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Parkwood Elementary School
- 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.
- B+Three-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 87 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat 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 81 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.7% | 80.6% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 73.5% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 71.4% |
| 2021-22 | 71.8% | 70.3% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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%.
Schools most like Parkwood Elementary School
Parkwood Elementary School's state test result (74.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwood Elementary School this school | 538 | 34.8% | 74.9% |
| Huntington Elementary School Brunswick | 508 | 35.8% | 75.0% |
| Woodlands Elementary School Huron | 523 | 36.3% | 85.5% |
| Northridge Elementary Johnstown | 546 | 34.1% | 68.0% |
| Ervin Carlisle Elementary School Delaware | 533 | 31.0% | 76.5% |
| Mulberry Elementary School Milford | 446 | 37.2% | 79.5% |
Where Parkwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #365 of 673 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #361 of 1,569 ▲ 161 | #7 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #475 of 1,569 ▲ 1 | #7 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #499 of 1,514 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #385 of 1,808 | #8 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #374 of 1,582 | #3 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #974 of 1,590 | #16 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #462 of 767 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #205 of 561 | #3 of 7 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 538 | 34.4 | 15.6:1 | 35% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 34.7 | 15.2:1 | 34% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 32.6 | 16.9:1 | 20% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 30 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 26% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 28% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 28% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 10% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 28 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (458 to 538); teachers up 27% (27 to 34.4).
About Parkwood Elementary School
Parkwood Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Beavercreek, Ohio. The school had 538 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404, so this school runs 33% larger than that.
The district, Beavercreek City, has 8,099 students enrolled across 11 schools.
The large majority of students at Parkwood Elementary School, 84%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 82% White share among all Greene County residents. By the diversity index, Parkwood Elementary School comes in at 28%.
Federal staffing data show 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Parkwood Elementary School and a ratio of 15.6:1. That ratio is under the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 35% of students. The rate at public schools in Greene County averages 27%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Parkwood Elementary School is B. Compared with Ohio public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 74.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 75.7%.
Greene County has about 169,688 residents, and median household income is about $87,309, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Greene County number 39 and enroll about 22,426.
Eastmont Elementary School is the public school closest to Parkwood Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Parkwood Elementary School is 2nd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Parkwood Elementary School went from 509 students to 538. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.0:1 in 2020-21 to 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
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