South Franklin News

There were 13,732 third grade students enrolled in Franklin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

New Albany Primary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 363 students.

Within Franklin County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Franklin County ranked first in enrollment numbers, with a total of 176,825 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked first the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	# of 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
New Albany Primary School	363	35.3	1,027
Winchester Trail Elementary School	294	29.7	989
West Elementary School	227	26.7	849
Hamilton Elementary School	226	23.2	975
KIPP Columbus	184	9.1	2,019
Darby Creek Elementary School	179	34.8	514
Norwich Elementary School	155	35.3	439
Barrington Road Elementary School	141	18.1	778
Buckeye Woods Elementary School	137	18.6	737
Bolton Crossing Elementary School	130	17.9	726
Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	127	34.3	370
Stiles Elementary School	116	21.1	551
High Point Elementary School	115	21.1	546
Etna Road Elementary School	114	21.7	525
Tremont Elementary School	114	16.2	704
Blacklick Elementary School	111	16.3	679
Lincoln Elementary School	109	15	727
Beechwood Elementary School	108	22.1	489
James A. Harmon Elementary School	102	16.8	607
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	100	14.8	674
Mary Emma Bailey Elementary School	100	18.9	530
Liberty Elementary School	99	18.2	545
McVay Elementary School	98	17.6	556
Hilliard Horizon Elementary School	98	17.3	567
Stevenson Elementary School	97	27.2	357
JC Sommer Elementary School	97	17.4	556
Hopewell Elementary School	97	19.9	488
Darby Woods Elementary School	94	17.6	535
Hilliard Crossing Elementary School	94	17.4	540
Worthington Estates Elementary School	94	16.8	559
Albert Chapman Elementary School	94	19	496
Daniel Wright Elementary School	92	16.9	545
Griffith Thomas Elementary School	92	19.1	481
Prairie Lincoln Elementary School	91	17.5	521
Windermere Elementary School	90	16.9	531
Darbydale Elementary School	90	23.5	383
Prairie Norton Elementary School	88	16.9	520
Scottish Corners Elementary School	88	19	463
Hawthorne Elementary School	88	17	519
Brown Elementary School	87	18.8	463
United Preparatory Academy	87	10.5	827
Indianola Informal K-8 School	85	12	709
Hoffman Trails Elementary School	85	18.8	451
Jefferson Elementary School	84	17.8	473
Evening Street Elementary School	84	16	526
Finland Elementary School	84	20.3	413
Monterey Elementary School	84	19	443
Cornerstone Academy Community School	83	8	1,033
Huber Ridge Elementary School	83	17.9	463
Indian Run Elementary School	82	18.8	437
Highland Park Elementary School	82	17.6	467
Clinton Elementary School	82	17.4	470
Glendening Elementary School	82	16.6	495
Columbus Preparatory Academy	82	10.3	800
Great River Connections Academy	82	5.4	1,519
Avalon Elementary School	82	21.5	381
Wyandot Elementary School	81	17.3	468
West Franklin Elementary School	81	16.4	494
Wickliffe Elementary School	81	16.4	494
Alton Hall Elementary School	81	15.7	516
Ridgewood Elementary School	80	13	616
Cassingham Elementary School	80	15.9	502
Olde Orchard Alternative Elementary School	80	15	532
Sedalia Elementary School	79	13.4	588
Greensview Elementary School	79	16.1	492
Wilson Hill Elementary School	79	18.3	431
Gables Elementary School	79	17.4	453
J. W. Reason Elementary School	78	15.9	492
Wilder Elementary School	78	17	459
Asbury Elementary School	78	16.7	466
Richard Avenue Elementary School	78	18.6	419
Granby Elementary School	77	18	427
Groveport Elementary School	77	16.2	474
Worthington Hills Elementary School	77	14.6	529
