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Ironton Elementary School

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Ironton Elementary School ranks 1053 rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1053^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Ironton Elementary School is a PK–5 school serving about 600 students in Ironton, Ohio, part of the Ironton City School District in the southern part of the state along the Ohio River. For 2025–2026, the school ranks 1053rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools — the 32nd percentile with 2 stars — down from the 66th percentile and 3 stars in 2022–2023.

Test results are mixed but mostly below state averages. Third grade is the bright spot: ELA proficiency (65.1%) is above the state's 63.4%, and 3rd grade math (61.2%) is close to the state's 62.1%. The later grades are much weaker. Fifth grade math sits at 38.1% versus 59.1% statewide — a gap of 21 points — and 5th grade science is 51.2% against 62.7%. Fourth grade ELA is 45.3% versus 61.8%. The slide since 2022–2023 is steep: 5th grade math fell from 78.1% to 38.1%, and 5th grade science from 81.0% to 51.2%. Among 10 nearby elementary schools, Ironton ranks above only East Portsmouth Elementary, trailing Chesapeake Elementary School, Bloom-Vernon Elementary School, Dawson-Bryant Elementary School, Symmes Valley Elementary School, and others.

There is one clear improvement: chronic absenteeism dropped from 33.2% in 2024–2025 to 19.3% in 2025–2026, though it remains higher than Chesapeake, Bloom-Vernon, and South Point Elementary School. School effectiveness measures for student groups have weakened, with special education students at the 17th percentile, male students at the 23rd, and low-income students at the 40th. Class sizes average 18.1 students per teacher, which is mid-range locally. Overall, parents should know this is a school that has lost considerable academic ground in recent years while showing recent progress on attendance.

600

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,087

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

95.3%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

302 Delaware St
Ironton, OH 45638-1010

(740) 532-2209

District: Ironton City School District

Students who attend Ironton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ironton Middle School
High:	Ironton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Two or more races:

9.5%

African American:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (53% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Ohio avg64%

1,053^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

419^th of 773Ironton City School District 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	37.8	1053 of 1560	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	967 of 1558	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	917 of 1577	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.0	544 of 1596	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	670 of 1588	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	631 of 1610	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	728 of 1676	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	763 of 1636	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.0	808 of 1651	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.4	613 of 1678	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.9	681 of 1684	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.8	628 of 1687	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.0	613 of 1701	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	947 of 1709	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.1	1123 of 1686	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.6	910 of 1662	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	72.1	453 of 1610	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	52.3	979 of 1582	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	34.2	540 of 824	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	314 of 765	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	615 of 956	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	642 of 1021	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	843 of 1452	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	837 of 1452	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	788 of 1466	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.1	491 of 1483	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	741 of 1488	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	640 of 1467	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	674 of 1502	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	653 of 1518	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	874 of 1467	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.4	717 of 1473	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	569 of 1484	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.2	126 of 1447	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	169 of 1419	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	134 of 1404	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.9	192 of 1465	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	211 of 1465	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	1129 of 1467	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	985 of 1466	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	927 of 1485	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.6	500 of 1498	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	533 of 1518	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	540 of 1499	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	731 of 1535	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	745 of 1536	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	63.4	45 of 166	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	759 of 914	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	684 of 935	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	554 of 900	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	302 of 856	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	1040 of 1181	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	981 of 1175	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	922 of 1190	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.4	527 of 1215	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	665 of 1242	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	614 of 1249	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	749 of 1271	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	787 of 1309	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2018)73rd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-23 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%-10 vs state

Science51%-12 vs state

Mathematics51%-12 vs state

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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)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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	Directly certified (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 Science 8th 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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Ironton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Delaware St	Ironton	45638	Lawrence County	Ironton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 532-2209	600	33	18.1	71.8%	501 (83.5%)	25 (4.2%)	15 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.5%)	37.8	1053^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	32.5%		45.1	967^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.9%	86	51.2		61.2	54.0	38.1				65.1	45.3	56.6					95.3%	0%	$10,087
Rock Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2676 County Road 26	Ironton	45638	Lawrence County	Rock Hill Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 532-7016	736	49	15.0	45.0%	711 (96.6%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	51.8	860^th of 1560 public elementary schools	44.9%		59.3	743^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	52.3%	117	54.1		66.3	49.0	63.3				66.3	60.8	69.4					98.9%	1.1%	$12,011
Dawson-Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4503 State Route 243	Ironton	45638	Lawrence County	Dawson-Bryant Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 532-6898	570	31	18.3	43.2%	553 (97.0%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	79.9	298^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.9%		76.7	395^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.6%	97	83.1		79.7	91.4	70.4				89.9	74.2	76.1					96.3%	3.7%	$11,026
Green Elementary School	Public	K-6	4057 Gallia Pike	Franklin Furnace	45629	Scioto County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 354-9290	261	3	87.0	—	250 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	45.2	966^th of 1560 public elementary schools	38.1%		46	957^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.6%	9	50.0		77.3	74.5	60.7	33.3			63.6	53.2	57.1	29.6				97.7%	2.3%	$12,183
South Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Park Ave	South Point	45680	Lawrence County	South Point Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 377-2756	355	20	17.7	63.1%	309 (87.0%)	9 (2.5%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	58.8	746^th of 1560 public elementary schools	52.2%		66.1	604^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.2%	142	58.5		67.9	59.6	75.5				62.5	56.1	83.0					96.2%	1.9%	$11,021
Symmes Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	14860 State Route 141	Willow Wood	45696	Lawrence County	Symmes Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 643-0022	546	38	14.3	57.9%	536 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	77.4	368^th of 1560 public elementary schools	76.4%		75.2	429^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.5%	61	75.4	74.1	84.1	85.7	73.4	75.0	76.7	65.5	88.6	71.4	73.8	62.7	74.4	53.7	100.0	100%	0%	$11,777
Wheelersburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	800 Pirate Dr	Wheelersburg	45694	Scioto County	Wheelersburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 574-8130	536	19	27.5	—	484 (90.3%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)								(n/a)			83.3						83.3							95.2%	4.8%	$8,923
Burlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8781 County Road 1	South Point	45680	Lawrence County	South Point Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 894-4230	364	18	20.2	49.7%	311 (85.4%)	15 (4.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	67.4	581^st of 1560 public elementary schools	62.8%		62.7	676^th of 1558 public elementary schools	56.6%	95	69.2		67.9	74.5	56.4				77.4	70.2	79.5					96.4%	1.8%	$10,233
Chesapeake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11359 County Road 1	Chesapeake	45619	Lawrence County	Chesapeake Union Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 867-3448	497	29	17.1	44.9%	454 (91.3%)	9 (1.8%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	91.9	35^th of 1560 public elementary schools	97.8%		85.9	148^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.5%	113			95.3	90.2					96.6	91.2						97.3%	2.7%	$10,148
East Portsmouth Elementary	Public	K-6	5929 Harding Ave	Sciotoville	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 776-6444	134	10	13.4	88.1%	124 (92.5%)	4 (3.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	21	1247^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.1%		20	1263^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	18.9%	16	30.0			25.0	50.0	33.3				45.0	30.0	38.9				100%	0%	$12,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Ironton Elementary School

How many students attend Ironton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Ironton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ironton Elementary School?

Students at Ironton Elementary School are 84% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Is Ironton Elementary School a good school?

Ironton Elementary School ranks 1053^rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ironton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ironton Middle School
High : Ironton High School

What district is Ironton Elementary School in?

Ironton City School District

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