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If you could change one rule at Sharon Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
627
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLAND LOCAL·NCES 390484903277
Sharon Elementary School
6216 Ridge Rd, Wadsworth, OH 44281 · (330) 239-1901 · Medina County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
56 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 47% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
91.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.2pp since 2021
Math
91.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.9% | 91.5% |
| 2023-24 | 91.2% | 91.7% |
| 2022-23 | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2021-22 | 91.7% | 87.1% |
% 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
90.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Sharon Elementary School
Sharon Elementary School's state test result (90.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Elementary School this school | 627 | 8.9% | 90.6% |
| Granville Elementary School Granville | 679 | 6.6% | 84.8% |
| Wilson Elementary School Cincinnati | 635 | 5.5% | 91.0% |
| Buckeye Valley West Elementary School Ostrander | 648 | 13.3% | 82.8% |
| Granger Elementary School Medina | 512 | 11.1% | 91.7% |
| Ralph E. Waite Elementary Medina | 500 | 11.8% | 82.4% |
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 Sharon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.6% | #34 of 673 | #3 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.5% | #55 of 1,569 ▼ 7 | #2 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.9% | #28 of 1,569 ▲ 18 | #3 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #820 of 1,514 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #235 of 1,808 | #2 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #1,212 of 1,582 | #22 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #1,151 of 1,590 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.9% | #728 of 767 | #22 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.4% | #154 of 561 | #4 of 9 |
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
627
+52 (+9%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 627 | 32 | 19.6:1 | 9% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 32 | 20.8:1 | 11% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 663 | 32 | 20.7:1 | 3% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 30 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 26.1 | 19.4:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 21 | 20.3:1 | 10% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 19 | 24.6:1 | 10% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 9% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 23 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (508 to 627); teachers up 23% (26.1 to 32).
About Sharon Elementary School
Wadsworth, Ohio, is home to Sharon Elementary School, a large elementary school. The school enrolls 627 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404, so this school runs 55% larger than that.
Highland Local has 5 schools and 3,336 students, and Sharon Elementary School is one of those schools.
The student body at Sharon Elementary School is 89% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 92% White share among all Medina County residents. Sharon Elementary School's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.6:1, with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.7 students per teacher above the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 9% of enrollment. That rate is below the 26% average among public schools in Medina County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sharon Elementary School, the prediction is 85.4% and the result is 90.6%.
In the county around the school, Medina County, the median household income is $94,968, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 49 public schools in Medina County, enrolling about 25,243 students in all.
Highland High School is the closest public school, about 4.0 miles away in a straight line. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Sharon Elementary School. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sharon Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Sharon Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment is up 9% from 2020-21, when Sharon Elementary School had 575 students, to 2024-25, when it had 627.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Sharon Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,660
Census ACS
Median income
$94,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
25,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highland Local
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Granger Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Hinckley Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Highland Virtual Learning AcademyElementary
Other schools in Wadsworth
- Wadsworth High SchoolHigh · 1,540 students
- Central Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Wadsworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Overlook Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Isham Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
Other Sharon Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Sharon Elementary. Sharon Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Sharon Elementary SchoolSuwanee, GA · 865 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolNewburgh, IN · 724 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolLoganville, GA · 712 students
- Sharon ElementaryCharlotte, NC · 688 students
- Sharon ElementaryStatesville, NC · 251 students
Nearby schools
- Highland High School4.0 mi · 989
- Granger Elementary School4.3 mi · 512
- Highland Middle School4.5 mi · 824
- Valley View Elementary School4.5 mi · 319
- Northeast Ohio Classical Academy4.8 mi · 100
- Copley High School4.9 mi · 895
Frequently asked questions
About Sharon Elementary SchoolHow large is Sharon Elementary School?
Sharon Elementary School enrolls approximately 627 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sharon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sharon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sharon Elementary School have?
Sharon Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sharon Elementary School?
At Sharon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Sharon Elementary School public or private?
Sharon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Highland Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.