Dunloe Elementary School	76	14.9	511
Mark Twain Elementary School	75	17.4	430
Slate Hill Elementary School	75	16.2	463
Scottwood Elementary School	73	15.2	480
Berwick Alternative K-8 School	73	11.1	657
Liberty Elementary School	71	16.6	428
Rose Hill Elementary School	70	17.9	392
Columbus Spanish Immersion K-7 School	70	14.6	479
Chapelfield Elementary School	70	16.4	426
Hanby Building Elementary School	70	19.9	352
Ecole Kenwood French Immersion	69	15.3	450
Easthaven Elementary School	68	15.1	450
Worthington Park Elementary School	68	18.6	365
Annehurst Elementary School	68	17.1	398
Beacon Elementary School	67	15.4	436
Colonial Hills Elementary School	67	18	372
Royal Manor Elementary School	67	15.9	421
Scioto Darby Elementary School	67	16.8	400
Herbert Mills Elementary School	66	15.9	414
Georgian Heights Alternative Elementary School	66	13.9	474
Madison Elementary School	66	17.8	371
Devonshire Alternative Elementary School	65	14.7	442
Avery Elementary School	64	15.6	411
Patriot Preparatory Academy	64	9	715
Alpine Elementary School	64	20.1	319
Olde Sawmill Elementary School	63	18.4	343
Washington Elementary School	63	13.8	457
Indian Springs Elementary School	63	17.5	359
Brookside Elementary School	62	18.4	337
Forest Park Elementary School	62	17.2	360
Montrose Elementary School	61	18.7	327
Groveport Community School	61	9.6	638
Bluffsview Elementary School	61	15.5	393
Huy/A.G. Bell Elementary School	60	13.6	441
Maryland Elementary School	60	17.9	335
French Run Elementary School	59	15.4	384
Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy	59	9.5	619
Great Western Academy	56	8.3	678
Parsons Elementary School	54	14.6	371
Riverside Elementary School	54	17.6	307
West Broad Elementary School	54	14.9	363
Millennium Community School	54	11.3	477
Shady Lane Elementary School	53	14.1	375
Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School	53	13.6	389
Salem Elementary School	53	16.4	324
Goshen Lane Elementary School	53	13.4	397
East Columbus Elementary School	53	14.1	376
Valleyview Elementary School	52	16.8	310
Linden STEM Academy (K-6)	51	13.4	380
Cranbrook Elementary School	51	18.2	280
Cassady Alternative Elementary School	51	15.6	327
West Mound Elementary School	51	17.3	294
A+ Arts Academy	51	13.7	372
Emerson Elementary School	50	22.4	223
Cherrington Elementary School	50	14.1	354
Winterset Elementary School	50	16.9	296
Highland Elementary School	49	16.1	305
Westside Academy	49	15.6	315
Binns Elementary School	49	16.7	294
Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School	49	14.1	347
Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School	49	14.6	336
Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	49	9.6	511
Oakmont Elementary School	48	16	300
Burroughs Elementary School	47	11.9	395
Fairmoor Elementary School	47	11.1	422
East Linden Elementary School	46	14.5	317
Leawood Elementary School	46	15	306
Siebert Elementary School	45	12.1	373
Watkins Elementary School	45	16.4	275
Northtowne Elementary School	45	14.3	315
Avondale Elementary School	44	17.4	253
Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy	44	11.4	386
North Linden Elementary School	44	14.8	298
Stewart Alternative Elementary School	44	14	314
Maize Road Elementary School	44	13.9	316
Livingston Elementary School	43	14	308
East Franklin Elementary School	43	16	269
Oakland Park Alternative Elementary School	42	14.7	286
Westgate Alternative Elementary School	41	15.9	258
Parkmoor Elementary School	41	13.8	297
Woodcrest Elementary School	40	14.8	270
Hamilton STEM Academy (K-6)	40	11.3	354
Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	40	12.3	325
Whittier Elementary School	39	10.7	366
Weinland Park Elementary School	39	12.9	303
