Bigelow Hill Elementary School

Bigelow Hill Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus in Findlay, Ohio, run under Findlay City. The school works with 350 students in grades 3 through 5.

Findlay City runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,694 students. Bigelow Hill Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bigelow Hill Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Hancock County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hancock County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bigelow Hill Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.5%; this one delivers 67.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hancock County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,141 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bigelow Hill Elementary School is one of 37 public schools in Hancock County (combined enrollment of about 11,975 students).

The closest other public school is Northview Primary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bigelow Hill Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 65.8%.

Bigelow Hill Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Bigelow Hill Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 34% since 2018, when it stood at 262 (now 350). White enrollment moved from 76% to 68% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.