Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY LOCAL·NCES 390499203748
Southway Elementary School
4110 Southway St SW, Massillon, OH 44646 · (330) 409-8600 · Stark County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
293 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 27% smaller than its 4th grade class (111).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
65.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.6pp since 2021
Math
71.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 71.7% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 76.3% |
| 2022-23 | 66.4% | 76.3% |
| 2021-22 | 69.7% | 55.9% |
% 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 Southway Elementary School
Southway Elementary School's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southway Elementary School this school | 474 | 61.8% | 71.0% |
| Coventry Elementary School Akron | 476 | 58.6% | 80.5% |
| Belpre Elementary School Belpre | 484 | 61.0% | 63.5% |
| Bellefontaine Intermediate School Bellefontaine | 505 | 57.4% | 60.3% |
| Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School Martins | 492 | 65.4% | 68.1% |
| Holly Hill Elementary School Amelia | 419 | 57.8% | 63.1% |
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 Southway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #441 of 673 | #16 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #608 of 1,569 ▼ 161 | #25 of 44 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #752 of 1,569 ▼ 108 | #29 of 44 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #544 of 1,514 | #19 of 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #575 of 1,808 | #15 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #505 of 1,582 | #12 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #869 of 1,590 | #28 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #114 of 767 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.5% | #108 of 561 | #8 of 22 |
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
474
+131 (+38%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 474 | 29.1 | 16.3:1 | 62% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 18.4 | 15.2:1 | 71% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 19.3 | 14.9:1 | 54% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 18 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 20.3 | 17.4:1 | 66% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 63% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 22 | 18.7:1 | 58% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 19 | 18.9:1 | 37% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 15 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southway Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (355 to 474); teachers up 43% (20.3 to 29.1).
About Southway Elementary School
Among the schools in Massillon, Ohio, is Southway Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 474 students covers kindergarten through 4.
Perry Local includes 7 schools. Together they enroll 4,444 students.
White students make up 81% of enrollment at Southway Elementary School. The remaining students are 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. For comparison, Stark County is about 85% White. Southway Elementary School's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.3:1. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 62%. The rate at public schools in Stark County averages 36%, lower than here.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 65.5%. Southway Elementary School scores 71.0%.
Census estimates describe Stark County this way: the median household income is $67,934, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Southway Elementary School, Stark County has 100 other public schools.
Edison Middle School is located about 0.4 miles from Southway Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Southway Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Southway Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 474, a 38% gain from 343 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.1:1 to 16.3:1 over the same years.
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Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
373,713
Census ACS
Median income
$67,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
101
53,798 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perry Local
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Pfeiffer Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 587 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Watson Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Lohr Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Whipple Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
Other schools in Massillon
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Massillon Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Strausser Elementary SchoolElementary · 819 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Middle School0.4 mi · 585
- Pfeiffer Intermediate School0.4 mi · 587
- Perry High School0.4 mi · 1,456
- Watson Elementary School1.3 mi · 515
- R G Drage Career Technical Ctr1.5 mi · 736
- Whipple Heights Elementary School2.2 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Southway Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southway Elementary School?
Southway Elementary School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Southway Elementary School serve?
Southway Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Southway Elementary School have?
Southway Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
How diverse is Southway Elementary School?
Southway Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Southway Elementary School in?
Southway Elementary School is part of Perry Local.
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