The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in Social studies. The lowest is 22% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Easthaven Elementary School
Easthaven Elementary School is a neighborhood school serving early grades in a fast-growing city neighborhood. It enrolls a small to moderate number of students across pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, with a student body that is predominantly Black, with substantial Hispanic representation and a smaller Asian population. A majority of students identify as non-white. The school sits in Columbus, Ohio's state capital and the Midwest's fastest-growing large metro, on a stretch of the city with moderate housing values and rental costs below the national benchmark.
The school's recent state test results show proficiency well below state norms. In grades three through five, just over a quarter of students met state math proficiency standards; in English language arts, about one in three students achieved proficiency. Science proficiency was lower still. These numbers place the school in the bottom quartile for proficiency among district schools in Franklin County. A parent evaluating Easthaven would want to understand whether the school has a turnaround plan and what specific reading and math instruction looks like in the classroom, since the literacy results matter most for early grades and the science-of-reading approach the district adopted district-wide since 2021 should be in effect.
The school operates within Columbus City Schools, a large urban district serving the city itself. The district has been going through substantial change. Voters approved a property tax levy in November 2023 that added new permanent annual revenue for operations and building upkeep, including expansion of the district's pre-K program. However, the district faces significant headwinds. In December 2024, the board voted to close and consolidate five schools; in December 2025, facing major state education funding cuts, the board voted again to close four additional schools and eliminate transportation for K-8 students attending schools other than their assigned neighborhood or charter school, along with staffing reductions across the system. These cuts are material. A family considering Easthaven should ask whether the school itself is stable, as consolidation and transportation cuts could affect both operations and enrollment in coming years.
Columbus itself is expanding rapidly. The metro added substantial population in recent years and the city proper has grown faster than the national average, driven by major employers including Ohio State University, JPMorgan Chase, OhioHealth, and Nationwide Insurance, alongside corporate relocations and Intel's planned semiconductor campus. This growth has meant strong housing demand and rising prices. The school's zip code sits below the state housing median in value but carries moderate rental cost; affordability remains reasonable compared to national benchmarks. The neighborhood sits on the city's southeast side, a typical residential area rather than one of the historically dense downtown or university-district neighborhoods.
The school has no reported free-or-reduced-price-lunch data, special education enrollment figures, or English learner counts in available records; a parent should ask the school directly about these support services and how many students access them. State testing data for social studies is not current; the most recent results are from 2017. Overall, Easthaven presents as a school with low current academic performance in a district undergoing significant fiscal and operational change, located in a growing, moderately affordable part of the city. The path forward depends on both the school's own instructional response to state test results and the district's capacity to sustain support amid budget contraction.
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