# Schools in Columbus, Ohio

This is a list of public school buildings in Columbus, Ohio, of historical or architectural importance to the Columbus Public School District. Items are listed by opening date.$^{:574}$
| Year completed | Name | Image | Location | Status | Notes |
| 1808 | Franklinton School | | W. Broad and Sandusky | Demolished | Second school for Franklinton, housed in the county courthouse after the court moved to Columbus in 1824; annexed into Columbus in 1872. Replaced by the 1878 Franklinton School.$^{:15}$ |
| 1820 | Columbus Academy | | 100 S. Third Street | Demolished | Moved to the southwest corner of Sugar (Chapel) Alley and Fourth around 1826, then the eastern limit of the city. |
| 1833 | Rich Street School / Hazelton School | | Walnut and Third, southeast corner | Demolished | One-room schoolhouse. Considered Columbus's first public school building. |
| 1845 | Middle Building | | Third near Rich | Demolished | Demolished in 1860, replaced with the Rich Street School |
| 1845 | North Building | | Long and Third | Demolished | Addition made in 1853 |
| 1845 | South Building | | Mound and Third | Demolished | 178 ft × 24 ft (54.3 m × 7.3 m) structure. Addition made in 1853. Replaced by Mound Street School. |
| 1852 | German-English School | | Fourth and Court | In use | Also known as the German Central Grammar School, the Fulton Street German-English School, and the Central German School. Moved to 151 Jackson St., now a private residence with numerous additions. |
| 1853 | Old State Street School | More images | E. State near Fifth | Demolished | Replaced by the Sullivant School |
| 1860 | Rich Street School, Public School No. 3 | More images | Third and Rich, northeast corner | Demolished | Later used as the Scioto Valley Traction Company interurban station |
| 1861 | Central High School / High School / High School of Commerce | More images | Sixth and Broad, southeast corner | Demolished | Additions made in 1876 and 1890. Closed in 1924; used for city offices until demolition in 1928.$^{:74}$ |
| 1863 | Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center | More images | 546 Jack Gibbs Boulevard | See notes | Multi-school campus founded in 1976 on the 1863-2009 Fort Hayes U.S. Army post. Some 19th c. buildings remain; some have been replaced. |
| 1863 | Fourth Street Elementary School / Central Fulton / Public School No. 5 | More images | 400 S. Fourth Street | Demolished | South portion built in 1871; used by Heer Printing Company after construction of Mohawk Middle School in 1953; demolished in 1967. |
| 1866 | Park Street School / Opportunity School / Girls Trade School | | Park and Vine, northwest corner | Demolished | Addition made in 1881 |
| 1866 | Third Street School | More images | 630 S. Third Street | In use | In use by the St. Mary School since 2020; formerly the Golden Hobby Shop |
| 1868 | Spring Street | More images | 278 E. Spring Street | Demolished | |
| 1868 | Fulton Street School | | 450 E. Fulton Street | Demolished | Addition made in 1881. Replaced by Fulton Street Elementary School in 1922. |
| 1871 | Loving School | | Long and Third | Demolished | Abandoned and sold in 1882 |
| 1871 | Sullivant Elementary School / Normal School | More images | 270 E. State Street | Demolished | Later served as district administration building. Replaced with new admin. building in 1960–61. |
| 1873 | North High Street School | | N. High Street | Unknown | Suburban schoolhouse |
| 1873 | North Columbus School | | | Unknown | Suburban one-room schoolhouse |
| 1873 | Mount Airy School | | | Unknown | Suburban one-room schoolhouse |
| 1873 | Johnstown Road School | | Johnstown Road | Unknown | Suburban one-room schoolhouse |
| 1873 | East Broad School | | E. Broad Street | Unknown | Suburban one-room schoolhouse. Abandoned in 1875 and rented out. |
| 1873 | South High Street School | | S. High Street | Unknown | Suburban one-room schoolhouse |
| 1873 | Friend Street School | | E. Main and Miller | Unknown | Two-room schoolhouse. |
