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Enrollment
691
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST MUSKINGUM LOCAL·NCES 390488803439
West Muskingum Elementary School
200 Kimes Rd, Zanesville, OH 43701 · (740) 455-4058 · Muskingum County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL691 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- 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
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
343 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 140 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (135).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Based on grade levels within West Muskingum Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.4pp since 2021
Math
78.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.8% | 78.7% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 65.2% |
| 2022-23 | 70.3% | 64.2% |
| 2021-22 | 69.4% | 74.0% |
% 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
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 West Muskingum Elementary School
West Muskingum Elementary School's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Muskingum Elementary School this school | 691 | 49.6% | 71.3% |
| Madison Elementary School Middletown | 711 | 51.8% | 75.6% |
| Bath Elementary School Lima | 727 | 51.3% | 86.5% |
| Three Rivers Elementary Cleves | 731 | 50.8% | 66.7% |
| Miami Whitewater Elementary School Harrison | 672 | 50.0% | 71.4% |
| Fairless Elementary School Navarre | 613 | 49.8% | 70.7% |
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 West Muskingum Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Muskingum County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #432 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #425 of 1,569 ▲ 339 | #4 of 13 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #536 of 1,569 ▲ 158 | #5 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #698 of 1,514 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 691 | #152 of 1,808 | #3 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,383 of 1,582 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #999 of 1,590 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #269 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.9% | #189 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
691
+83 (+14%) vs 2020
+113% since 1990-91, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 691 | 33 | 20.9:1 | 50% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 33 | 21.3:1 | 55% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 34 | 19.9:1 | 48% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 26 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 55% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 54% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 55% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 27% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 325 | 13 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Muskingum Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (581 to 691); teachers up 6% (31 to 33).
About West Muskingum Elementary School
West Muskingum Elementary School, located in Zanesville, Ohio, is a large elementary school. Total enrollment is 691 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 4. Elementary schools in Ohio have about 404 students on average; enrollment here is 71% higher.
West Muskingum Local has 1,636 students spread across 3 schools.
The share of students at West Muskingum Elementary School who are White is 85%. Smaller groups are 10% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Hispanic. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at West Muskingum Elementary School are from different groups.
West Muskingum Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. The school's 20.9:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for elementary schools in Ohio. The school has 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Ohio public elementary schools, West Muskingum Elementary School outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
West Muskingum Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.3% is 1.3 points above the 70.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Muskingum County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $60,780 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting West Muskingum Elementary School, Muskingum County has 33 public schools.
The closest school to West Muskingum Elementary School is West Muskingum Middle School, located about 0.1 miles away. West Muskingum Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
For locale, NCES codes West Muskingum Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, West Muskingum Elementary School had a net gain of 83 students, or 14%. The ratio was 23.4:1 in 2020-21 and 20.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Muskingum County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,411
Census ACS
Median income
$60,780
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
14,311 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Muskingum Local
- West Muskingum Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
- West Muskingum High SchoolHigh · 431 students
Other schools in Zanesville
- Zane Grey Elementary SchoolElementary · 915 students
- Maysville Elementary SchoolElementary · 737 students
- Zanesville CampusHigh · 729 students
- Zanesville High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- John McIntire Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
- West Muskingum Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
Nearby schools
- West Muskingum Middle School0.1 mi · 514
- West Muskingum High School0.2 mi · 431
- John McIntire Elementary School3.6 mi · 604
- Zanesville High School3.6 mi · 689
- Zanesville Middle School3.7 mi · 466
- Zane Grey Elementary School4.5 mi · 915
Frequently asked questions
About West Muskingum Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Muskingum Elementary School?
West Muskingum Elementary School enrolls approximately 691 students in grades PK-04.
Is West Muskingum Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Muskingum Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at West Muskingum Elementary School?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at West Muskingum Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at West Muskingum Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Muskingum Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is West Muskingum Elementary School public or private?
West Muskingum Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Muskingum Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.