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High Point Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
222nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 86% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

High Point Elementary School is a K–5 school with 555 students in the Gahanna-Jefferson City district in Gahanna, Ohio, just east of Columbus. In 2025–2026 it ranked 222nd of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 86th percentile, earning 4 stars — well above its district's 71st percentile. It is the highest-ranked Gahanna-Jefferson elementary in this comparison set, and it exceeded both district and state proficiency rates in every reported subject and grade. Attendance is a clear strength: chronic absenteeism was 7.3%, less than half the district's 17.3% and lower than most nearby schools.

Among same-district peers, High Point's Grade 3 ELA score of 90.6% far outpaced Goshen Lane Elementary School (55.4%), Jefferson Elementary School (76.3%), Lincoln Elementary School (75.0%), Chapelfield Elementary School (80.0%), Blacklick Elementary School (70.4%) and Royal Manor Elementary School (74.3%), and its Grade 4 math score of 87.4% was the highest in the group. Upper grades are more mixed: in Grade 5 ELA, Lincoln, Royal Manor and Jefferson scored higher; in Grade 5 math, Chapelfield, Blacklick and Lincoln scored higher; and Blacklick edged ahead in Grade 5 science (79.6% vs. 74.6%). The school has also cooled from earlier heights — it was in the 97th percentile in 2021–2022 and the 90th in 2022–2023.

The clearest concern is an internal achievement gap. Overall the school ranks in the 86th percentile, but students from low socioeconomic status families ranked in only the 44th percentile in 2025–2026, a 2-star result and a decline from the 65th and 54th percentiles in the two prior years, as the free/reduced lunch share rose to 22.7%. Other groups are stronger: White students rank at the 90th percentile, multi-racial students at the 88th, and special education students improved to the 75th. A reported Grade 6 math score of 100% is striking but likely reflects a small accelerated group at this K–5 school.

555
Students ?
18.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,014
Per pupil spending ?
22.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 700 Venetian Way
       Gahanna, OH  43230-1805

(614) 478-5545

District: Gahanna-Jefferson City


Students who attend High Point Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Gahanna East Middle School
High:    Lincoln High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
65.2%
African American:
14.4%
Two or more races:
9.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the Ohio average (83% vs 63% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 14% of Ohio elementary schools
Among the top-ranked schools in Gahanna-Jefferson City
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school83%
District avg74%
Ohio avg63%
222nd of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Top 14%▼ down 6 pts since 2016
From top 9% (2016) to top 14% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 7Elementary Schools in the Gahanna-Jefferson City
223rd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202682.8222 of 156085.8%★★★★☆
202582.5242 of 155884.5%★★★★☆
202482.6242 of 157784.7%★★★★☆
202386.6155 of 159690.3%★★★★★
202291.052 of 158896.7%★★★★★
202190.0101 of 161093.7%★★★★★
201986.0144 of 167691.4%★★★★★
201880.1294 of 163682.0%★★★★☆
201784.2163 of 165190.1%★★★★★
201685.6144 of 167891.4%★★★★★
201585.7118 of 168493.0%★★★★★
201480.7198 of 168788.3%★★★★☆
201381.2175 of 170189.7%★★★★☆
201286.326 of 170998.5%★★★★★
201182.2130 of 168692.3%★★★★★
201082.7140 of 166291.6%★★★★★
200981.0170 of 161089.4%★★★★☆
200881.1186 of 158288.2%★★★★☆
200786.733 of 160997.9%★★★★★
200688.415 of 150499.0%★★★★★
200591.013 of 150199.1%★★★★★
200482.5156 of 147189.4%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202668.7153 of 63175.8%★★★★☆
202578.378 of 61587.3%★★★★☆
202488.739 of 60393.5%★★★★★
202390.031 of 61094.9%★★★★★
201996.012 of 60598.0%★★★★★
201891.733 of 59894.5%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202165.4173 of 76577.4%★★★★☆
201975.5153 of 95684.0%★★★★☆
201845.1530 of 102148.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202679.5272 of 145281.3%★★★★☆
202585.8119 of 145291.8%★★★★★
202479.5275 of 146681.2%★★★★☆
202383.9201 of 148386.4%★★★★☆
202285.8140 of 148890.6%★★★★★
202187.7116 of 146792.1%★★★★★
201987.263 of 150295.8%★★★★★
201883.6153 of 151889.9%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201867.593 of 75987.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202650.3826 of 146743.7%★★☆☆☆
202565.6509 of 147365.4%★★★☆☆
202456.9687 of 148453.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202681.0244 of 146783.4%★★★★☆
202577.5333 of 146677.3%★★★★☆
202485.4149 of 148590.0%★★★★★
202385.4153 of 149889.8%★★★★☆
202290.933 of 151897.8%★★★★★
202187.3138 of 149990.8%★★★★★
201982.0216 of 153585.9%★★★★☆
201874.5400 of 153674.0%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202683.026 of 22088.2%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202663.3224 of 91475.5%★★★★☆
202555.2318 of 93566.0%★★★☆☆
202477.8108 of 90088.0%★★★★☆
202359.7239 of 85672.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202683.5113 of 118190.4%★★★★★
202581.1169 of 117585.6%★★★★☆
202482.5146 of 119087.7%★★★★☆
202383.1141 of 121588.4%★★★★☆
202287.460 of 124295.2%★★★★★
202184.7152 of 124987.8%★★★★☆
201983.7130 of 127189.8%★★★★☆
201877.4249 of 130981.0%★★★★☆
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)
White (2026)90th percentile+5 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)88th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2018)88th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)81st percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2021)77th percentile-16 vs school
African American (2026)76th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2026)75th percentile-10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-42 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts87%+22 vs state
Mathematics83%+22 vs state
Science75%+12 vs state

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Students at High Point Elementary School are 65% White, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended High Point Elementary School.

High Point Elementary School ranks 222nd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend High Point Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gahanna East Middle School
High : Lincoln High School

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesNewSep 15, 2026
2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresNewSep 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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