Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON LOCAL·NCES 390494503601
Mifflin Elementary School
441 Reed Rd, Mansfield, OH 44903 · (419) 589-6517 · Richland County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
152 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 61 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 33% larger than its 4th grade class (46).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Mifflin Elementary School→Madison Middle School
Based on grade levels within Madison Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.0pp since 2021
Math
91.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.8% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 70.7% |
| 2022-23 | 66.3% | 75.3% |
| 2021-22 | 75.8% | 84.3% |
% 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Mifflin Elementary School
Mifflin Elementary School's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflin Elementary School this school | 256 | 59.4% | 76.0% |
| Payne Elementary School Payne | 263 | 62.0% | 72.9% |
| Grover Hill Elementary School Grover Hill | 217 | 61.8% | 78.9% |
| Sardinia Elementary School Sardinia | 274 | 58.4% | 75.8% |
| Bristol Elementary School Bristolville | 232 | 62.5% | 81.4% |
| Killbuck Elementary School Killbuck | 221 | 56.6% | 70.2% |
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 Mifflin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #335 of 673 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #68 of 1,569 ▲ 532 | #1 of 19 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #444 of 1,569 ▲ 326 | #7 of 19 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #777 of 1,514 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #1,433 of 1,808 | #14 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #106 of 1,582 | #5 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #1,027 of 1,590 | #11 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #140 of 767 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #547 of 992 | #9 of 12 |
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
256
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 256 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 59% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 60% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | N/A | N/A | 48% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 53% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 19 | 17.2:1 | 51% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 21 | 17.6:1 | 51% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 18% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 20 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mifflin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (289 to 256); teachers unchanged (19 to 19).
About Mifflin Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Mifflin Elementary School serves students in Mansfield, Ohio. Students in kindergarten through 4 attend, and enrollment is 256 students. The school's enrollment is 37% smaller than the 404 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Madison Local counts 6 schools and 2,626 students, including Mifflin Elementary School.
The large majority of students at Mifflin Elementary School, 86%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 8% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 85% White share among all Richland County residents. By the diversity index, Mifflin Elementary School comes in at 25%.
The school employs the equivalent of 19 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Mifflin Elementary School is 59%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mifflin Elementary School, the prediction is 66.4% and the result is 76.0%.
Richland County has about 125,099 residents, and median household income is about $59,509, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Richland County number 49 and enroll about 18,772.
Nearest public school: Madison High School, about 1.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Mifflin Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 65.6% on proficiency, and Mifflin Elementary School is above that at 76.0%.
Locale: Suburb: Small. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 247 to 256.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,099
Census ACS
Median income
$59,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
18,772 students
Quick facts
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- Madison High School1.8 mi · 855
- Madison Middle School1.8 mi · 761
- Eastview Elementary School2.4 mi · 218
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- Madison South Elementary School3.6 mi · 486
- Lucas Cubs Preschool4.2 mi · 26
Frequently asked questions
About Mifflin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mifflin Elementary School?
Mifflin Elementary School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Mifflin Elementary School serve?
Mifflin Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Mifflin Elementary School have?
Mifflin Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Mifflin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mifflin Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Mifflin Elementary School public or private?
Mifflin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.