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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at United Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED LOCAL·NCES 390464502561
United Elementary School
8143 State Route 9, Hanoverton, OH 44423 · (330) 223-8001 · Columbiana County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Ohio public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
14.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
184 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
5%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
United Elementary School→United High School
Based on grade levels within United Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +9.6pp since 2021
Math
74.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 10 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 | 74.3% | 74.6% |
| 2023-24 | 72.6% | 68.5% |
| 2022-23 | 74.5% | 73.5% |
| 2021-22 | 64.7% | 68.5% |
% 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 United Elementary School
United Elementary School's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Elementary School this school | 431 | 42.7% | 70.8% |
| Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School Amanda | 417 | 42.4% | N/A |
| Liberty Union Elementary School Baltimore | 445 | 44.0% | 72.4% |
| Waterford Elementary School Waterford | 428 | 47.0% | 63.2% |
| Bellville Elementary School Bellville | 400 | 40.0% | 81.0% |
| Dresden Elementary School Dresden | 491 | 42.4% | 74.8% |
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 United Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Columbiana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #446 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #527 of 1,569 ▲ 139 | #4 of 13 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #456 of 1,569 ▲ 145 | #3 of 13 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #360 of 1,514 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #716 of 1,808 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #260 of 1,582 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.4% | #1,556 of 1,590 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #375 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #103 of 992 | #2 of 13 |
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
431
-196 (-31%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 835
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 431 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 43% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 47% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 31% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | 31 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 32 | 19.0:1 | 45% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 37 | 19.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 764 | 2 | 382.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 835 | 39 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for United Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (609 to 431); teachers down 9% (32 to 29).
About United Elementary School
United Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Hanoverton, Ohio. Total enrollment is 431 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
United Local has 972 students in 2 schools, and United Elementary School is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at United Elementary School is White, at 97%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, United Elementary School scores 5%.
United Elementary School reports a ratio of 14.9 students per teacher, from 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at United Elementary School, 43% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
United Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 72.7%. United Elementary School scores 70.8%.
For Columbiana County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $58,180 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Columbiana County number 39, with about 13,165 students.
United High School is less than a tenth of a mile from United Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for United Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 431, from 627 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 20.2:1 to 14.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for United Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Columbiana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,704
Census ACS
Median income
$58,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,165 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other United Elementary schools
One other US public school is named United Elementary. United Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- United Elementary SchoolArmagh, PA · 455 students
Nearby schools
- United High School0.0 mi · 541
- West Branch Preschool7.5 mi · 90
- David Anderson Jr/Sr High School8.2 mi · 387
- West Branch Early Learning Center8.8 mi · 374
- McKinley Elementary School8.9 mi · 307
- Reilly Elementary School8.9 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About United Elementary SchoolHow large is United Elementary School?
United Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does United Elementary School serve?
United Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at United Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at United Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at United Elementary School?
At United Elementary School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is United Elementary School in?
United Elementary School is part of United Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.