West Broad Elementary School

Summary:

West Broad Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 369 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 679 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Broad Elementary School faces significant challenges, with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 57.2% to 82.7% in recent years, far exceeding the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently performs well below the district and state averages on Ohio state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 17.9% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 31.5% for the district and 64% for the state. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools, with a ranking of 1475 out of 1577 in 2023-2024 and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The struggles at West Broad Elementary School are not unique, as nearby schools in the Columbus City Schools District, such as West Mound Elementary, Binns Elementary, and Valleyview Elementary, also face similar challenges with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates. These systemic issues within the district suggest a need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of the students and the school community.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2744 W Broad St
       Columbus, OH  43204-3336


(614) 365-5964

District: Columbus City Schools District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1475th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,577 Help


Students who attend West Broad Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Westmoor Middle School
High:    West High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.7 Help
Number of students:  337

Racial breakdown:

White:
32.9%
African American:
28.5%
Hispanic:
20.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details West Broad Elementary School ranks worse than 93.5% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks 52nd among 70 ranked elementary schools in the Columbus City Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.88. (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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at West Broad Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (32.9%), African American (28.5%), Hispanic (20.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Broad Elementary School is 18.7. 39 elementary schools in the Columbus City Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Broad Elementary School is $17,577, which is the 8th highest among 70 elementary schools in the Columbus City Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Broad Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Broad Elementary School 1475th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See West Broad Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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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 West Broad Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at West Broad Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 15.87 1312th 1471 10.8%
2005 15.58 1362nd 1501 9.3%
2006 6.81 1416th 1504 5.9%
2007 10.79 1471st 1609 8.6%
2008 13.97 1424th 1582 10.0%
2009 15.74 1421st 1610 11.7%
2010 16.55 1437th 1662 13.5%
2011 6.08 1586th 1686 5.9%
2012 4.50 1627th 1709 4.8%
2013 6.60 1587th 1701 6.7%
2014 8.30 1555th 1687 7.8%
2015 23.09 1352nd 1684 19.7%
2016 23.36 1296th 1678 22.8%
2017 18.24 1351st 1651 18.2%
2018 13.74 1414th 1636 13.6%
2019 5.75 1574th 1676 6.1%
2021 6.67 1520th 1610 5.6%
2022 7.31 1471st 1588 7.4%
2023 6.73 1486th 1596 6.9%
2024 6.88 1475th 1577 6.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Broad Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 2.92 182nd 183 0.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Broad Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.41 114th 174 34.5%
2019 11.49 161st 169 4.7%
2021 12.28 171st 183 6.6%
2022 22.01 173rd 213 18.8%
2023 14.72 220th 239 7.9%
2024 15.97 237th 258 8.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Broad Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.94 1264th 1465 13.7%
2019 7.97 1378th 1465 5.9%
2021 6.87 1344th 1404 4.3%
2022 8.46 1315th 1419 7.3%
2023 7.74 1358th 1447 6.2%
2024 9.15 1364th 1484 8.1%
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Rank History for Female students at West Broad Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.31 1362nd 1518 10.3%
2019 4.90 1438th 1502 4.3%
2021 4.10 1428th 1467 2.7%
2022 3.80 1450th 1488 2.6%
2023 5.97 1390th 1483 6.3%
2024 5.58 1399th 1466 4.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at West Broad Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.17 1018th 1021 0.3%
2019 9.07 942nd 956 1.5%
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Rank History for Male students at West Broad Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.17 1326th 1536 13.7%
2019 7.23 1428th 1535 7.0%
2021 4.46 1457th 1499 2.8%
2022 6.64 1412th 1518 7.0%
2023 6.03 1411th 1498 5.8%
2024 8.98 1347th 1485 9.3%
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Rank History for African American students at West Broad Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.39 439th 598 26.6%
2019 17.01 538th 605 11.1%
2021 19.90 454th 533 14.8%
2022 20.36 504th 601 16.1%
2023 19.96 517th 610 15.2%
2024 20.10 510th 603 15.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Broad Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.93 169th 239 29.3%
2019 26.01 181st 228 20.6%
2021 21.08 150th 189 20.6%
2023 22.48 183rd 233 21.5%
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Rank History for White students at West Broad Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.92 1294th 1309 1.1%
2019 2.63 1246th 1271 2.0%
2021 0.29 1248th 1249 0.1%
2022 0.50 1236th 1242 0.5%
2023 0.48 1211th 1215 0.3%
2024 9.16 1111th 1190 6.6%
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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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Enrollment information for West Broad Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 515 187 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 709
1989 549 185 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 736
1990 507 183 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 695
1991 535 167 5 0 1 n/a n/a 0 708
1992 516 151 4 0 2 n/a n/a 0 673
1993 582 139 5 1 2 n/a n/a 0 729
1994 505 127 11 0 2 n/a n/a 0 645
1995 554 136 16 1 3 n/a n/a 0 710
1996 554 136 16 1 3 n/a n/a 0 710
1997 495 76 17 2 1 n/a n/a 0 591
1998 493 76 16 3 2 n/a n/a 0 590
1999 439 64 17 8 1 n/a n/a 0 529
2000 432 74 30 23 0 n/a n/a 0 559
2001 448 118 37 32 0 n/a n/a 0 635
2002 361 101 24 42 1 n/a n/a 0 529
2003 361 101 24 42 1 n/a n/a 0 529
2004 327 105 14 66 3 n/a n/a 0 515
2005 299 79 14 66 1 n/a n/a 6 465
2006 284 88 7 59 3 n/a n/a 14 455
2007 281 94 11 66 8 n/a n/a 25 485
2008 309 98 12 50 7 n/a n/a 36 512
2009 308 97 7 54 7 n/a n/a 36 509
2010 279 81 6 59 3 n/a n/a 32 460
2011 292 77 6 68 5 0 47 0 495
2012 292 79 9 70 3 0 27 0 480
2013 313 96 10 69 2 0 23 0 513
2014 276 104 14 74 2 0 27 0 497
2015 285 104 7 89 1 0 32 0 518
2016 257 114 7 93 1 0 46 0 518
2017 224 140 10 89 1 0 51 0 515
2018 238 104 14 103 1 0 63 0 523
2019 192 130 11 84 1 0 66 0 484
2020 178 104 8 71 0 0 52 0 413
2021 153 104 1 89 0 0 50 0 397
2022 134 107 2 73 0 0 38 0 354
2023 123 106 0 90 0 0 50 0 369
2024 111 96 1 70 0 0 59 0 337

