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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPEWELL-LOUDON LOCAL·NCES 390497003675

Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School

181 N County Road 7, Bascom, OH 44809 · (419) 937-2804 · Seneca County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 74% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K10%
Kindergarten5213%
Grade 15514%
Grade 25213%
Grade 36015%
Grade 45313%
Grade 56717%
Grade 65714%

This year's kindergarten class (52) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (57).

Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
35589%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
226%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
144%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
18547%
Female
21253%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School→Hopewell-Loudon Local High School
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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
70.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.9pp since 2021
Math
79.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -3.8pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 down about 4 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2570.3%79.8%
2023-2475.6%82.2%
2022-2378.7%86.7%
2021-2275.2%83.5%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Seneca County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
79.8%#390 of 1,569
▼ 110
#3 of 7
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
70.3%#577 of 1,569
▼ 88
#3 of 7
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-4.3pp#193 of 1,514#4 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
397#839 of 1,808#1 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.3:1#723 of 1,582#4 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.6%#1,168 of 1,590#5 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.9%#655 of 992N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
397
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253972317.3:1N/A
2023-243982317.3:1N/A
2022-233992317.4:1N/A
2020-213982317.3:1N/A
2017-1843623.818.3:1N/A
2015-164592518.4:10% (0)
2010-114452617.1:10% (0)
2000-014742916.3:1N/A
1990-914642122.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (436 to 397); teachers down 3% (23.8 to 23).

About Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School

Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School, located in Bascom, Ohio, is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 397 students, in pre-K through 6.

Hopewell-Loudon Local has a total of 2 schools and 763 students, Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School among them.

The student body at Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School is 89% White. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school has about 17.3 students per teacher and 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.

Seneca County has about 54,770 residents, and the median household income is $66,025, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School, Seneca County has 18 other public schools.

Hopewell-Loudon Local High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School holds 3 other public schools.

NCES assigns Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 398 to 397.

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Seneca County at a glance

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Population
54,770
Census ACS
Median income
$66,025
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,331 students

Quick facts

School name
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School
District
Hopewell-Loudon Local
Address
181 N County Road 7, Bascom, OH 44809
Phone
(419) 937-2804
County
Seneca County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
397
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
17.3:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390497003675
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School?
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School serve?
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School have?
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School?
At Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School in?
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School is part of Hopewell-Loudon Local.
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