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Holden Elementary School

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Holden Elementary School ranks 509 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Holden Elementary School is a K–5 school in Kent, Ohio, serving 220 students as part of the Kent City district — the smallest enrollment among the nearby elementary schools compared here. In 2025–2026 it ranked 509th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — 67th percentile, 3 stars — and it is the top-ranked Kent City elementary in this comparison, ahead of Davey Elementary School (521st), Longcoy Elementary School (758th), and Walls Elementary School (793rd). Holden has also improved sharply, rising from 939th of 1,596 (41st percentile, 2 stars) in 2022–2023, a move from below average to above average statewide.

Holden's standout strength is 5th grade: 91.2% proficient in English language arts, 82.4% in science, and 79.4% in math — each the highest among nearby grade-5 schools and well above district and state averages. Third-grade math is also excellent at 85.2%, topping every nearby school. These results stand out because Holden has the highest poverty rate in the comparison, with 67.27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Its low-income students rank in the 73rd percentile (4 stars), and its special education students ranked in the 71st percentile (4 stars). One internal concern: male students rank in the 82nd percentile (4 stars) while female students rank in the 45th percentile (2 stars), a gap that has widened over three years.

The clearest weak spot is 4th grade, where math and ELA proficiency both sit at 56.8%, below district and state levels and below most nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism is 21.6% — better than the district's 24.3% but higher than every nearby school, and up from 13.0% in 2021–2022. With the smallest enrollment in the group, year-to-year swings are expected. Overall, this is an improving, high-poverty school with exceptional 5th-grade and 3rd-grade math results and clear priorities in 4th grade, attendance, and female-student outcomes.

220

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,752

Per pupil spending ?

67.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

87.5%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.3% (any vaccine)

132 W School St
Kent, OH 44240-3763

(330) 673-6737

District: Kent City

Students who attend Holden Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Stanton Middle School
High:	Theodore Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

African American:

21.4%

Two or more races:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (75% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kent City

✓Above the Ohio median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg69%

Ohio avg64%

509^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Kent City

252^nd of 773Kent 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	71.4	509 of 1560	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.1	624 of 1558	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	767 of 1577	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	939 of 1596	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	949 of 1588	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	793 of 1610	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	723 of 1676	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	623 of 1636	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.9	655 of 1651	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.3	615 of 1678	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.8	684 of 1684	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.8	313 of 1687	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	63.5	822 of 1701	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.7	721 of 1709	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.5	911 of 1686	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.8	772 of 1662	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.0	812 of 1610	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.7	878 of 1582	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.9	544 of 1609	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.1	463 of 1504	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.8	615 of 1501	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.8	639 of 1471	56.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	58.2	196 of 610	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.7	62 of 601	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	146 of 598	75.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	77.2	142 of 1021	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	792 of 1452	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	789 of 1452	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	840 of 1466	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	954 of 1483	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	940 of 1488	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	803 of 1467	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	866 of 1502	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	820 of 1518	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	398 of 1467	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	58.1	671 of 1473	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	757 of 1484	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	992 of 1447	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	903 of 1419	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	814 of 1404	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	496 of 1465	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	478 of 1465	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	271 of 1467	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	371 of 1466	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	592 of 1485	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	837 of 1498	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	912 of 1518	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.4	650 of 1499	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	414 of 1535	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	471 of 1536	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	268 of 935	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	33.7	584 of 900	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	341 of 1181	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	55.4	604 of 1175	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	537 of 1190	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	713 of 1215	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	732 of 1242	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	721 of 1249	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	580 of 1271	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	344 of 1309	73.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2018)86th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)68th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science82%+20 vs state

