Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSS LOCAL·NCES 390461402449
Elda Elementary School
3980 Hamilton Cleves Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013 · (513) 738-1972 · Butler County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
123 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 78 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 28% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 24% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Ross Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
76.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.5pp since 2021
Math
84.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +9.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.3% | 84.2% |
| 2023-24 | 85.7% | 84.8% |
| 2022-23 | 78.8% | 87.5% |
| 2021-22 | 73.8% | 74.8% |
% 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
82.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Elda Elementary School
Elda Elementary School's state test result (82.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elda Elementary School this school | 327 | 37.6% | 82.8% |
| Northwest Primary School Canal Fulton | 367 | 36.5% | N/A |
| Maude Marshall Elementary School Oxford | 348 | 38.5% | 69.6% |
| Danville Elementary School Danville | 353 | 41.1% | 73.7% |
| Joshua Dixon Elementary School Columbiana | 363 | 40.5% | 84.8% |
| Central Elementary School Lexington | 335 | 40.0% | 79.5% |
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 Elda Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #182 of 673 | #4 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.2% | #250 of 1,569 ▼ 48 | #5 of 42 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #399 of 1,569 ▼ 230 | #8 of 42 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #509 of 1,514 | #12 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #1,171 of 1,808 | #47 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,185 of 1,582 | #27 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #1,333 of 1,590 | #47 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #424 of 767 | #21 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.1% | #18 of 992 | #1 of 27 |
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
327
-160 (-33%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 327 | 16.8 | 19.4:1 | 38% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 17.5 | 20.5:1 | 33% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 17.3 | 21.7:1 | 27% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 22 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 25 | 22.6:1 | 20% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 30 | 21.4:1 | 25% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 30 | 20.6:1 | 24% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 14% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 26 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elda Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (565 to 327); teachers down 33% (25 to 16.8).
About Elda Elementary School
Federal records list Elda Elementary School as an elementary school in Hamilton, Ohio. It enrolled 327 students in kindergarten through 3 for the 2024-25 school year.
Ross Local has 2,607 students spread across 5 schools.
At Elda Elementary School, White students make up 92% of the student body. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Butler County, the White share is about 76%. Elda Elementary School has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 16.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.4:1. The 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Elda Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 82.8% and a predicted 74.6%.
Census estimates describe Butler County this way: median household income is about $81,590, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 90 public schools in Butler County, with a combined enrollment of about 59,107.
Ross High School is the public school closest to Elda Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Elda Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Elda Elementary School at 2nd of 7.
Federal data place Elda Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 487 in 2020-21 and 327 in 2024-25, a decrease of 160 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.4:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ross Local
- Ross High SchoolHigh · 893 students
- Ross Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Morgan Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Ross Intermediate SchoolElementary · 374 students
Other schools in Hamilton
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 2,403 students
- D Russel Lee Career-Technology CenterHigh · 930 students
- Ross High SchoolHigh · 893 students
- Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
- Ridgeway Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 695 students
Nearby schools
- Ross High School0.8 mi · 893
- Ross Middle School1.0 mi · 628
- Ross Intermediate School1.1 mi · 374
- Pleasant Run Middle School4.1 mi · 661
- Pleasant Run Elementary School4.1 mi · 759
- Fairfield West Elementary School4.4 mi · 870
Frequently asked questions
About Elda Elementary SchoolHow large is Elda Elementary School?
Elda Elementary School enrolls approximately 327 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Elda Elementary School serve?
Elda Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elda Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elda Elementary School is approximately 19.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elda Elementary School?
At Elda Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Elda Elementary School public or private?
Elda Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ross Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.