Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONTINENTAL LOCAL·NCES 390493203561
Continental Local Elementary School
5211 State Route 634, Continental, OH 45831 · (419) 596-3860 · Putnam County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
113 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 46% larger than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Continental Local Elementary School→Continental Local High School
Based on grade levels within Continental Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
83.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.9pp since 2021
Math
87.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -7.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.9% | 87.3% |
| 2023-24 | 84.4% | 92.2% |
| 2022-23 | 79.1% | 88.3% |
| 2021-22 | 82.9% | 95.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
85.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 74% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 11 points, placing it in Ohio's top 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 Continental Local Elementary School
Continental Local Elementary School's state test result (85.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Local Elementary School this school | 295 | 38.3% | 85.1% |
| Elda Elementary School Hamilton | 327 | 37.6% | 82.8% |
| Joshua Dixon Elementary School Columbiana | 363 | 40.5% | 84.8% |
| Valley View Elementary School Wadsworth | 319 | 33.9% | 79.9% |
| Danville Elementary School Danville | 353 | 41.1% | 73.7% |
| Northwest Primary School Canal Fulton | 367 | 36.5% | N/A |
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 Continental Local Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #134 of 673 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #156 of 1,569 ▼ 112 | #4 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #174 of 1,569 ▲ 35 | #4 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #238 of 1,514 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #1,303 of 1,808 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #200 of 1,582 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #1,278 of 1,590 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #419 of 767 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.2% | #261 of 561 | 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. 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
295
+57 (+24%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 295 | 20.5 | 14.4:1 | 38% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 23.5 | 11.9:1 | 43% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 18.5 | 14.3:1 | 34% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 18 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 19.8 | 13.3:1 | 39% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 44% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 46% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 25 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 25 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Continental Local Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (263 to 295); teachers up 4% (19.8 to 20.5).
About Continental Local Elementary School
Continental Local Elementary School is an elementary school in Continental, Ohio, and it is part of Continental Local. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 295 students. Against the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 27% lower.
Continental Local has 489 students spread across 2 schools.
At Continental Local Elementary School, White students make up 91% of the student body. The school is also 7% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Putnam County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Continental Local Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Dividing enrollment by its 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.4:1. Among elementary schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. Eligible students account for 38% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Continental Local Elementary School would score about 74.3%. It scores 85.1%, a top-10% result among Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Putnam County, median household income is about $84,928, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Federal data list 23 public schools in Putnam County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,938.
The nearest other public school, Continental Local High School, is about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Continental Local Elementary School. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Continental Local Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 295 was 24% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 238. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.4:1, from 13.2:1.
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Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,314
Census ACS
Median income
$84,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Continental Local High School0.1 mi · 194
- Oakwood Elementary School6.0 mi · 291
- Miller City High School7.1 mi · 257
- Miller City Elementary School7.1 mi · 240
- Miller City Middle School7.1 mi · 119
- Kalida High School9.0 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About Continental Local Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Continental Local Elementary School?
Continental Local Elementary School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Continental Local Elementary School serve?
Continental Local Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Continental Local Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Continental Local Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Continental Local Elementary School?
At Continental Local Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Continental Local Elementary School public or private?
Continental Local Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Continental Local.
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