Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG WALNUT LOCAL·NCES 390467402642
Hylen Souders Elementary School
4121 Miller Paul Rd, Galena, OH 43021 · (740) 965-3200 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
17.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
79 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 68 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 28% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 28% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 21% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Hylen Souders Elementary School→Big Walnut Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Big Walnut Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.9%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.1pp since 2021
Math
59.6%
OH avg 56.1% . -6.6pp 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 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.1% | 74.3% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 66.2% |
% 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Hylen Souders Elementary School
Hylen Souders Elementary School's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hylen Souders Elementary School this school | 289 | 27.3% | 69.2% |
| Tinora Elementary School Defiance | 355 | 30.4% | 79.4% |
| Westview Elementary School Avon Lake | 277 | 26.0% | 79.1% |
| JOHNSTOWN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Johnstown | 273 | 30.4% | 79.6% |
| Mill Valley Elementary School Marysville | 403 | 29.3% | 74.1% |
| Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center Olmsted | 321 | 22.7% | N/A |
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 Hylen Souders Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #470 of 673 | #31 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #919 of 1,569 ▼ 351 | #31 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #758 of 1,569 ▼ 274 | #32 of 33 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #245 of 1,514 | #7 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #1,328 of 1,808 | #34 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #653 of 1,582 | #5 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #943 of 1,590 | #29 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #557 of 767 | #9 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #209 of 992 | #5 of 17 |
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
289
-61 (-17%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 27% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 28% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 25% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 20 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 19 | 19.5:1 | 23% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 18 | 18.5:1 | 22% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 18 | 19.2:1 | 32% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 14% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 657 | 30 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hylen Souders Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (371 to 289); teachers down 11% (19 to 17).
About Hylen Souders Elementary School
Hylen Souders Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Galena, Ohio. Total enrollment is 289 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 3. Elementary schools in Ohio have about 404 students on average; enrollment here is 28% lower.
Hylen Souders Elementary School is part of a district of 8 schools: Big Walnut Local, with 4,298 students.
The share of White students at Hylen Souders Elementary School is 83%. Next come 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Delaware County overall, the White share is about 80%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hylen Souders Elementary School scores 30%.
There are 17 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hylen Souders Elementary School, giving a ratio of 17.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1. A total of 79 students, or 27%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Ohio public elementary schools, Hylen Souders Elementary School outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Hylen Souders Elementary School is 9.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 69.2%. Predicted: 78.5%.
The school's county is Delaware County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $133,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Delaware County's 59 public schools enroll about 44,100 students and include Hylen Souders Elementary School.
Hylen Souders Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Cornerstone Academy Community School, about 3.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Hylen Souders Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Hylen Souders Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 69.2% against a local average of 76.6%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Hylen Souders Elementary School enrolled 350 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 289.
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,834
Census ACS
Median income
$133,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
44,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Walnut Local
- Big Walnut High SchoolHigh · 1,299 students
- Big Walnut Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Big Walnut Intermediate SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Prairie Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- General Rosecrans ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Big Walnut Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other schools in Galena
- Berkshire Middle SchoolMiddle · 883 students
- Johnnycake Corners Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Walnut Creek ElementaryElementary · 546 students
Nearby schools
- Cornerstone Academy Community School3.9 mi · 1,192
- Alcott Elementary School4.3 mi · 537
- Westerville Central High School4.3 mi · 1,485
- Fouse Elementary School4.5 mi · 459
- Westerville-North High School4.6 mi · 1,587
- Heritage Middle School4.6 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Hylen Souders Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hylen Souders Elementary School?
Hylen Souders Elementary School enrolls approximately 289 students in grades KG-03.
Is Hylen Souders Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hylen Souders Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hylen Souders Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hylen Souders Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hylen Souders Elementary School?
Hylen Souders Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hylen Souders Elementary School?
Hylen Souders Elementary School is overseen by Big Walnut Local in Delaware County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.