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Enrollment
1,003
Elementary
DISTRICT 672 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIDA LOCAL·NCES 390457702340
Elida Elementary
300 Pioneer Rd, Elida, OH 45807 · (419) 338-6803 · Allen County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,003 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
630 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 165 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 176 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 155 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 186 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 175 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (165) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (146).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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 Elida Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.9pp since 2021
Math
63.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -10.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.8% | 63.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2022-23 | 66.9% | 75.8% |
| 2021-22 | 65.8% | 74.0% |
% 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Elida Elementary
Elida Elementary's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elida Elementary this school | 1,003 | 62.8% | 65.6% |
| Reading Elementary School Reading | 770 | 56.0% | 50.4% |
| Woodridge Elementary School Peninsula | 904 | 57.5% | 62.9% |
| C O Harrison Elementary School Cincinnati | 909 | 51.3% | 81.9% |
| Royalview Elementary School Willowick | 689 | 52.4% | 59.4% |
| Shawnee Elementary School Springfield | 983 | 53.2% | 64.2% |
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 Elida Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #533 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #829 of 1,569 ▼ 295 | #8 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #855 of 1,569 ▲ 132 | #7 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.2pp | #94 of 1,514 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,003 | #26 of 1,808 | #1 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #1,162 of 1,582 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #444 of 1,590 | #8 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #107 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #356 of 561 | N/A |
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
1,003
+240 (+31%) vs 2020
+95% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 1,003 | 52 | 19.3:1 | 63% (630) |
| 2023-24 | 1,015 | 50 | 20.3:1 | 60% (613) |
| 2022-23 | 1,018 | 51 | 20.0:1 | 56% (569) |
| 2020-21 | 763 | 43 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 933 | 46 | 20.3:1 | 56% (527) |
| 2015-16 | 927 | 51 | 18.2:1 | 59% (549) |
| 2010-11 | 954 | 54 | 17.7:1 | 53% (509) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 34% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 27 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elida Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (933 to 1,003); teachers up 13% (46 to 52).
About Elida Elementary
Elida Elementary serves students in Elida, Ohio, as a large elementary school. The school reports 1,003 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 148% bigger than the 404 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Elida Local has a total of 3 schools and 2,016 students, Elida Elementary among them.
A majority of students at Elida Elementary, 62%, are White. The remaining shares are 15% multiracial, 14% Black, and 7% Hispanic. Allen County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Elida Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
The count of teachers at Elida Elementary is 52 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 19.3:1. Among elementary schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. The school counts 630 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 63%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Allen County is 50%.
allk12 grades Elida Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 65.1%.
Across Allen County, median household income is about $64,038, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Elida Elementary is among the 36 public schools in Allen County.
Elida Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Elida Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 74.7%, higher than Elida Elementary's 65.6%.
Elida Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 763 to 1,003 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 17.7:1 to 19.3:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,348
Census ACS
Median income
$64,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elida Local
- Elida High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- Elida Middle SchoolMiddle · 467 students
Other schools in Elida
- Elida High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- Elida Middle SchoolMiddle · 467 students
Other Elida Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Elida Elementary. Elida Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- ELIDA ELEMENTARYELIDA, NM · 73 students
Nearby schools
- Elida Middle School0.2 mi · 467
- Elida High School0.5 mi · 546
- Lima West Middle School3.4 mi · 334
- Heritage Elementary School4.1 mi · 448
- Independence Elementary School4.4 mi · 272
- Lima North Middle School4.5 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Elida ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Elida Elementary?
Elida Elementary enrolls approximately 1,003 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Elida Elementary serve?
Elida Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elida Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elida Elementary is approximately 19.3:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elida Elementary?
At Elida Elementary, the student body is approximately 62% White, 7% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Elida Elementary?
Elida Elementary is overseen by Elida Local in Allen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.