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Violet Elementary School

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Violet Elementary School ranks 523 rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Violet Elementary School is a K–4 school serving 514 students in Pickerington, Ohio (Fairfield County area), part of the Pickerington Local district. On the most recent state ranking, it placed 523rd of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 66th percentile, or 3 stars. That is a respectable standing, though the school spent most of the past decade in the 80th–88th percentile before settling into the mid-60s to low-70s.

Violet's test scores sit above the state average but slightly below the district average — about 5 points above the state in math and 7 points above in ELA, while trailing the district by roughly 2 points in math and matching it in ELA. Within its own district, Violet ranks fourth of seven elementaries. The top performers, Toll Gate Elementary and Sycamore Creek Elementary School, outscore it by roughly 14–19 points in math and 6–10 points in ELA, while Tussing Elementary School and Fairfield Elementary School trail well behind. Where Violet stands out most is attendance: 7.4% chronic absenteeism, second-best in the district and far below the district's 18.3% — and roughly a quarter of the 30–32% rates at nearby Reynoldsburg City schools such as French Run Elementary School, Slate Ridge Elementary School, and Herbert Mills Elementary School.

Several student groups perform even better than the school as a whole: students with disabilities, English learners, low-income students, and Black students all rank above Violet's overall 66th percentile, and most have improved over the past three years. The clearest structural disadvantage is class size — Violet's student–teacher ratio of 19.7 is the highest among the district's seven elementaries, even though it improved from 29.8 in 2022–23. One caveat: the reported 100% fifth-grade math proficiency is a data artifact, since Violet is a K–4 building and the same figure appears for other K–4 schools. Overall, Violet is a solid, stable, mid-pack school in a strong district, with strong attendance and standout results for several student groups.

514

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,040

Per pupil spending ?

34.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

88.3%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 8.5% (any vaccine)

8855 Education Dr
Pickerington, OH 43147-8873

(614) 833-2130

District: Pickerington Local

Students who attend Violet Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pickerington Lakeview Junior High
High:	Pickerington High School North

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.1%

African American:

37.5%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (76% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg72%

Ohio avg63%

523^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Pickerington Local

249^th of 773Pickerington 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	70.6	523 of 1560	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	480 of 1558	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	560 of 1577	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.7	467 of 1596	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	258 of 1588	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	373 of 1610	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	202 of 1676	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	242 of 1636	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	80.0	283 of 1651	82.9%	★★★★☆
2016	79.6	321 of 1678	80.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	314 of 1684	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	82.5	134 of 1687	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	82.7	128 of 1701	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	76.4	357 of 1709	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	81.4	162 of 1686	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	80.0	221 of 1662	86.7%	★★★★☆
2009	74.6	368 of 1610	77.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	355 of 1582	77.6%	★★★★☆
2007	72.5	450 of 1609	72.0%	★★★★☆
2006	81.8	147 of 1504	90.2%	★★★★★
2005	81.1	176 of 1501	88.3%	★★★★☆
2004	87.3	62 of 1471	95.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	55 of 631	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	82.0	63 of 615	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	91 of 603	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	26 of 610	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	6 of 601	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	38 of 533	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	16 of 605	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	21 of 598	96.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	33.6	512 of 765	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	94.2	30 of 956	96.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	80 of 318	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	66 of 281	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.5	132 of 239	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	642 of 1452	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.7	634 of 1452	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	625 of 1466	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.5	356 of 1483	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	290 of 1488	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	421 of 1467	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	73 of 1502	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	149 of 1518	90.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	62.2	294 of 759	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	263 of 1467	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	244 of 1473	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	43.5	942 of 1484	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.4	409 of 1447	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	82 of 1419	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	73.3	315 of 1404	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	156 of 1465	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	170 of 1465	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	566 of 1467	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.7	467 of 1466	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	705 of 1485	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	624 of 1498	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.7	160 of 1518	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	392 of 1499	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	224 of 1535	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	338 of 1536	78.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	77 of 218	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	73 of 202	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	102 of 183	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.3	29 of 139	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	27 of 154	82.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	174 of 914	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	61.3	256 of 935	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	329 of 900	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	234 of 856	72.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	516 of 1181	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.6	356 of 1175	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.1	302 of 1190	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	373 of 1215	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.3	250 of 1242	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	281 of 1249	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	250 of 1309	80.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)91st percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)61st percentile-24 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2021)33rd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics80%+17 vs state

