The top reported proficiency rate is 65% in Social studies. The lowest is 46% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Cranbrook Elementary School
Cranbrook Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in Columbus City Schools, enrolling a student body that is roughly evenly split between white and Asian students, with smaller but notable shares of Black and Hispanic students. The school sits in the 43221 zip code on the near north side of Columbus, in a residential area where housing values have remained relatively stable and afford prices that sit modestly below the state median for Ohio.
On the most recent state testing for grades three through five, proficiency rates tell a mixed picture. In mathematics, about half of tested students met or exceeded proficiency, with a modest majority testing proficient or above; in English language arts, proficiency landed below half. Science results were similar to ELA. These results place the school below the midpoint of overall proficiency when measured against other schools in Franklin County that report data. The school participates fully in state testing, so the results reflect the full cohort tested. The enrollment is small, around that typical for a neighborhood elementary in an urban district, with balanced representation across the grade band.
No recent trend data is available because the school currently reports only for the 2024-25 school year, so it is not possible to say whether these results are stable, rising, or falling. Attendance rates, chronic absenteeism, and the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch were not available in the data, and neither was the count of students receiving special education services or English learner support; those details would be worth asking the school directly if they matter to your decision.
Columbus itself is one of the fastest-growing large U.S. metros, adding residents at double the national rate, and the city continues to expand with major employers across healthcare, finance, education, insurance, and technology. The school lies within a district that has undergone significant upheaval. In late 2024 and 2025, Columbus City Schools announced closures of nine schools total, including redrawn boundaries and elimination of busing for K-8 students attending non-neighborhood schools. The district also faces substantial state funding cuts over coming years. For families living in Cranbrook's area, those changes may affect school assignment or transportation eligibility. The district adopted the science of reading for all K-5 instruction starting in 2021, which is now state-mandated statewide, and all elementary teachers have received LETRS training.
A parent considering Cranbrook should confirm how recent realignment decisions affect this school's boundaries and operations, as well as current transportation policies, since those details shift the practical reality of enrollment.
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