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Valley Forge Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1321 Urban Dr, Columbus, OH 43229 · (614) 365-5648 · Part of Columbus City School District

Columbus’ School Grade C better than 25% of Ohio school districts

Directions
Students
310
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Valley Forge Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of Ohio’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Columbus kids: 24 middle schools

On the path

Where Columbus kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Valley Forge Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–824 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 49.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 57.2%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Ohio’s 3,056 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1321 Urban Dr, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K65
Kindergarten52
Grade 139
Grade 241
Grade 334
Grade 439
Grade 540
Enrollment over time
285’20
244’21
240’22
241’23
310’24

Up 8.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 52%Hispanic 28%Asian 9%White 8%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Valley Forge Elementary School from Columbus families.

Other schools in Columbus City School District

The district →
Berwick Alternative K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Columbus
C−
691 students18:1
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
D
545 students20:1
Starling PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Columbus
D−
525 students18:1
Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
C
521 students20:1
Easthaven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
D
489 students18:1
Georgian Heights Alt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
C
484 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Ohio’s other public schools; Columbus’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.