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What's the biggest difference between Buckeye Trail Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST GUERNSEY LOCAL·NCES 390696804255
Buckeye Trail Elementary
65553 Wintergreen Rd, Lore City, OH 43755 · (740) 489-5100 · Guernsey County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
357 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 East Guernsey Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -6.3pp since 2021
Math
62.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.5% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 58.2% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 56.5% |
| 2021-22 | 67.7% | 53.7% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Buckeye Trail Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Guernsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #612 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #876 of 1,569 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #875 of 1,569 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #959 of 1,514 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #700 of 1,808 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #251 of 1,582 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #1,544 of 1,590 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #22 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #556 of 992 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
435
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+159% since 1990-91, when it was 168
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 435 | 29.4 | 14.8:1 | 82% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 29.1 | 15.3:1 | 79% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 27.4 | 17.2:1 | 66% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 27 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 25.4 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 146 | 8 | 18.3:1 | 52% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 168 | 10 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckeye Trail Elementary.
About Buckeye Trail Elementary
Buckeye Trail Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Lore City, Ohio. Total enrollment is 435 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Buckeye Trail Elementary sits within East Guernsey Local, which has 4 schools and 1,022 students.
White students account for 97% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial. Among Guernsey County residents, the White share is about 94%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 6%.
Buckeye Trail Elementary has 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. The school's 14.8:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for elementary schools in Ohio. The school has 82% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points above the 69% average for public schools in Guernsey County.
Buckeye Trail Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (58.5%) and its predicted rate (57.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools.
In Guernsey County, median household income comes to about $58,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 16, with about 4,717 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Buckeye Trail Elementary from the closest public school, Buckeye Trail Middle School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Buckeye Trail Elementary is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 437 to 435, a small change. The ratio was 16.2:1 in 2020-21 and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Guernsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,223
Census ACS
Median income
$58,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Guernsey Local
- Buckeye Trail High SchoolHigh · 287 students
- Buckeye Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 213 students
- Preschool at Buckeye Trail High SchoolElementary · 87 students
Other schools in Lore City
- Buckeye Trail High SchoolHigh · 287 students
- Buckeye Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 213 students
- Preschool at Buckeye Trail High SchoolElementary · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Buckeye Trail Middle School0.0 mi · 213
- Preschool at Buckeye Trail High School0.1 mi · 87
- Buckeye Trail High School0.1 mi · 287
- Secrest Elementary School6.7 mi · 135
- Cambridge Intermediate School7.0 mi · 412
- Byesville Elementary School7.0 mi · 207
Frequently asked questions
About Buckeye Trail ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Buckeye Trail Elementary?
Buckeye Trail Elementary enrolls approximately 435 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Buckeye Trail Elementary serve?
Buckeye Trail Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Buckeye Trail Elementary?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Buckeye Trail Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buckeye Trail Elementary?
At Buckeye Trail Elementary, the student body is approximately 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Buckeye Trail Elementary public or private?
Buckeye Trail Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Guernsey Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.