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Our Schools

The South-Western City School District is comprised of 16 elementary schools (grades K-4), five intermediate schools (grades 5-6), five middle schools (grades 7-8), four high schools (grades 9-12), one Career Academy (grades 11-12), and one special needs preschool.

The District offers a wide array of programs for learners of all ages, including: all-day, everyday kindergarten, an Accelerated Learning Center (dual-credit high school program), and Career-Technical Education.

Please click on the link below to access the schools by grade-band.

Elementary Schools

Elementary Schools (Grades K-4)
School Hours: 8:20 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.

Alton Hall Elementary 982 Alton Road Galloway, OH 43119 Phone: (614) 801-8000 Fax: (614) 851-5879 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8001 Boundary Map	Bolton Crossing Elementary 2695 Holt Road Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-8275 Fax: (614) 878-4037 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8277 Boundary Map	Buckeye Woods Elementary 2525 Holton Road Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-8025 Fax: (614) 871-1131 Attendance Line: 614) 801-8026 Boundary Map
Darbydale Elementary 7000 London-Groveport Road Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-8050 Fax: (614) 877-9553 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8900 Boundary Map	Darby Woods Elementary 255 Westwoods Boulevard Galloway, OH 43119 Phone: (614) 801-8075 Fax: (614) 853-1047 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8076 Boundary Map	East Franklin Elementary 1955 Richmond Road Columbus, OH 43223 Phone: (614) 801-8100 Fax: (614) 274-1267 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8100 Boundary Map
Finland Elementary 1835 Finland Avenue Columbus, OH 43223 Phone: (614) 801-8125 Fax: (614) 279-3241 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8126 Boundary Map	Harmon Elementary 1861 Gantz Road Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-8150 Fax: (614) 272-1249 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8920 Boundary Map	Highland Park Elementary 2600 Cameron Street Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-8200 Fax: (614) 871-0585 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8200 Boundary Map
Monterey Elementary 3811 Hoover Road Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-8250 Fax: (614) 871-3805 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8255 Boundary Map	Prairie Lincoln Elementary 4900 Amesbury Way Columbus, Ohio 43228 Phone: (614) 801-8300 Fax: (614) 878-8028 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8301 Boundary Map	Prairie Norton Elementary 105 Norton Road Columbus, OH 43228 Phone: (614) 801-8450 Fax: (614) 851-0298 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8451 Boundary Map
Richard Avenue Elementary 3646 Richard Avenue Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-8325 Fax: (614) 871-0712 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8950 Boundary Map	J.C. Sommer Elementary 3055 Kingston Avenue Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-8350 Fax: (614) 875-0089 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8356 Boundary Map	Stiles Elementary 4700 Stiles Avenue Columbus, OH 43228 Phone: (614) 801-8375 Fax: (614) 853-0798 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8376 Boundary Map
West Franklin Elementary 3501 Briggs Road Columbus, OH 43204 Phone: (614) 801-8400 Fax: (614) 351-4911 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8401 Boundary Map

Middle Schools

Middle Schools (Grades 7-8)
School Hours: 9:10 a.m. to 3:55 p.m.

Beulah Park Middle 3160 Demorest Road Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-3500 Fax: (614) 871-6512 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8869 Boundary Map	Finland Middle 1827 Finland Avenue Columbus, OH 43223 Phone: (614) 801-3600 Fax: (614) 278-6334 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8874 Boundary Map	Jackson Middle 2271 Holton Road Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-3800 Fax: (614) 871-0516 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8884 Boundary Map
Norton Middle 215 Norton Road Columbus, OH 43228 Phone: (614) 801-3700 Fax: (614) 870-5528 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8879 Boundary Map	Pleasant View Middle 2767 Holt Road Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-3900 Fax: (614) 801-3923 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8889 Boundary Map

Intermediate Schools

Intermediate Schools (Grades 5-6)
School Hours: 9:10 a.m. to 3:55 p.m.

Franklin Woods Intermediate 1831 Finland Avenue Columbus, OH 43223 Phone: (614) 801-8600 Fax: (614) 351-8651 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8602 Boundary Map	Galloway Ridge Intermediate 122 Galloway Road Galloway, OH 43119 Phone: (614) 801-8850 Fax: (614) 851-2494 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8852 Boundary Map	Hayes Intermediate 4436 Haughn Road Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-6200 Fax: (614) 871-2836 Attendance Line: (614) 801-6205 Boundary Map
Holt Crossing Intermediate 2706 Holt Road Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-8700 Fax: (614) 871-4055 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8702 Boundary Map	Park Street Intermediate 3205 Park Street Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-8800 Fax: (614) 871-4209 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8802 Boundary Map

High Schools

High Schools (Grades 9-12)
School Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.