Pointview Elementary School	37	12.9	286
Eakin Elementary School	36	14.5	249
Zenith Academy	35	7.9	443
Performance Academy Eastland	35	12.3	285
Valley Forge Elementary School	35	13.7	256
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy	33	7.4	448
Imagine Columbus Primary School	33	13.5	245
Como Elementary School	33	13.3	248
Southwood Elementary School	31	10.8	287
Noble Academy-Columbus	31	11.3	274
Sullivant Avenue Community School	31	12.7	245
Graham Elementary and Middle School	31	10.5	296
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village	31	11.4	271
Starling PK-8	31	6.1	511
Eastgate Elementary School	30	16.5	182
Ohio Avenue Elementary School	30	14.2	211
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield	29	11.6	249
South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6)	29	11.9	243
Moler Elementary School	28	9.3	302
Central Point Preparatory Academy	28	15.4	182
Windsor STEM Academy (K-6)	28	8.9	316
Innis Elementary School	28	12.1	232
Hubbard Elementary School	27	10.4	259
International Academy of Columbus	27	8.8	306
Lindbergh Elementary School	27	10.6	254
Lincoln Park Elementary School	26	10.4	249
Broadleigh Elementary School	25	8.8	285
Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary School	24	12.2	197
Zenith Academy West	24	15.3	157
Eastland Preparatory Academy	23	7.9	291
Trevitt Elementary School	23	10.4	221
Colerain Elementary School	23	14.4	160
Sullivant Elementary School	22	8.4	261
Educational Academy for Boys & Girls	22	13.6	162
South Scioto Academy	21	9.3	226
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School	21	9.5	220
Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	19	10.9	175
Kids Care Elementary School	19	14	136
East Bridge Academy of Excellence	17	11.5	148
Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy	17	11	154
Zenith Academy East	17	10.8	157
Bridge Gate Community School	17	8.2	207
Columbus Performance Academy	17	10	170
North Columbus Preparatory Academy	16	13.1	122
Eagle Charter Schools of Ohio	16	24.2	66
The Bessie Sherrod Price Preparatory Academy	12	26.7	45
Westwood Preparatory Academy	12	3.5	346
Oakstone Community School	11	7.3	150
Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus	0	0	128
Kae Avenue Elementary School	0	0	661
Rosemore Middle School	0	0	781
Whitehall Yearling High School	0	0	882
Phoenix Middle School	0	0	151
Perry Middle School	0	0	531
Thomas Worthington High School	0	0	1,595
Galloway Ridge Intermediate School	0	0	721
Groveport Madison Middle School Central	0	0	498
Flex High School	0	0	384
Ohio Construction Academy	0	0	113
Focus North High School	0	0	220
The Academy for Urban Scholars	0	0	377
Metro Early College High School	0	0	865
Capital High School	0	0	72
Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	0	0	253
Arts & College Preparatory Academy	0	0	462
Graham School the	0	0	140
YB Columbus Community School	0	0	236
Special Education Center	0	0	163
Worthington Kilbourne High School	0	0	1,472
McCord Middle School	0	0	581
Worthingway Middle School	0	0	592
Upper Arlington High School	0	0	1,861
Upper Arlington Online Academy	0	0	13
Jones Middle School	0	0	748
Hastings Middle School	0	0	725
Hayes Intermediate School	0	0	478
Central Crossing High School	0	0	1,631
Jackson Middle School	0	0	685
Park Street Intermediate School	0	0	689
Gahanna West Middle School	0	0	597
Gahanna East Middle School	0	0	636
Columbus Scioto 6-12	0	0	70
Focus Learning Academy of Southwest Columbus	0	0	431
Hamilton Middle School	0	0	468
Hamilton Township High School	0	0	798
Hamilton Intermediate School	0	0	682
Canal Winchester Middle School	0	0	895
Canal Winchester High School	0	0	1,125
Kilbourne Middle School	0	0	445
Hilliard Bradley High School	0	0	1,577
