Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPENCERVILLE LOCAL·NCES 390458002348
Spencerville Elementary School
2500 Wisher Dr, Spencerville, OH 45887 · (419) 647-4113 · Allen County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
333 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (60).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Spencerville Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
83.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.7pp since 2021
Math
85.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.3% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.8% | 91.3% |
| 2022-23 | 95.2% | 90.2% |
| 2021-22 | 86.0% | 86.3% |
% 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
88.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% 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 37 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 Spencerville Elementary School
Spencerville Elementary School's state test result (88.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencerville Elementary School this school | 336 | 99.1% | 88.3% |
| Southeast Primary Elementary School Ravenna | 328 | 99.1% | N/A |
| Adena Elementary School Frankfort | 524 | 99.4% | 60.1% |
| Bellaire Elementary School Bellaire | 489 | 99.4% | 75.1% |
| Fairfield Local Elementary School Leesburg | 430 | 86.0% | 76.6% |
| Leona Ave Middle School Shadyside | 190 | 92.1% | 80.5% |
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 Spencerville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.3% | #71 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #224 of 1,569 ▼ 170 | #3 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #191 of 1,569 ▼ 169 | #2 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #322 of 1,514 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #1,137 of 1,808 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #527 of 1,582 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #1,356 of 1,590 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #5 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #669 of 992 | #7 of 10 |
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
336
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 336 | 20.5 | 16.4:1 | 99% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 99% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 20.5 | 16.8:1 | 99% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 28 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 18.5 | 19.8:1 | 99% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 18 | 21.6:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 97% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 34% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 321 | 18 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spencerville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (367 to 336); teachers up 11% (18.5 to 20.5).
About Spencerville Elementary School
Spencerville Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Spencerville Local, located in Spencerville, Ohio. The school has 336 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 4.
Spencerville Local runs Spencerville Elementary School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 986 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Spencerville Elementary School is White, at 93%. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial and 3% Pacific Islander. Allen County's residents are about 80% White, 13 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.
The school had 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1. The school reported 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 49 points above the 50% average for public schools in Allen County.
Test results at Spencerville Elementary School are 37.0 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 88.3%, compared with a predicted 51.4%, which ranks in the top 10% in Ohio.
The school's county is Allen County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $64,038, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 36 public schools in the county, enrolling about 14,579, Spencerville Elementary School among them.
Spencerville Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Spencerville Middle School, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 74.7% on proficiency, and Spencerville Elementary School is above that at 88.3%.
NCES assigns Spencerville Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 331 to 336. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.4:1.
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Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,348
Census ACS
Median income
$64,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spencerville Local
- Spencerville High SchoolHigh · 335 students
- Spencerville Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
Other schools in Spencerville
- Spencerville High SchoolHigh · 335 students
- Spencerville Middle SchoolMiddle · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Spencerville Middle School0.0 mi · 315
- Spencerville High School0.0 mi · 335
- Maplewood Elementary School8.3 mi · 346
- Shawnee High School9.3 mi · 673
- Shawnee Middle School9.5 mi · 712
- Jefferson Middle School9.9 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Spencerville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spencerville Elementary School?
Spencerville Elementary School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-04.
Is Spencerville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spencerville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spencerville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spencerville Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spencerville Elementary School?
At Spencerville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Spencerville Elementary School in?
Spencerville Elementary School is part of Spencerville Local.
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