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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Waterford Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 198 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOLF CREEK LOCAL·NCES 390505103973
Waterford Elementary School
19701 State Route 339, Waterford, OH 45786 · (740) 984-2342 · Washington County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
13.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
201 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Waterford Elementary School→Waterford High School
Based on grade levels within Wolf Creek Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +8.6pp since 2021
Math
65.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +12.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 63.1% |
| 2022-23 | 65.9% | 58.6% |
| 2021-22 | 58.6% | 53.0% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Waterford Elementary School
Waterford Elementary School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Elementary School this school | 428 | 47.0% | 63.2% |
| John E Gregg Elementary School Bergholz | 377 | 47.7% | 77.9% |
| Greeneview Elementary School Jamestown | 412 | 48.1% | 82.7% |
| Liberty Union Elementary School Baltimore | 445 | 44.0% | 72.4% |
| Crestview Elementary School Columbiana | 414 | 50.7% | 77.6% |
| United Elementary School Hanoverton | 431 | 42.7% | 70.8% |
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 Waterford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #567 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #778 of 1,569 ▲ 35 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #681 of 1,569 ▲ 233 | #3 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.7pp | #242 of 1,514 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #724 of 1,808 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #82 of 1,582 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.0% | #1,565 of 1,590 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.0% | #310 of 767 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #330 of 561 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
428
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 428 | 32.6 | 13.1:1 | 47% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 31.2 | 13.0:1 | 45% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 25.6 | 16.2:1 | 33% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 27 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 23.7 | 16.6:1 | 32% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 41% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 39% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 27% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 22 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waterford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (394 to 428); teachers up 38% (23.7 to 32.6).
About Waterford Elementary School
Waterford Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Waterford, Ohio. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 428 students on the rolls.
Waterford Elementary School is a school in Wolf Creek Local. The district has 3 schools and 594 students.
The share of students at Waterford Elementary School who are White is 97%. Washington County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 5% means there is a 5% chance two randomly chosen students at Waterford Elementary School are from different groups.
Waterford Elementary School lists 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.1 students per teacher. The school's 13.1:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for elementary schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 47% of the student body. The rate at public schools in Washington County averages 59%, higher than here.
Waterford Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Waterford Elementary School would score about 71.1%. It scores 63.2%, 7.9 points below that figure.
The county, Washington County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $63,603 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Washington County has 26 public schools with about 7,355 students, including Waterford Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, BlueSky Virtual Academy, is about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Waterford Elementary School is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Waterford Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 428, compared with 409 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.1:1) than in 2020-21 (15.2:1).
People who know Waterford Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,978
Census ACS
Median income
$63,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wolf Creek Local
- Waterford High SchoolHigh · 163 students
- BlueSky Virtual AcademyHigh · 3 students
Other schools in Waterford
- Waterford High SchoolHigh · 163 students
- BlueSky Virtual AcademyHigh · 3 students
Other Waterford Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Waterford Elementary. Waterford Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 8.
- WATERFORD ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 532 students
- Waterford Elementary SchoolUrbandale, IA · 464 students
- Waterford Elementary SchoolWaterford, NJ · 431 students
- Waterford Elementary SchoolGoshen, IN · 400 students
- Waterford Elementary SchoolWaterford, PA · 340 students
Nearby schools
- BlueSky Virtual Academy0.3 mi · 3
- Waterford High School0.3 mi · 163
- Fort Frye High School0.9 mi · 227
- Fort Frye Middle School0.9 mi · 256
- Beverly-Center Elementary School1.1 mi · 224
- Lowell Elementary School7.2 mi · 81
Frequently asked questions
About Waterford Elementary SchoolHow large is Waterford Elementary School?
Waterford Elementary School enrolls approximately 428 students in grades KG-08.
Is Waterford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waterford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Waterford Elementary School have?
Waterford Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is Waterford Elementary School?
Waterford Elementary School reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Waterford Elementary School public or private?
Waterford Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wolf Creek Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.