Hook Elementary School

Hook Elementary School, a modestly sized primary school in Troy, Ohio, part of Troy City, instructs 272 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 33% below the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Troy City comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,929 students; Hook Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hook Elementary School lists that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 8% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hook Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Hook Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Miami County (around 42%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hook Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Ohio schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 69.2%; actual is 82.9%, +13.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Miami County shows median household income runs about $76,817, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Hook Elementary School is one of 36 public schools in Miami County (combined enrollment of about 16,719 students).

The closest other public school is Heywood Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hook Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 70.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 7%: 254 students in 2018 compared to 272 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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