How do I obtain a copy of my high school transcripts?
Transcripts are available through the high school from which you graduated. There is a fee for each copy. Students who attended the South-Western Career Academy or Paul C. Hayes Technical High School should contact their "home" school for a transcript.

Central Crossing High School 4500 Big Run South Road Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-6500 Fax: (614) 875-1249 Attendance Line: (614) 801-3395 Boundary Map	Franklin Heights High School 1001 Demorest Road Columbus, OH 43204 Phone: (614) 801-3200 Fax: (614) 272-2290 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8854 Boundary Map	Grove City High School 4665 Hoover Road Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-3300 Fax: (614) 871-6563 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8859 Boundary Map
Westland High School 146 Galloway Road Galloway, OH 43119 Phone: (614) 801-7000 Fax: (614) 870-5531 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8979 Boundary Map	South-Western Career Academy (11-12) 4750 Big Run South Road Grove City, OH 43123 Phone: (614) 801-3400 Fax: (614) 801-1833 Attendance Line: (614) 801-8864	The Accelerated Learning Center (11-12) (Located within Central Crossing High School) 4500 Big Run South Grove City, Ohio 43123 (614) 801-3085

Special Schools

Buckeye Ranch School
5665 Hoover Road
Grove City, OH 43123
Map

South-Western Preschool Center
4324 Haughn Road
Grove City, OH 43123
Phone: (614) 801-8448
Fax: (614) 871-9568
Map

Head Start and Early Childhood Education

Mission

To utilize staff and all resources to facilitate growth in children and their families.
To provide a nurturing environment for children and their families.
To encourage and provide a compassionate partnership between staff and parents.
To provide families with a collection of community resources that address the issues that affect children.

The Head Start and Early Childhood Education Program

The South-Western City Schools Head Start and Early Childhood Education program is for income eligible three and four-year old children. South-Western City Schools strives to meet the social, intellectual, emotional, and physical needs of each child. It provides parent involvement opportunities for families and stresses positive attitudes instrumental in developing individual abilities.

Head Start and Early Childhood Education classes are center-based: Children attend half-day sessions, Monday through Thursday. Classrooms are located throughout the school district.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

We are currently taking applications for Early Childhood Education and Head Start.

To schedule an appointment, contact:

Bostic Center:

614-801-8520

[email protected]

Stiles Family Center:

614-801-8394

Enrolling for 2022-2023

School Times
A.M. Head Start/Public Preschool: 7:45-11:15 a.m.
P.M. Head Start/Public Preschool: 12:15-3:45 p.m.

Benefits for Children

School readiness by focusing on the child's development in: language and literacy, early math, social skills, self-help, nature and science
Daily nutritious meals
Close review of health history
Active "hands on" involvement in learning.

Benefits for Families

Opportunities to be involved in your child's education
The encouragement to be self-sufficient
The promotion of family literacy
Opportunities to attend training throughout the year
The development of Family Partnership Agreements

Facts About Head Start and Early Childhood Education

Parent Involvement: Parents are wanted, needed, and encouraged to be involved. We love to have parents visit the classroom and volunteer.
Children with Special Needs: We enroll children with special needs when our program is the best placement to serve the child's needs. We will work with you to develop an individual plan to provide the same program available for all children.
Transportation: All Early Childhood Education and Head Start children will need to be transported by a parent/guardian.

Head Start Centers

Head Start Teacher Telephone Extensions

To leave a voicemail in a teachers mailbox :

Call (614) 801-3190.
Enter the teacher's mailbox number.

If you don't know the mailbox number, you can search the directory by the teacher's last name.

Bostic Center
2975 Kingston Avenue
Grove City, OH 43123
(614) 801-8524
(614) 801-8523

Stiles Family Center
4704 Stiles Avenue
Columbus, OH 43228
(614) 801-8389
(614) 801-8391

We are also able to provide full-day services through the following sites within the district:

Cherry Creek YMCA (Fox Ridge Street, 43228)
Vaughn E. Hairston YMCA (Urbancrest, 43123)

Learning and Growing Together - A Series of Fun and Practical Online Resources for Families

The Ohio Department of Education has produced a series of fun and practical online resources for families titled "Learning and Growing Together." The focus of these resources is to provide:

Information about your child’s development
Activities to do at home that enhance early learning in reading, writing and mathematics; and
Guides that prepare children for school and explain what to expect.

Parent Resource Programs
All of the programs are available in English and Español. If you do not already have Macromedia Flash Player and Adobe Reader, click on the titles of these software programs so you can download them to properly view the following:

Pre-K Reading and Writing
Pre-K Mathematics
Kindergarten Reading and Writing
Kindergarten Mathematics
First Grade Reading and Writing