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Enrollment
788
Elementary
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTSEGO LOCAL·NCES 390507204042
Otsego Elementary School
18505 Tontogany Creek Road, Tontogany, OH 43565 · (419) 823-4381 · Wood County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL788 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
254 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 98 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Otsego Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
69.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.6pp since 2021
Math
72.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +11.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 70 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 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.7% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 73.5% | 66.5% |
| 2022-23 | 65.8% | 66.7% |
| 2021-22 | 69.1% | 60.9% |
% 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Otsego Elementary School
Otsego Elementary School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otsego Elementary School this school | 788 | 32.2% | 69.0% |
| Eastwood Elementary School Pemberville | 685 | 31.2% | 85.2% |
| Highland Elementary School Marengo | 836 | 32.5% | 70.1% |
| Keystone Elementary School Lagrange | 655 | 35.1% | 66.5% |
| Donovan Elementary School Lebanon | 798 | 35.2% | 71.6% |
| Genoa Elementary Genoa | 628 | 36.8% | 81.2% |
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 Otsego Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #473 of 673 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #589 of 1,569 ▲ 139 | #8 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #602 of 1,569 ▼ 25 | #8 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #513 of 1,514 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 788 | #91 of 1,808 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #1,233 of 1,582 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #1,200 of 1,590 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.2% | #487 of 767 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #457 of 561 | #8 of 9 |
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
788
-50 (-6%) vs 2020
+89% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 788 | 40 | 19.7:1 | 32% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 825 | 40 | 20.6:1 | 31% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 833 | N/A | N/A | 25% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 838 | 40 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 36.7 | 20.8:1 | 23% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 34 | 22.3:1 | 34% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 18 | 20.8:1 | 43% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 14 | 24.9:1 | 16% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 18 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otsego Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (764 to 788); teachers up 9% (36.7 to 40).
About Otsego Elementary School
Otsego Elementary School is a large elementary school in Tontogany, Ohio, (ZIP code 43565). The school counts 788 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404 students.
The district, Otsego Local, has 1,637 students enrolled across 3 schools.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at Otsego Elementary School. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Wood County is about 87% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.7:1, with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 32% of enrollment.
After adjusting for student poverty, Otsego Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.0%; the prediction is 76.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Wood County, the median household income is $74,216, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Wood County has 38 public schools and roughly 19,968 students.
Of nearby public schools, Otsego Junior High is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Otsego Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Otsego Elementary School ranks 6th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Otsego Elementary School's enrollment declined from 838 in 2020-21 to 788 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 20.9 in 2020-21 to 19.7 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,064
Census ACS
Median income
$74,216
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
19,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Otsego Local
- Otsego High SchoolHigh · 474 students
- Otsego Junior HighMiddle · 375 students
Other Otsego Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Otsego Elementary. Otsego Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDIX HILLS, NY · 574 students
- OTSEGO ELEMENTARYOTSEGO, MN · 536 students
Nearby schools
- Otsego Junior High0.2 mi · 375
- Otsego High School0.2 mi · 474
- Bowling Green Middle School5.2 mi · 589
- Bowling Green High School5.2 mi · 799
- Conneaut Elementary School5.3 mi · 414
- Bowling Green Preschool6.1 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About Otsego Elementary SchoolHow large is Otsego Elementary School?
Otsego Elementary School enrolls approximately 788 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Otsego Elementary School serve?
Otsego Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Otsego Elementary School?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at Otsego Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Otsego Elementary School?
Student demographics at Otsego Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Otsego Elementary School?
Otsego Elementary School is overseen by Otsego Local in Wood County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.