Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 390460300796
Russellville Elementary School
239 W Main St, Russellville, OH 45168 · (937) 377-4771 · Brown County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
140 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
80.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +22.9pp since 2021
Math
82.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +13.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 81 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 up about 23 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.9% | 82.6% |
| 2023-24 | 80.3% | 81.3% |
| 2022-23 | 64.8% | 83.8% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 69.7% |
% 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
79.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Russellville Elementary School
Russellville Elementary School's state test result (79.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Elementary School this school | 295 | 47.5% | 79.9% |
| Newton Elementary School Newark | 347 | 46.7% | 63.2% |
| McMullen Elementary School Loudonville | 288 | 51.4% | 71.6% |
| Chippewa Intermediate School Doylestown | 336 | 44.6% | 87.0% |
| Triad Elementary School North Lewisburg | 354 | 44.4% | 78.8% |
| John E Gregg Elementary School Bergholz | 377 | 47.7% | 77.9% |
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 Russellville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #249 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #299 of 1,569 ▲ 11 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #243 of 1,569 ▲ 99 | #1 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.9pp | #53 of 1,514 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #1,301 of 1,808 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,371 of 1,582 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.4% | #1,583 of 1,590 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #307 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #399 of 561 | 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
295
+48 (+19%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 295 | 14.2 | 20.8:1 | 47% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 14.2 | 19.4:1 | 47% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 14 | 18.5:1 | 47% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 14 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 13.5 | 20.7:1 | 51% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 14 | 21.9:1 | 54% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 18 | 17.8:1 | 50% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 37% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russellville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (280 to 295); teachers up 5% (13.5 to 14.2).
About Russellville Elementary School
Russellville Elementary School is an elementary school in Russellville, Ohio, and it is part of Eastern Local School District. The school's 295 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students each.
Eastern Local School District has 4 schools and 1,082 students, and Russellville Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students make up 98% of enrollment at Russellville Elementary School. The White share in Brown County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. Pick two students at random and there is a 3% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Russellville Elementary School operates with 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 20.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Ohio have 17.9:1, compared with 20.8:1 here. Russellville Elementary School reports 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Brown County averages 60%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Russellville Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Russellville Elementary School are 9.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (79.9% actual, 70.9% predicted).
Brown County has about 43,845 residents, and the median household income is $71,270, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. In all, Brown County has 17 public schools and roughly 6,534 students.
The closest public school, Southern Hills Career Technical Center, is about 5.5 miles from Russellville Elementary School. There are 7 other public schools within ten miles. By average proficiency, Russellville Elementary School is 1st among 4 schools close by.
Russellville Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 19% from 2020-21, when Russellville Elementary School had 247 students, to 2024-25, when it had 295. Students per teacher rose from 17.6 in 2020-21 to 20.8 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,845
Census ACS
Median income
$71,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eastern Local School District
- Sardinia Elementary SchoolElementary · 274 students
- Eastern High SchoolHigh · 259 students
- Eastern MSMiddle · 254 students
Other Russellville Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Russellville Elementary. Russellville Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Russellville ElementaryRussellville, TN · 601 students
- Russellville Elementary SchoolRussellville, AL · 576 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Hills Career Technical Center5.5 mi · 488
- Georgetown Jr/Sr High School5.9 mi · 395
- Georgetown Elementary School6.1 mi · 549
- Eastern MS6.6 mi · 254
- Eastern High School6.7 mi · 259
- Sardinia Elementary School8.9 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Russellville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Russellville Elementary School?
Russellville Elementary School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Russellville Elementary School serve?
Russellville Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Russellville Elementary School have?
Russellville Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Russellville Elementary School?
At Russellville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Russellville Elementary School public or private?
Russellville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Eastern Local School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.