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Enrollment
722
Elementary
DISTRICT 637 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON LOCAL·NCES 390498503718
Sauder Elementary School
7503 Mudbrook Rd NW, Massillon, OH 44646 · (330) 830-8028 · Stark County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
132 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Based on grade levels within Jackson Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.5pp since 2021
Math
88.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.5% | 88.9% |
| 2023-24 | 88.3% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.5% | 88.5% |
| 2021-22 | 85.9% | 86.5% |
% 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
87.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Sauder Elementary School
Sauder Elementary School's state test result (87.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauder Elementary School this school | 722 | 18.3% | 87.6% |
| Waynesville Elementary School Waynesville | 749 | 18.7% | 84.8% |
| Strausser Elementary School Massillon | 819 | 17.5% | 86.8% |
| Buckeye Woods Elementary School Grove City | 742 | 20.6% | 86.7% |
| Plain City Elementary School Plain City | 704 | 21.2% | 80.9% |
| Bell Creek Intermediate School Bellbrook | 682 | 20.7% | 85.5% |
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 Sauder Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #82 of 673 | #1 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.9% | #110 of 1,569 ▲ 56 | #1 of 44 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #130 of 1,569 ▼ 31 | #3 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #956 of 1,514 | #30 of 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #129 of 1,808 | #8 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #972 of 1,582 | #28 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #1,016 of 1,590 | #34 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #653 of 767 | #21 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #380 of 561 | #16 of 22 |
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
722
+121 (+20%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 722 | 39.4 | 18.3:1 | 18% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 38.9 | 17.5:1 | 18% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 698 | 33.3 | 20.9:1 | 11% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 27 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 30.5 | 22.2:1 | 11% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 32 | 23.7:1 | 13% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 37 | 20.3:1 | 12% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 932 | 37 | 25.2:1 | 6% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 787 | 33 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sauder Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (678 to 722); teachers up 29% (30.5 to 39.4).
About Sauder Elementary School
Sauder Elementary School is a large elementary school with its address in Massillon, Ohio. The school has 722 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students, which makes this school 79% above average.
Sauder Elementary School is a school in Jackson Local. The district has 6 schools and 5,741 students.
At Sauder Elementary School, 86% of students are White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Stark County at about 85% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
The school has 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.3 students per teacher. That is in line with the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Of all students at Sauder Elementary School, 18% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Stark County average 36%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sauder Elementary School, the prediction is 81.9% and the result is 87.6%.
Looking at the county, Stark County, median household income comes to about $67,934, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 101, with about 53,798 students.
Sauder Elementary School's nearest public school is Jackson Memorial Middle School (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Sauder Elementary School places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Sauder Elementary School had a net gain of 121 students, or 20%. The school's ratio dropped from 22.3:1 to 18.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Sauder Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
373,713
Census ACS
Median income
$67,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
101
53,798 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Local
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- Strausser Elementary SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Lake Cable Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Amherst Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
Other schools in Massillon
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Massillon Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Strausser Elementary SchoolElementary · 819 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Memorial Middle School0.2 mi · 1,313
- Jackson High School0.7 mi · 1,881
- Strausser Elementary School2.0 mi · 819
- Lake Cable Elementary School2.2 mi · 544
- Amherst Elementary School2.7 mi · 462
- Whittier Elementary School4.2 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Sauder Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sauder Elementary School?
Sauder Elementary School enrolls approximately 722 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sauder Elementary School serve?
Sauder Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sauder Elementary School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Sauder Elementary School.
How diverse is Sauder Elementary School?
Sauder Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sauder Elementary School?
Sauder Elementary School is overseen by Jackson Local in Stark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.