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William Bruce Elementary School

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William Bruce Elementary School ranks 725 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

William Bruce Elementary School in Eaton, Ohio, is a grades 3–5 building serving 432 students, part of the Eaton Community City district in Preble County. On 2025-26 Ohio State Tests it averaged about 67% proficient across its tested areas, above the state's roughly 64% — but its edge is shrinking fast. The school now ranks 725th of 1,560 Ohio schools (54th percentile, 3 stars), down from the 76th percentile and 4 stars in 2022-23, a 22-point slide in four years.

Two things stand out in a good way. First, attendance: 12.2% of students are chronically absent, well below the district's 17.9% and far better than the 19.1% reported at its same-campus K–2 feeder, Hollingsworth East Elementary School. Second, the school finishes strong — its 5th graders beat the state by roughly 8 to 11 points in science (74.0), ELA (79.3), and math (67.6), placing second among nearby comparison schools only to Tri-Village Elementary School. Special education students rank in the top 16% of Ohio schools, an unusual and genuine strength.

The weak spot is the entry year. Third graders scored 52.5% proficient in math (state: 62.1) and 58.9% in ELA (state: 63.4), and the school keeps receiving weaker incoming classes. Its low-income students have slipped from the 77th percentile to the 48th in two years, tracking the overall decline. Encouragingly, Tri-Village Elementary School achieves much higher results despite higher poverty and lower spending, and Brookville Elementary School posts the region's strongest 3rd-grade scores with the lowest spending — evidence that William Bruce's slide is solvable rather than inevitable.

432

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,142

Per pupil spending ?

46.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

506-B Aukerman St
Eaton, OH 45320-1919

(937) 456-3875

District: Eaton Community City

Students who attend William Bruce Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eaton Middle School
High:	Eaton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Two or more races:

3.9%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Ohio median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

Ohio avg64%

725^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

304^th of 773Eaton Community 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
2026	60.5	725 of 1560	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	587 of 1558	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	536 of 1577	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	381 of 1596	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	435 of 1588	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	404 of 1610	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	474 of 1676	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	486 of 1636	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	73.2	482 of 1651	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	66.0	717 of 1678	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.7	796 of 1684	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.1	719 of 1687	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.9	897 of 1701	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.8	909 of 1709	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.6	1059 of 1686	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.4	806 of 1662	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.7	1017 of 1610	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.5	928 of 1582	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.3	1098 of 1609	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.0	800 of 1504	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.1	1021 of 1501	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.6	1095 of 1471	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	75.1	117 of 824	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	65 of 765	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	84 of 956	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	126 of 1021	87.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	720 of 1452	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.5	523 of 1452	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	475 of 1466	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.6	295 of 1483	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	336 of 1488	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	375 of 1467	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	413 of 1502	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	413 of 1518	72.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	68.5	43 of 219	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	183 of 759	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	765 of 1467	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.2	466 of 1473	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	334 of 1484	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	190 of 1447	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	335 of 1419	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	135 of 1404	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	275 of 1465	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	245 of 1465	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	626 of 1467	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	564 of 1466	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	561 of 1485	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	424 of 1498	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	493 of 1518	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	413 of 1499	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	422 of 1535	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	533 of 1536	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	149 of 914	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	87.0	59 of 935	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	80 of 900	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.7	112 of 856	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	755 of 1181	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.6	632 of 1175	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	540 of 1190	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	375 of 1215	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	483 of 1242	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	433 of 1249	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	505 of 1271	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	548 of 1309	58.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)86th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)80th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science74%+11 vs state

English Language Arts69%+4 vs state

Mathematics62%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
William Bruce Elementary School	Public	3-5	506-B Aukerman St	Eaton	45320	Preble County	Eaton Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 456-3875	432	22	19.6	46.3%	392 (90.7%)	10 (2.3%)	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	60.5	725^th of 1560 public elementary schools	53.5%		67.1	587^th of 1558 public elementary schools	62.3%	138	74.0	52.5	66.7	67.6		58.9	70.2	79.3				$11,142
Hollingsworth East Elementary School	Public	K-2	506 Aukerman St	Eaton	45320	Preble County	Eaton Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 456-5173	417	27	15.4	48.0%	367 (88.0%)	6 (1.4%)	9 (2.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.0%)								(n/a)										79.3%	20.7%	$13,904
Twin Valley South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Education Dr	West Alexandria	45381	Preble County	Twin Valley Community Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 839-4315	459	23	19.6	—	443 (96.5%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	55	814^th of 1560 public elementary schools	47.8%		53	847^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.6%	33	73.2	54.2	67.3	64.3		62.5	50.9	75.0		76.6%	12.7%	$10,947
National Trail Elementary School	Public	K-4	6940 Oxford Gettysburg Rd	New Paris	45347	Preble County	National Trail Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 437-3333	361	23	15.6	—	342 (94.7%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	80.9	272^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	82.6%		81.3	270^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.7%	2		76.7	85.5			79.5	83.1			80%	13.8%	$14,569
Preble Shawnee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Bloomfield St	Camden	45311	Preble County	Preble Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 452-1204	471	29	16.2	56.5%	453 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	44	982^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	37.1%		45.6	963^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	38.2%	19		51.1	68.4			56.8	55.8			89.3%	4.8%	$13,646
Tri-County North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	436 N Commerce St	Lewisburg	45338	Preble County	Tri-County North Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 962-2673	298	17	17.1	—	284 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	63.4	667^th of 1560 public elementary schools	57.2%		45.3	964^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.1%	297		63.9	76.6			68.9	67.4			94.6%	3.6%	$15,503
Dixie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1150 W Main St	New Lebanon	45345	Montgomery County	New Lebanon Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 687-3511	446	30	14.8	—	407 (91.3%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.9%)	50.5	885^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.3%		63.9	646^th of 1558 public elementary schools	58.5%	239		80.3	60.2			60.6	48.4			61.8%	2.6%	$11,639
Brookville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3 Blue Pride Dr	Brookville	45309	Montgomery County	Brookville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 833-6796	545	28	19.3	38.5%	491 (90.1%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.8%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.8%)								(n/a)		76.9				81.0						$9,426
Valley View Elementary School	Public	K-5	6057 Farmersville Germantn Pik	Germantown	45327	Montgomery County	Valley View Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 855-4203	814	23	35.3	28.0%	745 (91.5%)	23 (2.8%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)	66.4	605^th of 1560 public elementary schools	61.2%		70.8	516^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.9%	89	66.9	75.7	81.6	63.4		59.7	70.9	76.7		83.5%	16.5%	$13,179
Tri-Village Elementary School	Public	K-7	315 S Main St	New Madison	45346	Darke County	Tri-Village Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 996-1511	381	26	14.9	60.4%	358 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	86.5	130^th of 1560 public elementary schools	91.7%		79.9	312^th of 1558 public elementary schools	80.0%	182	87.7	87.2	88.3	86.0	74.1	93.6	85.0	86.0	72.2	81.5%	16.9%	$13,870

Frequently Asked Questions about William Bruce Elementary School

What schools do graduates of William Bruce Elementary School attend?

Students who attend William Bruce Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eaton Middle School
High : Eaton High School

What district is William Bruce Elementary School in?

Eaton Community City

How many students attend William Bruce Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended William Bruce Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of William Bruce Elementary School?

Students at William Bruce Elementary School are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Is William Bruce Elementary School a good school?

William Bruce Elementary School ranks 725^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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