Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG WALNUT LOCAL·NCES 390467402640
Big Walnut Elementary School
940 S Old 3c Rd, Sunbury, OH 43074 · (740) 965-3902 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
39 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 29% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 29% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Big Walnut Elementary School→Big Walnut Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Big Walnut Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -7.4pp since 2021
Math
71.4%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.8% | 71.4% |
| 2023-24 | 75.5% | 76.8% |
| 2022-23 | 78.8% | 76.0% |
| 2021-22 | 81.2% | 73.0% |
% 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 →
Where Big Walnut Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #367 of 673 | #27 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #617 of 1,569 | #28 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #470 of 1,569 | #25 of 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #180 of 1,514 | #3 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #1,302 of 1,808 | #33 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #738 of 1,582 | #8 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #851 of 1,590 | #26 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #170 of 992 | #4 of 17 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
295
-97 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.1:1
% White
81%
was 90%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
4%
was 1%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 295 | 17 | 17.4:1 | 13% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 19.8 | 19.6:1 | 15% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 21.8 | 17.8:1 | 10% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 20.5 | 19.1:1 | 10% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Walnut Elementary School.
About Big Walnut Elementary School
Big Walnut Elementary School is a small elementary school in Ohio, with an address in Sunbury. It covers kindergarten through 3, with a total enrollment of 295 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students each.
Big Walnut Elementary School is among 8 schools run by Big Walnut Local, which serves 4,298 students.
Big Walnut Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 81% White. It is also 7% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, Delaware County is about 80% White. By the diversity index, Big Walnut Elementary School comes in at 33%.
A ratio of 17.4:1 comes from the school's 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Ohio average about 17.9:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 13% in 2024-25.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Big Walnut Elementary School, the prediction is 83.8% and the result is 74.8%.
In the county around the school, Delaware County, median household income is about $133,540, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Big Walnut Elementary School is among the 59 public schools in Delaware County.
Big Walnut Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Big Walnut Elementary School is 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Big Walnut Elementary School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Big Walnut Elementary School saw enrollment fall 25% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. In 2017-18, 90% of students were White; in 2024-25, 81% were. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.1 to 17.4 over 7 years.
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,834
Census ACS
Median income
$133,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
44,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Walnut Local
- Big Walnut High SchoolHigh · 1,299 students
- Big Walnut Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Big Walnut Intermediate SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Prairie Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- General Rosecrans ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Hylen Souders Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
Other schools in Sunbury
- Big Walnut High SchoolHigh · 1,299 students
- Big Walnut Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Big Walnut Intermediate SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Prairie Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- General Rosecrans ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Big Walnut Early Learning Center at Harrison StreetElementary · 131 students
Nearby schools
- Big Walnut Middle School0.4 mi · 973
- General Rosecrans Elementary0.8 mi · 296
- Big Walnut Intermediate School1.3 mi · 663
- Prairie Run Elementary School2.0 mi · 352
- Big Walnut Early Learning Center at Harrison Street2.0 mi · 131
- Big Walnut High School2.1 mi · 1,299
Frequently asked questions
About Big Walnut Elementary SchoolHow large is Big Walnut Elementary School?
Big Walnut Elementary School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Big Walnut Elementary School serve?
Big Walnut Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Walnut Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Big Walnut Elementary School is approximately 17.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Big Walnut Elementary School?
At Big Walnut Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Big Walnut Elementary School public or private?
Big Walnut Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Big Walnut Local.
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