Cridersville Elementary School

Located at 501 Reichelderfer Road, in Cridersville, Ohio, Cridersville Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that hosts 349 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of Wapakoneta City.

Within Wapakoneta City, which oversees 5 schools and 2,786 students, Cridersville Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Cridersville Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 8% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Cridersville Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Auglaize County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Cridersville Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.9%; this one delivers 56.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Auglaize County put median household income runs about $78,660, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Auglaize County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,462 students), Cridersville Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Elmwood Elementary School, roughly 2.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Cridersville Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cridersville Elementary School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 73.4%.

Cridersville Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cridersville Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 11% since 2018, when it stood at 315 (now 349). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 95% to 88% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

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