Enrollment
145
Elementary
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARAWAY LOCAL·NCES 390502703896
Ragersville Elementary School
2405 Ragersville Rd SW, Sugarcreek, OH 44681 · (330) 897-5021 · Tuscarawas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL145 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
20.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
44 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 53% larger than its 6th grade class (15).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Ragersville Elementary School→Garaway High School
Based on grade levels within Garaway 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
73.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -8.5pp since 2021
Math
82.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -8.6pp since 2021
What 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 83 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.6% | 82.8% |
| 2023-24 | 81.3% | 79.2% |
| 2022-23 | 83.4% | 87.6% |
| 2021-22 | 82.1% | 91.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
82.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Ragersville Elementary School
Ragersville Elementary School's state test result (82.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragersville Elementary School this school | 145 | 30.3% | 82.0% |
| Forestlawn Early Learning Center Sheffield Lake | 163 | 36.2% | N/A |
| Hylen Souders Elementary School Galena | 289 | 27.3% | 69.2% |
| East Elementary School Upper Sandusky | 117 | 42.7% | 88.2% |
| Miller Avenue Elementary School Sugarcreek | 175 | 33.7% | 70.7% |
| Westview Elementary School Avon Lake | 277 | 26.0% | 79.1% |
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 Ragersville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Tuscarawas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #200 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #293 of 1,569 ▲ 86 | #3 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #481 of 1,569 ▼ 169 | #5 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.6pp | #64 of 1,514 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 145 | #1,667 of 1,808 | #19 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #509 of 767 | #5 of 6 |
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
145
-14 (-9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 177
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 145 | 7 | 20.7:1 | 30% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 144 | 7 | 20.6:1 | 33% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 13 | 11.5:1 | 35% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 7 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 8 | 18.0:1 | 27% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 133 | 7 | 19.0:1 | 28% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 144 | 6 | 24.0:1 | 30% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 139 | 6 | 23.2:1 | 19% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 177 | 6 | 29.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ragersville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (144 to 145); teachers down 12% (8 to 7).
About Ragersville Elementary School
Ragersville Elementary School is a small elementary school in Sugarcreek, Ohio. Enrollment is 145 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6. Against the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 64% lower.
District-wide, Garaway Local has 5 schools and 1,055 students.
Ragersville Elementary School's enrollment is 81% White. The school is also 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 94% White share among all Tuscarawas County residents. Ragersville Elementary School's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 7 full-time positions, a ratio of 20.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Ohio have 17.9:1, compared with 20.7:1 here. Around 30% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 10 points below the 40% average for public schools in Tuscarawas County.
Ragersville Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Ohio public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ragersville Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Ohio schools: 82.0% actual against 77.3% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Tuscarawas County, the median household income is $65,044, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Ragersville Elementary School is one of 44 public schools in the county.
Baltic Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.7 miles away. Within five miles of Ragersville Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Ragersville Elementary School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
2024-25 enrollment was 145, a 9% decrease from 159 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 22.7:1 to 20.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Tuscarawas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,385
Census ACS
Median income
$65,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
15,660 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garaway Local
- Garaway High SchoolHigh · 441 students
- Miller Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 175 students
- Dundee Elementary SchoolElementary · 155 students
- Baltic Elementary SchoolElementary · 139 students
Other schools in Sugarcreek
- Garaway High SchoolHigh · 441 students
- Miller Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 175 students
Nearby schools
- Baltic Elementary School3.7 mi · 139
- Garaway High School4.1 mi · 441
- Miller Avenue Elementary School4.1 mi · 175
- York Elementary School7.1 mi · 209
- Walnut Creek Elementary School7.9 mi · 142
- Flat Ridge Elementary School8.4 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About Ragersville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ragersville Elementary School?
Ragersville Elementary School enrolls approximately 145 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Ragersville Elementary School serve?
Ragersville Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ragersville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ragersville Elementary School is approximately 20.7:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ragersville Elementary School?
At Ragersville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Ragersville Elementary School public or private?
Ragersville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garaway Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.