Watkins Elementary School

Regular School · Columbus, OH

Watkins Elementary School is a regular school school in Columbus, Ohio, serving grades PK–05 with 278 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

278

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	174	63%
Two or more races	40	14%
White	34	12%
Hispanic/Latino	28	10%
Asian	1	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	278	132M / 146F

English Language Learners: 14 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=5%	50.7%	150
Reading Proficiency	10-14%	57.8%	150
Science Proficiency	11-19%	—	52

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.97 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

264

95% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	278	100%

Contact & Location

1520 Watkins Rd

Columbus, OH 43207

Phone: (614)365-6411

District

Columbus City Schools District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,812

District enrollment: 45,337

Other Schools in District

Alpine Elementary School Elementary
Avalon Elementary School Elementary
Avondale Elementary School Elementary
Beatty Park Elementary School Elementary
Berwick Alternative K-8 School Elementary
Binns Elementary School Elementary
Broadleigh Elementary School Elementary
Burroughs Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 43207) → CensusDepth.com
Ohio population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Ohio teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

390438000607

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD