Summary:
Elementary schools in Old Fort Local come down to a single campus: Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus, at 118 Washington St in Bettsville, serving grades PK–6 with 380 students. The Old Fort Local district is ranked 205 out of 773 Ohio districts — the 73rd percentile, with a 4-star district rating — while the school itself has earned 3 stars in each of the last three reported years.
On 2025–26 state tests, the school's clearest strengths were 3rd grade English Language Arts at 81.6% proficient — 18.2 points above the state's 63.4% — along with 3rd grade math at 75.5% (+13.4 points), 4th grade math at 79.5% (+12.2), and 6th grade math at 64.8% (+8.6). Its weakest areas were 5th grade math at 50.9% (8.2 points below state) and 5th grade science at 56.6% (6.1 points below), down from 73.2% in 2024–25, when it was 9.8 points above state. Fifth-grade math was below state in both years but improved from 44.6% to 50.9%. In 2024–25, 7 of 9 reported tests were above state; in 2025–26 only 5 of 9 were, leaving overall average proficiency essentially flat as ELA gains offset the science drop.
Chronic absenteeism is a real positive: 6.2% at the school versus 11.0% for the district in 2025–26. The student-teacher ratio is 15.8, and 44.21% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25; the per-student spending figure of $9,904 dates from 2018–19 and may not reflect current resources. The school's statewide percentile slipped from 62 to 59 to 57 over three years, so while it outperforms the state on several individual assessments, especially early-grade ELA and math, it is not currently top-tier by Ohio's ranking system — and 5th grade remains the area to watch.
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