| 1873 | Mount Pleasant School | | | Unknown | Three-room building. |
| 1873 | First Avenue School | More images | 929 Harrison Avenue | In use | Additions made in 1880 and 1890. In use as office space. |
| 1873 | Fieser Elementary School | | 335 W. State Street | Demolished | Additions made in 1875 and 1890 |
| 1874 | Second Avenue Elementary School | | 68 E. Second Avenue | In use | Designed by Max Drach. Addition made in 1881 (pictured). Closed in 2006; long-term leased to Junior Achievement of Central Ohio in 2008. |
| 1874 | Stewart Alternative Elementary School / New Street School | More images | 40 Stewart Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. Designed by P. A. Schlapp. Addition made in 1892. |
| 1876 | Douglas Junior High School | More images | 40 Douglas Street | Demolished | Replaced with newer school in 1976. School and street were often spelled "Douglass". |
| 1876 | East Main Street Elementary School / East Friend Street School | | 1469 E. Main Street | Demolished | Addition made in 1889. Demolished 1960 and replaced with the present-day main campus of the Columbus Collegiate Academy. |
| 1879 | Northwood School | | 2229 N. High Street / 5 W. Northwood Avenue | Demolished | Addition made in 1888. Levi Scofield design. |
| 1880 | Franklinton School | More images | 666 W. Broad Street | Demolished | Addition made in 1887. Demolished in 1956.$^{:16–18}$ |
| 1880 | Mound Street School | | 110 E. Mound Street | Demolished | Replaced the South Building. J.T. Harris & Co. design. |
| 1881 | Garfield School | More images | 825 Mt. Vernon Avenue | Demolished | Replaced with new school in 1955, now part of the King Arts Complex |
| 1884 | Beck Street School | More images | 387 E. Beck Street | In use | Now the South Columbus Preparatory Academy. David Riebel design. |
| 1885 | Front Street School / Trades School | | 140 N. Front Street | Demolished | Demolished in 1918 for construction of the Downtown YMCA$^{:115}$ |
| 1886 | Fifth Avenue Elementary School | More images | Fifth Avenue and Highland, northwest corner | Demolished | Third floor and tower removed in 1954. Painted white, the building was somewhat unrecognizable by the time it was replaced by a new school in the 1970s. |
| 1888 | Siebert Street Elementary School | | 400 Siebert Street | Demolished | Replaced with a newer school |
| 1888 | Twenty-Third Street School / Mount Vernon Junior High School | More images | 1235 Mt. Vernon Avenue | Demolished | Yost & Packard design. |
| 1890 | Eighth Avenue Elementary School | | 1435 Indianola Avene | Demolished | Addition built in 1906. Closed in 1952. |
| 1890 | Fair Avenue Elementary School | More images | 1395 Fair Avenue | In use | Now in use as the A+ Arts Academy. Frank Packard design. |
| 1891 | Columbus Public School Library | More images | E. Town near High | Demolished | Yost & Packard design. |
| 1892 | Avondale Elementary School | More images | 141 Hawkes Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design. |
| 1892 | North Side High School / Everett Middle School / Columbus Gifted Academy | More images | 100 W. Fourth Avenue | Demolished (original building) In use (additions) | Original by Kremer & Hart. C. 1899 addition by David Riebel. 1927 rebuilt original section by Howard Dwight Smith. Remaining portions in use by Columbus City Schools. |
| 1892 | Medary Avenue Elementary School | More images | 2500 Medary Avenue | Vacant | Bridgeway Academy vacated in 2021. David Riebel design. |
| 1893 | Felton School / Felton Avenue Elementary School | | 920 Leonard Avenue | Demolished | David Riebel design. |
| 1893 | Ohio Avenue Elementary School / The Ohio Street School | More images | 505 S. Ohio Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design. |
| 1894 | Hubbard Avenue School / Hubbard Mastery School | More images | 104 W. Hubbard Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design. |
| 1894 | Milo Elementary School | More images | 617 E. 3rd Avenue | In use | Home to Milo Arts since 1988. John M. Freese design. |
