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Daniel Wright Elementary School

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Daniel Wright Elementary School ranks 962 nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

962^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Daniel Wright Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Columbus, Ohio, serving 571 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Dublin City School District, which is ranked 162 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Daniel Wright Elementary School has shown inconsistent academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 592 to 962 out of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools. The school's performance on Ohio State Tests varies across grade levels and subjects, with some areas, like 4th-grade math, performing better than the state average, while others, like 5th-grade science, significantly underperforming. Compared to nearby schools, such as Griffith Thomas Elementary School, Daniel Wright generally underperforms, especially in math and science.

The school has a diverse student population, with notable subgroups including African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learners. However, the school's performance on the Ohio State Tests varies across these subgroups. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.0% to 15.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. To address these challenges, the school and district should focus on implementing evidence-based instructional practices, providing targeted support for struggling students, and addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism.

590

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,371

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2335 W Case Rd
Columbus, OH 43235-7532

(614) 538-0464

District: Dublin City

Students who attend Daniel Wright Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John Sells Middle School
High:	Dublin Scioto High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

Hispanic:

17.8%

Asian:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (57% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg78%

Ohio avg64%

962^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Dublin City

162^nd of 828Dublin 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	962 of 1558	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.7	592 of 1577	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	814 of 1596	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	774 of 1588	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	650 of 1610	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	924 of 1676	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	902 of 1636	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.7	790 of 1651	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.1	865 of 1678	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.9	711 of 1684	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.5	845 of 1687	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.6	1076 of 1701	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.0	1127 of 1709	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.6	1074 of 1686	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.0	1112 of 1662	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.8	789 of 1610	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	830 of 1582	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.4	937 of 1609	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.5	888 of 1504	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.3	978 of 1501	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.6	1148 of 1471	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	91 of 615	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	138 of 603	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	107 of 610	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	74 of 601	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	57 of 533	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	100 of 605	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	133 of 598	77.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	59.3	28 of 52	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.1	62 of 70	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	63.6	213 of 824	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	36.8	464 of 765	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	607 of 956	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	712 of 1021	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	162 of 281	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.0	82 of 258	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	85 of 239	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	85 of 213	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	48 of 183	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	63 of 169	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	53 of 174	69.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	960 of 1452	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.9	643 of 1466	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	798 of 1483	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	778 of 1488	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.9	779 of 1467	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	893 of 1502	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	902 of 1518	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	43.6	628 of 759	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	171 of 259	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.6	81 of 234	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	70 of 233	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	75 of 216	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	56 of 189	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	42.8	128 of 228	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	68 of 239	71.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	943 of 1473	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	572 of 1484	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	620 of 1447	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	799 of 1419	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.3	561 of 1404	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	758 of 1465	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	697 of 1465	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	841 of 1466	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.8	650 of 1485	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	759 of 1498	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.6	728 of 1518	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	676 of 1499	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	797 of 1535	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	831 of 1536	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	55.5	66 of 162	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	601 of 935	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.6	191 of 900	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	348 of 856	59.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	916 of 1175	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.5	510 of 1190	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	684 of 1215	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	766 of 1242	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	796 of 1249	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	723 of 1271	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	832 of 1309	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)85th percentile+47 vs school

Disabled (2022)74th percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)59th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2019)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)17th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%~ state avg

Mathematics56%-8 vs state

Science43%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Daniel Wright Elementary School	Public	K-5	2335 W Case Rd	Columbus	43235	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 538-0464	590	34	17.3	65.8%	260 (44.1%)	74 (12.5%)	105 (17.8%)	87 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.7%)	45.7	962^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	38.3%		67.7	592^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	62.5%	370	43.3		51.1	78.9	36.6				56.2	71.1	61.1				$14,371
Gables Elementary School	Public	K-5	1680 Becket Ave	Columbus	43235	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5499	446	21	21.2		162 (36.3%)	71 (15.9%)	84 (18.8%)	93 (20.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	36.1	1060^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.0%		32.8	1105^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.9%	45	48.1		48.3	58.8	51.9				39.3	39.7	71.7				$15,293
Mater Academy Preparatory Inc.	Public, Charter	K-4	5085 Reed Rd	Columbus	43220	Franklin County	Mater Academy Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 489-8787	56	7	8.0	57.1%	15 (26.8%)	9 (16.1%)	11 (19.6%)	1 (1.8%)	19 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)															$31,374
Noble Academy-Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	1329 Bethel Rd	Columbus	43220	Franklin County	Noble Academy-Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 326-0687	294	23	12.7		107 (36.4%)	116 (39.5%)	44 (15.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.8%)	26.9	1153^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	26.0%		25.4	1187^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.7%	34	25.0	23.8	48.3	42.9	28.1	40.0	61.9	38.1	44.8	50.0	45.2	50.0	55.0	28.6	$12,482
Riverside Elementary School	Public	K-5	3260 Riverside Green Dr	Dublin	43017	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 764-5940	318	21	15.1	45.6%	153 (48.1%)	40 (12.6%)	52 (16.4%)	32 (10.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.3%)	55.8	805^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.3%		61.7	722^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	54.2%	83	60.0		61.7	67.3	56.4				63.3	59.2	75.6				$16,106
Winterset Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4776 Winterset Dr	Columbus	43220	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5510	326	16	20.3		141 (43.3%)	88 (27.0%)	45 (13.8%)	24 (7.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	41.5	1005^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.5%		55.1	846^th of 1577 public elementary schools	46.4%	159	36.6		58.7	68.0	27.5				58.7	64.7	61.0				$12,717
Greensview Elementary School	Public	K-5	4301 Greensview Dr	Upper Arlington	43220	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5050	483	29	16.7	9.1%	374 (77.4%)	7 (1.4%)	16 (3.3%)	67 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	88	94^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.0%		90.1	56^th of 1577 public elementary schools	96.4%	38	81.1		96.3	92.4	65.6	100.0			96.3	86.3	90.5				$16,094
Griffith Thomas Elementary School	Public	K-5	4671 Tuttle Rd	Dublin	43017	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 764-5970	552	29	19.0	36.6%	280 (50.7%)	50 (9.1%)	57 (10.3%)	113 (20.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.9%)	75.7	415^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.4%		77.8	368^th of 1577 public elementary schools	76.7%	47	73.0		68.5	80.0	67.2	100.0			75.0	77.3	77.0				$15,627
Windermere Elementary School	Public	K-5	4101 Windermere Rd	Upper Arlington	43220	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5060	555	21	26.9	4.3%	478 (86.1%)	5 (0.9%)	18 (3.2%)	30 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	91.6	36^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.7%		92.3	20^th of 1577 public elementary schools	98.7%	16	94.9		89.8	91.7	92.8	100.0			90.1	84.0	97.0				$14,301
Ridgewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	4237 Dublin Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-6100	598	34	17.8	18.4%	481 (80.4%)	16 (2.7%)	49 (8.2%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.0%)	79.5	332^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	78.7%		76	408^th of 1577 public elementary schools	74.1%	76	79.2		78.6	87.3	73.3				80.5	74.6	81.2				$11,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel Wright Elementary School

What district is Daniel Wright Elementary School in?

Dublin City

Is Daniel Wright Elementary School a good school?

Daniel Wright Elementary School ranks 962^nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Daniel Wright Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Daniel Wright Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Sells Middle School
High : Dublin Scioto High School

How many students attend Daniel Wright Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 590 students attended Daniel Wright Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Daniel Wright Elementary School?

Students at Daniel Wright Elementary School are 44% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 13% African American, 11% Two or more races.

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