Enrollment
129
Elementary
DISTRICT 170 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER SANDUSKY EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 391002402310
South Elementary School
444 S 8th St, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 · (419) 294-2304 · Wyandot County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL129 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
75 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
88.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +16.2pp since 2021
Math
91.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +12.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 16 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 | 88.9% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 79.7% |
| 2022-23 | 69.3% | 70.8% |
| 2021-22 | 72.7% | 78.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 67% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Ohio's top 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 South Elementary School
South Elementary School's state test result (81.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary School this school | 129 | 58.1% | 81.4% |
| Mathews Elementary School (Primary) Vienna | 140 | 55.0% | N/A |
| Baltic Elementary School Baltic | 139 | 50.4% | 65.6% |
| Mathews Elementary School (Intermediate) Vienna | 127 | 52.0% | 72.8% |
| Nashville Elementary School Big Prairie | 97 | 53.6% | N/A |
| Salem-Liberty Elementary School Lower Salem | 78 | 59.0% | 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 South Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #211 of 673 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #67 of 1,569 ▲ 296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.9% | #68 of 1,569 ▲ 518 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.4pp | #109 of 1,514 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 129 | #1,698 of 1,808 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #154 of 767 |
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
129
+4 (+3%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 129 | 8.3 | 15.5:1 | 58% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 8.2 | 16.5:1 | 46% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 7.2 | 18.1:1 | 40% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 125 | 7 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 138 | 8.1 | 17.1:1 | 48% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 148 | 8 | 18.5:1 | 54% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 7 | 19.1:1 | 54% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 137 | 8 | 17.1:1 | 33% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 157 | 7 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (138 to 129); teachers up 3% (8.1 to 8.3).
About South Elementary School
South Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Ohio, with an address in Upper Sandusky. Total enrollment is 129 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Ohio have about 404 students on average; enrollment here is 68% lower.
Upper Sandusky Exempted Village is responsible for 5 schools, South Elementary School included, with 1,560 students in all.
South Elementary School is 87% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The diversity index for South Elementary School is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, South Elementary School has a ratio of 15.5:1. Compared with the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 58%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, South Elementary School would score about 66.8%. It scores 81.4%, a top-10% result among Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Wyandot County, the median household earns about $69,768 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 9, with about 3,289 students.
The closest school to South Elementary School is Upper Sandusky Middle School, located about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Its average proficiency rate of 81.4% is above the 74.2% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for South Elementary School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count increased 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 15.5 students per teacher, compared with 17.9 in 2020-21.
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Wyandot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,598
Census ACS
Median income
$69,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,289 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Upper Sandusky Exempted Village
- Upper Sandusky High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- Upper Sandusky Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 117 students
Other schools in Upper Sandusky
- Upper Sandusky High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- Upper Sandusky Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 117 students
Other South Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 18 states are named South Elementary. South Elementary School is the 44th largest of the 44.
- South Elementary SchoolMadison, OH · 506 students
- South Elementary SchoolNew Philadelphia, OH · 429 students
- South Elementary SchoolDover, OH · 422 students
- South Elementary SchoolStockport, OH · 277 students
- South ElementaryHamden, OH · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Upper Sandusky Middle School0.6 mi · 503
- Union Elementary School0.6 mi · 265
- East Elementary School0.9 mi · 117
- Upper Sandusky High School1.3 mi · 546
- Carey High School10.1 mi · 483
- Carey Elementary School10.1 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About South Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Elementary School?
South Elementary School enrolls approximately 129 students in grades KG-05.
Is South Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at South Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at South Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Elementary School?
At South Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is South Elementary School in?
South Elementary School is part of Upper Sandusky Exempted Village.
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