Park Avenue Elementary School

Set in Mount Gilead, Ohio, Park Avenue Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, overseen by Mount Gilead Exempted Village. It educates 475 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Park Avenue Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Mount Gilead Exempted Village, a district that educates 975 students overall.

On demographics, Park Avenue Elementary School shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Morrow County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Park Avenue Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Park Avenue Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Ohio public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 69.6%; Park Avenue Elementary School posts 47.6%, -21.9 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, Morrow County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,283 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Park Avenue Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in Morrow County (combined enrollment of about 4,685 students).

The closest other public school is Mt Gilead Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Park Avenue Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 68.6%.

Park Avenue Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Park Avenue Elementary School has decreased 18%, going from 578 students in 2018 to 475 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.