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Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy

8746 s Market St, Mt Eaton, OH 44659 · (330) 359-5600 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED42-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
Enrollment
176
Combined
STATE 712
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 25.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
64 students
STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2011%
Grade 12011%
Grade 2169%
Grade 3159%
Grade 4159%
Grade 5169%
Grade 6148%
Grade 72916%
Grade 82514%
Grade 921%
Grade 1011%
Grade 1232%

This year's kindergarten class (20) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).

Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 54% · US 70%
White
17097%
STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
21%
STATE 8% · US 30%
Two+
32%
STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
11%
STATE 0% · US 1%
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
8247%
Female
9453%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
62.2%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.8pp since 2021
Math
67.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -17.4pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 17 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2562.2%67.3%
2023-2450.3%81.7%
2022-2361.9%78.4%
2021-2263.0%84.8%
% 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
176
+126 (+252%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 25.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251769.718.2:136% (64)
2023-24613.716.5:1N/A
2022-23573.217.8:1N/A
2020-2150225.0:1N/A
2017-1867N/AN/A30% (20)
2015-1675N/AN/A40% (30)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy.

About Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy

Federal records list Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy as a combined-grade school in Mt Eaton, Ohio. Enrolled students number 176 students, in kindergarten through 12. Statewide, combined schools in Ohio average about 712 students each.

The school serves as its own district in federal records.

The large majority of students at Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy, 97%, are White. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The teaching staff at Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy is 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.2:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Ohio is 25.8:1, higher than at this school. About 36% of students, or 64, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Wayne County is 13 points.

The model predicts 75.1% for a school in Ohio with Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy's free or reduced-price lunch share. Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy posts 68.2%.

Federal survey data for Wayne County show that median household income is about $73,574, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy is among the 45 public schools in Wayne County.

The next-closest public school is Mount Eaton Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy ranks 5th on average proficiency.

NCES assigns Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area. Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy is a public charter school.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 50 to 176. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The ratio was 25.0:1 in 2020-21 and 18.2:1 in 2024-25.

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Wayne County at a glance

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Population
116,588
Census ACS
Median income
$73,574
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,479 students

Quick facts

School name
Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy
District
Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy
Address
8746 s Market St, Mt Eaton, OH 44659
Phone
(330) 359-5600
County
Wayne County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
176
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
18.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
64 (36%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390146305666
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy
What is the total enrollment at Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy?
Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy enrolls approximately 176 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy serve?
Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy have?
Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
How diverse is Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy?
Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy?
Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy is overseen by Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy in Wayne County.
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