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Broadleigh Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 277 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools over the past decade.
Broadleigh Elementary has struggled with significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 76.7% in the 2020-2021 school year, and well below average academic performance on Ohio state assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 4.8% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 62.1% statewide. The school's African American and English Language Learner students perform better relative to their peers statewide, but the school's female, male, and low-socioeconomic status students perform in the bottom 25% of Ohio schools.
Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the immediate vicinity of Broadleigh, such as Eastgate, East Columbus, and Fairmoor, also struggle academically and have similar low rankings and performance metrics to Broadleigh, suggesting a broader challenge within the Columbus City Schools District. In contrast, the Bexley City School District, located just a short distance away, has several high-performing elementary schools, such as Cassingham, Montrose, and Maryland, with significantly higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism, and higher rankings.
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