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Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School
- B-Test 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.
- 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (82).
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Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat 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 65 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.3% | 54.9% |
| 2021-22 | 61.6% | 45.2% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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%.
Schools most like Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School
Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School this school | 500 | 62.0% | 64.1% |
| Bellefontaine Intermediate School Bellefontaine | 505 | 57.4% | 60.3% |
| Darbydale Elementary School Grove City | 405 | 59.3% | 59.5% |
| Southway Elementary School Massillon | 474 | 61.8% | 71.0% |
| Orrville Elementary School Orrville | 514 | 56.0% | 67.3% |
| Richard Avenue Elementary School Grove City | 423 | 58.6% | 56.3% |
Where Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Clermont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #557 of 673 | #17 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #800 of 1,569 ▲ 168 | #16 of 21 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #683 of 1,569 ▲ 61 | #16 of 21 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.7pp | #157 of 1,514 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #485 of 1,808 | #11 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,135 of 1,582 | #13 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #637 of 1,590 | #1 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #112 of 767 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #981 of 992 | #16 of 16 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 500 | 26 | 19.2:1 | 62% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 25.5 | 20.8:1 | 63% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 26.9 | 19.3:1 | 49% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 27 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 30.1 | 16.7:1 | 43% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 48% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 26 | 21.1:1 | 37% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 20% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 25 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (503 to 500); teachers down 13% (30.1 to 26).
About Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School
Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school enrolls 500 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404, so this school runs 24% bigger than that.
West Clermont Local runs 9 schools with a combined 7,641 students. Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School is one of them.
Roughly 73% of students at Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School are White. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Clermont County's residents are about 92% White, 19 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 19.2:1. This ratio sits 1.3 above the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 62%. The rate at public schools in Clermont County averages 41%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School, the prediction is 65.4% and the result is 64.1%.
Census estimates describe Clermont County this way: the median household income is $85,510, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School, Clermont County has 46 other public schools.
The closest public school to Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School is Clough Pike Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School is behind the 78.1% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 512 in 2020-21 to 500 in 2024-25, a change of 12 students.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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