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Flat Ridge Elementary School

2609 CO Rd 600, Charm, OH 44617 · (330) 893-3156 · Holmes County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
Enrollment
92
Elementary
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
10 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2628%
Grade 11718%
Grade 21921%
Grade 31921%
Grade 41112%

This year's kindergarten class (26) is 136% larger than its 4th grade class (11).

Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
92100%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 65% · US 43%
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
Male
5054%
Female
4246%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Flat Ridge Elementary School→Wise Elementary School
Based on grade levels within East Holmes Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
72.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +11.9pp since 2021
Math
94.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.2pp 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 95 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 12 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2572.5%94.8%
2023-2474.3%87.1%
2022-2376.5%81.0%
2021-2260.6%79.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Flat Ridge Elementary School

Flat Ridge Elementary School's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Flat Ridge Elementary School this school9210.9%82.2%
Mt Hope Elementary School
Mt. Hope
9810.2%82.5%
Winesburg Elementary School
Winesburg
14814.9%78.7%
Walnut Creek Elementary School
Walnut Creek
14216.2%88.7%
Kalida Elementary School
Kalida
2039.4%90.1%
Dundee Elementary School
Dundee
15527.1%89.3%
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 Flat Ridge Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Holmes County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
92#1,751 of 1,808#11 of 11
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 2024-25
Enrollment
92
+4 (+5%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 64
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25925.417.1:111% (10)
2023-24775.414.3:18% (6)
2022-23795.414.7:18% (6)
2020-2188517.6:1N/A
2017-1864321.3:125% (16)
2015-1658414.5:140% (23)
2010-1189422.3:173% (65)
2000-01101616.8:159% (60)
1990-9164232.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flat Ridge Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 44% (64 to 92); teachers up 79% (3 to 5.4).

About Flat Ridge Elementary School

Located in Charm, Ohio, Flat Ridge Elementary School is a small elementary school. Enrollment is 92 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 4. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404 students, so this school is 77% smaller than average.

Flat Ridge Elementary School falls under East Holmes Local, which has 8 schools enrolling 1,491 students.

Flat Ridge Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 100% White. For comparison, Holmes County is about 98% White. Flat Ridge Elementary School has a diversity index of 0%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Dividing enrollment by its 5.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.1:1. Among elementary schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. Eligible students account for 11% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The rate at public schools in Holmes County averages 31%, higher than here.

Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Flat Ridge Elementary School's results are 2.5 points below predicted: 82.2% against 84.7%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Holmes County show that median household income is about $76,140, roughly 11% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 17 public schools in Holmes County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,271.

Wise Elementary School is located about 4.1 miles from Flat Ridge Elementary School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Flat Ridge Elementary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.

Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Federal counts put enrollment at 88 in 2020-21 and 92 in 2024-25, a 5% gain.

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Holmes County at a glance

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Population
44,418
Census ACS
Median income
$76,140
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,271 students

Quick facts

School name
Flat Ridge Elementary School
District
East Holmes Local
Address
2609 CO Rd 600, Charm, OH 44617
Phone
(330) 893-3156
County
Holmes County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
92
Teachers (FTE)
5
Student–teacher ratio
17.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
10 (11%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390476802937
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Flat Ridge Elementary School
How many students attend Flat Ridge Elementary School?
Flat Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 92 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Flat Ridge Elementary School serve?
Flat Ridge Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Flat Ridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flat Ridge Elementary School is approximately 17.1:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Flat Ridge Elementary School?
At Flat Ridge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 100% White.
Is Flat Ridge Elementary School public or private?
Flat Ridge Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Holmes Local.
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