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If you could change one rule at Fort Loramie Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT LORAMIE LOCAL·NCES 390497803692
Fort Loramie Elementary School
35 Elm St, Fort Loramie, OH 45845 · (937) 295-2931 · Shelby County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
14.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
36 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
Fort Loramie Elementary School→Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Fort Loramie Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
91.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
95.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 96 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.3% | 95.5% |
| 2023-24 | 92.6% | 96.9% |
| 2022-23 | 90.4% | 97.5% |
| 2021-22 | 90.3% | 96.0% |
% 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
94.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 94% 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 Fort Loramie Elementary School
Fort Loramie Elementary School's state test result (94.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Loramie Elementary School this school | 403 | 8.9% | 94.0% |
| St Henry Elementary School Saint Henry | 489 | 6.7% | 94.4% |
| Glandorf Elementary School Ottawa | 515 | 6.8% | 87.5% |
| Minster Elementary School Minster | 504 | 12.5% | 91.8% |
| Hinckley Elementary School Hinckley | 384 | 12.2% | 96.4% |
| Normandy Elementary School Bay Village | 477 | 6.3% | N/A |
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 Fort Loramie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #16 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.5% | #25 of 1,569 ▼ 15 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.3% | #33 of 1,569 ▼ 3 | #1 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #1,025 of 1,514 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #819 of 1,808 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #193 of 1,582 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.9% | #1,571 of 1,590 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.9% | #727 of 767 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #896 of 992 | #7 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
403
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 403 | 28.1 | 14.3:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 28.1 | 13.9:1 | 10% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 27.3 | 14.9:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 28 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 28.7 | 14.5:1 | 8% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 11% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 9% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 389 | 27 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 535 | 21 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Loramie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (415 to 403); teachers down 2% (28.7 to 28.1).
About Fort Loramie Elementary School
Among the schools in Fort Loramie, Ohio, is Fort Loramie Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 403 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6.
The Fort Loramie Local system has 2 schools and 722 students.
At Fort Loramie Elementary School, 98% of students are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fort Loramie Elementary School scores 5%.
Its staff includes 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.3 students per teacher. Compared with the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 9% of students at Fort Loramie Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 52% for public schools in Shelby County.
Among Ohio public elementary schools, Fort Loramie Elementary School outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Fort Loramie Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 94.0%, compared with a predicted 85.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Shelby County show that median household income comes to about $73,978, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 22, with about 7,812 students.
Measured in a straight line, Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School is about 0.6 miles from Fort Loramie Elementary School. The five-mile area around Fort Loramie Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 89.8% proficiency; Fort Loramie Elementary School posts 94.0%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 403, compared with 393 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Fort Loramie Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,929
Census ACS
Median income
$73,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Loramie Local
- Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 319 students
Other schools in Fort Loramie
- Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 319 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School0.6 mi · 319
- Minster Jr/Sr High School3.5 mi · 392
- Minster Elementary School3.6 mi · 504
- New Bremen Elementary School5.9 mi · 446
- New Bremen High School5.9 mi · 384
- Marion Local High School7.5 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Loramie Elementary SchoolHow large is Fort Loramie Elementary School?
Fort Loramie Elementary School enrolls approximately 403 students in grades KG-06.
Is Fort Loramie Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fort Loramie Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Fort Loramie Elementary School have?
Fort Loramie Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Fort Loramie Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fort Loramie Elementary School are roughly 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Fort Loramie Elementary School public or private?
Fort Loramie Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fort Loramie Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.