Wellsville Local

Summary:

The Wellsville Local school district in Ohio consists of 3 schools: 2 elementary schools (Garfield Elementary School and Daw Elementary School) and 1 junior/senior high school (Wellsville Junior Senior High). The data reveals some standout schools as well as areas for improvement across the district.

Daw Elementary School stands out with relatively strong academic performance, particularly in 3rd-6th grade math and English language arts. In 2024-2025, 67.6% of 5th graders were proficient or better in science, compared to the district and state averages. Wellsville Junior Senior High has also shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 637th out of 867 Ohio high schools in 2022-2023 to 595th out of 855 in 2024-2025.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance between the schools and compared to state averages, particularly in math and English language arts. For example, in 8th grade math, Wellsville Junior Senior High had only 16.7% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 47.6%. Additionally, all three schools in the district had a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 32.3% in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average.

District Detail

929 Center St
Wellsville, OH 43968-1423

(330) 532-2643

SchoolDigger Rank:
588^th of 828 Ohio districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 655

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Daw Elementary School	Public	3-6	929 Center St	Wellsville	43968	Columbiana County	Wellsville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 532-1372	203	17	12.3		152 (74.9%)	10 (4.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (18.7%)	43.9	982^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	37.0%		37.8	1058^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.9%	76	67.6				84.1	34.5	48.6	48.1			58.7	44.8	59.5	34.0							$14,126
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1600 Lincoln Ave	Wellsville	43968	Columbiana County	Wellsville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 532-3301	206	8	25.7		169 (82.0%)	9 (4.4%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.7%)								(n/a)																					$12,120
Wellsville Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	1 Bengal Blvd	Wellsville	43968	Columbiana County	Wellsville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 532-1188	246	22	11.1		197 (80.1%)	9 (3.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.6%)	36.1	595^th of 855 public high schools	30.4%		32.9	605^th of 864 public high schools	30.0%	10		51.5	77.8	75.6					24.2	16.7					33.3	27.3	55.8	41.9	20.0	38.5	$17,469

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Liverpool City	3.39 mi	6	609^th
Buckeye On-Line School for Success	3.82 mi	1
Edison Local	4.77 mi	4	279^th
Beaver Local	6.31 mi	5	249^th
Southern Local	7.37 mi	3	591^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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