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Heritage Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Heritage Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school located in Lewis Center, Ohio, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 640 students. The school is part of the Olentangy Local School District, which is ranked 47th out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Elementary consistently ranks among the top 5% of Ohio elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 52nd and 71st out of over 1,500 schools in recent years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on state assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 94.1% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 88.5% for the Olentangy Local district and 67.7% for the state of Ohio.

Heritage Elementary maintains a low student-teacher ratio, with a ratio of 23.7 students per teacher in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district average of 21.5 students per teacher. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 8.6% to 11.3% in recent years, which is lower than the district and state averages. When compared to other elementary schools in the Olentangy Local School District, Heritage Elementary consistently outperforms its peers on state assessments and maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate, making it a standout institution within the district and the state of Ohio.

592

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,251

Per pupil spending ?

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

679 Lewis Center Rd
Lewis Center, OH 43035-9049

(740) 657-4050

District: Olentangy Local

Students who attend Heritage Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Olentangy Shanahan Middle School
High:	Olentangy High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.2%

White:

40.2%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg86%

Ohio avg64%

71^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	71 of 1558	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	65 of 1577	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	52 of 1596	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	59 of 1588	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	152 of 1610	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	100 of 1676	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	170 of 1636	89.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.9	221 of 1651	86.6%	★★★★☆
2016	88.0	94 of 1678	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	87.3	74 of 1684	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	80.3	211 of 1687	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	79.6	236 of 1701	86.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	81.9	5 of 78	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	71.0	34 of 78	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	23 of 52	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	43 of 70	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	86.8	61 of 824	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	69 of 765	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	74.3	166 of 956	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	270 of 1021	73.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	5 of 281	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	14 of 258	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	42 of 1452	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	70 of 1466	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	54 of 1483	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	29 of 1488	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	166 of 1467	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	92 of 1502	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	194 of 1518	87.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	67.4	47 of 219	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	47.4	591 of 759	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	84.1	125 of 1484	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	73.0	322 of 1419	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	855 of 1465	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	63 of 1466	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	56 of 1485	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	42 of 1498	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	39 of 1518	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	109 of 1499	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	109 of 1535	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	110 of 1536	92.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	74.8	24 of 139	82.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	57 of 935	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	76.2	121 of 900	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	49 of 856	94.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	208 of 1175	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	201 of 1190	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	157 of 1215	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	39 of 1242	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	129 of 1249	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	71 of 1271	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.4	225 of 1309	82.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)94th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)83rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)79th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science89%+26 vs state

Mathematics89%+25 vs state

English Language Arts89%+25 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
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
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
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
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
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
Cheshire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2681 Gregory Rd	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5750	508	31	16.5	11.6%	260 (51.2%)	38 (7.5%)	21 (4.1%)	148 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	86.7	125^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.0%		89	71^st of 1577 public elementary schools	95.5%	54	81.7	90.5	91.4	83.1	85.1	81.5	88.7	$16,092
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
Wyandot Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Carriage Rd	Powell	43065	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4850	733	35	21.1	5.9%	590 (80.5%)	11 (1.5%)	24 (3.3%)	56 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.1%)	86.4	135^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.3%		88.8	80^th of 1577 public elementary schools	94.9%	55	88.2	89.0	87.6	79.4	82.7	86.7	86.4	$12,828
Liberty Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6877 Sawmill Parkway	Powell	43065	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5600	727	34	21.3	10.2%	384 (52.8%)	35 (4.8%)	33 (4.5%)	227 (31.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.5%)	86.1	141^st of 1558 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.5	113^th of 1577 public elementary schools	92.8%	28	85.3	87.5	90.1	81.3	79.6	85.2	89.1	$13,214

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Elementary School

Is Heritage Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Heritage Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 71^st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Heritage Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Heritage Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Heritage Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Olentangy Shanahan Middle School
High : Olentangy High School

What district is Heritage Elementary School in?

Olentangy Local

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Elementary School?

Students at Heritage Elementary School are 43% Asian, 40% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Hispanic.

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