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Ottoville Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Ottoville Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 271 students in grades K-6 in Ottoville, Ohio. Part of the Ottoville Local District, which is ranked 31 out of 828 districts in the state, Ottoville Elementary has consistently been among the top-performing elementary schools in Ohio, ranking as high as 11th out of over 1,600 schools in the 2017-2018 school year.

Ottoville Elementary School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing state and local district averages on Ohio state tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 90% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to 63.4% statewide, and 91.1% of 6th graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to 51.9% statewide. The school also maintains very low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.5% to 7.1% over the past few years, significantly lower than the state average.

Interestingly, Ottoville Elementary's high performance extends to specific student subgroups as well, with the school ranking among the top 100 Ohio elementary schools for female students and white students, and in the top 129 for gifted and talented students. This suggests the school provides equitable educational opportunities and outcomes. While Ottoville Elementary is the standout in the immediate area, nearby schools like Kalida Elementary and Oakwood Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, indicating a concentration of high-quality elementary education in this region.

279

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,834

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 W Third St
Ottoville, OH 45876

(419) 453-3357

District: Ottoville Local

Students who attend Ottoville Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Ottoville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.6%

Hispanic:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (86% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg86%

Ohio avg61%

99^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 828Ottoville Local among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	99 of 1558	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	82 of 1577	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	54 of 1596	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	50 of 1588	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	11 of 1610	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	17 of 1676	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	11 of 1636	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	89.6	23 of 1651	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	88.4	84 of 1678	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	89.6	44 of 1684	97.4%	★★★★★
2014	83.5	102 of 1687	94.0%	★★★★★
2013	83.5	109 of 1701	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	84.7	60 of 1709	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.5	13 of 1686	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	84.1	109 of 1662	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	89.2	7 of 1610	99.6%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	53 of 1582	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	85.7	57 of 1609	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	83.1	113 of 1504	92.5%	★★★★★
2005	71.8	416 of 1501	72.3%	★★★★☆
2004	70.3	453 of 1471	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	56 of 1452	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	94 of 1466	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	101 of 1483	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	56 of 1488	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	1 of 1467	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	30 of 1502	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	51 of 1518	96.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	66.3	129 of 759	83.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	365 of 1466	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	124 of 1485	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	41 of 1498	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	17 of 1518	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	11 of 1499	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	17 of 1535	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	9 of 1536	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	110 of 1175	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	82 of 1190	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	86 of 1215	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	50 of 1242	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	7 of 1249	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	41 of 1271	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	23 of 1309	98.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)83rd percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science90%+27 vs state

Mathematics88%+27 vs state

English Language Arts82%+21 vs state

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Schools Near Ottoville Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Ottoville Elementary School	Public	K-6	650 W Third St	Ottoville	45876	Putnam County	Ottoville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 453-3357	279	15	18.7		275 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	87.7	99^th of 1558 public elementary schools	93.6%		88.7	82^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	94.8%	17	90.0	84.4	90.0	85.0	91.1	86.7	86.7	85.0	71.1	$11,834
Fort Jennings Elementary School	Public	K-5	#1 Musketeer Drive	Fort Jennings	45844	Putnam County	Jennings Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 286-2762	148	13	11.6	33.8%	146 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	75.2	428^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.5%		68.5	571^st of 1577 public elementary schools	63.8%	143	65.2	92.0	76.7	69.6		92.0	60.0	87.0		$14,016
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	310 E 4th St	Delphos	45833	Allen County	Delphos City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 692-8766	370	27	13.7		304 (82.2%)	10 (2.7%)	33 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	78.1	364^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.6%		84.2	211^th of 1577 public elementary schools	86.6%	153		82.2	87.3			78.1	69.8			$10,328
Kalida Elementary School	Public	K-4	208 North Fourth Street	Kalida	45853	Putnam County	Kalida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 532-3845	203	14	14.2	9.4%	199 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	83.8	196^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.4%		92.8	16^th of 1577 public elementary schools	99.0%	180		73.1	92.7			84.6	89.1			$14,948
Grover Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 Monroe Street	Grover Hill	45849	Paulding County	Wayne Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 587-3414	217	16	13.5	61.8%	202 (93.1%)	4 (1.8%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	78	366^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.5%		79.2	337^th of 1577 public elementary schools	78.6%	29	84.6	95.7	74.3	73.1	72.0	82.6	54.3	84.6	76.0	$18,419
Lincolnview Elementary School	Public	K-6	15945 Middle Point Rd	Van Wert	45891	Van Wert County	Lincolnview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 968-2351	426	27	16.0		400 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	71.5	506^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.5%		74.8	436^th of 1577 public elementary schools	72.4%	70	91.1	65.6	77.2	55.4	64.3	67.2	68.4	85.7	71.4	$13,125
Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	309 N 1st St	Oakwood	45873	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 594-3346	291	20	14.5	56.0%	261 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	87.2	109^th of 1558 public elementary schools	93.0%		86.3	137^th of 1577 public elementary schools	91.3%	28	100.0	94.3	87.9	93.5	64.3	97.1	81.8	87.1	67.9	$14,099
Continental Local Elementary School	Public	K-6	5211 State Route 634	Continental	45831	Putnam County	Continental Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 596-3860	295	21	14.3	38.3%	269 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	85.6	159^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.8%		88	105^th of 1577 public elementary schools	93.3%	54	69.4	95.1	83.9	83.3	86.8	92.7	80.6	83.3	78.9	$12,524
Van Wert Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1120 Buckeye Dr	Van Wert	45891	Van Wert County	Van Wert City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 238-0384	343	16	21.4	53.1%	318 (92.7%)	4 (1.2%)	15 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)										$9,338
Elida Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Pioneer Rd	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 338-6803	1,003	52	19.2	62.8%	624 (62.2%)	142 (14.2%)	74 (7.4%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (15.4%)	55.5	811^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.9%		59.8	760^th of 1577 public elementary schools	51.8%	51	66.7	72.2	70.1	48.2		61.8	56.3	67.4		$9,386

Frequently Asked Questions about Ottoville Elementary School

What district is Ottoville Elementary School in?

Ottoville Local

How many students attend Ottoville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Ottoville Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Ottoville Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ottoville Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Ottoville High School

What is the racial makeup of Ottoville Elementary School?

Students at Ottoville Elementary School are 99% White.

Is Ottoville Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Ottoville Elementary School ranks in the top 6.4% of Ohio elementary schools.

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