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Raymond Elementary School

21511 Main St, Raymond, OH 43067 · (937) 246-2861 · Union County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Ohio public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
64 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4217%
Grade 14318%
Grade 25221%
Grade 35021%
Grade 45623%

This year's kindergarten class (42) is 25% smaller than its 4th grade class (56).

Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
23295%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
52%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Two+
52%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
13455%
Female
10945%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Raymond Elementary School→Creekview Intermediate Elementary School→Bunsold Middle School
Based on grade levels within Marysville Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
74.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.7pp since 2021
Math
74.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.1pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2574.8%74.4%
2023-2483.0%76.1%
2022-2377.2%77.2%
2021-2274.1%71.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Raymond Elementary School

Raymond Elementary School's state test result (77.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Raymond Elementary School this school24326.3%77.1%
Chardon Early Learning Center
Chardon
21928.3%N/A
Park Elementary School
Chardon
22429.5%88.4%
Franklin Elementary School
Wadsworth
24526.1%78.0%
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School
Berlin
21721.7%89.2%
Munson Elementary School
Chardon
23831.5%86.7%
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 Raymond Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Union County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
77.1%#310 of 673#6 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
74.4%#534 of 1,569
▼ 80
#7 of 9
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
74.8%#446 of 1,569
▼ 190
#6 of 9
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+1.9pp#860 of 1,514#3 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
243#1,473 of 1,808#9 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
22.5:1#1,490 of 1,582#6 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
8.8%#1,493 of 1,590#9 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
26.3%#568 of 767#5 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.5%#753 of 992N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
243
-389 (-62%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 52.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524310.822.5:126% (64)
2023-2425111.222.4:124% (61)
2022-2327812.721.9:116% (44)
2020-216321252.7:1N/A
2017-1826012.121.5:117% (45)
2015-162481220.7:125% (63)
2010-112641222.0:130% (80)
2000-013461819.2:17% (24)
1990-912651616.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raymond Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (260 to 243); teachers down 11% (12.1 to 10.8).

About Raymond Elementary School

Raymond Elementary School is one of the public schools in Raymond, Ohio. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolled 243 students in kindergarten through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 40% lower than the average for elementary schools in Ohio, which is about 404.

Marysville Exempted Village oversees Raymond Elementary School and 8 other schools, with 5,781 students in total.

Federal enrollment data show Raymond Elementary School is 95% White. After that, the student body is 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Union County, the White share is about 85%. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Its teaching staff equals 10.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 22.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Ohio have 17.9:1, compared with 22.5:1 here. Around 26% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.

allk12 grades Raymond Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Raymond Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.1%, compared with a predicted 78.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.

Across Union County, the median household income is $112,322, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Union County has 19 public schools and roughly 12,597 students.

Northwood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.2 miles away. The ten-mile area around Raymond Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Raymond Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 77.1% against a local average of 77.7%.

The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).

The school's enrollment figures are 632 for 2020-21 and 243 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 52.7:1 to 22.5:1.

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Union County at a glance

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Population
67,324
Census ACS
Median income
$112,322
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
12,597 students

Quick facts

School name
Raymond Elementary School
District
Marysville Exempted Village
Address
21511 Main St, Raymond, OH 43067
Phone
(937) 246-2861
County
Union County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
243
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
22.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
64 (26%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390454702232
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Raymond Elementary. Raymond Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About Raymond Elementary School
How large is Raymond Elementary School?
Raymond Elementary School enrolls approximately 243 students in grades KG-04.
Is Raymond Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Raymond Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Raymond Elementary School have?
Raymond Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Raymond Elementary School?
Student demographics at Raymond Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Raymond Elementary School in?
Raymond Elementary School is part of Marysville Exempted Village.
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