	172 of 856	79.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	52 of 1175	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	140 of 1190	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	244 of 1215	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	138 of 1242	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	189 of 1249	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	34 of 1271	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	71 of 1309	94.6%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)90th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)88th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)81st percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)69th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science92%+29 vs state

Mathematics90%+27 vs state

English Language Arts87%+23 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
Alum Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Parklawn Dr	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4600	664	30	22.3	19.6%	353 (53.2%)	57 (8.6%)	24 (3.6%)	182 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)	89	73^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	95.3%		86.6	131^st of 1577 public elementary schools	91.7%	58	92.4	88.5	93.8	88.6	82.3	84.2	93.3	$12,925
Glen Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Blue Holly Dr	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 657-5500	654	33	20.0	18.0%	343 (52.4%)	52 (8.0%)	43 (6.6%)	156 (23.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.0%)	81.6	265^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.0%		82.3	251^st of 1577 public elementary schools	84.1%	14	84.9	80.2	78.6	79.8	81.9	80.2	83.2	$12,057
Oak Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1256 Westwood Dr	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 657-4700	649	32	20.2	22.3%	316 (48.7%)	60 (9.2%)	74 (11.4%)	139 (21.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (8.9%)	83.9	191^st of 1558 public elementary schools	87.7%		85	185^th of 1577 public elementary schools	88.3%	6	80.4	80.9	88.8	78.4	81.7	84.8	87.3	$14,130
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	679 Lewis Center Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4050	592	27	21.8	6.9%	238 (40.2%)	35 (5.9%)	17 (2.9%)	256 (43.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.9%)	89	71^st of 1558 public elementary schools	95.4%		89.3	65^th of 1577 public elementary schools	95.9%	6	89.2	93.3	92.0	81.1	88.6	83.0	94.1	$14,251
Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2385 Hollenback Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 657-4650	648	31	20.9	17.7%	359 (55.4%)	37 (5.7%)	45 (6.9%)	141 (21.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.9%)	80.5	295^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.1%		80.1	314^th of 1577 public elementary schools	80.1%	19	75.9	87.1	86.6	71.3	82.4	75.3	81.9	$11,786
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
Peachblow Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4222 Piatt Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(740) 657-4050	648	31	20.8	6.5%	279 (43.1%)	35 (5.4%)	21 (3.2%)	269 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)								(n/a)								$11,661
Shale Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4458 North Road	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5830	724	33	22.1	9.4%	326 (45.0%)	58 (8.0%)	29 (4.0%)	259 (35.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.0%)	89.8	61^st of 1558 public elementary schools	96.1%		89.2	69^th of 1577 public elementary schools	95.6%	8	87.2	87.3	96.4	90.6	82.0	94.6	94.0	$11,154
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
Olentangy Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8950 Emerald Hill Drive	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 657-5550	574	31	18.4	28.2%	161 (28.0%)	65 (11.3%)	60 (10.5%)	241 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.0%)	77.8	369^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.3%		81.9	270^th of 1577 public elementary schools	82.9%	99	78.9	70.7	80.5	77.6	78.6	76.9	84.2	$15,334

Frequently Asked Questions about Alum Creek Elementary School

Is Alum Creek Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Alum Creek Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 73^rd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Alum Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 664 students attended Alum Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Alum Creek Elementary School?

Students at Alum Creek Elementary School are 53% White, 27% Asian, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Alum Creek Elementary School in?

Olentangy Local

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