Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEIPSIC LOCAL·NCES 390493503567
Leipsic Elementary School
232 Oak St, Leipsic, OH 45856 · (419) 943-2163 · Putnam County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
139 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 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Leipsic Elementary School→Leipsic High School
Based on grade levels within Leipsic Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
76.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.0pp since 2021
Math
66.4%
OH avg 56.1% . -10.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.2% | 66.4% |
| 2023-24 | 76.3% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.6% | 74.7% |
| 2021-22 | 71.2% | 77.1% |
% 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
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Leipsic Elementary School
Leipsic Elementary School's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leipsic Elementary School this school | 290 | 47.9% | 74.1% |
| Monroe Elementary School London | 243 | 62.6% | 57.7% |
| Stewart Elementary School Cincinnati | 502 | 62.7% | 57.0% |
| Wauseon Primary School Wauseon | 418 | 47.8% | N/A |
| Slate Hill Elementary School Worthington | 479 | 58.7% | 65.6% |
| Whittier Primary School Findlay | 396 | 49.0% | 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 Leipsic Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #378 of 673 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #757 of 1,569 ▼ 190 | #10 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #405 of 1,569 ▲ 59 | #8 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #270 of 1,514 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #1,326 of 1,808 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #52 of 1,582 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #515 of 1,590 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #299 of 767 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #425 of 561 | 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
290
-25 (-8%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 290 | 23.1 | 12.6:1 | 48% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 21.9 | 13.3:1 | 48% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 32% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 20.2 | 13.8:1 | 58% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 14 | 20.5:1 | 63% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 19 | 17.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 24 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 24 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leipsic Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (278 to 290); teachers up 15% (20.2 to 23.1).
About Leipsic Elementary School
Leipsic Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Leipsic, Ohio. Enrolled students number 290 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students each.
Leipsic Elementary School belongs to Leipsic Local, a district of 2 schools and 686 students.
White students make up a majority at Leipsic Elementary School, at 51%. Smaller groups are 46% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Putnam County is roughly 92% White. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Leipsic Elementary School is 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.6:1. This ratio sits 5.3 below the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 48%. That rate is above the 35% average among public schools in Putnam County.
The model predicts 70.7% for a school in Ohio with Leipsic Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Leipsic Elementary School posts 74.1%.
Putnam County has about 34,314 residents, and the median household income is $84,928, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Leipsic Elementary School, Putnam County has 22 other public schools.
The closest public school, Leipsic High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Leipsic Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Leipsic Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Leipsic Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 290, an 8% decrease from 315 in 2020-21. The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Leipsic High School0.0 mi · 396
- Ottawa Elementary School5.5 mi · 390
- Ottawa-Glandorf High School5.7 mi · 595
- Glandorf Elementary School6.5 mi · 515
- Miller City High School7.2 mi · 257
- Miller City Elementary School7.2 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About Leipsic Elementary SchoolHow large is Leipsic Elementary School?
Leipsic Elementary School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Leipsic Elementary School serve?
Leipsic Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Leipsic Elementary School have?
Leipsic Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Leipsic Elementary School?
Student demographics at Leipsic Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Leipsic Elementary School public or private?
Leipsic Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Leipsic Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.