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What's the one class at Central Trail Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
667
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYLVANIA SCHOOLS·NCES 390448701743
Central Trail Elementary School
4321 Mitchaw Rd, Sylvania, OH 43560 · (419) 824-8610 · Lucas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
134 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
77.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.2pp since 2021
Math
80.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.9pp 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 81 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.4% | 80.5% |
| 2023-24 | 80.6% | 79.5% |
| 2022-23 | 80.9% | 83.7% |
| 2021-22 | 79.7% | 76.6% |
% 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
80.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Trail Elementary School
Central Trail Elementary School's state test result (80.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Trail Elementary School this school | 667 | 20.1% | 80.2% |
| Bell Creek Intermediate School Bellbrook | 682 | 20.7% | 85.5% |
| Buckeye Woods Elementary School Grove City | 742 | 20.6% | 86.7% |
| Fairbrook Elementary School Beavercreek | 547 | 20.8% | 82.4% |
| Main Elementary School Beavercreek | 725 | 23.7% | 83.3% |
| Mercer Elementary School Cincinnati | 611 | 20.1% | 84.4% |
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 Trail Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lucas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #241 of 673 | #7 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #365 of 1,569 ▲ 4 | #9 of 80 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #350 of 1,569 ▼ 17 | #9 of 80 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #975 of 1,514 | #49 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #179 of 1,808 | #2 of 86 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #898 of 1,582 | #50 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #761 of 1,590 | #63 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #634 of 767 | #24 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #256 of 561 | #12 of 27 |
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
667
+61 (+10%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 667 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 20% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 33 | 20.8:1 | 21% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 33 | 19.6:1 | 12% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 28 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 29 | 20.4:1 | 12% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 28 | 22.0:1 | 10% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 8% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 28 | 19.2:1 | 7% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 25 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Trail Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (593 to 667); teachers up 28% (29 to 37).
About Central Trail Elementary School
Central Trail Elementary School is a large elementary school in Sylvania, Ohio, (ZIP code 43560). Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 667 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students, which makes this school 65% bigger than average.
Central Trail Elementary School falls under Sylvania Schools, which has 13 schools enrolling 7,699 students.
The student body at Central Trail Elementary School is 78% White. The school is also 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 68%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
Central Trail Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.0:1. The 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is close to this figure. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 20% at Central Trail Elementary School. It compares with 44% for public schools in Lucas County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 81.2% at Central Trail Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 80.2%.
Looking at the county, Lucas County, median household income comes to about $62,224, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 143, with about 73,839 students.
Among nearby public schools, Sylvania Timberstone Junior High School is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Central Trail Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Central Trail Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 10%, from 606 to 667. By 2024-25, the school had 18.0 students per teacher, compared with 21.6 in 2020-21.
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Lucas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
428,018
Census ACS
Median income
$62,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
73,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sylvania Schools
- Sylvania Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,283 students
- Sylvania Southview High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Sylvania Timberstone Junior High SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Sylvania Mccord Junior High SchoolMiddle · 581 students
- Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
Other schools in Sylvania
- Sylvania Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,283 students
- Sylvania Southview High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Sylvania Timberstone Junior High SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Sylvania Mccord Junior High SchoolMiddle · 581 students
- Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Sylvania Timberstone Junior High School0.4 mi · 607
- Sylvania Southview High School2.5 mi · 1,139
- Highland Elementary School2.5 mi · 610
- Sylvania Northview High School3.1 mi · 1,283
- Preschool at Sylvania Northview High School3.1 mi · 22
- Sylvania Mccord Junior High School3.2 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About Central Trail Elementary SchoolHow large is Central Trail Elementary School?
Central Trail Elementary School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Central Trail Elementary School serve?
Central Trail Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Central Trail Elementary School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Central Trail Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Trail Elementary School?
At Central Trail Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Central Trail Elementary School in?
Central Trail Elementary School is part of Sylvania Schools.
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