Summary:
Elementary schools in Lebanon City, Ohio consist of two schools serving different grade levels — Bowman Primary School for grades PK–2 and Donovan Elementary School for grades 3–4 — both part of the Lebanon City district, and together they enroll 1,955 students in a primary-to-elementary pipeline.
Donovan Elementary School is the academic standout. In every Ohio State Tests row provided across 2024–25 and 2025–26, its proficiency exceeded the state average — for example, 68.1% in 3rd grade math and 74.3% in 3rd grade ELA in 2025–26, against state averages of 62.1% and 63.4%. Its strongest margins came in ELA, including +10.9 points in 3rd grade and +10.0 points in 4th grade in 2025–26. The school's rank also improved from 597 of 1,577 (62nd percentile) in 2023–24 to 546 of 1,560 (65th percentile) in 2025–26, though it still holds 3 stars, while the district overall ranks 224 of 773 (71st percentile) with 4 stars. One caution for parents: Donovan's test figures exactly match the district figures in every row, so the state average is the more useful benchmark.
Bowman Primary School is the larger school, with 1,157 students (59.2% of the two-school total), and has the stronger attendance profile: 13.1% chronic absenteeism versus 14.7% at Donovan and 16.5% district-wide. The two schools have similar economic profiles, with free/reduced lunch at 33.88% and 35.21%. Donovan has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio (21.1 versus 22.6) and higher per-student spending ($9,333 versus $8,938), but that spending figure is from 2018–19 and should be treated cautiously. Bowman has no test-score rows here simply because it serves PK–2, below the state-tested grades.
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