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Sycamore Creek Elementary School

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Sycamore Creek Elementary School ranks 210 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Sycamore Creek Elementary School is a K–4 school at 500 Sycamore Creek St in Pickerington, Ohio, serving 652 students as part of Pickerington Local in the Columbus area, and it has been one of the district's strongest elementary schools for a decade.

That long record is the headline. Across ten years of rankings, Sycamore Creek landed between the 81st and 93rd percentile statewide in nine of them, earning 4 or 5 stars each time. In 2025–2026 it sits at the 87th percentile (4 stars), well above its district's 68th percentile. The one dip came in 2022–2023 at the 63rd percentile, and the school rebounded immediately. Test results in 2025–2026 beat both district and state averages in every tested area: Grade 4 math at 88.6% (district 71.3%, state 67.3%) and Grade 4 ELA at 82.9% (state 61.8%). Among same-district peers, only Toll Gate Elementary consistently outranks it (92nd percentile, 5 stars), leading on grade-3 results and attendance. Sycamore Creek actually edges Toll Gate on grade-4 math and has smaller classes and lower spending.

Operationally, the school has improved. Chronic absenteeism is 9.2%, roughly half the district's 18.3% and down from 15.8% in 2021–2022; only Toll Gate, Violet Elementary and Pickerington Elementary School are lower. Its student–teacher ratio of 15.8 is the smallest among district peers, down from 25.8 in 2022–2023. It also spends the least of those peers — $9,186 per student. Subgroup results are a strength: low-income students rank at the 97th percentile and African American students at the 96th, both above the school's overall rank. Two areas to watch are grade-3 achievement and a gap between female (76th percentile) and male (90th) students. Note that grade-5 figures appear even though the school is listed as K–4, and those near-perfect numbers likely reflect very small cohorts.

652

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,757

Per pupil spending ?

27.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

91.4%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 8.6% (any vaccine)

500 Sycamore Creek St
Pickerington, OH 43147-7851

(614) 833-2110

District: Pickerington Local

Students who attend Sycamore Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Diley Middle School
	Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School
High:	Pickerington High School Central

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

African American:

28.5%

Asian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (85% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg72%

Ohio avg63%

210^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	210 of 1560	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	169 of 1558	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	114 of 1577	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	68.5	594 of 1596	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.2	196 of 1588	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	299 of 1610	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	227 of 1676	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	207 of 1636	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	83.5	180 of 1651	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	83.8	191 of 1678	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.5	266 of 1684	84.2%	★★★★☆
2014	76.0	388 of 1687	77.0%	★★★★☆
2013	80.5	200 of 1701	88.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.5	397 of 1709	76.8%	★★★★☆
2011	60.7	885 of 1686	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	23 of 631	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	32 of 615	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	3 of 603	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	7 of 610	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	8 of 601	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	22 of 533	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	17 of 605	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	16 of 598	97.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	34 of 89	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	50 of 89	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	74.6	121 of 824	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	176 of 765	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	107 of 956	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	206 of 1021	79.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	61 of 318	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	85.3	30 of 281	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	16 of 258	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	18 of 239	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	21 of 213	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	25 of 183	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	345 of 1452	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	212 of 1452	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	187 of 1466	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	189 of 1483	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	286 of 1488	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	388 of 1467	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	240 of 1502	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	121 of 1518	92.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	56.9	442 of 759	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	51 of 1467	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	38 of 1473	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	69 of 1484	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	37 of 1447	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	130 of 1419	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.7	126 of 1404	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	66.6	470 of 1465	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	483 of 1465	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	152 of 1467	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	259 of 1466	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	88 of 1485	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	280 of 1498	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	189 of 1518	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	335 of 1499	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	154 of 1535	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.6	327 of 1536	78.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	91.1	9 of 202	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	12 of 166	92.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	159 of 914	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	102 of 935	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	377 of 900	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	218 of 856	74.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	324 of 1181	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	84.9	73 of 1175	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	59 of 1190	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	172 of 1215	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	239 of 1242	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	340 of 1249	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	146 of 1271	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	180 of 1309	86.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)96th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)96th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)62nd percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)42nd percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics89%+26 vs state

English Language Arts78%+16 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
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
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
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
Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	6767 Gender Rd	Canal Winchester	43110	Franklin County	Canal Winchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2154	870	49	17.7	39.3%	402 (46.2%)	275 (31.6%)	49 (5.6%)	71 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.3%)								(n/a)								93%	7%	$9,109
Winchester Trail Elementary	Public	3-5	6865 Gender Rd	Canal Winchester	43110	Franklin County	Canal Winchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2150	829	58	14.2	54.9%	418 (50.4%)	270 (32.6%)	52 (6.3%)	57 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	55.6	800^th of 1560 public elementary schools	48.7%		64.8	630^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.6%	170	60.1	69.0	64.3	57.3	67.2	56.5	71.9			$11,514
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
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
Tussing Elementary School	Public	K-4	7117 Tussing Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin 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
Slate Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10466 Taylor Rd SW	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sycamore Creek Elementary School

Is Sycamore Creek Elementary School a good school?

Sycamore Creek Elementary School ranks 210^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sycamore Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sycamore Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Diley Middle School
Middle : Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School
High : Pickerington High School Central

How many students attend Sycamore Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Sycamore Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sycamore Creek Elementary School?

Students at Sycamore Creek Elementary School are 47% White, 29% African American, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Sycamore Creek Elementary School in?

Pickerington Local

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