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William H. Taft Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

William H. Taft Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Marion, Ohio, serving 377 students as part of Marion City, a district ranked 650th out of 773 Ohio districts (16th percentile, 1 star). Taft's own 2025–2026 state rank is 1,213th out of 1,560 ranked Ohio schools — the 22nd percentile, with 1 star. Within its home district, Taft sits third of six Marion City elementaries: ahead of George Washington Elementary School and William McKinley Elementary School, essentially tied with James A. Garfield Elementary School, and behind Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School and Benjamin Harrison Elementary School.

The school is improving from a low base, moving from the 10th percentile with 0 stars in 2022–2023 to the 22nd percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026. Test results are still below the state in every subject and grade reported, and they split sharply by grade level. Fourth grade is the bright spot: 4th grade math (56.4%) and ELA (53.8%) lead the Marion City group and beat the district average. Fifth grade is the weak spot — science (25%) and math (25%) rank lowest among the district's elementaries and far below state averages. Third grade ELA (48.9%) also performs relatively well within the district.

Chronic absenteeism is the clearest barrier: 33.6% in 2025–2026, the highest among Marion City elementaries and well above nearby schools such as Heritage Elementary School (7.2%), Ridgedale (12.9%), Pleasant (17.7%), and Elgin (18.7%) — though it has fallen sharply from 61.5% in 2021–2022. Those nearby schools also generally outperform Taft in rankings, with Heritage at the 71st percentile and 4 stars. Subgroup effectiveness is uneven: low-income students rank slightly above the school's overall percentile, while effectiveness for White students sits in the bottom 3–6% of Ohio schools for that group, with 0 stars in each of the last three years. Some data gaps remain — free/reduced-lunch figures are unavailable, spending data are from 2018–2019 only, and disabled-student subgroup data end in 2021–2022.

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 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (43% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Ohio avg64%

1,213^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Marion City

650^th of 773Marion 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	23.8	1213 of 1560	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.4	1159 of 1452	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	30.4	1097 of 1467	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.3	1146 of 1467	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	174 of 220	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	1106 of 1181	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%-14 vs state

Mathematics40%-22 vs state

Science25%-38 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)				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 (2016)	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 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 7th 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	93.8%	242 (64.2%)	33 (8.8%)	33 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (18.0%)	23.8	1213^th of 1560 public elementary schools	22.2%		21.7	1235^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.7%	22	25.0	40.0	56.4	25.0		48.9	53.8	50.0		$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	95.3%	309 (68.4%)	15 (3.3%)	42 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (19.0%)	21	1246^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.1%		21.5	1238^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.5%	8	30.8	49.2	55.6	25.5		45.9	41.7	38.5		$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	83.1%	178 (77.4%)	10 (4.3%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.7%)	31.6	1114^th of 1560 public elementary schools	28.6%		32.9	1092^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.9%	22	47.1	45.9	41.4	58.8		40.5	41.4	66.7		$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	65.6%	245 (67.9%)	15 (4.2%)	37 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (17.2%)	35.7	1079^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.8%		41.6	1004^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.6%	75	49.0	51.2	50.9	54.0		51.2	42.9	64.7		$12,965
Academy of Arts and Technology	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Mount Vernon Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Academy of Arts and Technology	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%)	11	1393^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	10.7%		12	1367^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.3%	26	20.0			30.0	20.0			40.0	30.0	$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	81.4%	247 (72.0%)	19 (5.5%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.0%)	23.3	1221^st of 1560 public elementary schools	21.7%		18.8	1276^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.1%	55	31.6	40.8	45.8	44.7		40.8	41.7	57.9		$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	91.6%	332 (74.8%)	18 (4.1%)	34 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.5%)	18.5	1277^th of 1560 public elementary schools	18.1%		10.9	1390^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.8%	113	31.0	34.4	46.8	32.8		35.5	37.1	56.9		$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	54.7%	285 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	42.1	1004^th of 1560 public elementary schools	35.6%		49.3	904^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.0%	100	63.4	65.2	44.7	55.0		47.8	38.3	73.2		$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	31.9%	431 (89.2%)	10 (2.1%)	16 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	74.1	456^th of 1560 public elementary schools	70.8%		72.4	484^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.9%	28	70.6	72.7	84.3	64.7		75.3	73.5	87.1		$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	47.4%	422 (87.9%)	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	57.4	771^st of 1560 public elementary schools	50.6%		61.5	710^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.4%	61		72.6	62.5			73.6	54.2			$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 22.2% 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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