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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINDHAM EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390456602325

Katherine Thomas Elementary School

9032 Maple Grove Rd, Windham, OH 44288 · (330) 326-9800 · Portage County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Ohio public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • A-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

Enrollment
196
Elementary
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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-K3518%
Kindergarten2915%
Grade 13518%
Grade 22613%
Grade 34221%
Grade 42915%

This year's kindergarten class (29) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (29).

Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
14876%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
84%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
189%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Two+
2211%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
10755%
Female
8945%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Katherine Thomas Elementary School→Windham Junior High School→Windham High School
Based on grade levels within Windham Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
43.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.0pp since 2021
Math
67.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +23.8pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 up about 24 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2543.5%67.3%
2023-2442.1%46.3%
2022-2332.0%41.0%
2021-2247.5%43.5%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Katherine Thomas Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Portage County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.3%#726 of 1,569
▲ 357
#9 of 15
▲ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.5%#1,197 of 1,569
▲ 63
#15 of 15
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+9.9pp#268 of 1,514#6 of 15
Enrollment
ranked largest first
196#1,594 of 1,808#19 of 20
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.4%#877 of 992#11 of 12
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
196
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2519611.916.5:1N/A
2023-24220N/AN/AN/A
2022-2322314.715.1:1N/A
2020-212011414.4:1N/A
2017-1820315.413.2:1N/A
2015-162401813.3:1100% (240)
2010-113732216.9:166% (246)
2000-013922317.0:136% (142)
1990-914872916.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Katherine Thomas Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (203 to 196); teachers down 23% (15.4 to 11.9).

About Katherine Thomas Elementary School

Katherine Thomas Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Windham, Ohio. It educates 196 students in pre-K through 4. The school's enrollment is 51% smaller than the 404 average for elementary schools in Ohio.

Katherine Thomas Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Windham Exempted Village, which enrolls 454 students in total.

At 76%, White students outnumber all other groups at Katherine Thomas Elementary School combined. After that, the student body is 11% multiracial, 9% Black, and 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Portage County, the White share is about 87%. Katherine Thomas Elementary School has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.5:1. That ratio is under the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.

Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Katherine Thomas Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Census estimates describe Portage County this way: median household income is about $75,766, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 48 public schools in Portage County, with a combined enrollment of about 19,638.

The shortest distance from Katherine Thomas Elementary School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Windham Junior High School. The five-mile area around Katherine Thomas Elementary School holds 5 other public schools.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The school's size has been steady, with 201 students in 2020-21 and 196 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.5:1, from 14.4:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Katherine Thomas Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Portage County at a glance

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Population
161,956
Census ACS
Median income
$75,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
19,638 students

Quick facts

School name
Katherine Thomas Elementary School
District
Windham Exempted Village
Address
9032 Maple Grove Rd, Windham, OH 44288
Phone
(330) 326-9800
County
Portage County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
196
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390456602325
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Katherine Thomas Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Katherine Thomas Elementary School?
Katherine Thomas Elementary School enrolls approximately 196 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Katherine Thomas Elementary School serve?
Katherine Thomas Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Katherine Thomas Elementary School have?
Katherine Thomas Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Katherine Thomas Elementary School?
At Katherine Thomas Elementary School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 4% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Katherine Thomas Elementary School public or private?
Katherine Thomas Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Windham Exempted Village.
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