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Alumni: what's one memory from Shenandoah Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
809
Elementary
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOBLE LOCAL·NCES 390489004248
Shenandoah Elementary School
20977 Zep Rd E, Sarahsville, OH 43779 · (740) 732-5661 · Noble County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
20.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
619 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 136 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (75).
Student demographics
5%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Shenandoah Elementary School→Shenandoah High School
Based on grade levels within Noble Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
64.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.4% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 60.7% |
| 2022-23 | 70.9% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.2% | 64.6% |
% 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Shenandoah Elementary School
Shenandoah Elementary School's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Elementary School this school | 809 | 76.5% | 64.5% |
| Mt Orab Primary Elementary School Mount Orab | 683 | 70.1% | 67.3% |
| Bucyrus Elementary School Bucyrus | 562 | 73.1% | 48.9% |
| Greenville Elementary School Greenville | 788 | 68.7% | 63.4% |
| Fredericktown Elementary School Fredericktown | 535 | 82.1% | 77.1% |
| West Liberty-Salem Elementary School West Liberty | 480 | 75.6% | 83.9% |
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 Shenandoah Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #544 of 673 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #809 of 1,569 ▲ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #708 of 1,569 ▲ 130 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #948 of 1,514 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #78 of 1,808 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,326 of 1,582 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #1,559 of 1,590 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #35 of 767 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.5% | #117 of 561 |
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
809
+139 (+21%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 868
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 809 | 39.7 | 20.4:1 | 77% (619) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 39.9 | 20.3:1 | 46% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 39.6 | 18.0:1 | 42% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 45 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 55% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 50% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 52% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 882 | 52 | 17.0:1 | 32% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 868 | 37 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shenandoah Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (615 to 809); teachers down 6% (42 to 39.7).
About Shenandoah Elementary School
Shenandoah Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Sarahsville, Ohio, under Noble Local. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 809 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Ohio have about 404 students on average; enrollment here is 100% higher.
Noble Local counts 1,049 students in its 2 schools, and Shenandoah Elementary School is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at Shenandoah Elementary School is White, at 97%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
Teacher count: 39.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 20.4:1. Compared with the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 77%.
Shenandoah Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of Ohio public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Shenandoah Elementary School is 59.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.5%.
In Noble County, median household income comes to about $56,098, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 4, with about 1,797 students.
Measured in a straight line, Shenandoah High School is about 0.2 miles from Shenandoah Elementary School. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within ten miles.
For locale, NCES codes Shenandoah Elementary School as Rural: Remote.
The school's student count increased 21% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 20.4 students per teacher, compared with 14.9 in 2020-21.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Noble County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,282
Census ACS
Median income
$56,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,797 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Shenandoah Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Shenandoah Elementary. Shenandoah Elementary School is the largest of the 8.
- SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 805 students
- Shenandoah Elementary SchoolMiddletown, IN · 630 students
- Shenandoah Elementary SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 584 students
- SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 403 students
- Shenandoah ElementaryShenandoah, VA · 351 students
Nearby schools
- Shenandoah High School0.2 mi · 240
- Caldwell High School5.6 mi · 237
- Caldwell Elementary School6.4 mi · 511
- Buffalo Campus9.1 mi · 326
- Secrest Elementary School9.7 mi · 135
- Brook Intermediate School11.4 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Shenandoah Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Shenandoah Elementary School?
Shenandoah Elementary School enrolls approximately 809 students in grades PK-08.
Is Shenandoah Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shenandoah Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Shenandoah Elementary School have?
Shenandoah Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Shenandoah Elementary School?
Student demographics at Shenandoah Elementary School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Shenandoah Elementary School?
Shenandoah Elementary School is overseen by Noble Local in Noble County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.