Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON LOCAL·NCES 390494303587
Central Elementary School
124 Frederick St, Lexington, OH 44904 · (419) 884-1308 · Richland County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
18.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
134 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 2 | 162 | 48% |
| Grade 3 | 171 | 51% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
77.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.0pp since 2021
Math
79.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.3% | 79.1% |
| 2023-24 | 85.6% | 75.9% |
| 2022-23 | 88.3% | 91.3% |
| 2021-22 | 81.3% | 77.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (79.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 335 | 40.0% | 79.5% |
| Maude Marshall Elementary School Oxford | 348 | 38.5% | 69.6% |
| Stevenson Elementary School Heath | 388 | 41.2% | 76.1% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Mc Donald | 383 | 41.8% | 76.5% |
| W. S. Stinson Elementary School Canal Fulton | 384 | 39.8% | 83.0% |
| Elda Elementary School Hamilton | 327 | 37.6% | 82.8% |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #258 of 673 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #417 of 1,569 ▲ 43 | #8 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #355 of 1,569 ▼ 185 | #5 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #371 of 1,514 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #1,141 of 1,808 | #10 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #1,030 of 1,582 | #16 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #1,074 of 1,590 | #13 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #400 of 767 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #524 of 992 | #7 of 12 |
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
335
-62 (-16%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 335 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 40% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 34% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 19 | 20.6:1 | 23% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 17 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 20.5 | 18.6:1 | 36% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 20 | 20.1:1 | 37% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 22 | 20.6:1 | 36% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 9% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 21 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (381 to 335); teachers down 12% (20.5 to 18).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is a public small elementary school in Lexington, Ohio. The latest federal count shows 335 students in grades 1 through 4.
Central Elementary School is part of a district of 6 schools: Lexington Local, with 2,210 students.
The student body at Central Elementary School is 87% White. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 85% White share among all Richland County residents. Central Elementary School's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
Central Elementary School's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Ohio have 17.9:1, compared with 18.7:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 40%. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Richland County is 14 points.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Central Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 73.7% at Central Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 79.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Richland County show that the median household income is $59,509, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Central Elementary School, Richland County has 48 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Central Elementary School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Lexington Junior High School. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Nearby schools with test data average 79.9% proficiency; Central Elementary School posts 79.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 62 students since 2020-21, to 335. Students per teacher fell from 23.4 in 2020-21 to 18.7 in 2024-25.
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Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,099
Census ACS
Median income
$59,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
18,772 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington Local
- Lexington High SchoolHigh · 631 students
- Eastern Elementary SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Lexington Junior High SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Western Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Lexington Pre-SchoolElementary · 60 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lexington High SchoolHigh · 631 students
- Eastern Elementary SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Lexington Junior High SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Western Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 96th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolLogan, OH · 388 students
- Central ElementaryMc Arthur, OH · 327 students
- Central Elementary SchoolNew Philadelphia, OH · 195 students
- Central Elementary SchoolCarrollton, GA · 991 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 865 students
Nearby schools
- Lexington Junior High School0.3 mi · 372
- Lexington High School0.3 mi · 631
- Eastern Elementary School0.4 mi · 504
- Western Elementary School0.8 mi · 308
- Malabar Intermediate School5.0 mi · 660
- Woodland Elementary School5.4 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 01-04.
What grades does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves grades 01-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School is approximately 18.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary School?
At Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Central Elementary School public or private?
Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lexington Local.
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