Northtowne Elementary School

Summary:

Northtowne Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 304 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northtowne Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and overall school quality. The school's academic performance, as measured by state test scores, is consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 7.3% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to the district's 31.5% and the state's 64%. Northtowne has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 79.8% in the 2020-2021 school year, significantly higher than the nearby Avalon Elementary, Parkmoor Elementary, and Valley Forge Elementary schools.

Northtowne's low rankings and test scores, coupled with the high rates of chronic absenteeism, suggest that the school may need to implement comprehensive interventions and strategies to address the underlying issues affecting student learning and engagement. Comparing Northtowne to the nearby schools within the same Columbus City Schools District highlights the need for a more equitable distribution of resources and effective practices to support underperforming schools. The district may need to closely examine the factors contributing to Northtowne's struggles and develop targeted support systems to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4767 Northtowne Blvd
       Columbus, OH  43229-5756


(614) 365-5488

District: Columbus City Schools District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1415th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools


Students who attend Northtowne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Woodward Park Middle School
High:    Northland High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.0 Help
Number of students:  304

Racial breakdown:

African American:
58.9%
Hispanic:
24.0%
Asian:
7.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Northtowne Elementary School ranks worse than 89.7% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Northtowne Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Northtowne Elementary School 1415th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Northtowne Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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African American students:


Columbus City Schools District:

SchoolDigger ranks Columbus City Schools District 679th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Northtowne Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Northtowne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 1.88 1448th 1471 1.6%
2005 4.64 1440th 1501 4.1%
2006 5.11 1429th 1504 5.0%
2007 21.21 1374th 1609 14.6%
2008 14.22 1420th 1582 10.2%
2009 24.01 1333rd 1610 17.2%
2010 10.63 1504th 1662 9.5%
2011 13.79 1502nd 1686 10.9%
2012 6.59 1601st 1709 6.3%
2013 3.94 1634th 1701 3.9%
2014 15.58 1468th 1687 13.0%
2015 14.96 1455th 1684 13.6%
2016 17.06 1390th 1678 17.2%
2017 13.07 1432nd 1651 13.3%
2018 6.19 1539th 1636 5.9%
2019 6.30 1568th 1676 6.4%
2021 8.47 1459th 1610 9.4%
2022 11.34 1380th 1588 13.1%
2023 13.62 1341st 1596 16.0%
2024 9.36 1415th 1577 10.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Northtowne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.11 158th 174 9.2%
2019 18.10 149th 169 11.8%
2021 15.13 162nd 183 11.5%
2022 15.67 188th 213 11.7%
2023 20.62 207th 239 13.4%
2024 24.12 205th 258 20.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Northtowne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.18 1378th 1465 5.9%
2019 8.83 1370th 1465 6.5%
2021 9.62 1281st 1404 8.8%
2022 14.30 1224th 1419 13.7%
2023 17.14 1203rd 1447 16.9%
2024 13.17 1297th 1484 12.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Northtowne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.99 1370th 1518 9.7%
2019 6.50 1409th 1502 6.2%
2021 5.38 1387th 1467 5.5%
2022 7.70 1361st 1488 8.5%
2023 12.55 1255th 1483 15.4%
2024 8.20 1340th 1466 8.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Northtowne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.03 1473rd 1536 4.1%
2019 7.58 1418th 1535 7.6%
2021 7.19 1368th 1499 8.7%
2022 12.46 1295th 1518 14.7%
2023 11.25 1300th 1498 13.2%
2024 15.24 1262nd 1485 15.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Northtowne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.44 532nd 598 11.0%
2019 21.36 508th 605 16.0%
2021 26.11 399th 533 25.1%
2022 28.45 434th 601 27.8%
2023 30.18 415th 610 32.0%
2024 42.19 314th 603 47.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Northtowne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 8.55 220th 228 3.5%
2023 35.24 141st 233 39.5%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Northtowne Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 222 80 6 1 0 n/a n/a 0 309
1989 242 93 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 341
1990 243 122 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 372
1991 221 147 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 374
1992 119 93 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 217
1993 108 122 8 1 0 n/a n/a 0 239
1994 120 144 9 3 0 n/a n/a 0 276
1995 85 105 11 7 0 n/a n/a 0 208
1996 85 105 11 7 0 n/a n/a 0 208
1997 91 137 6 8 0 n/a n/a 0 242
1998 109 149 9 6 0 n/a n/a 0 273
1999 104 168 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 282
2000 80 183 2 7 1 n/a n/a 0 273
2001 82 228 3 10 0 n/a n/a 0 323
2002 53 211 2 10 0 n/a n/a 0 276
2003 53 211 2 10 0 n/a n/a 0 276
2004 45 224 2 15 0 n/a n/a -1 285
2005 38 195 1 19 0 n/a n/a 0 253
2006 37 159 3 9 0 n/a n/a 4 212
2007 44 175 4 8 0 n/a n/a 10 241
2008 46 190 3 27 0 n/a n/a 8 274
2009 42 205 4 35 0 n/a n/a 12 298
2010 46 187 3 42 0 n/a n/a 11 289
2011 36 197 3 42 0 0 22 0 300
2012 51 199 3 42 0 0 19 0 314
2013 43 167 4 44 0 0 17 0 275
2014 45 188 7 49 0 0 11 0 300
2015 45 186 7 53 0 1 21 0 313
2016 25 177 18 56 0 1 18 0 295
2017 36 172 40 68 0 1 20 0 337
2018 29 172 37 65 0 1 17 0 321
2019 18 152 40 68 1 1 20 0 300
2020 18 175 40 69 3 1 18 0 324
2021 17 164 32 64 2 2 13 0 294
2022 16 150 38 59 1 2 8 0 274
2023 18 179 24 73 1 0 9 0 304

