Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTON CARROLL SALEM LOCAL·NCES 390489203454
R C Waters Elementary School
220 E Ottawa St, Oak Harbor, OH 43449 · (419) 898-6219 · Ottawa County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
247 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Benton Carroll Salem Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
83.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +9.4pp since 2021
Math
81.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
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
79.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% 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 17 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
357
-65 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 22.2:1
% White
91%
was 95%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About R C Waters Elementary School
R C Waters Elementary School is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Oak Harbor, Ohio, overseen by Benton Carroll Salem Local, serveing 357 students in grades K through 3.
Benton Carroll Salem Local runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,341 students. R C Waters Elementary School is one of those campuses.
Demographically, R C Waters Elementary School records that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Ottawa County as a whole.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Ottawa County's rate of about 46%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, R C Waters Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Ohio schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 62.7%; actual is 79.2%, +16.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Ottawa County shows median household income runs about $76,101, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ottawa County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,905 students), R C Waters Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Oak Harbor Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around R C Waters Elementary School.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Trend over the last 7 years. R C Waters Elementary School's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 422 (now 357). The White share of enrollment decreased from 95% to 91% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.
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Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,994
Census ACS
Median income
$76,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,905 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Benton Carroll Salem Local
- Oak Harbor High SchoolHigh · 669 students
- Oak Harbor Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 315 students
Other schools in Oak Harbor
- Oak Harbor High SchoolHigh · 669 students
- Oak Harbor Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Harbor Intermediate School0.1 mi · 315
- Oak Harbor High School0.9 mi · 669
- Woodmore High School8.1 mi · 252
- Bataan Memorial Intermediate School9.9 mi · 296
- Bataan Memorial Primary School9.9 mi · 364
- Technology Center10.1 mi · 111
Frequently asked questions
About R C Waters Elementary SchoolHow many students attend R C Waters Elementary School?
R C Waters Elementary School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades KG-03.
Is R C Waters Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
R C Waters Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does R C Waters Elementary School have?
R C Waters Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at R C Waters Elementary School?
Student demographics at R C Waters Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees R C Waters Elementary School?
R C Waters Elementary School is overseen by Benton Carroll Salem Local in Ottawa County.
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