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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Defiance Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
1,075
Elementary
DISTRICT 781 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEFIANCE CITY·NCES 390438605516
Defiance Elementary School
400 Carter Rd, Defiance, OH 43512 · (419) 782-0070 · Defiance County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,075 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 199 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 179 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 170 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 170 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 179 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 178 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (199) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (178).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Based on grade levels within Defiance City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.9pp since 2021
Math
59.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 62.4% |
| 2022-23 | 62.6% | 57.9% |
| 2021-22 | 60.8% | 56.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Defiance Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #923 of 1,569 ▼ 95 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #965 of 1,569 ▼ 161 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #1,027 of 1,514 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,075 | #17 of 1,808 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #500 of 1,582 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #456 of 1,590 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #766 of 992 |
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
1,075
+25 (+2%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 1,217
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,075 | 66.1 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,053 | 63.8 | 16.5:1 | 75% (794) |
| 2022-23 | 1,044 | 62.5 | 16.7:1 | 65% (677) |
| 2020-21 | 1,050 | 67 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,146 | 68.9 | 16.6:1 | 62% (707) |
| 2015-16 | 1,158 | 60 | 19.3:1 | 68% (784) |
| 2010-11 | 1,217 | 70 | 17.4:1 | 62% (760) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Defiance Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,146 to 1,075); teachers down 4% (68.9 to 66.1).
About Defiance Elementary School
Defiance Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Defiance City in Defiance, Ohio. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 1,075 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Ohio enroll about 404 students on average.
The 3 schools in Defiance City enroll 2,344 students altogether, Defiance Elementary School among them.
White students are 59% of those enrolled at Defiance Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Defiance County's population at about 87%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
With 66.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.3:1. Elementary schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.9:1.
In Defiance County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $73,064 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Defiance County number 14, with about 5,682 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Defiance Elementary School from the closest public school, Defiance Middle School. The five-mile area around Defiance Elementary School holds 4 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Defiance Elementary School was 1,050 in 2020-21 and 1,075 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Defiance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,343
Census ACS
Median income
$73,064
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Defiance City
- Defiance High SchoolHigh · 697 students
- Defiance Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
Other schools in Defiance
- Defiance High SchoolHigh · 697 students
- Defiance Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Tinora Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Ayersville High SchoolHigh · 326 students
- Ayersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Tinora Middle SchoolMiddle · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Defiance Middle School0.4 mi · 572
- Defiance High School0.4 mi · 697
- Ayersville High School4.0 mi · 326
- Ayersville Elementary School4.0 mi · 322
- Tinora Middle School7.0 mi · 313
- Tinora High School7.0 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Defiance Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Defiance Elementary School?
Defiance Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,075 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Defiance Elementary School serve?
Defiance Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Defiance Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Defiance Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (66 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Defiance Elementary School?
Defiance Elementary School reports a student body of 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Defiance Elementary School public or private?
Defiance Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Defiance City.
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