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William H. Taft Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1235^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

William H. Taft Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Marion, Ohio, with 399 students. The school is part of the Marion City School District, which is ranked 636 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William H. Taft Elementary faces significant challenges, with very low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and struggles with certain student subgroups. The school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are well below state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.2% of 5th graders were proficient in science, compared to 30.3% for the Marion City district and 63.4% statewide. The school has also had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 39.4% to 44.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the Marion City district, as well as some nearby schools in other districts, generally perform better than William H. Taft Elementary on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. For example, Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary and Benjamin Harrison Elementary, which are part of the River Valley Local district, have significantly higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism compared to William H. Taft Elementary.

377

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,928

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Robinson St
Marion, OH 43302-1956

(740) 223-4500

District: Marion City

Students who attend William H. Taft Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ulysses S. Grant Middle School
High:	Harding High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.2%

Two or more races:

18.0%

African American:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (38% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg41%

Ohio avg64%

1,235^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Marion City

636^th of 828Marion 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
2025	21.7	1235 of 1558	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1318 of 1577	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1441 of 1596	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1351 of 1588	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1266 of 1610	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1425 of 1676	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1386 of 1636	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	1395 of 1651	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	1425 of 1678	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	1432 of 1684	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	1358 of 1687	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.2	1327 of 1701	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	1393 of 1709	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	1347 of 1686	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.7	1301 of 1662	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.3	1391 of 1610	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	1312 of 1582	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.0	1406 of 1609	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.7	1277 of 1504	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.5	1275 of 1501	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	16.7	767 of 824	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	651 of 765	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	902 of 956	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	964 of 1021	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1120 of 1452	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1260 of 1466	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1396 of 1483	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1327 of 1488	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	1322 of 1467	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1299 of 1502	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1275 of 1518	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1126 of 1473	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1185 of 1484	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1300 of 1447	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1178 of 1419	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1078 of 1404	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1231 of 1465	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1230 of 1465	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1234 of 1466	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1249 of 1485	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1355 of 1498	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1310 of 1518	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1163 of 1499	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1319 of 1535	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1376 of 1536	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1120 of 1175	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1150 of 1190	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	1198 of 1215	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1194 of 1242	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	1195 of 1249	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1234 of 1271	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	1275 of 1309	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-22 vs state

Mathematics41%-23 vs state

Science19%-44 vs state

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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
William H. Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Robinson St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4500	377	22	17.1		242 (64.2%)	33 (8.8%)	33 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (18.0%)	21.7	1235^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.7%		15.4	1318^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.4%	83	19.2	52.5	54.0	15.4		52.5	48.0	25.0		$12,928
George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-3883	452	28	16.1		309 (68.4%)	15 (3.3%)	42 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (19.0%)	21.5	1238^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.5	1287^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.4%	49	37.8	47.3	36.5	32.4		48.0	25.0	54.1		$10,775
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Silver St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4950	230	18	12.7		178 (77.4%)	10 (4.3%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.7%)	32.9	1092^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.9%		20.5	1250^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.7%	158	44.8	42.9	58.8	20.7		50.0	64.7	55.2		$12,109
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brightwood Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4999	361	21	17.1		245 (67.9%)	15 (4.2%)	37 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (17.2%)	41.6	1004^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.6%		40.9	1024^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.1%	20	34.9	49.1	64.9	46.9		52.8	65.5	65.1		$12,965
Marion Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Mount Vernon Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 914-3050	151	14	10.5		102 (67.5%)	32 (21.2%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	12	1367^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.3%		6.1	1490^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.5%	123		41.7	18.2		6.7	41.7	0.0		33.3	$7,456
James A. Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 Brookside Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4444	343	26	13.1		247 (72.0%)	19 (5.5%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.0%)	18.8	1276^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.1%		12.2	1367^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.3%	91	28.9	35.4	40.8	35.6		41.7	36.0	52.2		$11,103
William McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Chatfield Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4600	444	25	17.7		332 (74.8%)	18 (4.1%)	34 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.5%)	10.9	1390^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.8%		10.8	1389^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.9%	1	22.5	42.9	34.5	15.5		33.3	29.3	35.2		$11,330
Ridgedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3105 Hillman Ford Rd	Morral	43337	Marion County	Ridgedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 382-6065	306	21	14.4	61.4%	285 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	49.3	904^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.0%		47.4	955^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.4%	51	70.5	58.3	73.8	40.9		58.3	52.4	63.6		$14,114
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Columbus Sandusky Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 725-5500	483	26	18.5		431 (89.2%)	10 (2.1%)	16 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	72.4	484^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.9%		70.6	525^th of 1577 public elementary schools	66.7%	41	75.3	68.6	83.1	64.5		74.4	73.0	78.5		$12,976
Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-4	1105 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 389-4815	480	32	15.0	44.2%	422 (87.9%)	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	61.5	710^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.4%		66	631^st of 1577 public elementary schools	60.0%	79		67.0	78.0			68.0	60.4			$11,639

Frequently Asked Questions about William H. Taft Elementary School

Is William H. Taft Elementary School a good school?

William H. Taft Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is William H. Taft Elementary School in?

Marion City

What schools do graduates of William H. Taft Elementary School attend?

Students who attend William H. Taft Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ulysses S. Grant Middle School
High : Harding High School

How many students attend William H. Taft Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended William H. Taft Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of William H. Taft Elementary School?

Students at William H. Taft Elementary School are 64% White, 18% Two or more races, 9% African American, 9% Hispanic.

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