| 1894 | Southwood Elementary School | More images | 1500 S. Fourth Street | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design. |
| 1895 | Highland Avenue Elementary School | More images | 40 S. Highland Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design. |
| 1897 | Chicago Avenue School | | 40 Chicago Avenue | In use | Operated by Franklinton Prep High School. David Riebel design. |
| 1897 | Ninth Avenue Elementary School | | 221 W. 9th Avenue | Demolished | David Riebel design. |
| 1899 | East High School / Franklin Junior High School | | 1402 Franklin Avenue | Demolished | Torn down during construction of Franklin Alternative Middle School in 1977. David Riebel design. Additions from 1953 and 1967 still stand. |
| 1900 | South High School / Barrett Middle School / the Charles S. Barrett Building | More images | 345 E. Deshler Avenue | In use | Used as an apartment building. David Riebel design. |
| 1901 | Livingston Elementary School | | 825 E. Livingston Avenue; 744 Heyl Avenue | Demolished | Replaced with a new structure. David Riebel design. |
| 1904 | Clinton Township School / Clinton School annex | | 10 Clinton Heights Avenue | Demolished | Replaced with more playground space for 1922 school building nearby. |
| 1904 | Leonard Avenue School | | 1655 Old Leonard Avenue | In use | Restored c. 1998 after decades of vacancy. Now a branch of the Economic & Community Development Institute |
| 1905 | Bellows Avenue Elementary School / Bellows School | More images | 725 Bellows Avenue | Vacant | Under renovation, at risk of demolition. David Riebel design. |
| 1905 | Fourth Avenue School / Michigan Avenue School | | 1200 Michigan Avenue | In use | In use as the Michigan Avenue Apartments. David Riebel design. |
| 1905 | Linden School | | 2626 Westerville Road | Demolished | Moved to site of 1921 Linden school in that year. Replaced by Linden S.T.E.M. Academy in 2004. |
| 1906 | Eleventh Avenue Elementary School | More images | 880 E. 11th Avenue | Demolished | Built for Clinton Township. Wilbur T. Mills design. Ruined in a 1994 fire |
| 1906 | Shepard School | | 873 Walcutt Avenue | In use | Closed 1977; now used as offices. David Riebel design. |
| 1907 | Eastwood Avenue Elementary School | | 1355 Eastwood Avenue | Demolished | Closed in 1974. David Riebel design. |
| 1908 | West High School / Starling Middle School | More images | 120 S. Central Avenue | Vacant | Under renovation into apartments. David Riebel design. |
| 1909 | Indianola Junior High School / Graham Elementary and Middle School | More images | 140 E. 16th Avenue | In use | Part of the Graham Family of Schools. David Riebel design. |
| 1909 | Reeb Avenue Elementary School | More images | 280 Reeb Avenue | In use | Now the Reeb Avenue Center, a multi-use building. David Riebel design. |
| 1909 | Champion Elementary School | | 1270 Hawthorne Avenue | Demolished | Formerly in the center of Poindexter Village, demolished c. 2008. David Riebel design. |
| 1910 | West Broad Elementary School / Hague Avenue Elementary School | More images | 2744 W. Broad Street | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design. |
| 1910 | Heyl Elementary School | | 760 Reinhard Avenue | Demolished | Replaced with affordable housing. David Riebel design. |
| 1910 | Lane Avenue School / Laneview School | | 2366 Kenny Road | Demolished | Used as OSU farm storage later in its history. David Riebel design. |
| 1912 | Dana Avenue School | | 300 Dana Avenue | In use | Part of Columbus Collegiate Academy. David Riebel design. |
| 1915 | Crestview School / Indianola Informal K8 School | More images | 251 E. Weber Road | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design. |
| 1916 | Roosevelt Junior High School / Studer Avenue School | More images | 1046 Studer Avenue | Demolished | David Riebel design. |
| 1921 | Fulton Street Elementary School | | 450 E. Fulton Street | Demolished | Closed in 1974. David Riebel design. |
