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What's one thing Fort Recovery Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT RECOVERY LOCAL·NCES 390485903312
Fort Recovery Elementary School
865 Sharpsburg Rd, Fort Recovery, OH 45846 · (419) 375-2768 · Mercer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Ohio public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- DThree-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
19.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
64 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 68 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 Fort Recovery Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -6.6pp since 2021
Math
87.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.8% | 91.3% |
| 2022-23 | 82.4% | 85.9% |
| 2021-22 | 86.6% | 87.7% |
% 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
85.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Recovery Elementary School
Fort Recovery Elementary School's state test result (85.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Recovery Elementary School this school | 513 | 12.5% | 85.0% |
| Minster Elementary School Minster | 504 | 12.5% | 91.8% |
| Kirtland Elementary School Kirtland | 452 | 15.5% | 87.9% |
| Ralph E. Waite Elementary Medina | 500 | 11.8% | 82.4% |
| Glandorf Elementary School Ottawa | 515 | 6.8% | 87.5% |
| Granger Elementary School Medina | 512 | 11.1% | 91.7% |
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 Recovery Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #136 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #162 of 1,569 ▼ 107 | #5 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #263 of 1,569 ▲ 2 | #4 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.6pp | #228 of 1,514 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #445 of 1,808 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #1,120 of 1,582 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #1,536 of 1,590 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.5% | #703 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #387 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
513
+44 (+9%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 513 | 26.9 | 19.1:1 | 12% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 26.9 | 19.0:1 | 16% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 25.9 | 19.6:1 | 11% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 26 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 13% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 25 | 22.3:1 | 18% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 13% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 307 | 14 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Recovery Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (483 to 513); teachers down 4% (28 to 26.9).
About Fort Recovery Elementary School
Fort Recovery Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Fort Recovery, Ohio, (ZIP code 45846). The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 513 students in 2024-25. The school is 27% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Fort Recovery Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Fort Recovery Local, which enrolls 997 students in total.
At Fort Recovery Elementary School, 96% of students are White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Mercer County at about 95% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 7%.
Fort Recovery Elementary School lists 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 19.1 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 12% of the student body. That is 25 points below the 37% average for public schools in Mercer County.
On the allk12 Grade, Fort Recovery Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Ohio public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Fort Recovery Elementary School, the prediction is 84.1% and the result is 85.0%.
Mercer County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $76,782 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Fort Recovery Elementary School shares Mercer County with 21 other public schools.
Fort Recovery Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Fort Recovery Elementary School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Fort Recovery Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 513, up from 469 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 19.1 students per teacher, compared with 18.0 in 2020-21.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,484
Census ACS
Median income
$76,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Recovery Local
- Fort Recovery High SchoolHigh · 294 students
- Fort Recovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 190 students
Other schools in Fort Recovery
- Fort Recovery High SchoolHigh · 294 students
- Fort Recovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 190 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Recovery Middle School0.0 mi · 190
- Fort Recovery High School0.4 mi · 294
- St Henry Elementary School7.0 mi · 489
- St Henry Middle School7.2 mi · 300
- St Henry High School7.2 mi · 296
- Coldwater High School9.0 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Recovery Elementary SchoolHow large is Fort Recovery Elementary School?
Fort Recovery Elementary School enrolls approximately 513 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fort Recovery Elementary School serve?
Fort Recovery Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Recovery Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fort Recovery Elementary School is approximately 19.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Fort Recovery Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fort Recovery Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Fort Recovery Elementary School in?
Fort Recovery Elementary School is part of Fort Recovery Local.
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