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Jefferson Elementary School

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Jefferson Elementary School ranks 401 st of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

401^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School is a K–5 school in Gahanna, Ohio, serving 437 students as part of the Gahanna-Jefferson City district, and it ranks 401st of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 74th percentile with 4 stars.

Among nearby Gahanna-Jefferson elementaries, High Point Elementary School ranks higher at the 86th percentile, while Jefferson sits just ahead of Lincoln Elementary School and Chapelfield Elementary School and well ahead of Blacklick Elementary School, Royal Manor Elementary School, and Goshen Lane Elementary School. Compared with nearby Columbus City schools such as East Columbus Elementary School (7th percentile) and Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School (23rd percentile), the difference is large. In 2025–2026, Jefferson met or exceeded district and state proficiency in six of seven reported subject and grade areas and beat the state in all seven. Fourth-grade ELA (90.7% proficient, the highest among nearby same-district schools) and fifth-grade ELA (85.2%) are standout strengths. Fifth-grade science, at 68.2%, is the one area below the district's 71.9%, though still above the state.

Attendance is Jefferson's most distinctive advantage: a 5.5% chronic absenteeism rate, lower than every nearby same-district school and far below the district's 17.3%, and improved from 12.6% in 2022–2023. About 24.49% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, the second-lowest rate nearby, and the student-teacher ratio was 18.2, mid-pack among nearby schools. Subgroup results are mostly strong — female, White, and multi-racial students each ranked in the 78th–85th percentile in 2025–2026 — but African American students fell to the 67th percentile after two 5-star years, and English Language Learner effectiveness dropped to the 22nd percentile in 2024–2025. The overall slide from the 82nd percentile in 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 to 74th is worth watching.

437

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,714

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

136 Carpenter Rd
Gahanna, OH 43230-2669

(614) 478-5560

District: Gahanna-Jefferson City

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gahanna East Middle School
High:	Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.0%

African American:

15.3%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (78% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Ohio median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg74%

Ohio avg64%

401^st of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Gahanna-Jefferson City

223^rd of 773Gahanna-Jefferson City 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	76.3	401 of 1560	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	279 of 1558	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	282 of 1577	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	486 of 1596	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.4	433 of 1588	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	495 of 1610	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	612 of 1676	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	425 of 1636	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.9	567 of 1651	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.0	657 of 1678	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.6	389 of 1684	76.9%	★★★★☆
2014	74.6	440 of 1687	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	492 of 1701	71.1%	★★★★☆
2012	72.0	536 of 1709	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.5	630 of 1686	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.8	567 of 1662	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.6	509 of 1610	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.9	466 of 1582	70.5%	★★★★☆
2007	74.8	376 of 1609	76.6%	★★★★☆
2006	74.1	359 of 1504	76.1%	★★★★☆
2005	64.4	593 of 1501	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.6	506 of 1471	65.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	207 of 631	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	83.1	58 of 615	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	61 of 603	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	86 of 610	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	64 of 601	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	75 of 533	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	170 of 605	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	86 of 598	85.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	74.2	125 of 824	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	216 of 956	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	145 of 1021	85.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	218 of 281	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.2	130 of 258	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.4	33 of 174	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	211 of 1452	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	287 of 1452	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	495 of 1466	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	515 of 1483	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	526 of 1488	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.1	482 of 1467	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	574 of 1502	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	449 of 1518	70.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	54.9	488 of 759	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	86.0	14 of 239	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	591 of 1467	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.8	846 of 1473	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	534 of 1484	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	867 of 1447	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	761 of 1419	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	753 of 1404	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	808 of 1465	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.1	503 of 1465	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	457 of 1467	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.1	247 of 1466	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	172 of 1485	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	445 of 1498	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	329 of 1518	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	495 of 1499	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	513 of 1535	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.2	377 of 1536	75.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	48 of 220	78.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	312 of 914	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	226 of 900	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	43.5	451 of 856	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	186 of 1181	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.5	180 of 1175	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	173 of 1190	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	310 of 1215	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	242 of 1242	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	303 of 1249	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	321 of 1271	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	255 of 1309	80.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2018)94th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)84th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)78th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)36th percentile-38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts84%+19 vs state

