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Winchester Trail Elementary

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Winchester Trail Elementary ranks 800 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Winchester Trail Elementary is a Canal Winchester Local school in Canal Winchester, OH, serving 829 students in grades 3–5. It is the district’s upper-elementary campus, while nearby Indian Trail Elementary serves PK–2 just 0.16 miles away. The district ranks 298 of 773 Ohio districts (61st percentile, 3 stars). Winchester Trail spent most of the past decade around the 55th–60th percentile with 3 stars, but in 2025–26 it fell to 800 of 1,560, or 49th percentile and 2 stars.

Compared with nearby schools, Winchester Trail’s strongest structural advantage is its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 14.2—the lowest among all comparison schools, including Indian Trail Elementary at 17.7, Sedalia Elementary at 19.3, and Dunloe Elementary School at 23.7. Chronic absenteeism improved from 20.5% in 2021–22 to 11.8% in 2025–26, better than the Canal Winchester Local rate of 18.1% and most Groveport Madison Local schools, though higher than Sycamore Creek Elementary School at 9.2% and Pickerington Elementary School at 8.7%. In 2025–26, Winchester Trail was above the state in 3rd grade math (69% vs. 62.1%), 3rd grade ELA (67.2% vs. 63.4%), and 5th grade ELA (71.9% vs. 70.4%), but below in 4th grade math and ELA, 5th grade math, and 5th grade science. Its 3rd and 5th grade ELA scores were the highest among Groveport-area comparison schools, but it trails the Pickerington Local schools in nearly every tested area.

Winchester Trail’s 2025–26 results dropped from 2024–25, especially in 4th grade math (75.3% to 64.3%), 5th grade science (69% to 60.1%), 5th grade math (64.9% to 57.3%), and 4th grade ELA (61.2% to 56.5%). Subgroup effectiveness is uneven: some groups rank above the state median, while special education and English learner students rank lower, and male and female student rankings also declined. Spending data is historical—$8,158 per student in 2018–19—and lower than most nearby schools. Overall, Winchester Trail is a resource-efficient, attendance-improving upper elementary school that serves many students well, but it has recently lost ground in math, science, and 4th grade ELA and remains behind the nearby Pickerington Local schools.

829

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,514

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

6865 Gender Rd
Canal Winchester, OH 43110-8282

(614) 833-2150

District: Canal Winchester Local

Students who attend Winchester Trail Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Canal Winchester Middle School
High:	Canal Winchester High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.4%

African American:

32.6%

Asian:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Ohio avg64%

800^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

298^th of 773Canal Winchester 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	55.6	800 of 1560	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.8	630 of 1558	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	640 of 1577	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	676 of 1596	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	696 of 1588	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	719 of 1610	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	706 of 1676	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	686 of 1636	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.7	680 of 1651	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.1	595 of 1678	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.9	441 of 1684	73.8%	★★★★☆
2014	74.2	466 of 1687	72.4%	★★★★☆
2013	69.8	620 of 1701	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.7	679 of 1709	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.3	709 of 1686	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.0	668 of 1662	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.9	576 of 1610	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.5	732 of 1582	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	779 of 1609	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.3	794 of 1504	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.2	907 of 1501	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.4	717 of 1471	51.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	140 of 631	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	73 of 615	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	64 of 603	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	108 of 610	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	99 of 601	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	95 of 533	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	97 of 605	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	115 of 598	80.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	73 of 89	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	63 of 89	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	73 of 81	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	63 of 80	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	62 of 78	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	63 of 78	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	39.0	480 of 824	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	521 of 765	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	440 of 956	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	512 of 1021	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	151 of 318	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.7	69 of 281	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	68 of 258	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	107 of 239	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	105 of 213	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	101 of 183	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	77 of 169	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	59 of 174	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	770 of 1452	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.1	533 of 1452	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	550 of 1466	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	679 of 1483	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	640 of 1488	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	741 of 1467	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.2	584 of 1502	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	638 of 1518	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	74.7	13 of 219	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	57.3	435 of 759	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	97 of 315	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.8	59 of 259	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	43 of 234	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	68 of 233	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	40 of 216	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	46 of 189	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	20 of 228	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	29 of 239	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	449 of 1467	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.8	280 of 1473	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	675 of 1484	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	750 of 1447	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	703 of 1419	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	846 of 1404	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	731 of 1465	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	699 of 1465	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	749 of 1467	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.9	668 of 1466	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	653 of 1485	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	611 of 1498	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	702 of 1518	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	657 of 1499	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	656 of 1535	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	630 of 1536	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	78 of 220	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	91 of 218	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	83 of 202	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	46 of 183	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	54 of 162	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	47 of 139	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	28 of 154	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	46 of 166	72.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	546 of 914	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	456 of 935	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	435 of 900	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	552 of 856	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	570 of 1181	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.7	416 of 1175	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	386 of 1190	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	294 of 1215	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	414 of 1242	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	444 of 1249	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	468 of 1271	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	429 of 1309	67.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2021)94th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)65th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)53rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile~ school