English Language Arts69%+7 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	Directly certified (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
Violet Elementary School	Public	K-4	8855 Education Dr	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2130	514	26	19.7	34.6%	206 (40.1%)	193 (37.5%)	22 (4.3%)	43 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.7%)	70.6	523^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	66.5%		72.6	480^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.2%	43		66.7	72.8	100.0	68.5	70.2		88.3%	8.5%	$10,040
Fairfield Elementary School	Public	K-4	13000 Coventry Ave	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 866-1225	502	28	18.0	36.9%	220 (43.8%)	132 (26.3%)	63 (12.5%)	47 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	58	762^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	51.2%		62.6	681^st of 1558 public elementary schools	56.3%	81		73.3	62.9		64.4	63.3		90.9%	5.7%	$11,597
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 N East St	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-6385	396	22	18.0	34.8%	180 (45.5%)	116 (29.3%)	23 (5.8%)	27 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.4%)	65.7	621^st of 1560 public elementary schools	60.2%		70.4	524^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.4%	97		68.6	60.4	100.0	71.6	62.5		88%	10.9%	$12,130
Pickerington Elementary School	Public	K-4	775 Long Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2115	585	30	19.4	34.9%	163 (27.9%)	248 (42.4%)	38 (6.5%)	92 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (7.2%)	75.5	424^th of 1560 public elementary schools	72.8%		65.3	617^th of 1558 public elementary schools	60.4%	193		78.0	79.8		73.8	76.4		91.5%	6.4%	$10,526
Toll Gate Elementary	Public	K-4	12183 Tollgate Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2110	948	49	19.4	19.0%	523 (55.2%)	189 (19.9%)	54 (5.7%)	121 (12.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.1%)	86.4	131^st of 1560 public elementary schools	91.6%		85.3	164^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.5%	33		89.4	88.1	100.0	79.5	80.1		91.9%	5.6%	$9,740
Slate Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10466 Taylor Rd SW	Reynoldsburg	43068	Licking County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 501-5500	582	28	21.1	—	65 (11.2%)	314 (54.0%)	59 (10.1%)	77 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.3%)	28.5	1151^st of 1560 public elementary schools	26.2%		37.5	1041^st of 1558 public elementary schools	33.2%	110	54.3	40.3	49.4	31.4	49.3	42.4	61.4	82.7%	12.3%	$11,892
Sycamore Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Sycamore Creek St	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2110	652	41	15.8	27.9%	305 (46.8%)	186 (28.5%)	38 (5.8%)	67 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.1%)	83.1	210^th of 1560 public elementary schools	86.5%		85.1	169^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.2%	41		77.9	88.6	100.0	73.8	82.9		91.4%	8.6%	$9,757
Tussing Elementary School	Public	K-4	7117 Tussing Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 759-3400	647	36	18.0	56.3%	93 (14.4%)	342 (52.9%)	55 (8.5%)	111 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.0%)	34.6	1087^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.3%		48.3	922^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	40.8%	165		50.0	44.7		53.8	58.3		91.1%	8.1%	$10,933
Summit Road Elementary	Public	K-5	8591 Summit Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Licking County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 501-1037	405	23	17.6	—	60 (14.8%)	106 (26.2%)	25 (6.2%)	167 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.6%)	62.9	678^th of 1560 public elementary schools	56.5%		52	860^th of 1558 public elementary schools	44.8%	182	71.0	57.6	75.8	45.2	71.2	66.7	90.3	95%	5%	$14,258
French Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Epworth Ave	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 367-1950	389	21	18.6	—	104 (26.7%)	150 (38.6%)	41 (10.5%)	52 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (10.3%)	17.9	1287^th of 1560 public elementary schools	17.5%		36	1062^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.8%	225	26.1	49.1	24.6	21.7	54.7	43.1	39.1	93.8%	3.1%	$12,546

Frequently Asked Questions about Violet Elementary School

What district is Violet Elementary School in?

Pickerington Local

What schools do graduates of Violet Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Pickerington Lakeview Junior High
High : Pickerington High School North

What is the racial makeup of Violet Elementary School?

Students at Violet Elementary School are 40% White, 38% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Violet Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Violet Elementary School.

Is Violet Elementary School a good school?

Violet Elementary School ranks 523^rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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