Washington Primary Elementary School

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Piqua, Ohio, Washington Primary Elementary School enrolls 508 students from grades K through 3, part of Piqua City. Enrollment runs roughly 26% above the state mean of about 404.

Within Piqua City, which oversees 5 schools and 3,069 students, Washington Primary Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Washington Primary Elementary School reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 13% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Miami County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Washington Primary Elementary School records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.8:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Miami County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,817, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Miami County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,719 students), Washington Primary Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Piqua Central Intermediate School, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Primary Elementary School has shrank 8%, going from 551 students in 2018 to 508 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 85% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

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