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What's the most underrated thing about Hamersville Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 620 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN BROWN LOCAL·NCES 390460602416
Hamersville Elementary School
1950 State Route 125, Hamersville, OH 45130 · (937) 379-1144 · Brown County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Ohio public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- B+Three-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
16.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
360 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 9% larger than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Hamersville Elementary School→Western Brown High School
Based on grade levels within Western Brown Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.4pp since 2021
Math
75.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.2% | 75.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 72.8% |
| 2022-23 | 61.8% | 72.3% |
| 2021-22 | 58.8% | 70.6% |
% 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
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Hamersville Elementary School
Hamersville Elementary School's state test result (70.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamersville Elementary School this school | 556 | 64.7% | 70.7% |
| River View Intermediate School Warsaw | 485 | 63.1% | 66.3% |
| Indian Lake Elementary School Lewistown | 530 | 62.5% | 78.6% |
| Westfall Elementary School Williamsport | 624 | 61.4% | 68.5% |
| Bright Elementary School Hillsboro | 432 | 65.7% | 72.7% |
| Waterloo Elementary School Atwater | 462 | 65.2% | 64.4% |
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 Hamersville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #451 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #505 of 1,569 ▲ 40 | #3 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #714 of 1,569 ▲ 196 | #4 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #508 of 1,514 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #337 of 1,808 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #494 of 1,582 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.3% | #1,523 of 1,590 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #96 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #386 of 992 | 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
556
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 739
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 556 | 34.3 | 16.2:1 | 65% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 33.3 | 17.2:1 | 65% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 32.3 | 18.4:1 | 48% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 32 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 33.3 | 19.9:1 | 50% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 660 | 32 | 20.6:1 | 54% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 665 | 36 | 18.5:1 | 54% (362) |
| 2000-01 | 803 | 47 | 17.1:1 | 35% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 739 | 35 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamersville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (662 to 556); teachers up 3% (33.3 to 34.3).
About Hamersville Elementary School
Hamersville Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Hamersville, Ohio. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 556 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Ohio is roughly 404 students; this school is 38% above that.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Western Brown Local totals 2,604 students.
Hamersville Elementary School's enrollment is 96% White. Next come 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. Hamersville Elementary School's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hamersville Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.2:1. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The lunch program counts 65% of students at Hamersville Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Hamersville Elementary School is A-. Compared with Ohio public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Hamersville Elementary School are 6.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (70.7% actual, 64.3% predicted).
Among Brown County residents, the median household income is $71,270, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hamersville Elementary School is one of 17 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Bethel Tate High School, about 4.8 miles away. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 72.8%; Hamersville Elementary School's is 70.7%, ranking 3rd of 4.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Hamersville Elementary School declined 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 597 to 556 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.7:1 in 2020-21, and 16.2:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,845
Census ACS
Median income
$71,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Brown Local
- Western Brown High SchoolHigh · 765 students
- Mt Orab Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Mt Orab Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
Nearby schools
- Bethel Tate High School4.8 mi · 402
- Georgetown Elementary School5.5 mi · 549
- Georgetown Jr/Sr High School5.7 mi · 395
- Hill Intermediate Elementary School5.7 mi · 308
- Southern Hills Career Technical Center5.9 mi · 488
- Bick Primary Elementary School5.9 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About Hamersville Elementary SchoolHow large is Hamersville Elementary School?
Hamersville Elementary School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades KG-08.
Is Hamersville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hamersville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Hamersville Elementary School have?
Hamersville Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is Hamersville Elementary School?
Hamersville Elementary School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hamersville Elementary School in?
Hamersville Elementary School is part of Western Brown Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.