Ansonia Elementary School

Located at 600 E Canal St, in Ansonia, Ohio, Ansonia Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that educates 495 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Ansonia Local. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 23% above typical.

Within Ansonia Local, which oversees 3 schools and 809 students, Ansonia Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Ansonia Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic. Compared to Darke County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ansonia Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Ansonia Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Ohio public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 65.8%; Ansonia Elementary School posts 79.0%, +13.2 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Darke County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,486, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Darke County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,993 students), Ansonia Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ansonia Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ansonia Elementary School at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 62.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Ansonia Elementary School's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 470 (now 495). Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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