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Donovan Elementary School

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Donovan Elementary School ranks 546 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-4

546^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Donovan Elementary School is a grades 3–4 school serving 798 students in Lebanon, Ohio, part of the Lebanon City district. For 2025–2026, Donovan ranks 546th of 1,560 ranked Ohio elementary schools — the 65th percentile, with 3 stars — while the district ranks 224th of 773, or the 71st percentile, with 4 stars, placing Donovan in the upper third statewide but slightly behind its own district. The school improved from the 54th percentile in 2018–2019, peaked at the 71st percentile with 4 stars in 2020–2021, and has since held in the 62nd–65th percentile range, with a modest uptick this year.

Donovan outperformed state averages in all four tested subjects in 2025–2026: 3rd grade math 68.1% proficient vs. 62.1% statewide, 4th grade math 76.9% vs. 67.3%, 3rd grade English Language Arts 74.3% vs. 63.4%, and 4th grade ELA 71.8% vs. 61.8%. Fourth grade math is the most dependable strength — 75.5% to 79.9% over four years, always well above state. Third grade math is the soft spot, only about a point above state in two of the last four years. Donovan trails Mason Intermediate Elementary School, Dennis, and Kings Mills Elementary School in most subjects, is mixed against South Lebanon Elementary School and Little Miami Elementary School, and posts above-state scores despite a higher poverty rate (35.21% free/reduced-price lunch) than those top performers.

Two areas deserve attention. Chronic absenteeism rose from 11.9% to 14.7% in 2025–2026 — still below the district's 16.5% average, but above Mason Intermediate Elementary School (7.0%), Kings Mills Elementary School (10.0%), and Little Miami Elementary School and Little Miami Primary School (about 9%). Special education students ranked in the 35th percentile with 2 stars, down from the 53rd percentile a year earlier, the clearest concern, while low-income students improved to the 61st percentile from 49th. Donovan is a solid, above-state school; its biggest opportunities are 3rd grade math, special education outcomes, and absenteeism.

798

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,462

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

401 Justice Dr
Lebanon, OH 45036-2375

(513) 934-5400

District: Lebanon City

Students who attend Donovan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Berry Intermediate School
	Lebanon Junior High
High:	Lebanon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Hispanic:

7.6%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (73% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

Ohio avg64%

546^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

224^th of 773Lebanon 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	69.5	546 of 1560	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.6	592 of 1558	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	597 of 1577	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	572 of 1596	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	552 of 1588	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.7	464 of 1610	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	769 of 1676	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	729 of 1636	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.8	529 of 1651	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.6	491 of 1678	70.7%	★★★★☆
2015	76.7	386 of 1684	77.1%	★★★★☆
2014	72.3	546 of 1687	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.5	435 of 1701	74.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	442 of 1709	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	519 of 1686	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.4	454 of 1662	72.7%	★★★★☆
2009	71.4	486 of 1610	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.4	420 of 1582	73.5%	★★★★☆
2007	72.1	461 of 1609	71.3%	★★★★☆
2006	68.7	497 of 1504	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.4	223 of 1501	85.1%	★★★★☆
2004	68.8	485 of 1471	67.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	152 of 631	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	65.8	157 of 615	74.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	591 of 824	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.1	354 of 765	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	636 of 956	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	705 of 1021	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	92 of 318	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	57.6	109 of 281	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	62 of 258	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	105 of 239	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	68 of 213	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	48 of 169	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	46 of 174	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	430 of 1452	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	66.8	539 of 1452	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	533 of 1466	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	544 of 1483	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	502 of 1488	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	398 of 1467	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	633 of 1502	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	639 of 1518	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	64.0	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	57.2	439 of 759	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.8	40 of 315	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	60 of 259	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	92 of 234	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	138 of 233	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.6	49 of 216	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	51 of 189	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	105 of 228	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	49 of 239	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	565 of 1467	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	652 of 1473	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	760 of 1484	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	705 of 1447	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	484 of 1419	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	586 of 1404	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	981 of 1465	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	936 of 1465	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	559 of 1467	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	554 of 1466	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	582 of 1485	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	512 of 1498	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	524 of 1518	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	464 of 1499	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	711 of 1535	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	704 of 1536	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	119 of 220	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.2	86 of 218	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	91 of 202	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.5	22 of 183	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	46 of 162	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	35 of 139	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	54 of 154	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	57 of 166	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	597 of 914	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	435 of 935	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	463 of 900	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	462 of 856	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	551 of 1181	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	593 of 1175	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	595 of 1190	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	552 of 1215	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	557 of 1242	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	442 of 1249	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	714 of 1271	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	725 of 1309	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile+22 vs school

