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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Orrville Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORRVILLE CITY·NCES 390446101483
Orrville Elementary School
605 Mineral Springs St, Orrville, OH 44667 · (330) 682-1851 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% 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.
- C+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
14.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
288 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 104 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (103).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Orrville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.8pp since 2021
Math
68.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 down about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 69.4% |
| 2022-23 | 64.4% | 70.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.8% | 69.1% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Orrville Elementary School
Orrville Elementary School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orrville Elementary School this school | 514 | 56.0% | 67.3% |
| Darbydale Elementary School Grove City | 405 | 59.3% | 59.5% |
| Shoreland Elementary School Toledo | 650 | 55.4% | 59.7% |
| Brookside Intermediate School Sheffield Village | 416 | 60.8% | 61.8% |
| Green Springs Elementary School Green Springs | 435 | 54.9% | 75.3% |
| Monterey Elementary School Grove City | 425 | 52.2% | 66.2% |
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 Orrville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #502 of 673 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #708 of 1,569 ▼ 67 | #11 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #767 of 1,569 ▲ 14 | #12 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #458 of 1,514 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #442 of 1,808 | #4 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #185 of 1,582 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #571 of 1,590 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #168 of 767 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #175 of 992 | #4 of 10 |
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
514
-81 (-14%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 514 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 56% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 50% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 45% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 38 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 38.2 | 17.8:1 | 55% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 58% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 58% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 32% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 15 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orrville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (678 to 514); teachers down 6% (38.2 to 36).
About Orrville Elementary School
Orrville, Ohio, is home to Orrville Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 514 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 4. By comparison, elementary schools in Ohio enroll about 404 students on average.
Orrville Elementary School reports to Orrville City, which has 4 schools and 1,432 students.
Federal enrollment data show Orrville Elementary School is 69% White. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. Wayne County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Orrville Elementary School, there are about 14.3 students; the school has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 288 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 56% of enrollment.
On the allk12 Grade, Orrville Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Orrville Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (67.3%) and its predicted rate (67.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools.
For the population of Wayne County, the median household earns about $73,574 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Wayne County, 45 public schools serve about 14,479 students.
Heartland Early Learning Program is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Orrville Elementary School places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 514, compared with 595 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.7:1 to 14.3:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Orrville Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,588
Census ACS
Median income
$73,574
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,479 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Orrville City
- Orrville Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Orrville High SchoolHigh · 416 students
- Heartland Early Learning ProgramElementary · 40 students
Other schools in Orrville
- Orrville Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Orrville High SchoolHigh · 416 students
- Heartland Early Learning ProgramElementary · 40 students
Nearby schools
- Heartland Early Learning Program0.0 mi · 40
- Orrville Middle School0.2 mi · 462
- Orrville High School0.2 mi · 416
- Green Middle School4.7 mi · 254
- Green Elementary School4.7 mi · 524
- Smithville High School4.7 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Orrville Elementary SchoolHow large is Orrville Elementary School?
Orrville Elementary School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Orrville Elementary School serve?
Orrville Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Orrville Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Orrville Elementary School.
How diverse is Orrville Elementary School?
Orrville Elementary School reports a student body of 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Orrville Elementary School?
Orrville Elementary School is overseen by Orrville City in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.