Grover Hill Elementary School

Grover Hill Elementary School, a modestly sized primary school in Grover Hill, Ohio, part of Wayne Trace Local, educates 217 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 46% below the state mean of about 404.

Wayne Trace Local comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 884 students; Grover Hill Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grover Hill Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic. Compared to Paulding County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Grover Hill Elementary School records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Grover Hill Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Ohio schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 65.5%; actual is 78.9%, +13.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Paulding County put median household earnings sit near $67,731, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Grover Hill Elementary School is one of 10 public schools in Paulding County (combined enrollment of about 2,855 students).

The closest other public school is Wayne Trace High School, roughly 5.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Grover Hill Elementary School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 70.6%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Grover Hill Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 261 (now 217). Class-load math has tightened: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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