Rock Creek Elementary School

Set in Rock Creek, Ohio, Rock Creek Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary campus, run under Jefferson Area Local. It works with 313 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 23% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Across the 5 schools in Jefferson Area Local (1,685 students total), Rock Creek Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Rock Creek Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Ashtabula County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ashtabula County (around 56%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rock Creek Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Ashtabula County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,728 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Ashtabula County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,023 students), of which Rock Creek Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Jefferson Elementary, roughly 5.8 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rock Creek Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rock Creek Elementary School has grew 9%, going from 287 students in 2018 to 313 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 94% to 88%. Class-load math has grew: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 in 2025.

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