James Conger Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in Delaware, Ohio, James Conger Elementary School hosts 453 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Delaware City.

Within Delaware City, which oversees 7 schools and 5,650 students, James Conger Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, James Conger Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder consists of 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, James Conger Elementary School logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting James Conger Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at James Conger Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Delaware County's rate of about 20%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, James Conger Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Ohio public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 72.5%; James Conger Elementary School posts 57.7%, -14.8 points below that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Delaware County) reports that median household income runs about $133,540, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Delaware County's 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,100 students), James Conger Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Laura Woodward Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James Conger Elementary School. On composite proficiency, James Conger Elementary School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 72.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at James Conger Elementary School has expanded 8%, going from 418 students in 2018 to 453 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 83% to 75%. Class-load math has fell: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 in 2025.

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