Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST LOCAL·NCES 390499003740
W. S. Stinson Elementary School
8454 Erie Ave NW, Canal Fulton, OH 44614 · (330) 854-4646 · Stark County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Ohio public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
153 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 121 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 145 | 38% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 31% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Northwest Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
75.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.5pp since 2021
Math
86.9%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.6% | 86.9% |
| 2023-24 | 79.3% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.1% | 89.9% |
| 2021-22 | 81.0% | 86.9% |
% 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
83.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 W. S. Stinson Elementary School
W. S. Stinson Elementary School's state test result (83.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. S. Stinson Elementary School this school | 384 | 39.8% | 83.0% |
| Bellville Elementary School Bellville | 400 | 40.0% | 81.0% |
| Williamsburg Elementary School Williamsburg | 402 | 40.0% | 87.8% |
| Miami View Elementary School South Charleston | 412 | 38.1% | 64.4% |
| Maude Marshall Elementary School Oxford | 348 | 38.5% | 69.6% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Mc Donald | 383 | 41.8% | 76.5% |
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 W. S. Stinson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #177 of 673 | #8 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.9% | #169 of 1,569 ▼ 2 | #5 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #427 of 1,569 ▼ 59 | #15 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.8pp | #276 of 1,514 | #9 of 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #902 of 1,808 | #27 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #220 of 1,582 | #2 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #1,264 of 1,590 | #39 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #405 of 767 | #12 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #747 of 992 | #14 of 21 |
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
384
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 384 | 26.3 | 14.6:1 | 40% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 25.8 | 15.2:1 | 41% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 25.8 | 15.2:1 | 31% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 27 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 24.8 | 16.6:1 | 35% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 24 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 27 | 19.2:1 | 31% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 21% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 18 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W. S. Stinson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (411 to 384); teachers up 6% (24.8 to 26.3).
About W. S. Stinson Elementary School
W. S. Stinson Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Ohio, with an address in Canal Fulton. Students in grades 3 through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 384 students.
Northwest Local is the local district for W. S. Stinson Elementary School. It runs 4 schools with 1,636 students.
White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Ohio, 17.9:1, is higher. A total of 153 students, or 40%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
W. S. Stinson Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Ohio public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for W. S. Stinson Elementary School is +9.2 points: 83.0% actual, 73.8% predicted.
In the wider Stark County area, the median household earns about $67,934 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. W. S. Stinson Elementary School shares Stark County with 100 other public schools.
The closest school to W. S. Stinson Elementary School is Northwest Primary School, located about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, W. S. Stinson Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at W. S. Stinson Elementary School was 382 in 2020-21 and 384 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
373,713
Census ACS
Median income
$67,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
101
53,798 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northwest Local
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 480 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 405 students
- Northwest Primary SchoolElementary · 367 students
Other schools in Canal Fulton
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 480 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 405 students
- Northwest Primary SchoolElementary · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Primary School0.1 mi · 367
- Northwest High School0.2 mi · 480
- Northwest Middle School0.3 mi · 405
- Manchester Middle School3.4 mi · 275
- Nolley Elementary School4.0 mi · 527
- Manchester High School4.1 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About W. S. Stinson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at W. S. Stinson Elementary School?
W. S. Stinson Elementary School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades 03-05.
Is W. S. Stinson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
W. S. Stinson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at W. S. Stinson Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at W. S. Stinson Elementary School.
How diverse is W. S. Stinson Elementary School?
W. S. Stinson Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is W. S. Stinson Elementary School in?
W. S. Stinson Elementary School is part of Northwest Local.
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