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Columbus Grove Elementary School

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Columbus Grove Elementary School ranks 641 st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Columbus Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 265 students in grades K-4 in Columbus Grove, Ohio. The school is part of the Columbus Grove Local School District, which is ranked 113 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Columbus Grove Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Ohio elementary schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 641 out of 1,558 schools. The school's performance on state tests is impressive, with 3rd and 4th-grade students consistently scoring above the state average in both mathematics and English language arts. In the 2024-2025 school year, 67.9% of 3rd-grade students and 85.1% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 64.4% and 69.1%, respectively. The school has also performed well across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Columbus Grove Elementary School is performing well overall, the data reveals significant differences in academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and resource allocation (spending and student-teacher ratios) between the school and some of its nearby counterparts, such as Heritage Elementary School and Independence Elementary School, which are part of the Lima City School District. This suggests that the school's success may be influenced by factors beyond just the school itself, such as district-level policies and community-level socioeconomic factors.

256

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,536

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 W Cross St
Columbus Grove, OH 45830-1237

(419) 659-2631

District: Columbus Grove Local

Students who attend Columbus Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Columbus Grove Middle School
High:	Columbus Grove High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.4%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 89th percentile in 2023 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 89th-percentile peak (2023) to 59th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Ohio avg64%

641^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

113^th of 828Columbus Grove Local 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	64.3	641 of 1558	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.1	428 of 1577	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	170 of 1596	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	243 of 1588	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	376 of 1610	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	892 of 1676	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.2	768 of 1636	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.9	810 of 1651	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.1	944 of 1678	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.6	778 of 1684	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.6	407 of 1687	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	76.3	361 of 1701	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	77.9	295 of 1709	82.7%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	536 of 1686	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.8	702 of 1662	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.1	422 of 1610	73.8%	★★★★☆
2008	74.0	401 of 1582	74.7%	★★★★☆
2007	67.1	611 of 1609	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.1	861 of 1504	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	64.5	589 of 1501	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	77.5	278 of 1471	81.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	69.3	144 of 765	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.7	404 of 956	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	484 of 1452	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.5	279 of 1466	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	216 of 1483	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	408 of 1488	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	502 of 1467	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	837 of 1502	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.8	566 of 1518	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	546 of 1473	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	444 of 1484	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	231 of 1447	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	873 of 1465	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	829 of 1465	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	715 of 1466	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	511 of 1485	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.1	165 of 1498	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	97 of 1518	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	81.9	271 of 1499	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	892 of 1535	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	942 of 1536	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	601 of 1175	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.6	376 of 1190	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.4	206 of 1215	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	253 of 1242	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	443 of 1249	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	805 of 1271	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	791 of 1309	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)81st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+10 vs state

English Language Arts64%+3 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)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Columbus Grove Elementary School	Public	K-4	201 W Cross St	Columbus Grove	45830	Putnam County	Columbus Grove Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 659-2631	256	22	11.5		211 (82.4%)	2 (0.8%)	33 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	64.3	641^st of 1558 public elementary schools	58.9%		75.1	428^th of 1577 public elementary schools	72.9%	213			67.9	85.1					60.7	68.1						$11,536
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	Public	K-4	410 Rocket Ridge	Pandora	45877	Putnam County	Pandora-Gilboa Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 384-3225	182	13	14.2		164 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.4	296^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.0%		75.3	422^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	73.2%	126			92.9	74.3					92.9	71.4						$13,572
Glandorf Elementary School	Public	K-8	140 Church St	Ottawa	45875	Putnam County	Ottawa-Glandorf Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 538-6880	515	32	16.1	6.8%	502 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	88.6	80^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.9%		91	36^th of 1577 public elementary schools	97.7%	44	89.5	83.3	84.3	88.5	93.0	78.0	89.5	87.2	90.2	84.6	91.2	78.0	87.7	85.0	100.0	$11,879
Ottawa Elementary School	Public	K-8	123 Putnam Pkwy	Ottawa	45875	Putnam County	Ottawa-Glandorf Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 523-4290	390	28	13.7	59.0%	287 (73.6%)	4 (1.0%)	90 (23.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	80.8	282^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	81.9%		81.1	290^th of 1577 public elementary schools	81.6%	8	86.5	79.5	81.1	90.0	83.3	64.7	61.2	50.0	70.3	78.0	83.8	69.4	68.1	61.4		$11,576
Kalida Elementary School	Public	K-4	208 North Fourth Street	Kalida	45853	Putnam County	Kalida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 532-3845	203	14	14.2	9.4%	199 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	83.8	196^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.4%		92.8	16^th of 1577 public elementary schools	99.0%	180			73.1	92.7					84.6	89.1						$14,948
Bluffton Elementary School	Public	K-5	102 S Jackson St	Bluffton	45817	Allen County	Bluffton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 358-7951	534	29	18.4		484 (90.6%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	87.3	107^th of 1558 public elementary schools	93.1%		88.4	95^th of 1577 public elementary schools	94.0%	12	83.8		90.4	94.3	70.5				92.8	83.9	93.3					$9,710
Bath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 221-1837	727	42	17.3	51.3%	606 (83.4%)	19 (2.6%)	28 (3.9%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.8%)	84.5	181^st of 1558 public elementary schools	88.4%		87.7	111^th of 1577 public elementary schools	93.0%	70	90.6		93.8	91.0	76.6				84.5	79.5	75.8					$11,534
Elida Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Pioneer Rd	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 338-6803	1,003	52	19.2	62.8%	624 (62.2%)	142 (14.2%)	74 (7.4%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (15.4%)	55.5	811^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.9%		59.8	760^th of 1577 public elementary schools	51.8%	51	66.7		72.2	70.1	48.2				61.8	56.3	67.4					$9,386
Independence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	615 Tremont Ave	Lima	45801	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3330	272	15	18.1		115 (42.3%)	81 (29.8%)	28 (10.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.9%)	10.4	1398^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.3%		24.7	1199^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.0%	199			34.8	36.7					26.1	33.3						$10,793
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	816 College Ave	Lima	45805	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3390	448	25	18.0		136 (30.4%)	181 (40.4%)	35 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (21.0%)	20.6	1247^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.0%		31.7	1116^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.2%	131			53.1	40.0					39.4	37.0						$10,980

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbus Grove Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Columbus Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Columbus Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbus Grove Middle School
High : Columbus Grove High School

What is the racial makeup of Columbus Grove Elementary School?

Students at Columbus Grove Elementary School are 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Columbus Grove Elementary School in?

Columbus Grove Local

Is Columbus Grove Elementary School a good school?

Columbus Grove Elementary School ranks 641^st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Columbus Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Columbus Grove Elementary School.

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