Mathematics74%+12 vs state

Science68%+5 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	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 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
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	136 Carpenter Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 478-5560	437	24	18.2	24.5%	297 (68.0%)	67 (15.3%)	23 (5.3%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.2%)	76.3	401^st of 1560 public elementary schools	74.3%		80.9	279^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.1%	122	68.2		68.8	82.7	71.6				76.3	90.7	85.2				$12,714
Chapelfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	280 Chapelfield Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 478-5575	409	29	14.1	46.2%	233 (57.0%)	86 (21.0%)	21 (5.1%)	25 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.5%)	73.7	463^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	70.3%		69.5	540^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.3%	77	74.0		65.0	79.7	78.1				80.0	79.7	73.6				$13,315
Royal Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	299 Empire Dr	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 478-5585	423	26	16.5	48.9%	203 (48.0%)	101 (23.9%)	35 (8.3%)	16 (3.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.1%)	65.2	631^st of 1560 public elementary schools	59.6%		55.9	804^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.4%	173	62.9		74.3	66.2	58.1				74.3	62.7	88.7				$13,947
Goshen Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Goshen Ln	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 478-5580	464	26	17.8	51.9%	119 (25.6%)	212 (45.7%)	40 (8.6%)	47 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.5%)	55.5	803^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	48.5%		51.4	872^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	44.0%	69	61.1		62.5	67.2	60.0				55.4	70.0	70.4				$11,613
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	261 Helmbright Dr	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 478-5555	730	34	21.4	37.0%	342 (46.8%)	237 (32.5%)	63 (8.6%)	22 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.5%)	74.6	443^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	71.6%		76.8	393^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	74.8%	50	73.0		70.8	71.2	73.5				75.0	78.5	89.6				$11,250
High Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Venetian Way	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 478-5545	555	29	18.8	22.7%	362 (65.2%)	80 (14.4%)	41 (7.4%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.5%)	82.8	222^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	85.8%		82.5	242^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	84.5%	20	74.6		72.9	87.4	71.8	100.0			90.6	87.0	83.5				$12,014
Cassady Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 N Cassady Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5456	308	16	19.2	—	10 (3.2%)	221 (71.8%)	44 (14.3%)	21 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	19.5	1264^th of 1560 public elementary schools	19.0%		24	1198^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.1%	66	40.0		25.7	52.4	22.5				21.1	48.8	55.0				$13,748
Blacklick Elementary School	Public	K-5	6540 Havens Corners Rd	Blacklick	43004	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 759-5100	692	33	20.9	25.1%	383 (55.3%)	168 (24.3%)	40 (5.8%)	57 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	69.7	544^th of 1560 public elementary schools	65.1%		74.1	449^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.2%	95	79.6		50.0	77.9	75.2				70.4	76.9	82.3				$10,948
Legacy Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	2283 Sunbury Rd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Legacy Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 927-7420	204	6	34.0	—	3 (1.5%)	200 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3.5	1524^th of 1560 public elementary schools	2.3%		3.4	1531^st of 1558 public elementary schools	1.7%	7	0.0	0.0	27.3	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	27.3	13.0	40.0	4.5	0.0	4.2	$10,315
East Columbus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 E. 7th Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6147	364	17	21.4	—	26 (7.1%)	170 (46.7%)	145 (39.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	7.5	1457^th of 1560 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.5	1454^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.7%	3	32.5		9.8	20.5	20.0				24.4	32.6	37.5				$15,626

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 68% White, 15% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

Gahanna-Jefferson City

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Gahanna East Middle School
High : Lincoln High School

Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks 401^st of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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