Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE TRACE LOCAL·NCES 390490303470
Payne Elementary School
501 W Townline St, Payne, OH 45880 · (419) 263-2512 · Paulding County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Ohio public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
163 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 68% larger than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Payne Elementary School→Wayne Trace High School
Based on grade levels within Wayne Trace Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
69.2%
OH avg 59.8% . -14.9pp since 2021
Math
73.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -2.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.2% | 73.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.8% | 72.1% |
| 2022-23 | 76.7% | 76.2% |
| 2021-22 | 84.0% | 75.8% |
% 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
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Payne Elementary School
Payne Elementary School's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payne Elementary School this school | 263 | 62.0% | 72.9% |
| Bristol Elementary School Bristolville | 232 | 62.5% | 81.4% |
| Grover Hill Elementary School Grover Hill | 217 | 61.8% | 78.9% |
| Sardinia Elementary School Sardinia | 274 | 58.4% | 75.8% |
| Mifflin Elementary School Mansfield | 256 | 59.4% | 76.0% |
| Ridgedale Elementary School Morral | 306 | 61.4% | 60.1% |
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 Payne Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #404 of 673 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #569 of 1,569 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #622 of 1,569 ▼ 100 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.8pp | #60 of 1,514 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #1,415 of 1,808 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #143 of 1,582 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #1,298 of 1,590 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #113 of 767 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #250 of 561 |
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
263
+71 (+37%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 62% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 58% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 47% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 15 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 16 | 14.6:1 | 44% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 49% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | 40% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 29% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 19 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Payne Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (233 to 263); teachers up 19% (16 to 19).
About Payne Elementary School
A small elementary school in Payne, Ohio, Payne Elementary School is part of Wayne Trace Local. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 263 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students.
Wayne Trace Local has 3 schools; together they serve 884 students.
White students are the large majority at Payne Elementary School, with 92% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Paulding County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. By the diversity index, Payne Elementary School comes in at 16%.
The school has about 13.8 students per teacher and 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 62%. Across public schools in Paulding County, the average is about the same, 61%.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Payne Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Payne Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Ohio is predicted to score 65.4%. Payne Elementary School scores 72.9%, 7.5 points above that line.
Paulding County census figures show that median household income is about $67,731, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 10 public schools operate in Paulding County, serving about 2,855 students.
Antwerp Local Elementary School is the public school closest to Payne Elementary School, about 6.9 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. On average proficiency, Payne Elementary School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 263, 37% above the 192 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 12.8:1 to 13.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Paulding County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,791
Census ACS
Median income
$67,731
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,855 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne Trace Local
- Wayne Trace High SchoolHigh · 404 students
- Grover Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
Other Payne Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Payne Elementary. Payne Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Payne Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 398 students
- Payne ElemWichita, KS · 231 students
- Payne Elementary SchoolSelma, AL · 164 students
Nearby schools
- Antwerp Local Elementary School6.9 mi · 345
- Antwerp Local Middle School6.9 mi · 142
- Antwerp Local High School6.9 mi · 178
- Wayne Trace High School8.6 mi · 404
- Paulding Middle School9.2 mi · 251
- Paulding High School9.2 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Payne Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Payne Elementary School?
Payne Elementary School enrolls approximately 263 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Payne Elementary School serve?
Payne Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Payne Elementary School have?
Payne Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Payne Elementary School?
Payne Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Payne Elementary School?
Payne Elementary School is overseen by Wayne Trace Local in Paulding County.
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