Foster Care (2018)82nd percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)46th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)42nd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts73%+10 vs state

Mathematics72%+8 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Donovan Elementary School	Public	3-4	401 Justice Dr	Lebanon	45036	Warren County	Lebanon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 934-5400	798	38	21.1	35.2%	656 (82.2%)	26 (3.3%)	61 (7.6%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.1%)	69.5	546^th of 1560 public elementary schools	65.0%		66.6	592^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	62.0%	46		68.1	76.9			74.3	71.8				$11,462
Bowman Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	825 Hart Rd.	Lebanon	45036	Warren County	Lebanon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 934-5800	1,157	51	22.6	33.9%	941 (81.3%)	37 (3.2%)	78 (6.7%)	20 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (6.7%)								(n/a)									94.1%	5.6%	$12,485
South Lebanon Elementary School	Public	K-4	50 Ridgeview Ln	Maineville	45039	Warren County	Kings Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 398-8050	523	26	20.3	35.0%	404 (77.2%)	8 (1.5%)	25 (4.8%)	50 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	74.5	449^th of 1560 public elementary schools	71.2%		83.5	207^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.7%	242		64.4	88.4			73.1	83.2		95.3%	3.5%	$11,934
Kings Mills Elementary School	Public	K-4	1780 King Ave	Kings Mills	45034	Warren County	Kings Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 398-8050	567	25	23.1	16.9%	300 (52.9%)	23 (4.1%)	28 (4.9%)	182 (32.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.6%)	86.4	132^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	91.5%		79.7	321^st of 1558 public elementary schools	79.4%	189		92.7	84.0			87.2	82.1		73.2%	1.6%	$12,001
Little Miami Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	609 Welch Rd	Morrow	45152	Warren County	Little Miami Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 899-5200	941	39	24.1	28.7%	738 (78.4%)	32 (3.4%)	49 (5.2%)	69 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.5%)								(n/a)									87.9%	6.3%	$7,391
Little Miami Elementary School	Public	4-5	605 Welch Rd	Morrow	45152	Warren County	Little Miami Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 899-5275	887	42	21.1	30.0%	735 (82.9%)	26 (2.9%)	31 (3.5%)	47 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	70.5	524^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.4%		70.4	525^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.3%	1	73.6		80.7	65.5			68.4	76.8			$11,895
Hunter Elementary School	Public	2	4418 State Route 122	Franklin	45005	Warren County	Franklin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 743-8655	218	10	21.8	—	173 (79.4%)	7 (3.2%)	11 (5.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (10.6%)								(n/a)											$15,749
Little Miami Primary School	Public	2-3	7247 Zoar Rd	Maineville	45039	Warren County	Little Miami Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 899-2334	937	42	22.2	32.1%	738 (78.8%)	28 (3.0%)	48 (5.1%)	58 (6.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.6%)								(n/a)		72.0				74.2					$12,299
Mason Early Childhood Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	4631 Hickory Woods Dr	Mason	45040	Warren County	Mason City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 398-3741	1,997	96	20.7	13.9%	847 (42.4%)	92 (4.6%)	122 (6.1%)	813 (40.7%)	18 (0.9%)	12 (0.6%)	93 (4.7%)								(n/a)									93.2%	3.6%	$13,409
Dennis	Public	2-5	1695 S Main St	Springboro	45066	Warren County	Springboro Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 748-6070	853	47	18.2	—	738 (86.5%)	16 (1.9%)	20 (2.3%)	31 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	80.9	271^st of 1560 public elementary schools	82.6%		83.7	199^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.2%	72	73.5	83.6	84.7	78.1	100.0	78.1	79.4	77.4			$11,011

Frequently Asked Questions about Donovan Elementary School

What district is Donovan Elementary School in?

Lebanon City

Is Donovan Elementary School a good school?

Donovan Elementary School ranks 546^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Donovan Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Berry Intermediate School
Middle : Lebanon Junior High
High : Lebanon High School

How many students attend Donovan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 798 students attended Donovan Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Donovan Elementary School?

Students at Donovan Elementary School are 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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