Peachblow Crossing Elementary

Peachblow Crossing Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 648 students at 4222 Piatt Rd in Lewis Center, Ohio, part of the high-performing Olentangy Local district, which ranks 57th of 773 Ohio districts (93rd percentile, 5 stars). For 2025–2026 the school ranks 92nd of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools (94th percentile, 5 stars) — roughly the top 6% statewide, and the highest-ranked of the eleven nearby Olentangy schools compared here.

Its defining strength is breadth rather than one headline score. Peachblow scores above the district average in all seven reported subject and grade results — something no other nearby school does — and beats the state average on all seven by 20–29 points. Third-grade math reaches 91.0% (district 83.2%, state 62.1%) and fifth-grade ELA 90.8%. Averaged across the seven results, Peachblow sits at about 88.2% proficient, versus roughly 85.0% for the district and 63.8% for the state. Yet it tops no single subject, finishing 2nd–5th in each while ranking 1st overall. Peers such as Alum Creek Elementary School and Cheshire Elementary beat the district in some areas but fall below it in others.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.8%, versus 9.2% for the district, though that is only 6th lowest among the eleven nearby schools. The free/reduced-lunch rate is 6.48%, the lowest in that group, and the student–teacher ratio is 20.8 — higher than Johnnycake Corners Elementary School (17.4) and Freedom Trail Elementary (17.9), both of which rank lower statewide. Subgroup results are strong across the board: English Language Learner students rank 97th percentile, students with disabilities 96th, and no subgroup falls below the 80th percentile. Two caveats: Peachblow has only one year of rank and test history, so trends cannot be read, and its relatively advantaged intake means high raw proficiency is not the same as proof of superior value added. Its narrowest margins over the district are fifth-grade science (+0.7) and fourth-grade ELA (+1.4), still far above state averages.