Enrollment
203
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALIDA LOCAL·NCES 390493403565
Kalida Elementary School
208 North Fourth Street, Kalida, OH 45853 · (419) 532-3845 · Putnam County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
19 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 27% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 49% smaller than its 4th grade class (55).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
Kalida Elementary School→Kalida High School
Based on grade levels within Kalida Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
86.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.9pp since 2021
Math
82.9%
OH avg 56.1% . -16.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.8% | 82.9% |
| 2023-24 | 95.8% | 94.7% |
| 2022-23 | 86.5% | 96.5% |
| 2021-22 | 90.8% | 99.0% |
% 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
90.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Kalida Elementary School
Kalida Elementary School's state test result (90.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalida Elementary School this school | 203 | 9.4% | 90.1% |
| Erieview Elementary School Avon Lake | 271 | 10.0% | 85.8% |
| Winesburg Elementary School Winesburg | 148 | 14.9% | 78.7% |
| Walnut Creek Elementary School Walnut Creek | 142 | 16.2% | 88.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Lakewood | 270 | 16.7% | 90.6% |
| Elm Avenue Elementary School Wyoming | 191 | 4.7% | 91.3% |
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 Kalida Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.1% | #42 of 673 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #290 of 1,569 ▼ 264 | #6 of 10 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #102 of 1,569 ▼ 91 | #2 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #34 of 1,514 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #1,582 of 1,808 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #187 of 1,582 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.9% | #1,577 of 1,590 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.4% | #723 of 767 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #234 of 992 | #2 of 6 |
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
203
-55 (-21%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 203 | 14.2 | 14.3:1 | 9% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 16.2 | 14.9:1 | 8% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 15.5 | 15.1:1 | 5% (11) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 17 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 16 | 16.1:1 | 11% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 16 | 19.1:1 | 13% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 11% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 3% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 22 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kalida Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (257 to 203); teachers down 11% (16 to 14.2).
About Kalida Elementary School
In Kalida, Ohio, part of Putnam County, Kalida Elementary School is an elementary school. The school enrolls 203 students, from kindergarten through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404, so this school runs 50% smaller than that.
Kalida Local enrolls 596 students in 2 schools, including Kalida Elementary School.
White students are the large majority at Kalida Elementary School, with 98% of enrollment. Kalida Elementary School has a diversity index of 4%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Kalida Elementary School is 14.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.3:1. Among elementary schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. The school counts 19 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 9%. For comparison, public schools in Putnam County average 35%.
Kalida Elementary School is 4.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (90.1% versus 85.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Ohio.
Putnam County has about 34,314 residents, and median household income is about $84,928, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Putnam County number 23 and enroll about 5,938.
The next-closest public school is Kalida High School, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Kalida Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 90.1% is above the 83.0% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Kalida Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 258 in 2020-21 and 203 in 2024-25, a 21% decrease.
Discussions about Kalida Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,314
Census ACS
Median income
$84,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Kalida High School0.2 mi · 393
- Glandorf Elementary School7.1 mi · 515
- Fort Jennings Elementary School7.4 mi · 148
- Fort Jennings High School7.4 mi · 174
- Columbus Grove High School8.5 mi · 247
- Columbus Grove Elementary School8.5 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Kalida Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kalida Elementary School?
Kalida Elementary School enrolls approximately 203 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Kalida Elementary School serve?
Kalida Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kalida Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kalida Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kalida Elementary School?
At Kalida Elementary School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Kalida Elementary School public or private?
Kalida Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kalida Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.