Female (2026)47th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)18th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts65%~ state avg

Mathematics64%~ state avg

Science60%-3 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)						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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
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
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)															$9,109
Groveport Elementary School	Public	K-5	715 Main St	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 836-4975	474	22	22.0	—	209 (44.1%)	153 (32.3%)	63 (13.3%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	45.9	952^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	39.0%		53.9	831^st of 1558 public elementary schools	46.7%	121	70.5		48.0	72.3	44.9				48.0	60.2	64.1				$11,516
Glendening Elementary School	Public	K-5	4200 Glendenning Dr	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 836-4972	504	23	21.6	53.4%	174 (34.5%)	189 (37.5%)	80 (15.9%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)	33.2	1094^th of 1560 public elementary schools	29.9%		36.3	1059^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.0%	35	44.6		64.5	64.1	23.0				53.2	46.3	51.4				$10,155
Groveport Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	4485 S Hamilton Rd	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Groveport Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 574-0037	612	31	19.7	32.8%	43 (7.0%)	403 (65.8%)	93 (15.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.8%)	26.7	1176^th of 1560 public elementary schools	24.6%		35.1	1069^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.4%	107	33.3	43.9	38.7	58.7	33.3	18.4	28.4	43.4	51.6	48.9	61.7	38.2	56.7	42.1	$10,411
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					$9,757
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					$10,526
Asbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	5127 Harbor Blvd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2000	503	23	22.3	61.4%	85 (16.9%)	285 (56.7%)	58 (11.5%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.7%)	36.7	1069^th of 1560 public elementary schools	31.5%		27.5	1147^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.4%	78	34.8		75.9	54.8	26.1				57.5	52.1	59.4				$9,776
Sedalia Elementary	Public	K-5	5400 Sedalia Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2014	530	27	19.3	64.9%	117 (22.1%)	281 (53.0%)	65 (12.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.8%)	48	919^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.1%		42.8	997^th of 1558 public elementary schools	36.0%	78	63.5		61.3	62.5	67.6				51.8	47.9	64.9				$10,946
Dunloe Elementary School	Public	K-5	3200 Dunloe Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2008	510	22	23.7	63.1%	72 (14.1%)	323 (63.3%)	46 (9.0%)	14 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)	30.5	1130^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.6%		28.7	1135^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.2%	5	50.8		42.7	55.3	40.0				44.7	51.1	56.1				$10,755

Frequently Asked Questions about Winchester Trail Elementary

What schools do graduates of Winchester Trail Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Canal Winchester Middle School
High : Canal Winchester High School

What is the racial makeup of Winchester Trail Elementary?

Students at Winchester Trail Elementary are 50% White, 33% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Winchester Trail Elementary in?

Canal Winchester Local

Is Winchester Trail Elementary a good school?

Winchester Trail Elementary ranks 800^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Winchester Trail Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 829 students attended Winchester Trail Elementary.

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