English Language Arts74%+9 vs state

Mathematics74%+11 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)			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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Holden Elementary School	Public	K-5	132 W School St	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 673-6737	220	11	19.2	67.3%	124 (56.4%)	47 (21.4%)	10 (4.5%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.5%)	71.4	509^th of 1560 public elementary schools	67.4%		65.1	624^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.9%	115	82.4	85.2	56.8	79.4	75.0	56.8	91.2	87.5%	6.3%	$14,752
Davey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	196 N Prospect St	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 673-6703	437	26	17.1	49.4%	284 (65.0%)	93 (21.3%)	19 (4.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	70.7	521^st of 1560 public elementary schools	66.6%		62.2	690^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.7%	169	79.6	62.0	84.7	71.4	66.7	74.6	77.6	84.9%	1.9%	$10,791
Longcoy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1069 Elno Ave	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 673-6772	280	16	17.1	59.6%	163 (58.2%)	67 (23.9%)	14 (5.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.8%)	58.2	758^th of 1560 public elementary schools	51.4%		57.6	768^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.7%	10	69.6	70.5	56.8	71.4	68.2	50.0	73.9	84.6%	10.3%	$12,884
Walls Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Doramor St	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 673-6862	355	18	20.2	51.5%	246 (69.3%)	45 (12.7%)	15 (4.2%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.9%)	56.1	793^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	49.2%		62.8	673^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	56.8%	120	68.6	71.4	53.1	54.9	69.8	50.0	80.4	90%	0%	$13,851
Brimfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	4170 State Route 43	Kent	44240	Portage County	Field Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 673-8581	529	30	17.6	42.5%	412 (77.9%)	41 (7.8%)	14 (2.6%)	23 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.8%)	60.8	714^th of 1560 public elementary schools	54.2%		61.8	699^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.1%	15	70.1	70.0	60.2	77.0	67.8	56.8	71.3	100%	0%	$11,244
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-4	2908 Graham Rd	Stow	44224	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 689-5470	270	17	15.8	29.3%	228 (84.4%)	10 (3.7%)	8 (3.0%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	85.2	156^th of 1560 public elementary schools	90.0%		81.1	275^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.3%	119		81.8	88.1		86.4	83.1		68.4%	10.5%	$12,742
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-4	240 N River Rd	Munroe Falls	44262	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 689-5310	273	17	16.5	39.6%	198 (72.5%)	17 (6.2%)	16 (5.9%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.5%)	72.2	490^th of 1560 public elementary schools	68.6%		72.1	489^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.6%	1		71.7	84.8		71.7	71.7		75.6%	0%	$14,091
Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3512 Kent Rd	Stow	44224	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 689-5320	334	23	14.8	39.5%	267 (79.9%)	21 (6.3%)	7 (2.1%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	60	732^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	53.1%		58.5	756^th of 1558 public elementary schools	51.5%	24		64.8	69.4		68.5	65.3		92.3%	5.1%	$12,332
Echo Hills Elementary School	Public	K-4	4405 Stow Rd	Stow	44224	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 689-5450	298	21	14.1	39.9%	217 (72.8%)	25 (8.4%)	18 (6.0%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	59.8	734^th of 1560 public elementary schools	52.9%		70.7	517^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.8%	217		61.2	80.3		62.7	65.6		96.2%	0%	$12,442
Tallmadge Elementary School	Public	K-5	480 East Ave	Tallmadge	44278	Summit County	Tallmadge City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 633-5427	1,088	53	20.5	35.5%	756 (69.5%)	69 (6.3%)	42 (3.9%)	159 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.6%)	57.5	770^th of 1560 public elementary schools	50.6%		61.6	705^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.7%	65	62.2	55.4	74.9	59.4	60.1	64.3	78.4	84.8%	0%	$10,799

Frequently Asked Questions about Holden Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Holden Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Stanton Middle School
High : Theodore Roosevelt High School

What district is Holden Elementary School in?

Kent City

Is Holden Elementary School a good school?

Holden Elementary School ranks 509^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Holden Elementary School?

Students at Holden Elementary School are 56% White, 21% African American, 15% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Holden Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 220 students attended Holden Elementary School.

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