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Union Furnace Elementary School

36140 Limebank Road, Union Furnace, OH 43158 · (740) 380-6881 · Hocking County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% 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.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • 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

Enrollment
184
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K158%
Kindergarten3117%
Grade 13217%
Grade 24223%
Grade 33620%
Grade 42815%

This year's kindergarten class (31) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (28).

Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
17796%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Two+
63%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
8848%
Female
9652%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Union Furnace Elementary School→Logan-Hocking Middle School→Logan High School
Based on grade levels within Logan-Hocking Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
95.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
90.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.6pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 4 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2595.0%90.2%
2023-2488.9%92.3%
2022-2387.3%94.3%
2021-2292.8%86.6%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Union Furnace Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Hocking County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
90.2%#83 of 1,569
▼ 41
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
95.0%#13 of 1,569
▲ 75
N/A
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.9pp#762 of 1,514N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
184#1,615 of 1,808#4 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.7%#361 of 992N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
184
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2518414.312.8:1N/A
2023-241791412.8:1N/A
2022-231991414.2:1N/A
2020-211901314.6:1N/A
2017-1822115.314.4:1N/A
2015-162241514.9:175% (168)
2010-112551615.9:167% (172)
2000-012391515.9:140% (95)
1990-912851617.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Furnace Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 17% (221 to 184); teachers down 6% (15.3 to 14.3).

About Union Furnace Elementary School

Families in Union Furnace, Ohio, are served by Union Furnace Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school counted 184 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 4. That puts enrollment 54% below the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio.

Logan-Hocking Local has 7 schools and 3,364 students, and Union Furnace Elementary School is one of those schools.

The share of White students at Union Furnace Elementary School is 96%. Next come 3% multiracial. In Hocking County overall, the White share is about 95%. The diversity index for Union Furnace Elementary School is 7%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

For every teacher at Union Furnace Elementary School, there are about 12.8 students; the school has 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1.

Among Ohio public elementary schools, Union Furnace Elementary School outscored 96%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.

The school is in Hocking County, where the median household earns about $62,960 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Union Furnace Elementary School shares Hocking County with 7 other public schools.

Southeast Ohio Classical Academy sits about 2.7 miles from Union Furnace Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.

Federal enrollment counts decreased from 190 (2020-21) to 184 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.8:1, from 14.6:1.

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Hocking County at a glance

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Population
27,799
Census ACS
Median income
$62,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,459 students

Quick facts

School name
Union Furnace Elementary School
District
Logan-Hocking Local
Address
36140 Limebank Road, Union Furnace, OH 43158
Phone
(740) 380-6881
County
Hocking County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
184
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390442401178
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Union Furnace Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Union Furnace Elementary School?
Union Furnace Elementary School enrolls approximately 184 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Union Furnace Elementary School serve?
Union Furnace Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Furnace Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union Furnace Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Union Furnace Elementary School?
At Union Furnace Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Union Furnace Elementary School public or private?
Union Furnace Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Logan-Hocking Local.
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