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Darby Creek Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5
402nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 74% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

Darby Creek Elementary School is an above-average, improving school serving 526 students in grades 3–5 at 6305 Pinefield Dr in Hilliard, Ohio, one of only two upper-grades-only buildings in its local comparison group — most of its students arrive from Alton Darby Elementary, a K–2 school just 0.17 miles away that functions as a same-campus feeder. Because the building starts at third grade, every third grader is new to it, and it sits inside Hilliard City, a district ranked 238 of 773 Ohio districts.

On 2025-26 state tests, Darby Creek ranks 402 of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — 74th percentile, 4 stars, its best rating of the past decade, and up 157 rank places in two years (559 → 490 → 402). It clears the state in all seven tested measures and its own district in five, averaging roughly 77% proficient against about 74% for the district and 64% statewide. Fourth grade is the standout: 84.5% in math (more than 10 points above district) and 78.7% in English language arts, the highest in the comparison group. Third-grade math (69.9%) is the one measure below district level and looks like year-to-year cohort variation rather than a trend, while fifth-grade science has held steady near 70% for four straight years.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.1%, less than half the district's 12.2% and among the lowest of nearby Hilliard schools. The school has the largest classes in its peer group (17.6 students per teacher) and the highest per-student spending in the group at $12,369 — though that figure is from 2018-19 and is best treated as historical context. It also absorbed a roughly nine-point rise in low-income enrollment while its state ranking improved, and its results for students with disabilities (75th percentile) and English language learners (67th, rising) are strong. Compared with Brown Elementary (82nd percentile) it sits close behind; compared with Hilliard Horizon Elementary and J W Reason Elementary (38th and 40th), it is more than 30 percentile points ahead.

526
Students ?
17.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,729
Per pupil spending ?
29.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6305 Pinefield Dr
       Hilliard, OH  43026-7705

(614) 921-5500

District: Hilliard City


Students who attend Darby Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Hilliard Memorial Middle School
    Hilliard Station Sixth Grade Elementary School
High:    Hilliard Bradley High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
65.6%
African American:
11.0%
Hispanic:
8.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Ohio average (77% vs 64% meeting standards)
✓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 school77%
District avg74%
Ohio avg64%
402nd of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Top 26%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 12Elementary Schools in the Hilliard City
238th of 773Hilliard 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
202676.2402 of 156074.2%★★★★☆
202572.0490 of 155868.5%★★★☆☆
202471.6507 of 157767.9%★★★☆☆
202370.4559 of 159665.0%★★★☆☆
202276.2405 of 158874.5%★★★★☆
202177.5394 of 161075.5%★★★★☆
201971.3546 of 167667.4%★★★☆☆
201871.6558 of 163665.9%★★★☆☆
201778.2338 of 165179.5%★★★★☆
201677.3383 of 167877.2%★★★★☆
201577.8352 of 168479.1%★★★★☆
201477.7314 of 168781.4%★★★★☆
201373.8468 of 170172.5%★★★★☆
201279.0248 of 170985.5%★★★★☆
201176.3349 of 168679.3%★★★★☆
201076.5341 of 166279.5%★★★★☆
200982.4130 of 161091.9%★★★★★
200880.8199 of 158287.4%★★★★☆
200775.2362 of 160977.5%★★★★☆
200663.9629 of 150458.2%★★★☆☆
200568.4487 of 150167.6%★★★☆☆
200480.3207 of 147185.9%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202671.2134 of 63178.8%★★★★☆
202569.3139 of 61577.4%★★★★☆
202488.341 of 60393.2%★★★★★
202382.966 of 61089.2%★★★★☆
202287.648 of 60192.0%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202548.060 of 8932.6%★★☆☆☆
202429.265 of 8119.8%★☆☆☆☆
202322.171 of 8011.3%★☆☆☆☆
202253.149 of 7837.2%★★☆☆☆
201872.120 of 7071.4%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202254.0303 of 82463.2%★★★☆☆
202152.9289 of 76562.2%★★★☆☆
201962.1285 of 95670.2%★★★★☆
201865.1255 of 102175.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202663.6105 of 31867.0%★★★☆☆
202551.5125 of 28155.5%★★★☆☆
202449.4127 of 25850.8%★★★☆☆
202353.2108 of 23954.8%★★★☆☆
202250.796 of 21354.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202676.2351 of 145275.8%★★★★☆
202573.0428 of 145270.5%★★★★☆
202471.4462 of 146668.5%★★★☆☆
202368.1539 of 148363.7%★★★☆☆
202274.8389 of 148873.9%★★★★☆
202176.5346 of 146776.4%★★★★☆
201968.5551 of 150263.3%★★★☆☆
201867.3579 of 151861.9%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202164.070 of 21968.0%★★★☆☆
201865.7186 of 75975.5%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202682.736 of 31588.6%★★★★☆
202565.072 of 25972.2%★★★★☆
202442.6131 of 23444.0%★★☆☆☆
202349.1110 of 23352.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202667.4460 of 146768.6%★★★☆☆
202548.7827 of 147343.9%★★☆☆☆
202455.2719 of 148451.5%★★★☆☆
202340.0940 of 144735.0%★★☆☆☆
202248.4783 of 141944.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202676.4354 of 146775.9%★★★★☆
202571.1480 of 146667.3%★★★☆☆
202471.0475 of 148568.0%★★★☆☆
202371.0492 of 149867.2%★★★☆☆
202275.9387 of 151874.5%★★★★☆
202174.5416 of 149972.2%★★★★☆
201973.8438 of 153571.5%★★★★☆
201874.7393 of 153674.4%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202665.671 of 22067.7%★★★☆☆
202553.8106 of 21851.4%★★★☆☆
202361.364 of 18365.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202662.9229 of 91474.9%★★★★☆
202557.8295 of 93568.4%★★★☆☆
202461.2253 of 90071.9%★★★★☆
202350.3359 of 85658.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202673.9309 of 118173.8%★★★★☆
202572.2347 of 117570.5%★★★★☆
202468.0415 of 119065.1%★★★☆☆
202369.0401 of 121567.0%★★★☆☆
202269.7391 of 124268.5%★★★☆☆
202165.4449 of 124964.1%★★★☆☆
201967.7449 of 127164.7%★★★☆☆
201864.2505 of 130961.4%★★★☆☆
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 (2026)89th percentile+14 vs school
African American (2026)79th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)76th percentile~ school
Female (2026)76th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)75th percentile~ school
White (2026)74th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile-6 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2021)68th percentile-7 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)68th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile-7 vs school
Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-11 vs school
Asian (2025)33rd percentile-36 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts80%+15 vs state
Mathematics77%+14 vs state
Science70%+7 vs state

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Darby Creek Elementary School ranks 402nd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Darby Creek Elementary School are 66% White, 11% African American, 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Darby Creek Elementary School.

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

Middle : Hilliard Memorial Middle School
Middle : Hilliard Station Sixth Grade Elementary School
High : Hilliard Bradley High School

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 15, 2026
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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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