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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARTINS FERRY CITY·NCES 390443405465
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School
5002 Ayers Lime Stone Rd, Martins, OH 43935 · (740) 633-1732 · Belmont County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Ohio public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
322 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (96).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Martins Ferry City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
60.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.4pp since 2021
Math
71.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.6% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.9% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 66.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School's state test result (68.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School this school | 492 | 65.4% | 68.1% |
| Southway Elementary School Massillon | 474 | 61.8% | 71.0% |
| Belpre Elementary School Belpre | 484 | 61.0% | 63.5% |
| Coventry Elementary School Akron | 476 | 58.6% | 80.5% |
| Indian Lake Elementary School Lewistown | 530 | 62.5% | 78.6% |
| Waterloo Elementary School Atwater | 462 | 65.2% | 64.4% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Belmont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #487 of 673 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #632 of 1,569 ▲ 107 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #904 of 1,569 ▼ 377 | #6 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #457 of 1,514 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #500 of 1,808 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #1,513 of 1,582 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #862 of 1,590 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #92 of 767 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #418 of 992 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
492
-55 (-10%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 492 | 21 | 23.4:1 | 65% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 66% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | N/A | N/A | 56% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 29 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 66% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 24 | 23.9:1 | 56% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | 30 | 20.0:1 | 65% (388) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (579 to 492); teachers down 32% (31 to 21).
About Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School serves students in Martins, Ohio. Students in pre-K through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 492 students. That compares with an average of about 404 students for elementary schools in Ohio.
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School belongs to Martins Ferry City, a district of 3 schools and 1,269 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School is White, at 81%. After that, the student body is 10% multiracial and 7% Black. Among all residents of Belmont County, the White share is about 91%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
Based on 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School has a ratio of 23.4:1. Compared with the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 65%. The figure for public schools in Belmont County is close, at 65%.
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School would be expected to post about 64.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.1%.
In Belmont County, home to about 65,473 people, median household income comes to about $57,017, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Belmont County's 23 public schools enroll about 8,619 students and include Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School is closest to Martins Ferry High School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
For locale, NCES codes Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School as Suburb: Small.
Enrollment decreased 10% over 4 years, reaching 492 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 18.9:1 in 2020-21 to 23.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Belmont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,473
Census ACS
Median income
$57,017
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Martins Ferry City
- Martins Ferry Middle SchoolMiddle · 434 students
- Martins Ferry High SchoolHigh · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Martins Ferry High School0.1 mi · 343
- Martins Ferry Middle School0.1 mi · 434
- Warwood School1.3 mi · 497
- Warwood Middle School1.4 mi · 183
- Warwood Elementary School1.4 mi · 304
- Madison Elementary School2.8 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Anna Marie Ayers Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School?
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School enrolls approximately 492 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School serve?
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School is approximately 23.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School?
At Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 2% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School public or private?
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Martins Ferry City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.