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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST HENRY CONSOLIDATED LOCAL·NCES 390485803306
St Henry Elementary School
251 E Columbus St, Saint Henry, OH 45883 · (419) 678-4834 · Mercer County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
19.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
33 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 76 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 61% larger than its 4th grade class (61).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 St Henry Consolidated Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
88.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +8.3pp since 2021
Math
98.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.6pp 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 99 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.8% | 98.8% |
| 2023-24 | 91.4% | 98.4% |
| 2022-23 | 88.5% | 98.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.5% | 93.2% |
% 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
94.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
86.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 94% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% 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 St Henry Elementary School
St Henry Elementary School's state test result (94.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Henry Elementary School this school | 489 | 6.7% | 94.4% |
| Glandorf Elementary School Ottawa | 515 | 6.8% | 87.5% |
| Normandy Elementary School Bay Village | 477 | 6.3% | N/A |
| Gurney Elementary School Chagrin Falls | 478 | 6.3% | 97.5% |
| Evening Street Elementary School Worthington | 490 | 2.9% | 90.8% |
| Fort Loramie Elementary School Fort Loramie | 403 | 8.9% | 94.0% |
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 St Henry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 94.4% | #13 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 98.8% | #4 of 1,569 ▲ 1 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.8% | #69 of 1,569 ▼ 25 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #428 of 1,514 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #512 of 1,808 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,138 of 1,582 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.7% | #1,498 of 1,590 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.7% | #740 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.3% | #164 of 561 | N/A |
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
489
+59 (+14%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 489 | 25.5 | 19.2:1 | 7% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 24.5 | 19.0:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 23.5 | 18.7:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 22 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 20.4 | 19.6:1 | 11% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 19 | 18.8:1 | 13% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 12% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 8% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 16 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Henry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (400 to 489); teachers up 25% (20.4 to 25.5).
About St Henry Elementary School
St Henry Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Saint Henry, Ohio. The school counts 489 students across pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404 students.
St Henry Consolidated Local runs 3 schools with a combined 1,085 students. St Henry Elementary School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show St Henry Elementary School is 96% White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. St Henry Elementary School's diversity index is 9%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 25.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Ohio have 17.9:1, compared with 19.2:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 7% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Mercer County average 37%.
allk12 grades St Henry Elementary School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, St Henry Elementary School is 8.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 94.4%. Predicted: 86.3%.
Within Mercer County, the median household income is $76,782, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides St Henry Elementary School, Mercer County has 21 other public schools.
St Henry Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around St Henry Elementary School holds 5 other public schools. Nearby schools average 86.5% on proficiency, and St Henry Elementary School is above that at 94.4%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 59 more students in 2024-25.
Discussions about St Henry Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,484
Census ACS
Median income
$76,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Henry Consolidated Local
- St Henry Middle SchoolMiddle · 300 students
- St Henry High SchoolHigh · 296 students
Other schools in Saint Henry
- St Henry Middle SchoolMiddle · 300 students
- St Henry High SchoolHigh · 296 students
Nearby schools
- St Henry Middle School0.1 mi · 300
- St Henry High School0.2 mi · 296
- Coldwater High School4.6 mi · 380
- Coldwater Elementary School4.6 mi · 667
- Coldwater Middle School4.6 mi · 429
- Fort Recovery Elementary School7.0 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About St Henry Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at St Henry Elementary School?
St Henry Elementary School enrolls approximately 489 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does St Henry Elementary School serve?
St Henry Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does St Henry Elementary School have?
St Henry Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at St Henry Elementary School?
Student demographics at St Henry Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is St Henry Elementary School public or private?
St Henry Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St Henry Consolidated Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.