Summary
Olde Sawmill Elementary School is a K–5 school in Dublin, Ohio, serving 370 students within the Dublin City district, which ranks 145th of 773 Ohio districts (81st percentile, 4 stars). The school itself was more mid-pack in 2025–26, ranking 765th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — 51st percentile with 3 stars. Its record is uneven: 40th percentile (2 stars) in 2024–25, 56th in 2023–24, and a peak of 74th percentile (4 stars) in 2020–21. So 2025–26 was a rebound from a weak year, but not a return to its earlier high point.
Academically, Olde Sawmill Elementary School scored below the Dublin City district average in all seven tested areas in 2025–26. It beat the state average in 3rd grade math, 3rd grade ELA, and 4th grade ELA, and roughly tied in 5th grade math, but fell below the state in 5th grade science, 4th grade math, and 5th grade ELA. The widest district gaps were 5th grade science (56.9% vs. 77.4%), 4th grade math (64.3% vs. 82.5%) and 5th grade ELA (66.1% vs. 84.2%). Averaged across the seven subjects, the school came in near 65.1%, compared with 78.7% for the district and 63.8% statewide — up from roughly 58.1% a year earlier. Nearby, Mary Emma Bailey Elementary School, Tyler Run Elementary School, Bluffsview Elementary School and Worthington Hills Elementary School all ranked 89th percentile or higher; Olde Sawmill was closer to Hopewell Elementary and Granby Elementary School.
The clearest concern is attendance: chronic absenteeism hit 17.5% in 2025–26, the highest among the nearby schools listed and well above Bailey (5.5%), Tyler Run (4.4%) and Worthington Hills (6.4%). It has climbed from 10.3% in 2021–22, when the school was actually better than its district. About 44.32% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, second highest nearby — helpful context, but not a full explanation. Subgroup results are uneven: female students ranked 64th percentile, male students 40th, English learners 37th, and both students with disabilities and low-income students 29th, with the latter two declining in recent years. Class size (17.2 students per teacher) and spending ($11,617 per student) are mid-pack, so resources are not an obvious outlier.
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