Joshua Dixon Elementary School

Located at 333 N Middle St, in Columbiana, Ohio, Joshua Dixon Elementary School is a medium-sized K-5 school that hosts 363 students (grades pre-K through 4), one of the schools within Columbiana Exempted Village.

Columbiana Exempted Village runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 971 students. Joshua Dixon Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Joshua Dixon Elementary School logs that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest looks like 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Columbiana County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Columbiana County's rate of about 50%.

With demographic context factored in, Joshua Dixon Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 73.5%; this one delivers 84.8%, a residual of +11.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Columbiana County indicate median household income runs about $58,180, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Columbiana County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,165 students), of which Joshua Dixon Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Columbiana High School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Joshua Dixon Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 80.4%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 10%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 363 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.