Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHEASTERN LOCAL·NCES 390467204595
Tinora Elementary School
5751 Domersville Rd, Defiance, OH 43512 · (419) 497-1022 · Defiance County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
108 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 82 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 24% larger than its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
25%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Northeastern Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
85.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.3pp 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 are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 85.3% |
| 2023-24 | 73.6% | 83.8% |
| 2022-23 | 70.7% | 80.3% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 79.9% |
% 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Tinora Elementary School
Tinora Elementary School's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinora Elementary School this school | 355 | 30.4% | 79.4% |
| Hylen Souders Elementary School Galena | 289 | 27.3% | 69.2% |
| Jerusalem Elementary School Curtice | 423 | 34.8% | 77.5% |
| Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School Cuyahoga Heights | 352 | 31.0% | 83.9% |
| Brunswick Memorial Elementary School Brunswick | 362 | 31.8% | 81.3% |
| Eliza Northrop Elementary Medina | 466 | 31.5% | 73.8% |
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 Tinora Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #259 of 673 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #213 of 1,569 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #437 of 1,569 ▲ 133 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #693 of 1,514 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #1,041 of 1,808 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #1,235 of 1,582 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.6% | #1,045 of 1,590 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #505 of 767 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #279 of 992 |
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
355
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 355 | 18 | 19.7:1 | 30% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 37% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 22% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 24 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 25% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 22% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | N/A | N/A | 27% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tinora Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (438 to 355); teachers down 25% (24 to 18).
About Tinora Elementary School
Tinora Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Defiance, Ohio. It offers kindergarten through 4 and has 355 students enrolled.
Tinora Elementary School is one school in Northeastern Local, a system of 3 schools with 940 students.
At Tinora Elementary School, 86% of students are White. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Defiance County at about 87% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Tinora Elementary School is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Tinora Elementary School reported 18 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 19.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1. There are 108 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 30% of enrollment. Among public schools in Defiance County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
Tinora Elementary School is 2.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (79.4% versus 77.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Ohio.
Census data for Defiance County show the median household earns about $73,064 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Tinora Elementary School, Defiance County has 14 public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Tinora High School, is the closest to Tinora Elementary School. Tinora Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Tinora Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Tinora Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased 5% over 4 years, reaching 355 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 15.5:1 in 2020-21 to 19.7:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Tinora Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Defiance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,343
Census ACS
Median income
$73,064
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northeastern Local
- Tinora Middle SchoolMiddle · 313 students
- Tinora High SchoolHigh · 272 students
Other schools in Defiance
- Defiance Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,075 students
- Defiance High SchoolHigh · 697 students
- Defiance Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Ayersville High SchoolHigh · 326 students
- Ayersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Tinora Middle SchoolMiddle · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Tinora High School0.2 mi · 272
- Tinora Middle School0.2 mi · 313
- Four County Career Center6.6 mi · 907
- Defiance Middle School6.8 mi · 572
- Defiance High School6.8 mi · 697
- Defiance Elementary School7.1 mi · 1,075
Frequently asked questions
About Tinora Elementary SchoolHow large is Tinora Elementary School?
Tinora Elementary School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Tinora Elementary School serve?
Tinora Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Tinora Elementary School?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at Tinora Elementary School.
How diverse is Tinora Elementary School?
Tinora Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Tinora Elementary School public or private?
Tinora Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northeastern Local.
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