Katherine Thomas Elementary School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (29).
School pathway
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 67.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 46.3% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.5% | 43.5% |
Where Katherine Thomas Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 196 | 11.9 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 220 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 14.7 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 201 | 14 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 203 | 15.4 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 100% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 66% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 36% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 29 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
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.
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