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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Margaretta Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARGARETTA LOCAL·NCES 390468002660
Margaretta Elementary School
5906 Bogart Rd W, Castalia, OH 44824 · (419) 684-5357 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
229 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 113 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Margaretta Elementary School→Margaretta High School
Based on grade levels within Margaretta Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +11.0pp since 2021
Math
79.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +9.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.2% | 79.2% |
| 2023-24 | 82.2% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.2% | 83.2% |
| 2021-22 | 68.2% | 69.5% |
% 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
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Margaretta Elementary School
Margaretta Elementary School's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaretta Elementary School this school | 536 | 42.7% | 77.8% |
| Carlisle Primary Elementary School Carlisle | 526 | 42.8% | 77.1% |
| Wheelersburg Elementary School Wheelersburg | 536 | 42.2% | 79.2% |
| Benjamin Logan Elementary School Bellefontaine | 587 | 42.4% | 71.8% |
| Norwayne Elementary School Creston | 539 | 40.6% | 84.9% |
| Pleasant Elementary School Marion | 480 | 44.2% | 69.7% |
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 Margaretta Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #294 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #411 of 1,569 ▼ 246 | #4 of 8 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #287 of 1,569 ▼ 4 | #3 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.4pp | #251 of 1,514 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #391 of 1,808 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #605 of 1,582 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #1,260 of 1,590 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #374 of 767 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #933 of 992 | #3 of 7 |
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
536
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 43% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 43% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 30% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 29 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 29 | 18.9:1 | 39% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 28 | 19.8:1 | 38% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 31 | 19.3:1 | 39% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 16 | 22.6:1 | 24% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 16 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaretta Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (547 to 536); teachers up 10% (29 to 32).
About Margaretta Elementary School
Margaretta Elementary School is a public elementary school in Castalia, Ohio. School enrollment was 536 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students.
Margaretta Local has 2 schools; together they serve 1,072 students.
Federal enrollment data show Margaretta Elementary School is 91% White. It is also 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Erie County's residents are about 81% White, 10 points below the school's share. Margaretta Elementary School's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Margaretta Elementary School employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.8:1. This ratio sits 1.1 below the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 43% in 2024-25.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Margaretta Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Margaretta Elementary School is 5.2 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 77.8% actual, 72.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Ohio.
In the county around the school, Erie County, the median household income is $71,993, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 29 public schools in Erie County, enrolling about 12,434 students in all.
Margaretta High School is the public school closest to Margaretta Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Ranked by average proficiency, Margaretta Elementary School places 1st out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Margaretta Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 531 in 2020-21 and 536 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.3:1 to 16.8:1 over the same years.
The Margaretta Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,581
Census ACS
Median income
$71,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Castalia
- Margaretta High SchoolHigh · 536 students
- Townsend Community SchoolHigh · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Margaretta High School0.8 mi · 536
- Townsend Community School0.8 mi · 494
- Perkins High School4.5 mi · 539
- Sandusky Middle School4.6 mi · 418
- Sandusky High School4.6 mi · 1,028
- The Sandusky Intermediate School4.7 mi · 892
Frequently asked questions
About Margaretta Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Margaretta Elementary School?
Margaretta Elementary School enrolls approximately 536 students in grades PK-05.
Is Margaretta Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Margaretta Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Margaretta Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Margaretta Elementary School.
How diverse is Margaretta Elementary School?
Margaretta Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Margaretta Elementary School?
Margaretta Elementary School is overseen by Margaretta Local in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.