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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPOLEON AREA CITY·NCES 390444301361

Napoleon Elementary School

725 Westmoreland Ave, Napoleon, OH 43545 · (419) 599-1851 · Henry County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL912 STUDENTS
Enrollment
912
Elementary
DISTRICT 828 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
464 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K698%
Kindergarten13815%
Grade 111713%
Grade 211913%
Grade 312213%
Grade 411713%
Grade 511112%
Grade 611913%

This year's kindergarten class (138) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (119).

Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
74882%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
12414%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
283%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
45350%
Female
45950%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Napoleon Elementary School→Napoleon Junior/Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Napoleon Area 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
74.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.1pp since 2021
Math
84.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.9pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2574.4%84.2%
2023-2479.3%82.8%
2022-2380.0%80.0%
2021-2279.6%81.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Napoleon Elementary School

Napoleon Elementary School's state test result (79.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Napoleon Elementary School this school91250.9%79.8%
Lake Elementary School
Millbury
76348.6%69.7%
Rossford Elementary School
Rossford
81247.3%62.3%
Bellevue Elementary School
Bellevue
77950.3%79.3%
Firelands Elementary School
Oberlin
78345.0%76.8%
Edgewood Intermediate School
Trenton
73954.7%64.9%
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 Napoleon Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Ohio
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
79.8%#252 of 673
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
84.2%#249 of 1,569
▲ 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
74.4%#454 of 1,569
▼ 88
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-1.2pp#374 of 1,514
Enrollment
ranked largest first
912#47 of 1,808
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.2:1#704 of 1,582
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
30.8%#907 of 1,590
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
50.9%#248 of 767
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.9%#501 of 992
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 2024-25
Enrollment
912
-20 (-2%) vs 2020
+136% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-259125317.2:151% (464)
2023-241,0035617.9:150% (501)
2022-239755717.1:137% (361)
2020-219326115.3:1N/A
2017-181,0476017.4:145% (475)
2015-162781321.4:196% (268)
2010-112831716.6:199% (280)
2000-013921821.8:145% (175)
1990-913871427.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Napoleon Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,047 to 912); teachers down 12% (60 to 53).

About Napoleon Elementary School

Napoleon Elementary School is a large elementary school found in Napoleon, Ohio. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 912 students. The school's enrollment is 126% larger than the 404 average for elementary schools in Ohio.

Napoleon Elementary School belongs to Napoleon Area City, a district of 2 schools and 1,655 students.

White students are the large majority at Napoleon Elementary School, with 82% of enrollment. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 90% of Henry County residents are White. Napoleon Elementary School has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Staffing totals 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average ratio is about 17.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 51%. That rate is below the 59% average among public schools in Henry County.

After adjusting for student poverty, Napoleon Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 79.8%; the prediction is 69.6%.

Among Henry County residents, median household income is about $80,099, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 11 public schools in Henry County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,839.

The next-closest public school is Napoleon Junior/Senior High School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Napoleon Elementary School ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 79.8% against a local average of 75.8%.

The federal government classifies Napoleon Elementary School's location as Town: Distant.

Enrollment at Napoleon Elementary School was 932 in 2020-21 and 912 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.2:1.

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Henry County at a glance

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Population
27,567
Census ACS
Median income
$80,099
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,839 students

Quick facts

School name
Napoleon Elementary School
District
Napoleon Area City
Address
725 Westmoreland Ave, Napoleon, OH 43545
Phone
(419) 599-1851
County
Henry County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
912
Teachers (FTE)
53
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
464 (51%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
390444301361
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Napoleon Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Napoleon Elementary. Napoleon Elementary School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Napoleon Elementary School
How large is Napoleon Elementary School?
Napoleon Elementary School enrolls approximately 912 students in grades PK-06.
Is Napoleon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Napoleon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Napoleon Elementary School have?
Napoleon Elementary School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Napoleon Elementary School?
At Napoleon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Napoleon Elementary School public or private?
Napoleon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Napoleon Area City.
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