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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCKEYE VALLEY LOCAL·NCES 390467502643
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School
522 E High St, Ashley, OH 43003 · (740) 363-2253 · Delaware County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Ohio public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
149 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 69% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +19.6pp since 2021
Math
74.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 74.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.9% | 72.4% |
| 2022-23 | 68.1% | 68.6% |
| 2021-22 | 51.6% | 59.1% |
% 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Buckeye Valley East Elementary School
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Valley East Elementary School this school | 441 | 33.8% | 71.5% |
| Tuslaw Elementary School Massillon | 482 | 34.9% | 80.1% |
| Suffield Elementary School Mogadore | 421 | 35.6% | 78.2% |
| Versailles Elementary School Versailles | 471 | 33.3% | 93.1% |
| Berkshire Elementary Burton | 517 | 35.2% | 64.9% |
| Evergreen Elementary School Metamora | 487 | 31.2% | 83.3% |
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 Buckeye Valley East Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #428 of 673 | #29 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #531 of 1,569 ▲ 22 | #27 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #562 of 1,569 ▲ 195 | #27 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #60 of 1,514 | #1 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #685 of 1,808 | #27 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #313 of 1,582 | #1 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #1,319 of 1,590 | #34 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #470 of 767 | #4 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.9% | #145 of 561 | #3 of 15 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
441
+32 (+8%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 441 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 34% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 37% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 28% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 23 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 18 | 19.6:1 | 36% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 20 | 18.3:1 | 36% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 45% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 19 | 22.3:1 | 18% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 26 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckeye Valley East Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (353 to 441); teachers up 61% (18 to 29).
About Buckeye Valley East Elementary School
Students in Ashley, Ohio, attend Buckeye Valley East Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 441 students covers pre-K through 5.
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School falls under Buckeye Valley Local, which has 4 schools enrolling 2,298 students.
White students are the large majority at Buckeye Valley East Elementary School, with 92% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 80% of Delaware County residents are White. By the diversity index, Buckeye Valley East Elementary School comes in at 15%.
Federal data list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Buckeye Valley East Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.2:1. Among elementary schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. The lunch program counts 34% of students at Buckeye Valley East Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Delaware County average 20%.
The allk12 Grade for Buckeye Valley East Elementary School is B. Compared with Ohio public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 76.0% for a school in Ohio with Buckeye Valley East Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Buckeye Valley East Elementary School posts 71.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Delaware County show that median household income is about $133,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Buckeye Valley East Elementary School is one of 59 public schools in Delaware County, which together enroll about 44,100 students.
Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School is located about 6.6 miles from Buckeye Valley East Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. The school's 71.5% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 5 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 409 to 441 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.2:1, from 17.8:1.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Buckeye Valley Local
- Buckeye Valley West Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Buckeye Valley Local Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
- Buckeye Valley Local High SchoolHigh · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School6.6 mi · 392
- Tomorrow Center6.8 mi · 106
- Cardington-Lincoln Middle School6.8 mi · 283
- Cardington-Lincoln High School6.8 mi · 245
- Buckeye Valley Local Middle School8.7 mi · 612
- Buckeye Valley Local High School8.7 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About Buckeye Valley East Elementary SchoolHow large is Buckeye Valley East Elementary School?
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-05.
Is Buckeye Valley East Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Buckeye Valley East Elementary School have?
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Buckeye Valley East Elementary School?
Student demographics at Buckeye Valley East Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Buckeye Valley East Elementary School?
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School is overseen by Buckeye Valley Local in Delaware County.
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