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Columbus Intermediate School

Public Grades 3-5

1245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Columbus Intermediate School is an elementary school serving grades 3–5 in Bedford, Ohio, near Cleveland, with 378 students in the Bedford City School District. In 2025–2026, it ranked 1,245th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 20th percentile, with 1 star — a decline from the 33rd and 32nd percentiles (both 2 stars) in the two prior years, returning the school to its longer-term pattern. The district itself ranks 670th of 773 Ohio districts, in the 13th percentile with 1 star.

On 2025–2026 state tests, Columbus Intermediate scored close to the district average in several subjects but below the Ohio average in every tested subject and grade. Its relative strengths were 5th-grade science (52.4%, above district but below state), 3rd-grade math (32.8%), and 3rd- and 4th-grade ELA (41.4% and 42.3%). Math is the clearest weak spot, especially 5th grade at 23.3% — below the district's 30.3% and far below the state's 59.1% — with 4th-grade math at 33.6% also trailing the district. Compared with its closest peer, Carylwood Intermediate School, Columbus is stronger in science, 3rd-grade math and 3rd/4th-grade ELA, but Carylwood leads by wide margins in 4th-grade math (47.1% vs. 33.6%), 5th-grade math (41.7% vs. 23.3%) and 5th-grade ELA (65.7% vs. 57.9%). Nearby, Columbus outperforms Green Inspiration Academy and Barack Obama Elementary School, roughly matches Warrensville Heights Elementary School, and trails STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights and Ohio College Preparatory School.

Chronic absenteeism was 29.2% in 2025–2026 — well below the district's 41.4% and lower than most nearby schools — though it has risen from 25.9% in 2023–2024. African American students have performed at a 3-star level for three straight years, reaching the 51st percentile in 2025–2026, while special education students (16th percentile, 1 star) and low-income students (22nd percentile, 1 star) remain near the bottom. The school serves a high-poverty population: the most recent free/reduced-lunch rate was 89.8%, up from 74.85%, and the student-teacher ratio rose to 15.9 from 13.5.

378

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,106

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23600 Columbus Rd
Bedford, OH 44146-2954

(440) 786-3322

District: Bedford City

Students who attend Columbus Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Heskett Middle School
High:	Bedford High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.6%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (41% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg42%

Ohio avg64%

1,245^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Bedford City

670^th of 773Bedford 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
2026	21.1	1245 of 1560	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	1050 of 1558	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1069 of 1577	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1182 of 1596	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1139 of 1588	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1255 of 1610	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1234 of 1676	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1175 of 1636	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.3	1158 of 1651	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.7	1136 of 1678	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.2	1041 of 1684	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.1	1157 of 1687	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.0	1289 of 1701	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.0	1242 of 1709	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.3	1388 of 1686	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.4	1275 of 1662	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.4	1317 of 1610	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.6	1271 of 1582	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.0	1349 of 1609	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	1324 of 1504	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.6	1251 of 1501	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.2	1059 of 1471	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	312 of 631	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	200 of 615	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	187 of 603	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	207 of 610	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	180 of 601	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	40.7	258 of 533	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	191 of 605	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	158 of 598	73.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	558 of 824	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.2	713 of 765	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	689 of 956	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	804 of 1021	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	1106 of 1452	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	1070 of 1452	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1123 of 1466	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1139 of 1483	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1086 of 1488	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1158 of 1467	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1116 of 1502	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1103 of 1518	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	39.0	97 of 126	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	723 of 759	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	214 of 315	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	87 of 234	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	1149 of 1467	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.2	931 of 1473	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1061 of 1484	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1063 of 1447	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	885 of 1419	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1104 of 1404	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1034 of 1465	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	986 of 1465	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	1265 of 1467	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	1127 of 1466	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1125 of 1485	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1144 of 1498	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1115 of 1518	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1218 of 1499	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1184 of 1535	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1151 of 1536	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	16.8	162 of 183	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	766 of 914	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	762 of 935	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	709 of 900	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	806 of 856	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)51st percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)11th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science52%-10 vs state

English Language Arts47%-18 vs state

Mathematics30%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Columbus Intermediate School	Public	3-5	23600 Columbus Rd	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 786-3322	378	24	15.9	89.8%	22 (5.8%)	282 (74.6%)	43 (11.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	21.1	1245^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.2%		36.9	1050^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.6%	195	52.4		32.8	33.6	23.3				41.4	42.3	57.9				$14,106
Central Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	799 Washington St	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 439-4225	406	27	15.1	93.7%	23 (5.7%)	298 (73.4%)	47 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.4%)								(n/a)															$14,150
Ohio College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	21100 Southgate Park Blvd	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Ohio College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 453-4550	179	11	16.2		6 (3.4%)	163 (91.1%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	81	267^th of 1560 public elementary schools	82.9%		51.3	873^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	44.0%	606	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	88.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	45.5	78.9	62.5	60.0	75.0	$12,896
Carylwood Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1387 Caryl Dr	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 439-4509	248	18	14.1	82.2%	15 (6.0%)	201 (81.0%)	11 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)	25.3	1191^st of 1560 public elementary schools	23.7%		19.7	1266^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.7%	75	47.9		26.9	47.1	41.7				39.7	38.0	65.7				$14,811
Green Inspiration Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4901 Galaxy Pkwy Ste L	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Green Inspiration Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 378-9573	130	10	13.0		0 (0.0%)	123 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	8.5	1435^th of 1560 public elementary schools	8.0%		22.8	1217^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.9%	218	25.0	29.4	27.8	5.0	8.3	21.1	15.0	35.3	33.3	15.0	41.7	31.6	25.0	17.6	$11,712
STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 Richmond Rd Ste 3000	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 595-2866	339	18	18.8		5 (1.5%)	328 (96.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	60.8	716^th of 1560 public elementary schools	54.1%		46.6	947^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.2%	231	78.1	33.3	70.2	86.7	37.5	60.0	39.3	37.5	83.0	86.7	56.3	36.0	46.4	50.0	$11,017
Glendale Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	400 W Glendale St	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 439-4227	309	23	13.7	83.2%	27 (8.7%)	231 (74.8%)	23 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)								(n/a)															$14,790
Warrensville Heights Elementary School	Public	1-5	21865 Clarkwood Pkwy	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Warrensville Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 230-2468	673	45	15.1		3 (0.4%)	623 (92.6%)	21 (3.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	22.8	1224^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.5%		22	1231^st of 1558 public elementary schools	21.0%	7	28.4		42.6	50.7	32.1				55.7	43.3	45.9				$18,737
Warrensville Heights Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	4265 Northfield Road	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	Warrensville Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(216) 364-1014	208	14	14.8		1 (0.5%)	202 (97.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)															$10,808
Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	4-5	5800 Glenwood Ave	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 438-6020	445	28	15.8		8 (1.8%)	392 (88.1%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	16.1	1311^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.0%		15.7	1316^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.5%	5	40.3			29.3	32.3					27.2	50.7				$12,779

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbus Intermediate School

What schools do graduates of Columbus Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Columbus Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heskett Middle School
High : Bedford High School

Is Columbus Intermediate School a good school?

Columbus Intermediate School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Columbus Intermediate School in?

Bedford City

What is the racial makeup of Columbus Intermediate School?

Students at Columbus Intermediate School are 75% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% White.

How many students attend Columbus Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Columbus Intermediate School.

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