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Freedom Trail Elementary

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Freedom Trail Elementary ranks 213 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Freedom Trail Elementary is a PK–5 school in Lewis Center, Ohio (Delaware County) serving 605 students, one of six Olentangy Local elementaries in this comparison and part of a district ranked 57th of 773 Ohio districts (93rd percentile, 5 stars). Statewide for 2025–2026, the school ranks 213th of 1,560 Ohio elementaries — 86th percentile, 4 stars — after a long slide from 99th percentile and 5 stars in 2017–2018, settling onto a 4-star plateau.

Among nearby schools, Freedom Trail Elementary is 3rd of 6 Olentangy neighbors and outperforms the Westerville City and Worthington City comparisons except Alcott Elementary School. It posts the best grade-3 math (92.3%) and grade-4 ELA (89.7%) of all eleven schools compared, while grade-5 science (68.6%) ranks 9th of 11 and trails the district by 13.3 points. Engagement and resources are clear strengths: chronic absenteeism of 5.4% is second-lowest in the group (behind Walnut Creek Elementary at 4.7%) and four points below the district, the student–teacher ratio of 17.9 is third-lowest, and per-student spending of $11,276 is the highest of any Olentangy neighbor. Alum Creek Elementary School, at 91st percentile and 5 stars, has pulled ahead.

Results vary widely by group. Low-income students sit at the 51st percentile — essentially the state median — while the school overall is at the 86th, and the free/reduced-lunch share more than doubled from 7.0% to 16.0% in two years. Male students improved to the 86th percentile, nearly matching female students at 88th. Science shows the sharpest decline: grade-5 proficiency fell from 89 to 68.6 over four years while the district held near 82. Watch grade-5 science, grade-5 ELA, and low-income student outcomes.

605

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,199

Per pupil spending ?

16.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

94.8%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5.2% (any vaccine)

6743 Bale Kenyon Rd
Lewis Center, OH 43035-9312

(740) 657-5700

District: Olentangy Local

Students who attend Freedom Trail Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olentangy Orange Middle School
High:	Orange High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.3%

Asian:

19.3%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (83% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Olentangy Local's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg85%

Ohio avg64%

213^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Olentangy Local

57^th of 773Olentangy 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
2026	83.0	213 of 1560	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.2	216 of 1558	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	272 of 1577	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	140 of 1596	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	109 of 1588	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	46 of 1610	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	47 of 1676	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	22 of 1636	98.7%	★★★★★
2017	86.0	114 of 1651	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	87.4	103 of 1678	93.9%	★★★★★
2015	87.9	68 of 1684	96.0%	★★★★★
2014	82.9	117 of 1687	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	82.6	135 of 1701	92.1%	★★★★★
2012	82.4	113 of 1709	93.4%	★★★★★
2011	81.1	171 of 1686	89.9%	★★★★☆
2010	83.9	113 of 1662	93.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	58.0	203 of 603	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	10 of 89	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	24 of 89	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	35 of 81	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	23 of 80	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	21 of 78	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	1 of 52	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	13 of 70	81.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	81.4	83 of 824	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	50 of 765	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	49 of 956	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	16 of 1021	98.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	84 of 318	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	55.6	116 of 281	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	56 of 258	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	32 of 239	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	167 of 1452	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.3	133 of 1452	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	115 of 1466	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	16 of 1483	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	21 of 1488	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	32 of 1467	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	42 of 1502	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	25 of 1518	98.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	58.9	391 of 759	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	45 of 315	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	718 of 1467	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	734 of 1473	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	848 of 1484	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	85.4	123 of 1447	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	22 of 1419	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	210 of 1467	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	428 of 1466	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	366 of 1485	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	262 of 1498	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	216 of 1518	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	91.9	34 of 1499	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	9 of 1535	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	18 of 1536	98.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	333 of 914	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	284 of 935	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	287 of 900	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	162 of 856	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	195 of 1181	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.3	267 of 1175	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	178 of 1190	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	58 of 1215	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	70 of 1242	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	57 of 1249	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	19 of 1271	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	37 of 1309	97.2%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)90th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

White (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)74th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2024)66th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile-35 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)48th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics87%+24 vs state

English Language Arts85%+20 vs state

Science69%+6 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	Free/reduced lunch (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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	213^th of 1560 public elementary schools	86.3%		83.2	216^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.1%	3	68.6	92.3	87.6	81.0	83.5	89.7	81.6	94.8%	5.2%	$15,199
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%)	83.8	192^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	87.7%		85.1	168^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.2%	24	82.6	78.1	86.9	82.6	81.1	87.9	85.9	96.6%	1.7%	$15,180
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%)	86.3	133^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	91.5%		89	73^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	95.3%	60	88.4	88.5	85.9	90.3	82.1	77.2	92.6	95.8%	4.2%	$12,925
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%)	80.4	286^th of 1560 public elementary schools	81.7%		83.9	191^st of 1558 public elementary schools	87.7%	95	79.8	69.2	89.0	79.8	76.9	84.7	86.2	93.4%	6.6%	$14,130
Glen Oak Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	77.4	365^th of 1560 public elementary schools	76.6%		81.6	265^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.0%	100	71.5	76.0	80.3	74.6	76.0	83.8	83.8	96.2%	2.6%	$12,057
Fouse Elementary School	Public	K-5	5800 S Old 3c Hwy	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7400	459	26	18.0	33.3%	285 (62.1%)	61 (13.3%)	81 (17.6%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	70.5	527^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.2%		75.2	426^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.7%	101	75.0	69.0	77.5	76.7	66.2	70.4	79.2	91.8%	2.7%	$14,062
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%)	76.7	390^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.0%		77.8	369^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.3%	21	78.5	73.3	73.3	72.2	79.3	82.9	82.5	91%	7.7%	$15,334
Alcott Elementary School	Public	K-5	7117 Mount Royal Ave	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7350	537	28	18.9	22.0%	378 (70.4%)	83 (15.5%)	21 (3.9%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.4%)	85.2	154^th of 1560 public elementary schools	90.1%		89.7	62^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	96.0%	92	85.7	85.6	86.2	85.1	78.9	81.9	91.2	87.3%	8.5%	$11,960
Annehurst Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 W Main St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7000	409	20	20.2	42.1%	199 (48.7%)	111 (27.1%)	51 (12.5%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)	68.1	565^th of 1560 public elementary schools	63.8%		64.5	637^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.1%	72	77.4	71.2	68.5	71.7	68.1	61.1	85.5	91.2%	4.4%	$12,875
Worthington Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Park Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 450-5500	378	25	15.4	43.4%	185 (48.9%)	77 (20.4%)	46 (12.2%)	28 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.1%)	66.7	601^st of 1560 public elementary schools	61.5%		62.9	667^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.2%	66	74.2	65.6	71.7	59.7	67.7	74.1	80.6	98.1%	1.9%	$14,963

Frequently Asked Questions about Freedom Trail Elementary

Is Freedom Trail Elementary a good school?

Freedom Trail Elementary ranks 213^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Freedom Trail Elementary?

Students at Freedom Trail Elementary are 59% White, 19% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Freedom Trail Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Freedom Trail Elementary.

What district is Freedom Trail Elementary in?

Olentangy Local

What schools do graduates of Freedom Trail Elementary attend?

Students who attend Freedom Trail Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Olentangy Orange Middle School
High : Orange High School

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