East Elementary School

Set in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, East Elementary School is a tiny K-5 school, part of Upper Sandusky Exempted Village. It educates 117 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so East Elementary School sits 71% leaner than that benchmark.

Upper Sandusky Exempted Village runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,560 students. East Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, East Elementary School records that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest looks like 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Wyandot County as a whole is about 95% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, East Elementary School shows 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, East Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 72.7%; this one delivers 88.2%, a residual of +15.5 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Wyandot County indicate median household income runs about $69,768, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Wyandot County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,289 students), East Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Upper Sandusky Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 75.6%.

East Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 132 students in 2018 compared to 117 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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