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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-VALLEY LOCAL·NCES 390488703436
Dresden Elementary School
1318 Main St, Dresden, OH 43821 · (740) 754-4001 · Muskingum County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
208 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
73.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
75.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 75.8% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 74.7% |
| 2022-23 | 68.9% | 70.8% |
| 2021-22 | 69.5% | 73.5% |
% 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Dresden Elementary School
Dresden Elementary School's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden Elementary School this school | 491 | 42.4% | 74.8% |
| Nolley Elementary School New Franklin | 527 | 39.7% | 86.8% |
| Norwayne Elementary School Creston | 539 | 40.6% | 84.9% |
| Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School Amanda | 417 | 42.4% | N/A |
| Wheelersburg Elementary School Wheelersburg | 536 | 42.2% | 79.2% |
| Liberty Union Elementary School Baltimore | 445 | 44.0% | 72.4% |
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 Dresden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Muskingum County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #366 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #488 of 1,569 ▲ 1 | #5 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #501 of 1,569 ▲ 109 | #4 of 13 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #767 of 1,514 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #504 of 1,808 | #7 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #1,542 of 1,582 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #1,259 of 1,590 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #381 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #858 of 992 | #8 of 8 |
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
491
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 491 | 20 | 24.6:1 | 42% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 19 | 26.1:1 | 37% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 20 | 24.5:1 | 39% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 21 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 21.6 | 23.7:1 | 51% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 50% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 27 | 20.3:1 | 48% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 19 | 25.9:1 | 25% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 20 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dresden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (511 to 491); teachers down 7% (21.6 to 20).
About Dresden Elementary School
Dresden Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Dresden, Ohio. Enrollment totals 491 students across kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 22% larger than the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Within Tri-Valley Local, Dresden Elementary School is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 2,785 students.
Dresden Elementary School is 91% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 8% multiracial. That is in line with Muskingum County, where about 91% of residents are White. The diversity index for Dresden Elementary School is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 42% of the student body. The figure for public schools in Muskingum County is close, at 45%.
Dresden Elementary School scores 74.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 72.8%.
The school is in Muskingum County, where median household income comes to about $60,780, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Muskingum County counts 33 public schools with about 14,311 students.
Tri-Valley Middle School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Dresden Elementary School ranks 3rd of 6 nearby schools, at 74.8% versus a 74.3% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 3% across 4 years, from 475 in 2020-21 to 491 in 2024-25. The ratio was 22.6:1 in 2020-21 and 24.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Muskingum County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,411
Census ACS
Median income
$60,780
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
14,311 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri-Valley Local
- Tri-Valley High SchoolHigh · 730 students
- Nashport Elementary SchoolElementary · 540 students
- Tri-Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
- Frazeysburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Adamsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
Other schools in Dresden
- Tri-Valley High SchoolHigh · 730 students
- Tri-Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
Other Dresden Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Dresden Elementary. Dresden Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Dresden Elementary SchoolChamblee, GA · 606 students
- Dresden ElementaryDresden, TN · 440 students
- Dresden Elementary SchoolSTERLING HEIGHTS, MI · 420 students
- Dresden Elementary SchoolDresden, ME · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Tri-Valley Middle School0.2 mi · 475
- Tri-Valley High School0.3 mi · 730
- Frazeysburg Elementary School5.7 mi · 294
- Nashport Elementary School6.3 mi · 540
- Adamsville Elementary School7.4 mi · 255
- Zanesville High School10.8 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About Dresden Elementary SchoolHow large is Dresden Elementary School?
Dresden Elementary School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Dresden Elementary School serve?
Dresden Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Dresden Elementary School have?
Dresden Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Dresden Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dresden Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Dresden Elementary School in?
Dresden Elementary School is part of Tri-Valley Local.
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