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Enrollment
683
Elementary
DISTRICT 620 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN BROWN LOCAL·NCES 390460602417
Mt Orab Primary Elementary School
474 W Main St, Mount Orab, OH 45154 · (937) 444-2528 · Brown County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B-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.
- CThree-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
17.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
479 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 157 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 149 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 34% smaller than its 4th grade class (149).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 Western Brown Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.0pp since 2021
Math
72.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.7% | 69.6% |
| 2022-23 | 63.3% | 66.9% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 70.4% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Mt Orab Primary Elementary School
Mt Orab Primary Elementary School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Orab Primary Elementary School this school | 683 | 70.1% | 67.3% |
| Bucyrus Elementary School Bucyrus | 562 | 73.1% | 48.9% |
| Greenville Elementary School Greenville | 788 | 68.7% | 63.4% |
| Hamersville Elementary School Hamersville | 556 | 64.7% | 70.7% |
| Shenandoah Elementary School Sarahsville | 809 | 76.5% | 64.5% |
| Westfall Elementary School Williamsport | 624 | 61.4% | 68.5% |
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 Mt Orab Primary Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #503 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #599 of 1,569 ▲ 29 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #787 of 1,569 ▲ 94 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #977 of 1,514 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #159 of 1,808 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #780 of 1,582 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #1,405 of 1,590 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #63 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #532 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
683
-37 (-5%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,291
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 683 | 39 | 17.5:1 | 70% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 40 | 19.2:1 | 66% (508) |
| 2022-23 | 747 | 38 | 19.7:1 | 53% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 37 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 40 | 19.4:1 | 58% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 852 | 41 | 20.8:1 | 58% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 976 | 46 | 21.2:1 | 53% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 931 | 50 | 18.6:1 | 49% (457) |
| 1990-91 | 1,291 | 59 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Orab Primary Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (775 to 683); teachers down 2% (40 to 39).
About Mt Orab Primary Elementary School
Mt Orab Primary Elementary School is a large elementary school in Ohio, located in Mount Orab. There are 683 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 4. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 404.
Western Brown Local oversees Mt Orab Primary Elementary School and 3 other schools, with 2,604 students in total.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial. Among Brown County residents, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at Mt Orab Primary Elementary School are from different groups.
With 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Mt Orab Primary Elementary School, 70% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Brown County is 60%.
Mt Orab Primary Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 62% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 62.3%. Mt Orab Primary Elementary School scores 67.3%.
For the population of Brown County, the median household earns about $71,270 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Mt Orab Primary Elementary School shares Brown County with 16 other public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate Mt Orab Primary Elementary School from the closest public school, Mt Orab Middle School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Mt Orab Primary Elementary School is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Mt Orab Primary Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 37 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.5 students per teacher, compared with 19.5 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,845
Census ACS
Median income
$71,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Brown Local
- Western Brown High SchoolHigh · 765 students
- Mt Orab Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Hamersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
Other schools in Mount Orab
- Western Brown High SchoolHigh · 765 students
- Mt Orab Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
Nearby schools
- Mt Orab Middle School0.2 mi · 600
- Western Brown High School0.2 mi · 765
- Williamsburg Elementary School7.1 mi · 402
- Williamsburg High School7.2 mi · 531
- Sardinia Elementary School8.3 mi · 274
- Hamersville Elementary School8.5 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Orab Primary Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mt Orab Primary Elementary School?
Mt Orab Primary Elementary School enrolls approximately 683 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Mt Orab Primary Elementary School serve?
Mt Orab Primary Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Mt Orab Primary Elementary School have?
Mt Orab Primary Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mt Orab Primary Elementary School?
At Mt Orab Primary Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mt Orab Primary Elementary School in?
Mt Orab Primary Elementary School is part of Western Brown Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.