Baldwin Road Junior High School	0	0	773
Waggoner Road Junior High School	0	0	874
New Albany Middle School	0	0	732
New Albany High School	0	0	1,515
New Albany Early Learning Center	0	0	473
New Albany Intermediate School	0	0	1,175
Groveport Madison Middle School North	0	0	495
Groveport Madison Middle School South	0	0	428
Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	0	0	294
Beatty Park Elementary School	0	0	46
Bexley Middle School	0	0	588
Bexley High School	0	0	757
Franklinton High School	0	0	120
Valor Academy Inc.	0	0	92
Franklinton Prep High School	0	0	246
Early College Academy	0	0	129
Midnimo Cross Cultural Community School	0	0	139
Capital City Career Prep High School	0	0	134
Summit Academy Transition High School-Columbus	0	0	11
Summit Academy Middle School - Columbus	0	0	29
Henry Karrer Middle School	0	0	827
Dublin Scioto High School	0	0	1,318
Ann Simpson Davis Middle School	0	0	853
Gahanna South Middle School	0	0	630
Northgate Intermediate School	0	0	282
Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys	0	0	82
Lincoln High School	0	0	2,360
Beechcroft High School	0	0	617
Horizon Science Academy Columbus	0	0	605
Walnut Ridge High School	0	0	706
Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls	0	0	200
Columbus North International School (7-12)	0	0	446
Arts Impact Middle School (Aims)	0	0	510
East High School	0	0	402
Dominion Middle School	0	0	725
Wedgewood Middle School	0	0	484
West High School	0	0	734
Westmoor Middle School	0	0	392
Champion Middle School	0	0	309
Buckeye Middle School	0	0	343
Grandview Heights High School	0	0	314
Columbus Africentric Early College High School	0	0	324
Eastmoor Academy	0	0	602
Mifflin Alternative Middle School	0	0	357
Pleasant View Middle School	0	0	682
A+ Children's Academy	0	0	68
Road to Success Academy	0	0	45
Central High School	0	0	96
World Language Middle School	0	0	475
Horizon Science Academy Primary	0	0	364
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	0	0	444
North Woods Career Prep High School	0	0	93
Larson Middle School	0	0	445
Westland High School	0	0	1,812
Grove City High School	0	0	1,835
Mifflin High School	0	0	724
Northland High School	0	0	957
Franklin Heights High School	0	0	1,345
Ridgeview Middle School	0	0	509
Sherwood Middle School	0	0	433
South High School	0	0	866
Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School	0	0	193
Hilltonia Middle School	0	0	441
Britton Elementary School	0	0	452
Blendon Middle School	0	0	606
Westerville-South High School	0	0	1,390
Walnut Springs Middle School	0	0	618
Dublin Coffman High School	0	0	1,778
John Sells Middle School	0	0	731
Hilliard Memorial Middle School	0	0	791
Hilliard Tharp Sixth Grade Elementary School	0	0	572
Alton Darby Elementary School	0	0	533
Hilliard Darby High School	0	0	1,559
Hilliard Weaver Middle School	0	0	835
Indian Trail Elementary School	0	0	647
Hilliard Station Sixth Grade Elementary School	0	0	770
Hilliard Online Academy	0	0	52
Hilliard Heritage Middle School	0	0	785
Hilliard Davidson High School	0	0	1,805
Groveport Madison High School	0	0	1,742
Centennial High School	0	0	725
Mason Run High School	0	0	141
Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School	0	0	714
Independence High School	0	0	651
Briggs High School	0	0	913
Yorktown Middle School	0	0	363
Woodward Park Middle School	0	0	815
Linden-McKinley STEM Academy	0	0	729
Whetstone High School	0	0	950
Johnson Park Middle School	0	0	364
Holt Crossing Intermediate School	0	0	725
Franklin Woods Intermediate School	0	0	636
Marion-Franklin High School	0	0	428
Columbus Alternative High School	0	0	767
Medina Middle School	0	0	427
Norton Middle School	0	0	617
Finland Middle School	0	0	641
Brookpark Middle School	0	0	687