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 West Broad Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 709 28.0 25.3 0
1989 736 32.0 23.0 n/a
1990 695 39.0 17.8 n/a
1991 708 36.0 19.6 n/a
1992 673 36.5 18.4 60.9
1993 729 33.0 22.1 67.5
1994 645 35.5 18.2 64.8
1995 710 33.0 21.5 0
1996 710 33.0 21.5 0
1997 591 25.0 23.6 66.8
1998 590 29.0 20.3 66.8
1999 529 28.0 18.9 83.4
2000 559 29.0 19.3 74.1
2001 635 30.0 21.2 66.9
2002 529 30.0 17.6 82.6
2003 529 30.0 17.6 82.6
2004 515 26.0 19.8 77.1
2005 465 24.0 19.4 57.7
2006 455 24.0 19.0 82.5
2007 485 21.0 23.1 73.3
2008 512 19.0 26.9 n/a
2009 509 25.0 20.4 85.8
2010 460 25.0 18.4 89.3
2011 495 25.0 19.8 90.5
2012 480 25.0 19.2 93.3
2013 513 23.0 22.3 92.8
2014 497 25.0 19.8 82.5
2015 518 n/a n/a 94.6
2016 518 28.0 18.5 94.6
2017 515 26.0 19.8 n/a
2018 523 24.0 21.7 n/a
2019 484 24.0 20.1 n/a
2020 413 24.0 17.2 n/a
2021 397 23.0 17.2 n/a
2022 354 20.0 17.7 n/a
2023 369 19.0 19.4 n/a
2024 337 18.0 18.7 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 West Broad Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 709 28.0 25.3 0
1989 736 32.0 23.0 n/a
1990 695 39.0 17.8 n/a
1991 708 36.0 19.6 n/a
1992 673 36.5 18.4 60.9
1993 729 33.0 22.1 67.5
1994 645 35.5 18.2 64.8
1995 710 33.0 21.5 0
1996 710 33.0 21.5 0
1997 591 25.0 23.6 66.8
1998 590 29.0 20.3 66.8
1999 529 28.0 18.9 83.4
2000 559 29.0 19.3 74.1
2001 635 30.0 21.2 66.9
2002 529 30.0 17.6 82.6
2003 529 30.0 17.6 82.6
2004 515 26.0 19.8 77.1
2005 465 24.0 19.4 57.7
2006 455 24.0 19.0 82.5
2007 485 21.0 23.1 73.3
2008 512 19.0 26.9 n/a
2009 509 25.0 20.4 85.8
2010 460 25.0 18.4 89.3
2011 495 25.0 19.8 90.5
2012 480 25.0 19.2 93.3
2013 513 23.0 22.3 92.8
2014 497 25.0 19.8 82.5
2015 518 n/a n/a 94.6
2016 518 28.0 18.5 94.6
2017 515 26.0 19.8 n/a
2018 523 24.0 21.7 n/a
2019 484 24.0 20.1 n/a
2020 413 24.0 17.2 n/a
2021 397 23.0 17.2 n/a
2022 354 20.0 17.7 n/a
2023 369 19.0 19.4 n/a
2024 337 18.0 18.7 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 West Broad Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,075
2022 $15,475
2023 $20,187
2024 $17,577

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Broad Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1574th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1486th of 1596 Elementary schools
 0.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Broad Elementary School)27.914.3
 13.6%
   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 (West Broad Elementary School)33.821.4
 12.4%
   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 (West Broad Elementary School)49.319.1
 30.2%
   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 (West Broad Elementary School)23.923.4
 0.5%
   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 (West Broad Elementary School)719.1
 12.1%
   5th Grade Science (Columbus City Schools District)31.428.7
 2.7%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (West Broad Elementary School)9.916.7
 6.8%
   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 (West Broad Elementary School)22.527.1
 4.6%
   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 Students484369
 23.8%
African American130106
 18.5%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian110
 100%
Hispanic8490
 7.1%
Pacific Islander00
White192123
 35.9%
Two or More Races6650
 24.2%


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Students at West Broad Elementary School are 33% White, 28% African American, 21% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races.

Students who attend West Broad Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westmoor Middle School
High : West High School

West Broad Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 337 students attended West Broad Elementary School.


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