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Northtowne Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 309 12.0 25.7 0
1989 341 15.0 22.7 n/a
1990 372 14.5 25.6 n/a
1991 374 16.5 22.6 n/a
1992 217 13.5 16.0 21.2
1993 239 13.0 18.4 29.3
1994 276 16.0 17.3 33.3
1995 208 13.0 16.0 0
1996 208 13.0 16.0 0
1997 242 13.0 18.6 35.5
1998 273 14.0 19.5 39.9
1999 282 15.0 18.8 48.6
2000 273 15.0 18.2 53.1
2001 323 16.0 20.2 45.2
2002 276 16.5 16.7 64.5
2003 276 16.5 16.7 64.5
2004 285 15.5 18.5 61.9
2005 253 14.5 17.4 43.9
2006 212 11.4 18.6 69.2
2007 241 13.5 17.9 74.9
2008 274 11.0 24.9 n/a
2009 298 16.0 18.6 87.1
2010 289 16.0 18.0 79.1
2011 300 17.0 17.6 85.7
2012 314 16.0 19.6 81.5
2013 275 15.0 18.3 76
2014 300 18.0 16.6 76.7
2015 313 n/a n/a 100
2016 295 13.0 22.6 100
2017 337 17.0 19.8 n/a
2018 321 16.0 20.0 n/a
2019 300 16.0 18.7 n/a
2020 324 17.0 19.0 n/a
2021 294 18.0 16.3 n/a
2022 274 16.0 17.1 n/a
2023 304 16.0 19.0 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Northtowne Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 309 12.0 25.7 0
1989 341 15.0 22.7 n/a
1990 372 14.5 25.6 n/a
1991 374 16.5 22.6 n/a
1992 217 13.5 16.0 21.2
1993 239 13.0 18.4 29.3
1994 276 16.0 17.3 33.3
1995 208 13.0 16.0 0
1996 208 13.0 16.0 0
1997 242 13.0 18.6 35.5
1998 273 14.0 19.5 39.9
1999 282 15.0 18.8 48.6
2000 273 15.0 18.2 53.1
2001 323 16.0 20.2 45.2
2002 276 16.5 16.7 64.5
2003 276 16.5 16.7 64.5
2004 285 15.5 18.5 61.9
2005 253 14.5 17.4 43.9
2006 212 11.4 18.6 69.2
2007 241 13.5 17.9 74.9
2008 274 11.0 24.9 n/a
2009 298 16.0 18.6 87.1
2010 289 16.0 18.0 79.1
2011 300 17.0 17.6 85.7
2012 314 16.0 19.6 81.5
2013 275 15.0 18.3 76
2014 300 18.0 16.6 76.7
2015 313 n/a n/a 100
2016 295 13.0 22.6 100
2017 337 17.0 19.8 n/a
2018 321 16.0 20.0 n/a
2019 300 16.0 18.7 n/a
2020 324 17.0 19.0 n/a
2021 294 18.0 16.3 n/a
2022 274 16.0 17.1 n/a
2023 304 16.0 19.0 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Northtowne Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,015
2022 $14,658
2023 $12,652

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Northtowne Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1568th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1341st of 1596 Elementary schools
 9.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Northtowne Elementary School)40.929.7
 11.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Columbus City Schools District)39.328.2
 11.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Northtowne Elementary School)34.118.4
 15.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Columbus City Schools District)4334.5
 8.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Northtowne Elementary School)20.513.3
 7.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Columbus City Schools District)48.132.8
 15.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Northtowne Elementary School)28.220
 8.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Columbus City Schools District)41.234.5
 6.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Northtowne Elementary School)16.727.3
 10.6%
   5th Grade Science (Columbus City Schools District)31.428.7
 2.7%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Northtowne Elementary School)8.315.2
 6.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Columbus City Schools District)31.124.6
 6.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Northtowne Elementary School)36.160.6
 24.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Columbus City Schools District)46.944
 2.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students300304
 1.3%
African American152179
 17.8%
American Indian11
Asian4024
 40%
Hispanic6873
 7.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White1818
Two or More Races209
 55%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Northtowne Elementary School

Northtowne Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 304 students attended Northtowne Elementary School.

Students at Northtowne Elementary School are 59% African American, 24% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend Northtowne Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodward Park Middle School
High : Northland High School


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