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Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTTAWA-GLANDORF LOCAL·NCES 390493703573
Ottawa Elementary School
123 Putnam Pkwy, Ottawa, OH 45875 · (419) 523-4290 · Putnam County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
230 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Ottawa Elementary School→Ottawa-Glandorf High School
Based on grade levels within Ottawa-Glandorf Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.5pp since 2021
Math
71.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 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 are up about 5 points 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 | 71.8% | 71.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.4% | 70.3% |
| 2022-23 | 65.3% | 57.2% |
| 2021-22 | 67.3% | 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
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Ottawa Elementary School
Ottawa Elementary School's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Elementary School this school | 390 | 59.0% | 72.2% |
| Coy Elementary School Oregon | 349 | 54.7% | 79.8% |
| Brookside Intermediate School Sheffield Village | 416 | 60.8% | 61.8% |
| Starr Elementary School Oregon | 472 | 52.1% | 64.1% |
| Wauseon Primary School Wauseon | 418 | 47.8% | N/A |
| Darbydale Elementary School Grove City | 405 | 59.3% | 59.5% |
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 Ottawa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #419 of 673 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #606 of 1,569 ▲ 4 | #9 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #538 of 1,569 ▲ 201 | #9 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #373 of 1,514 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #872 of 1,808 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #133 of 1,582 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #713 of 1,590 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #144 of 767 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #696 of 992 | #6 of 6 |
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
390
-40 (-9%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 390 | 28.4 | 13.7:1 | 59% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 25.3 | 15.7:1 | 53% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 23.4 | 18.8:1 | 37% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 26.6 | 16.0:1 | 52% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 59% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 23 | 18.2:1 | 54% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 17% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 26 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ottawa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (424 to 390); teachers up 7% (26.6 to 28.4).
About Ottawa Elementary School
Ottawa Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Ottawa, Ohio. The school counts 390 students across kindergarten through 8.
A total of 3 schools make up Ottawa-Glandorf Local, with 1,500 students enrolled.
Ottawa Elementary School is 74% White by enrollment. Other students are 23% Hispanic. By comparison, Putnam County residents are about 92% White. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Ottawa Elementary School is 28.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.7:1. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The school counts 230 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 59%. On average, public schools in Putnam County report 35%.
Test results at Ottawa Elementary School are 5.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (72.2% actual, 66.5% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Putnam County, the median household income is $84,928, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Putnam County is home to 23 public schools and about 5,938 public school students.
Ottawa-Glandorf High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Ottawa Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 72.2% is below the 80.5% average for nearby schools.
Ottawa Elementary School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment has fallen by 40 students since 2020-21, to 390. By 2024-25, the school had 13.7 students per teacher, compared with 17.2 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,314
Census ACS
Median income
$84,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ottawa-Glandorf Local
- Ottawa-Glandorf High SchoolHigh · 595 students
- Glandorf Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Ottawa-Glandorf Complex Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in Ottawa
- Ottawa-Glandorf High SchoolHigh · 595 students
- Glandorf Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Ottawa-Glandorf Complex Elementary SchoolCombined
Other Ottawa Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Ottawa Elementary. Ottawa Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Ottawa Elementary SchoolCLINTON TWP, MI · 519 students
- Ottawa Elementary SchoolPETOSKEY, MI · 250 students
- Ottawa Elementary SchoolBUCHANAN, MI · 230 students
Nearby schools
- Ottawa-Glandorf High School0.3 mi · 595
- Glandorf Elementary School1.6 mi · 515
- Leipsic High School5.5 mi · 396
- Leipsic Elementary School5.5 mi · 290
- Miller City Elementary School6.5 mi · 240
- Miller City Middle School6.5 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Ottawa Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ottawa Elementary School?
Ottawa Elementary School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Ottawa Elementary School serve?
Ottawa Elementary School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ottawa Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ottawa Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ottawa Elementary School?
At Ottawa Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Ottawa Elementary School public or private?
Ottawa Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ottawa-Glandorf Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.