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Which teacher or staff member at Putman Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLANCHESTER LOCAL·NCES 390463802538
Putman Elementary School
327 E Baldwin St, Blanchester, OH 45107 · (937) 783-2681 · Clinton County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
250 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 46 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (88).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Blanchester Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
77.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +18.3pp since 2021
Math
87.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +28.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 18 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.3% | 87.2% |
| 2023-24 | 80.1% | 85.4% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 74.6% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 58.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Ohio's top 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 Putman Elementary School
Putman Elementary School's state test result (82.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putman Elementary School this school | 471 | 53.1% | 82.5% |
| Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School Lynchburg | 471 | 52.9% | 78.0% |
| Park Avenue Elementary School Mount Gilead | 475 | 50.9% | 47.6% |
| Clermont Northeastern Elementary School Batavia | 498 | 54.6% | 64.3% |
| Valley Elementary School Lucasville | 442 | 55.2% | 74.2% |
| Lakewood Elementary School Hebron | 421 | 53.0% | N/A |
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 Putman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #186 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #158 of 1,569 ▲ 24 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #351 of 1,569 ▼ 5 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.6pp | #18 of 1,514 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #591 of 1,808 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #861 of 1,582 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #1,315 of 1,590 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #209 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #884 of 992 | N/A |
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
471
+70 (+17%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 471 | 26.4 | 17.9:1 | 53% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 57% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 42% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 28 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 43% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 50% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 27 | 20.1:1 | 44% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 31% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 14 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Putman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (487 to 471); teachers down 12% (30 to 26.4).
About Putman Elementary School
Putman Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Blanchester, Ohio. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 471 students.
Blanchester Local oversees Putman Elementary School and 2 other schools, with 1,156 students in total.
White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among Clinton County residents, the White share is about 92%. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Putman Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. The school has 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. In all, 53% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Clinton County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
Putman Elementary School is a top-10% school in Ohio on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.8% with an actual 82.5%.
In Clinton County, home to about 42,012 people, median household income comes to about $70,407, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Clinton County's 16 public schools enroll about 6,856 students and include Putman Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Blanchester High School is about 0.9 miles from Putman Elementary School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Putman Elementary School is 1st of 6 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Putman Elementary School had a net gain of 70 students, or 17%. The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Putman Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,012
Census ACS
Median income
$70,407
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,856 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blanchester Local
- Blanchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- Blanchester High SchoolHigh · 332 students
Other schools in Blanchester
- Blanchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- Blanchester High SchoolHigh · 332 students
Nearby schools
- Blanchester High School0.9 mi · 332
- Blanchester Middle School1.0 mi · 353
- Fayetteville-Perry Middle School8.4 mi · 163
- Fayetteville-Perry High School8.4 mi · 204
- Fayetteville-Perry Elementary School8.5 mi · 345
- Little Miami Elementary School8.8 mi · 887
Frequently asked questions
About Putman Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Putman Elementary School?
Putman Elementary School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Putman Elementary School serve?
Putman Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Putman Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Putman Elementary School is approximately 17.9:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Putman Elementary School?
At Putman Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Putman Elementary School in?
Putman Elementary School is part of Blanchester Local.
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