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Defiance Elementary School

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Defiance Elementary School ranks 901 st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

901^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Defiance Elementary School is a public elementary school in Defiance, Ohio, serving 1,053 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Defiance City School District, which is ranked 420 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Defiance Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools, with a ranking between 788 and 982 out of over 1,500 schools in the state over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the state average across grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 48.3% in 5th Grade Math to 68.2% in 5th Grade Science, compared to state averages of 56.7% and 63.4%, respectively. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.3% to 19.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

While Stryker Elementary School, Miller City Elementary School, and Fairview Elementary School in nearby districts generally outperform Defiance Elementary on state assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates, the school's African American and Hispanic students perform relatively well compared to the state averages for those subgroups. However, the school's White students and students with disabilities perform significantly worse than the state averages for those subgroups.

1,075

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,159

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Carter Rd
Defiance, OH 43512-8970

(419) 782-0070

District: Defiance City

Students who attend Defiance Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Defiance Middle School
High:	Defiance High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.2%

Hispanic:

28.5%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Ohio avg64%

901^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

420^th of 828Defiance City 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	49.7	901 of 1558	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	788 of 1577	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	846 of 1596	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	854 of 1588	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	873 of 1610	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	982 of 1676	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	981 of 1636	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.1	984 of 1651	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.8	969 of 1678	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.5	779 of 1684	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.7	876 of 1687	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.7	785 of 1701	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.4	830 of 1709	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.3	1004 of 1686	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	74.5	102 of 601	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	67 of 533	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	161 of 605	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	178 of 598	70.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	749 of 824	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	409 of 765	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	450 of 956	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	540 of 1021	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	869 of 1452	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	729 of 1466	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	773 of 1483	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	863 of 1488	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	905 of 1467	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	906 of 1502	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	938 of 1518	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	52.2	130 of 219	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	87 of 259	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	56 of 234	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	59 of 233	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	55 of 216	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	45 of 189	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	60 of 228	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	91 of 239	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	617 of 1473	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	646 of 1484	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	737 of 1447	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	627 of 1419	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	648 of 1404	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	865 of 1465	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	851 of 1465	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	867 of 1466	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	767 of 1485	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	807 of 1498	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	821 of 1518	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	757 of 1499	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	908 of 1535	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	928 of 1536	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	79 of 218	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	66 of 202	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	520 of 935	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	501 of 900	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	721 of 856	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	843 of 1175	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	755 of 1190	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	802 of 1215	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	863 of 1242	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	893 of 1249	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	939 of 1271	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	923 of 1309	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)83rd percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)64th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)41st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

White (2025)28th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+5 vs state

Mathematics59%-4 vs state

English Language Arts58%-6 vs state

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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
Defiance Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Carter Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Defiance City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 782-0070	1,075	66	16.2		636 (59.2%)	31 (2.9%)	306 (28.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (8.9%)	49.7	901^st of 1558 public elementary schools	42.2%		58.2	788^th of 1577 public elementary schools	50.0%	113	68.2	60.2	69.4	48.3		50.9	51.7	71.0		$10,159
Ayersville Elementary School	Public	K-6	28046 Watson Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Ayersville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 395-1111	322	22	14.3		278 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	88.1	91^st of 1558 public elementary schools	94.2%		87.9	107^th of 1577 public elementary schools	93.2%	16	94.3	78.4	100.0	88.7	83.3	72.5	92.7	94.3	79.2	$14,149
Tinora Elementary School	Public	K-4	5751 Domersville Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 497-1022	355	18	19.7	30.4%	306 (86.2%)	3 (0.8%)	37 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	79	338^th of 1558 public elementary schools	78.3%		76.1	406^th of 1577 public elementary schools	74.3%	68		78.3	92.2			76.7	73.4			$14,457
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
Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-5	14060 Blosser Rd	Sherwood	43556	Defiance County	Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 658-2511	411	26	15.9	46.5%	372 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	74	450^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.1%		68.6	567^th of 1577 public elementary schools	64.0%	117	80.3	77.4	83.9	63.9		73.0	69.4	78.7		$12,770
Holgate Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 Joe E Brown Ave	Holgate	43527	Henry County	Holgate Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 264-5231	162	10	16.2		132 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	65.3	618^th of 1558 public elementary schools	60.3%		67.2	604^th of 1577 public elementary schools	61.7%	14	72.2	72.0	65.4	83.3		64.0	63.0	72.2		$16,743
Napoleon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	725 Westmoreland Ave	Napoleon	43545	Henry County	Napoleon Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 599-1851	912	53	17.2	50.9%	748 (82.0%)	7 (0.8%)	124 (13.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.1%)	81.2	272^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	82.5%		82.2	258^th of 1577 public elementary schools	83.6%	14	79.5	87.0	90.4	74.1	85.3	78.3	69.3	76.8	73.3	$10,579
Paulding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 N Water St	Paulding	45879	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 399-4656	442	25	17.6	47.7%	350 (79.2%)	2 (0.5%)	80 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	48.9	914^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.3%		56.2	827^th of 1577 public elementary schools	47.6%	87	61.3	74.1	56.7	30.6		77.6	50.0	61.3		$12,088
Miller City Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 N Main St	Miller City	45864	Putnam County	Miller City-New Cleveland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 876-3174	240	16	15.4		231 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	93.9	6^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.6%		92.9	15^th of 1577 public elementary schools	99.0%	9	100.0	95.6	97.9	100.0		89.1	95.2	100.0		$13,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Defiance Elementary School

Is Defiance Elementary School a good school?

Defiance Elementary School ranks 901^st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Defiance Elementary School?

Students at Defiance Elementary School are 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Defiance Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,075 students attended Defiance Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Defiance Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Defiance Middle School
High : Defiance High School

What district is Defiance Elementary School in?

Defiance City

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