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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALAWANDA CITY·NCES 390461502454

Kramer Elementary School

400 W Sycamore St, Oxford, OH 45056 · (513) 273-3500 · Butler County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
227 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
26
Kindergarten
80
Grade 1
78
Grade 2
81
Grade 3
93
Grade 4
85
Grade 5
65
Student demographics
White
42083%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
153%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8%
Black
214%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 17%
Asian
143%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Two+
387%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
27354%
Female
23546%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Kramer Elementary SchoolTalawanda Middle SchoolTalawanda High School
Based on grade levels within Talawanda City. 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
67.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.6pp since 2021
Math
60.7%
OH avg 56.1% . -5.4pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.

Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
508
-35 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.4:1
% White
83%
was 84%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
4%
was 4%
% Asian
3%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Kramer Elementary School

Kramer Elementary School is one of the mid-tier primary schools in Oxford, Ohio, operated by Talawanda City, with 508 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 26% above typical.

Talawanda City comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,875 students; Kramer Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Kramer Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Kramer Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Kramer Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Kramer Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Butler County reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,590 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Butler County runs 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,107 students), of which Kramer Elementary School is one.

Talawanda Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Kramer Elementary School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 61.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kramer Elementary School has edged down 6%, going from 543 students in 2018 to 508 in 2025.

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Butler County at a glance

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Population
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students

Quick facts

School name
Kramer Elementary School
District
Talawanda City
Address
400 W Sycamore St, Oxford, OH 45056
Phone
(513) 273-3500
County
Butler County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
508
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
18.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
227 (45%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
390461502454
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Talawanda City
Other schools in Oxford
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Kramer Elementary School
How large is Kramer Elementary School?
Kramer Elementary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kramer Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kramer Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kramer Elementary School have?
Kramer Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Kramer Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kramer Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Kramer Elementary School in?
Kramer Elementary School is part of Talawanda City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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