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Woodsfield Elementary School

473 Lewisville Rd, Woodsfield, OH 43793 · (740) 472-0953 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
264 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K92%
Kindergarten339%
Grade 1329%
Grade 2349%
Grade 3349%
Grade 44111%
Grade 54312%
Grade 64412%
Grade 74212%
Grade 85114%

This year's kindergarten class (33) is 35% smaller than its 8th grade class (51).

Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
35096%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
20556%
Female
15844%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
64.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.8pp since 2021
Math
66.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +17.2pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 64 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2564.3%66.3%
2023-2464.4%56.8%
2022-2364.2%50.5%
2021-2259.5%49.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Woodsfield Elementary School

Woodsfield Elementary School's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Woodsfield Elementary School this school36372.7%63.1%
Grand Valley Elementary School
Orwell
36968.0%61.5%
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School
West Liberty
48075.6%83.9%
R C Waters Elementary School
Oak Harbor
35769.2%79.2%
River View Elementary School
Warsaw
39866.3%N/A
Edison Elementary School
Ashland
41167.4%67.3%
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 Woodsfield Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Ohio
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
63.1%#569 of 673
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.3%#765 of 1,569
▲ 173
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.3%#778 of 1,569
▲ 85
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+11.0pp#225 of 1,514
Enrollment
ranked largest first
363#1,008 of 1,808
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.5:1#49 of 1,582
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
7.0%#1,532 of 1,590
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
72.7%#51 of 767
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.7%#363 of 992
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 2024-25
Enrollment
363
-23 (-6%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536329.112.5:173% (264)
2023-2437728.313.3:171% (267)
2022-2339527.314.5:164% (253)
2020-213862614.8:1N/A
2017-1843625.517.1:167% (293)
2015-164382219.9:172% (316)
2010-115002420.8:163% (316)
2000-014953116.0:147% (235)
1990-915131927.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodsfield Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 17% (436 to 363); teachers up 14% (25.5 to 29.1).

About Woodsfield Elementary School

Woodsfield Elementary School serves students in Woodsfield, Ohio, as a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 363 students enrolled.

The 9 schools of Switzerland of Ohio Local, including Woodsfield Elementary School, enroll 1,883 students.

The large majority of students at Woodsfield Elementary School, 96%, are White. That is close to the 95% White share among all Monroe County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Woodsfield Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.

Woodsfield Elementary School counts 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.5 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Monroe County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.

Woodsfield Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Ohio public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.3% at Woodsfield Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.1%.

Monroe County census figures show that median household income is about $60,134, about 12% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 8 public schools operate in Monroe County, serving about 1,683 students.

The nearest public school is Monroe Central High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Woodsfield Elementary School has 5 other public schools within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 52.3%, lower than Woodsfield Elementary School's 63.1%.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The number of students dropped from 386 to 363 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 12.5 students per teacher, compared with 14.8 in 2020-21.

Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Monroe County at a glance

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Population
13,227
Census ACS
Median income
$60,134
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,683 students

Quick facts

School name
Woodsfield Elementary School
District
Switzerland of Ohio Local
Address
473 Lewisville Rd, Woodsfield, OH 43793
Phone
(740) 472-0953
County
Monroe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
363
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
264 (73%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390486503339
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Woodsfield Elementary School
How large is Woodsfield Elementary School?
Woodsfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-08.
Is Woodsfield Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodsfield Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Woodsfield Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Woodsfield Elementary School.
How diverse is Woodsfield Elementary School?
Woodsfield Elementary School reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Woodsfield Elementary School in?
Woodsfield Elementary School is part of Switzerland of Ohio Local.
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