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Central Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary School is a PK–4 school in Logan, OH serving 388 students in the Logan-Hocking Local district — the largest enrollment among the district's listed elementary schools — and it ranks among the top 2% of Ohio elementary schools.

In 2025–2026, Central Elementary School ranked 31st of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools, at the 98th percentile with 5 stars, up sharply from 192nd in 2024–2025. That jump is a rebound rather than a fluke: most years since 2017–2018 placed the school at the 93rd percentile or higher, usually with 5 stars. Central is also the top-ranked school in its nearby group, ahead of Chieftain Elementary School (93rd), Union Furnace Elementary School (187th), Hocking Hills Elementary School (204th), and Green Elementary School (223rd). All four reported 2025–2026 state tests beat both district and state averages, with 4th-grade math at 98.5% proficient, 3rd-grade ELA at 98.4%, and 4th-grade ELA at 95.4% — the last a big rebound from 69.2% in 2024–2025.

Central's subgroup results are a standout: low-income students ranked at the 98th percentile in 2024–2025 and the 100th in two earlier recent years, special education students ranked 13th of 935 in 2024–2025, and disabled students earned multiple 1st-place rankings. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 26.5% in 2022–2023 to 15.6% in 2025–2026, below the district's 22.9%, though Green Elementary School (11.9%) and Chieftain Elementary School (12.2%) are lower. The student-teacher ratio was 15.5 in 2024–2025, mid-range among same-district peers, and 2018–2019 per-student spending of $7,023 was lower than nearby schools with data — an older figure to interpret cautiously.

388

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,436

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

98.5%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.5% (any vaccine)

445 N Market St
Logan, OH 43138

(740) 380-4664

District: Logan-Hocking Local

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Logan-Hocking Middle School
High:	Logan High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.6%

Two or more races:

3.6%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (94% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school94%

District avg88%

Ohio avg64%

31^st of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Logan-Hocking Local

151^st of 773Logan-Hocking Local 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	92.1	31 of 1560	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	83.9	192 of 1558	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	108 of 1596	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	83 of 1588	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	116 of 1610	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	125 of 1676	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	108 of 1636	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	80.2	281 of 1651	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	78.7	342 of 1678	79.6%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	372 of 1684	77.9%	★★★★☆
2014	72.4	541 of 1687	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.1	374 of 1701	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	82.9	100 of 1709	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	77.9	280 of 1686	83.4%	★★★★☆
2010	80.4	206 of 1662	87.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	99.7	1 of 824	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	1 of 765	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	3 of 1021	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	270 of 1452	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	108 of 1483	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	142 of 1488	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	102 of 1467	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	181 of 1502	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	129 of 1518	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	33 of 1473	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	4 of 1447	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	3 of 1419	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	3 of 1404	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	23 of 1465	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	7 of 1465	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	87 of 1466	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	69 of 1498	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	70 of 1518	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	80 of 1499	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	90 of 1535	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	44 of 1536	97.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	13 of 935	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	191 of 1175	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	149 of 1215	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	82 of 1242	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	92 of 1249	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	80.3	195 of 1271	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	108 of 1309	91.7%	★★★★★

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 (2022)100th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts97%+34 vs state

Mathematics91%+27 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	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 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	445 N Market St	Logan	43138	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 380-4664	388	25	15.5	76.3%	371 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	92.1	31^st of 1560 public elementary schools	98.0%		83.9	192^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	87.7%	161		84.1	98.5				98.4	95.4				98.5%	1.5%	$10,436
Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	13495 Maysville Williams Rd	Logan	43138	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 385-7789	316	16	19.3	63.9%	299 (94.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.1%)	82.8	223^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	85.7%		78.8	339^th of 1558 public elementary schools	78.2%	116		79.6	87.0				77.6	89.1				94.6%	5.4%	$10,115
Chieftain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	28296 Chieftain Dr	Logan	43138	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 385-1171	347	21	16.5	55.6%	320 (92.2%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	88.4	93^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	94.0%		67.8	572^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	63.3%	479		84.4	96.8				90.6	82.5						$11,881
Southeast Ohio Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	15663 State Route 595	Logan	43138	Hocking County	Southeast Ohio Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(740) 823-7622	95	8	11.8	—	91 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	52.5	854^th of 1560 public elementary schools	45.3%					(n/a)	31.8	47.4	89.5	54.5	29.4	45.5	84.2	78.9	77.3	41.2	68.2	77.8%	22.2%	$12,861
Union Furnace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	36140 Limebank Road	Union Furnace	43158	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 380-6881	184	14	12.8	64.7%	177 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	84	187^th of 1560 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.9	45^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.1%	142		89.5	87.9				92.1	70.6				100%	0%	$11,415
Hocking Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19197 State Route 664 S	Logan	43138	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 385-7071	123	8	14.7	67.5%	108 (87.8%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	83.5	204^th of 1560 public elementary schools	86.9%		89.9	59^th of 1558 public elementary schools	96.2%	145		84.2	92.6				84.2	74.1				100%	0%	$15,031
Berne Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 N Main St	Sugar Grove	43155	Fairfield County	Berne Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 746-9668	447	21	21.2	—	418 (93.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	72.3	488^th of 1560 public elementary schools	68.7%		80	310^th of 1558 public elementary schools	80.1%	178	84.0	74.1	49.2	62.7	78.6		88.9	65.6	78.4	83.9		96.2%	3.8%	$14,758
Bremen Elementary School	Public	K-4	210 Strayer Ave	Bremen	43107	Fairfield County	Fairfield Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 569-4135	354	18	20.2	52.5%	345 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	67.8	573^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	63.3%		57.7	765^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.9%	192		66.3	83.3				63.8	76.4				87.1%	10%	$10,466
Nelsonville-York Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4 Buckeye Dr	Nelsonville	45764	Athens County	Nelsonville-York City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 753-5145	477	41	11.6	58.7%	436 (91.4%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	48.5	908^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.8%		51.2	875^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.8%	33	56.3	66.7	67.9	63.4			60.0	46.2	60.6			78.3%	4.3%	$13,974
Junction City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Poplar Street	Junction City	43748	Perry County	New Lexington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 987-3751	419	24	17.4	58.7%	403 (96.2%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	64	653^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	58.1%		68.7	555^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.4%	98	56.0	72.2	74.2	40.0			87.5	87.3	69.3			95.1%	3.3%	$12,311

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary School

Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Central Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 31^st of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

Students at Central Elementary School are 96% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Logan-Hocking Middle School
High : Logan High School

What district is Central Elementary School in?

Logan-Hocking Local

How many students attend Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Central Elementary School.

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2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresSep 15, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026

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