| 1921 | Burroughs Elementary School / John Burroughs School / Sullivant Avenue School | | 551 S. Richardson Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design. |
| 1921 | Linden Elementary School | Non-free image | 2626 Westerville Road | Demolished | Replaced by Linden S.T.E.M. Academy in 2004. David Riebel design. |
| 1922 | Clinton Elementary School | | 10 Clinton Heights Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. Howard Dwight Smith design. |
| 1922 | East High School | More images | 1500 E. Broad Street | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. Howell & Thomas design. |
| 1922 | Olentangy Elementary School | | 335 W. Poplar Avenue | Demolished | Torn down in 1987 > |
| 1922 | Pilgrim Elementary School | | 440 Taylor Avenue | Vacant | Closed 2008 and sold PACT in 2015. David Riebel design. |
| 1924 | Central High School | More images | 75 Washington Boulevard | In use | In use as part of COSI science museum; some portions demolished. William B. Ittner design. |
| 1924 | South High School | | 1160 Ann Street | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. Richards, McCarty & Bulford design. |
| 1924 | North High School / Columbus International High School | More images | 100 E. Arcadia Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools as Dominion Middle School. Frank Packard design. |
| 1924 | Fairwood Elementary School | More images | 726 Fairwood Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. Howard Dwight Smith design. |
| 1924 | Lincoln Park Elementary School | | 1666 S. 18th Street | Demolished | Additions made in 1952 and 1961. Replaced with newer school. Howard Dwight Smith design. |
| 1927 | Columbus Alternative High School / McGuffey School | | 2632 McGuffey Road | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. Howard Dwight Smith design. |
| 1927 | Courtright School | | 1712 Courtright Road | In use | In use by religious organizations. Howard Dwight Smith design. Originally part of Truro Township, later Whitehall, and then Columbus. The school closed in 1979. |
| 1927 | Open Air School / Neil Avenue School | More images | 2571 Neil Avenue | In use | Replaced a 1913 Open Air School. Now a mixed-use development. Howard Dwight Smith design. |
| 1928 | Linden-McKinley High School / William McKinley Junior High School | More images | 1320 Duxberry Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. Expanded in 1942 for high school. Howard Dwight Smith design. |
| 1929 | Indianola Junior High School | More images | 420 E. 19th Avenue | Vacant | Owned by Metro Schools. Howard Dwight Smith design. |
| 1929 | West High School | | 179 S. Powell Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. Howard Dwight Smith design. |
| 1950 | Indian Springs School | More images | 50 E. Henderson Road | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools |
| 1950 | Fairmoor Elementary School | Non-free image | 3281 Mayfair Park Place | Demolished | Replaced with newer school |
| 1952 | Franklinton Elementary School | | 617 W. State Street | In use | In use by the United Preparatory Academy |
| 1952 | Glenmont Elementary School | | 470 Glenmont Avenue | In use | In use by the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence |
| 1952 | Mohawk Middle School | More images | 300 E. Livingston Avenue | Demolished | |
| 1952 | South Mifflin Elementary School | | 2365 Middlehurst Drive | Demolished | Closed in 2006, demolished and replaced by South Mifflin STEM Academy in 2008. |
| 1952 | Weinland Park Elementary School | | 211 E. 7th Avenue | Demolished | Replaced with newer school |
| 1952 | Westgate Elementary School | More images | 3080 Wicklow Road | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools |
| 1961 | Whetstone High School | More images | 4405 Scenic Drive | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools |
| 1977 | Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls / Franklin Junior High School / Franklin Alternative Middle School | More images | 1390 Bryden Road | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. On site of 1899 East High School. |