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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARCHBOLD-AREA LOCAL·NCES 390470402756
Archbold Elementary School
500 Lafayette St, Archbold, OH 43502 · (419) 446-2727 · Fulton County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
148 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 34% larger than its 4th grade class (79).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 Archbold-Area Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
83.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.2pp since 2021
Math
91.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.1% | 91.2% |
| 2023-24 | 82.5% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.3% | 90.0% |
| 2021-22 | 85.3% | 91.3% |
% 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
86.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Archbold Elementary School
Archbold Elementary School's state test result (86.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbold Elementary School this school | 441 | 33.6% | 86.5% |
| Walter G. Nord Middle School Amherst | 556 | 35.4% | 79.9% |
| Conneaut Elementary School Bowling Green | 414 | 32.1% | 79.6% |
| Furry Elementary School Sandusky | 495 | 33.3% | N/A |
| Meadowlawn Elementary School Sandusky | 421 | 36.6% | 64.9% |
| Perry Elementary School Perry | 538 | 29.4% | 67.4% |
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 Archbold Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.5% | #108 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.2% | #64 of 1,569 ▲ 33 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #198 of 1,569 ▲ 76 | #2 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #387 of 1,514 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #686 of 1,808 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #396 of 1,582 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #829 of 1,590 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #473 of 767 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #794 of 992 | #6 of 7 |
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
441
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 34% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 32% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 27% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 24 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 30% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 31% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 33% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 27 | 20.0:1 | 12% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 28 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Archbold Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (466 to 441); teachers down 3% (29 to 28).
About Archbold Elementary School
Archbold Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Archbold, Ohio. It teaches 441 students in kindergarten through 4.
Archbold-Area Local operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,112 students.
White students are 79% of those enrolled at Archbold Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic. In Fulton County overall, about 89% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, Archbold Elementary School has a ratio of 15.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Ohio, 17.9:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Fulton County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
Archbold Elementary School is 10.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (86.5% versus 76.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Ohio.
The school is in Fulton County, where the median household earns about $72,864 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Fulton County, 22 public schools serve about 6,935 students.
The closest school to Archbold Elementary School is Archbold High School, located about 0.1 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 73.1% on proficiency, and Archbold Elementary School is above that at 86.5%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 441 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 428. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.8:1 to 15.8:1 over the same years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Archbold Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,240
Census ACS
Median income
$72,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,935 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Archbold-Area Local
- Archbold Middle SchoolMiddle · 345 students
- Archbold High SchoolHigh · 326 students
Other schools in Archbold
- Four County Career CenterHigh · 907 students
- Archbold Middle SchoolMiddle · 345 students
- Archbold High SchoolHigh · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Archbold High School0.1 mi · 326
- Archbold Middle School0.5 mi · 345
- Four County Career Center4.4 mi · 907
- Pettisville High School4.4 mi · 208
- Pettisville Elementary School4.4 mi · 259
- Stryker High School5.5 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About Archbold Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Archbold Elementary School?
Archbold Elementary School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Archbold Elementary School serve?
Archbold Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Archbold Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Archbold Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Archbold Elementary School?
At Archbold Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 19% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Archbold Elementary School in?
Archbold Elementary School is part of Archbold-Area Local.
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