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Baltic Elementary School

300 E Main St, Baltic, OH 43804 · (330) 897-7261 · Tuscarawas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
70 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten1914%
Grade 12014%
Grade 22518%
Grade 32115%
Grade 42014%
Grade 52115%
Grade 6139%

This year's kindergarten class (19) is 46% larger than its 6th grade class (13).

Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
13094%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
54%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
6647%
Female
7353%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Baltic Elementary School→Garaway High School
Based on grade levels within Garaway Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
62.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.5pp since 2021
Math
82.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +11.2pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 are up about 11 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2562.8%82.0%
2023-2460.1%69.0%
2022-2362.9%67.0%
2021-2264.3%70.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Baltic Elementary School

Baltic Elementary School's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Baltic Elementary School this school13950.4%65.6%
Mathews Elementary School (Intermediate)
Vienna
12752.0%72.8%
Mathews Elementary School (Primary)
Vienna
14055.0%N/A
Lincoln Elementary School
Wadsworth
19548.7%66.8%
Nashville Elementary School
Big Prairie
9753.6%N/A
South Elementary School
Upper Sandusky
12958.1%81.4%
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 Baltic Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Tuscarawas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
65.6%#532 of 673N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
82.0%#311 of 1,569
▲ 339
#4 of 15
▲ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
62.8%#829 of 1,569
▲ 146
#12 of 15
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.9pp#601 of 1,514#6 of 14
Enrollment
ranked largest first
139#1,677 of 1,808#20 of 22
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
50.4%#258 of 767#2 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 2024-25
Enrollment
139
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25139719.9:150% (70)
2023-24142720.3:151% (73)
2022-231401211.7:156% (78)
2020-21142817.8:1N/A
2017-18152819.0:161% (92)
2015-16155917.2:167% (104)
2010-11149916.6:158% (87)
2000-011671213.9:127% (45)
1990-913591622.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baltic Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (152 to 139); teachers down 12% (8 to 7).

About Baltic Elementary School

Located in Baltic, Ohio, Baltic Elementary School is a small elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 139 students in kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404 students, so this school is 66% smaller than average.

Baltic Elementary School falls under Garaway Local, which has 5 schools enrolling 1,055 students.

White students are the large majority at Baltic Elementary School, with 94% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic. The White share in Tuscarawas County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. The chance that two students picked at random at Baltic Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 19.9:1, with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Baltic Elementary School is 50%. Among public schools in Tuscarawas County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.

After adjusting for student poverty, Baltic Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.6%; the prediction is 69.8%.

Census Bureau estimates for Tuscarawas County show that median household income is about $65,044, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Baltic Elementary School is one of 44 public schools in Tuscarawas County, which together enroll about 15,660 students.

Of nearby public schools, Ragersville Elementary School is the closest, at about 3.7 miles. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Baltic Elementary School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.

Baltic Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 142 in 2020-21, 139 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.8:1 in 2020-21 to 19.9:1 in 2024-25.

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Tuscarawas County at a glance

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Population
92,385
Census ACS
Median income
$65,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
15,660 students

Quick facts

School name
Baltic Elementary School
District
Garaway Local
Address
300 E Main St, Baltic, OH 43804
Phone
(330) 897-7261
County
Tuscarawas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
139
Teachers (FTE)
7
Student–teacher ratio
19.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
70 (50%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390502703894
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Baltic Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Baltic Elementary. Baltic Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Baltic Elementary School
How many students attend Baltic Elementary School?
Baltic Elementary School enrolls approximately 139 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Baltic Elementary School serve?
Baltic Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baltic Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baltic Elementary School is approximately 19.9:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Baltic Elementary School?
Baltic Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Baltic Elementary School public or private?
Baltic Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garaway Local.
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