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If you could change one rule at Tallmadge Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,088
Elementary
DISTRICT 836 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLMADGE CITY·NCES 390448801756
Tallmadge Elementary School
480 East Ave, Tallmadge, OH 44278 · (330) 633-5427 · Summit County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,088 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
20.5:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
386 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 169 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 164 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 175 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 183 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 193 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 204 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (169) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (204).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Tallmadge City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.1pp since 2021
Math
65.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 69 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 down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.4% | 62.6% |
| 2022-23 | 74.4% | 70.2% |
| 2021-22 | 73.2% | 64.1% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Tallmadge Elementary School
Tallmadge Elementary School's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallmadge Elementary School this school | 1,088 | 35.5% | 67.1% |
| Watkins Intermediate School Pataskala | 801 | 45.2% | 76.0% |
| Centerville Primary Village South Centerville | 679 | 29.5% | N/A |
| Little Miami Early Childhood Center Morrow | 941 | 28.7% | N/A |
| Monroe Elementary School Monroe | 1,166 | 39.8% | 78.2% |
| Little Miami Primary School Maineville | 937 | 32.1% | 73.1% |
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 Tallmadge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #505 of 673 | #22 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #795 of 1,569 ▲ 27 | #25 of 67 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #625 of 1,569 ▼ 85 | #26 of 67 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #344 of 1,514 | #20 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,088 | #16 of 1,808 | #1 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,344 of 1,582 | #63 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #568 of 1,590 | #36 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.5% | #450 of 767 | #16 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +101.9% | #23 of 561 | #2 of 24 |
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
1,088
+32 (+3%) vs 2020
+110% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 1,088 | 53 | 20.5:1 | 35% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 1,077 | 52 | 20.7:1 | 36% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 1,105 | 54 | 20.5:1 | 27% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 1,056 | 50 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 23.3 | 23.1:1 | 24% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 26 | 20.9:1 | 25% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 22 | 18.3:1 | 24% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 12% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 26 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tallmadge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 102% (539 to 1,088); teachers up 127% (23.3 to 53).
About Tallmadge Elementary School
Tallmadge Elementary School is a large elementary school in Tallmadge, Ohio, one of the schools in Tallmadge City. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 1,088 students. Enrollment is 169% higher than the average for elementary schools in Ohio, which is about 404.
Tallmadge City is the district for Tallmadge Elementary School. It has 3 schools and 2,507 students.
White students account for 69% of enrollment at Tallmadge Elementary School. The remaining students are 15% Asian, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Tallmadge Elementary School comes in at 49%.
Tallmadge Elementary School employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1, lower than at this school. Tallmadge Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 35%. Across public schools in Summit County, the average is about the same, 34%.
Tallmadge Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Ohio public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Tallmadge Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.1%; the prediction is 75.4%.
Among Summit County residents, median household income is about $71,622, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Tallmadge Elementary School is one of 149 public schools in Summit County, which together enroll about 69,214 students.
Tallmadge Middle School is the public school closest to Tallmadge Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,088 was 3% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 1,056.
Discussions about Tallmadge Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Summit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
537,864
Census ACS
Median income
$71,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
69,214 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tallmadge City
- Tallmadge High SchoolHigh · 805 students
- Tallmadge Middle SchoolMiddle · 614 students
Other schools in Tallmadge
- Tallmadge High SchoolHigh · 805 students
- Tallmadge Middle SchoolMiddle · 614 students
Other Tallmadge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Tallmadge Elementary. Tallmadge Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Tallmadge Elementary SchoolLancaster, OH · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Tallmadge Middle School0.1 mi · 614
- Tallmadge High School0.8 mi · 805
- Betty Jane Community Learning Center1.7 mi · 347
- Cascade Career Prep High School2.3 mi · 102
- Summit Academy Akron Middle School2.7 mi · 67
- Windemere Community Learning Center2.7 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Tallmadge Elementary SchoolHow large is Tallmadge Elementary School?
Tallmadge Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,088 students in grades KG-05.
Is Tallmadge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tallmadge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Tallmadge Elementary School have?
Tallmadge Elementary School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tallmadge Elementary School?
At Tallmadge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Black, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Tallmadge Elementary School public or private?
Tallmadge Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tallmadge City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.