Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST HOLMES LOCAL·NCES 390476902945
Killbuck Elementary School
299 School St, Killbuck, OH 44637 · (330) 276-2891 · Holmes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
125 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Based on grade levels within West Holmes Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -9.3pp since 2021
Math
70.9%
OH avg 56.1% . -7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 70.9% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 67.2% |
| 2022-23 | 75.5% | 68.7% |
| 2021-22 | 74.3% | 78.0% |
% 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Killbuck Elementary School
Killbuck Elementary School's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killbuck Elementary School this school | 221 | 56.6% | 70.2% |
| Adamsville Elementary School Adamsville | 255 | 55.3% | 67.5% |
| Skyvue Elementary School Graysville | 237 | 54.9% | 61.2% |
| Sardinia Elementary School Sardinia | 274 | 58.4% | 75.8% |
| Grover Hill Elementary School Grover Hill | 217 | 61.8% | 78.9% |
| Jefferson Ave Elementary School Shadyside | 224 | 50.9% | N/A |
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 Killbuck Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Holmes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #458 of 673 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #637 of 1,569 ▲ 75 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #753 of 1,569 ▼ 98 | #7 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.2pp | #75 of 1,514 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #1,532 of 1,808 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #654 of 1,582 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #1,377 of 1,590 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #163 of 767 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #840 of 992 | N/A |
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
221
-112 (-34%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 27.8:1
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 | 221 | 13 | 17.0:1 | 57% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 13 | 19.1:1 | 46% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 13 | 20.0:1 | 42% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 12 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 11.8 | 19.6:1 | 52% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 12 | 21.9:1 | 58% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 15 | 21.0:1 | 61% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 25 | 12.5:1 | 38% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 19 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Killbuck Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (231 to 221); teachers up 10% (11.8 to 13).
About Killbuck Elementary School
Killbuck Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Killbuck, Ohio. It serves 221 students in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students.
West Holmes Local is responsible for 7 schools, Killbuck Elementary School included, with 1,675 students in all.
The student body at Killbuck Elementary School is 93% White. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Killbuck Elementary School's 13 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.0:1. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 57%. The gap from the 31% average for public schools in Holmes County is 26 points.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Killbuck Elementary School is +2.7 points: 70.2% actual, 67.4% predicted.
Killbuck Elementary School is located in Holmes County, where the median household income is $76,140, about 11% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Killbuck Elementary School, Holmes County has 16 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Millersburg Elementary School, about 5.4 miles away. Killbuck Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Killbuck Elementary School at 3rd of 5.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 221, a 34% decrease from 333 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 27.8 to 17.0 over 4 years.
Discussions about Killbuck Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,418
Census ACS
Median income
$76,140
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Holmes Local
- West Holmes High SchoolHigh · 478 students
- West Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 384 students
- Millersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Lakeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 100 students
- Nashville Elementary SchoolElementary · 97 students
- West Holmes Digital AcademyHigh · 34 students
Nearby schools
- Millersburg Elementary School5.4 mi · 361
- West Holmes High School5.8 mi · 478
- West Holmes Middle School5.8 mi · 384
- West Holmes Digital Academy6.3 mi · 34
- Wise Elementary School9.3 mi · 67
- Nashville Elementary School9.5 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About Killbuck Elementary SchoolHow large is Killbuck Elementary School?
Killbuck Elementary School enrolls approximately 221 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Killbuck Elementary School serve?
Killbuck Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Killbuck Elementary School have?
Killbuck Elementary School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
How diverse is Killbuck Elementary School?
Killbuck Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Killbuck Elementary School in?
Killbuck Elementary School is part of West Holmes Local.
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