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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWANTON LOCAL·NCES 390470902777
Swanton Elementary School
111 Crestwood Dr, Swanton, OH 43558 · (419) 826-3766 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
196 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (83).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Swanton Elementary School→Swanton Middle School
Based on grade levels within Swanton Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.9pp since 2021
Math
84.7%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 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 have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.8% | 84.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 77.8% |
| 2022-23 | 71.1% | 81.8% |
| 2021-22 | 75.7% | 86.2% |
% 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
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Swanton Elementary School
Swanton Elementary School's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanton Elementary School this school | 424 | 46.2% | 77.8% |
| Lakota Elementary School Kansas | 403 | 48.1% | 75.0% |
| Fairview Elementary School Sherwood | 411 | 46.5% | 74.4% |
| Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus Bettsville | 380 | 44.2% | 68.5% |
| James J Hilfiker Elementary School Gibsonburg | 371 | 42.9% | 81.4% |
| Delta Elementary School Delta | 361 | 46.0% | 73.0% |
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 Swanton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #295 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #233 of 1,569 ▲ 182 | #3 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #443 of 1,569 ▲ 119 | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #377 of 1,514 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #735 of 1,808 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #785 of 1,582 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #1,022 of 1,590 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #319 of 767 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #914 of 992 | #7 of 7 |
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
424
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 424 | 24.2 | 17.6:1 | 46% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 23.7 | 19.2:1 | 43% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 23.7 | 18.5:1 | 35% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 23 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 24.5 | 17.8:1 | 41% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 16 | 18.7:1 | 53% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 48% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 19 | 17.3:1 | 15% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 19 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swanton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (435 to 424); teachers down 1% (24.5 to 24.2).
About Swanton Elementary School
Swanton Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Swanton, Ohio. The school serves 424 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.
Swanton Local is responsible for 3 schools, Swanton Elementary School included, with 1,111 students in all.
About 86% of the student body at Swanton Elementary School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Fulton County as a whole is similar, at about 89%. Swanton Elementary School's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 24.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.6:1. That matches the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio fairly closely. Roughly 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 44% average for public schools in Fulton County.
Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Swanton Elementary School's results are 6.4 points above predicted: 77.8% against 71.3%.
Federal survey data for Fulton County show that the median household income is $72,864, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 22 public schools in Fulton County, enrolling about 6,935 students in all.
The closest public school to Swanton Elementary School is Swanton High School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Swanton Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 424, a 4% gain from 407 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,240
Census ACS
Median income
$72,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,935 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Swanton Local
- Swanton Middle SchoolMiddle · 379 students
- Swanton High SchoolHigh · 308 students
Other schools in Swanton
- Swanton Middle SchoolMiddle · 379 students
- Swanton High SchoolHigh · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Swanton High School0.5 mi · 308
- Swanton Middle School0.6 mi · 379
- Pike-Delta-York Middle School5.5 mi · 361
- Delta Elementary School5.5 mi · 361
- Pike-Delta-York High School5.8 mi · 359
- Whitehouse Primary School6.6 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Swanton Elementary SchoolHow large is Swanton Elementary School?
Swanton Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Swanton Elementary School serve?
Swanton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Swanton Elementary School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Swanton Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Swanton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Swanton Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Swanton Elementary School in?
Swanton Elementary School is part of Swanton Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.