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Central Elementary School

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Central Elementary School ranks 192 nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Logan, Ohio, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 413 students. The school is part of the Logan-Hocking Local School District, which is ranked 191 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Elementary School consistently outperforms the Logan-Hocking Local School District and the state of Ohio in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 92.5% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 84.9% for the district and 64.4% for the state. The school also excels in supporting various student subgroups, often placing in the top 5-10% of Ohio elementary schools in categories like male students, white students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Central Elementary School has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, ranging from 15.9% to 27.6%, the school still performs better than the state average of 25.6% in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15 to 16.6 students per teacher over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby schools in the Logan-Hocking Local School District. These factors, combined with the school's consistent high performance and exceptional support for vulnerable student groups, make Central Elementary School a standout institution in the region.

388

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,436

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Recently slipping — 95th percentile in 2022 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (85% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 95th-percentile peak (2022) to 88th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg82%

Ohio avg64%

192^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Logan-Hocking Local

191^st of 828Logan-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
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 (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics91%+24 vs state

English Language Arts80%+18 vs state

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Schools Near Central Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	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		371 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	83.9	192^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	87.7%					(n/a)		92.5	89.2			91.0	69.2			$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		299 (94.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.1%)	78.8	339^th of 1558 public elementary schools	78.2%					(n/a)		85.1	75.4			77.1	82.0			$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		320 (92.2%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	67.8	572^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	63.3%					(n/a)		71.4	93.7			66.7	61.9			$11,881
Southeast Ohio Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	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%)								(n/a)										$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		177 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	90.9	45^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.1%					(n/a)		91.4	88.9			97.1	92.9			$11,415
Hocking Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	19197 State Route 664 S	Logan	43138	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 385-7071	123	8	14.7		108 (87.8%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	89.9	59^th of 1558 public elementary schools	96.2%					(n/a)		88.9	100.0			81.5	95.2			$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%)	80	310^th of 1558 public elementary schools	80.1%		68.3	575^th of 1577 public elementary schools	63.5%	265	81.5	71.2	80.9	61.1	71.2	84.7	83.0	88.9	78.0	$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		345 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	57.7	765^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.9%		56.3	821^st of 1577 public elementary schools	47.9%	56		60.6	73.6			60.6	69.4			$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		436 (91.4%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	51.2	875^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.8%		51.4	900^th of 1577 public elementary schools	42.9%	25	63.9	58.4	75.3	65.0		54.5	57.5	54.1		$13,974
Junction City Elementary School	Public	K-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		403 (96.2%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	68.7	555^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.4%		75.6	415^th of 1577 public elementary schools	73.7%	140	71.6	92.2	72.0	44.6		81.3	70.7	71.6		$12,311

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary School

How many students attend Central Elementary School?

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

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 is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

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

What district is Central Elementary School in?

Logan-Hocking Local

Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Central Elementary School ranks 192^nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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