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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERVILLE CITY·NCES 390450404564
Fouse Elementary School
5800 S Old 3c Hwy, Westerville, OH 43082 · (614) 797-7400 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% 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.
- B-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
18.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
153 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
72.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.0pp since 2021
Math
80.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.0pp 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 81 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.8% | 80.6% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 82.8% |
| 2022-23 | 79.9% | 80.6% |
| 2021-22 | 75.9% | 79.6% |
% 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
78.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Fouse Elementary School
Fouse Elementary School's state test result (78.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouse Elementary School this school | 459 | 33.3% | 78.9% |
| Beacon Elementary School Hilliard | 451 | 39.5% | 66.4% |
| Buckeye Elementary School Painesville | 366 | 37.4% | 73.0% |
| Wilson Hill Elementary School Worthington | 448 | 32.6% | 77.5% |
| Granby Elementary School Columbus | 404 | 36.4% | 69.5% |
| Britton Elementary School Hilliard | 435 | 35.2% | 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 Fouse Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #276 of 673 | #23 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #358 of 1,569 ▼ 94 | #20 of 33 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #508 of 1,569 ▼ 137 | #26 of 33 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #394 of 1,514 | #17 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #631 of 1,808 | #25 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #893 of 1,582 | #13 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #448 of 1,590 | #13 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #476 of 767 | #5 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #110 of 992 | #2 of 17 |
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
459
-149 (-25%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 713
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 459 | 25.5 | 18.0:1 | 33% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 26.8 | 18.0:1 | 31% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 26 | 19.3:1 | 26% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 26 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 28.1 | 22.9:1 | 25% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 29 | 21.7:1 | 22% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 28 | 25.5:1 | 15% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fouse Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (643 to 459); teachers down 9% (28.1 to 25.5).
About Fouse Elementary School
Located in Westerville, Ohio, Fouse Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 459 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Fouse Elementary School is one of the 24 schools that make up Westerville City (14,589 students in total).
At Fouse Elementary School, White students make up 62% of the student body. Next come 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 80% White. Fouse Elementary School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Fouse Elementary School employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.0:1. That matches the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio fairly closely. Fouse Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 33%. For comparison, public schools in Delaware County average 20%.
The allk12 Grade for Fouse Elementary School is B+. Compared with Ohio public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Fouse Elementary School, the prediction is 76.2% and the result is 78.9%.
Census estimates describe Delaware County this way: the median household income is $133,540, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. In all, Delaware County has 59 public schools and roughly 44,100 students.
The nearest other public school, Genoa Middle School, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Fouse Elementary School places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Fouse Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Fouse Elementary School's enrollment declined 25%, to 459. The school's ratio fell from 23.4:1 to 18.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Fouse Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,834
Census ACS
Median income
$133,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
44,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westerville City
- Westerville-North High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Westerville-South High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Westerville Central High SchoolHigh · 1,485 students
- Minerva Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 753 students
- Genoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Walnut Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
Other schools in Westerville
- Westerville-North High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Westerville-South High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Westerville Central High SchoolHigh · 1,485 students
- Cornerstone Academy Community SchoolCombined · 1,192 students
- Genoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Walnut Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
Nearby schools
- Genoa Middle School0.2 mi · 702
- Alcott Elementary School1.0 mi · 537
- Westerville Central High School1.1 mi · 1,485
- Walnut Creek Elementary1.7 mi · 546
- Heritage Middle School2.4 mi · 592
- Robert Frost Elementary School2.6 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Fouse Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fouse Elementary School?
Fouse Elementary School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Fouse Elementary School serve?
Fouse Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fouse Elementary School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Fouse Elementary School.
How diverse is Fouse Elementary School?
Fouse Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Fouse Elementary School?
Fouse Elementary School is overseen by Westerville City in Delaware County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.