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Napoleon Elementary School

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Napoleon Elementary School ranks 420 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Napoleon Elementary School is a public PK–6 school serving 912 students in Napoleon, Ohio, and it is the entire elementary system for the Napoleon Area City district. Statewide, it ranked 420th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–26 (73rd percentile, 4 stars), and it beat Ohio's proficiency rate on 8 of 9 tested measures. Even so, this was a step backward: for roughly a decade the school sat in the 81st–87th percentile, and the most recent year is its lowest in the ten years shown.

Napoleon is far larger than its rural neighbors — Ayersville Elementary School (322 students), Pettisville Elementary School (259), Holgate Elementary School (162) and Patrick Henry Elementary School (333) — and it serves a higher-poverty population, with 50.88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, up from 37.03% only three years earlier. It also spends less per student ($8,564 in 2018–19) than every nearby school. Against that backdrop, results look solid: Napoleon outperforms Defiance Elementary School, Wauseon Elementary School and Holgate in math and reading, though it trails wealthier, higher-spending neighbors such as Ayersville and Archbold Elementary School. Two strengths stand out: 3rd grade English language arts, where its 90.9% proficiency was the highest in this comparison group and 27.5 points above the state, and 4th grade math, which has held near 90% for three straight years.

The 2025–26 dip was concentrated in math and science rather than reading. Fifth grade science fell to 61.8%, below the state average for the first time in four years, and 3rd grade math dropped to 67.3%, a four-year low, while reading actually improved. Encouragingly, low-income students ranked in the 79th percentile — above the school's own 73rd — the reverse of the usual pattern and a meaningful result at a school where about half of students come from lower-income families. Chronic absenteeism, meanwhile, reached a five-year low of 6.8% and has stayed below the district's rate every year.

912

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,579

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

725 Westmoreland Ave
Napoleon, OH 43545-1261

(419) 599-1851

District: Napoleon Area City

Students who attend Napoleon Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Napoleon Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Hispanic:

13.6%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (76% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg76%

Ohio avg62%

420^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

203^rd of 773Napoleon Area 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	75.6	420 of 1560	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	272 of 1558	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	258 of 1577	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	272 of 1596	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	212 of 1588	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	254 of 1610	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	325 of 1676	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	318 of 1636	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	80.4	274 of 1651	83.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	220 of 1678	86.9%	★★★★☆
2015	74.1	467 of 1684	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	71.6	570 of 1687	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.4	634 of 1701	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.4	623 of 1709	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.6	535 of 1686	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	617 of 1662	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.1	903 of 1610	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.5	606 of 1582	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.3	657 of 1609	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.6	885 of 1504	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.4	848 of 1501	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	63.1	609 of 1471	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	69.8	159 of 824	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	292 of 765	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	175 of 956	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	174 of 1021	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	432 of 1452	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	82.6	201 of 1452	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	211 of 1466	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	245 of 1483	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	154 of 1488	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	203 of 1467	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	179 of 1502	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	307 of 1518	79.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	69.0	32 of 759	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	99 of 315	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.8	41 of 259	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	14 of 234	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	12 of 233	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	13 of 216	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	8 of 189	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	32 of 228	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	17 of 239	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	302 of 1467	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	167 of 1473	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	134 of 1484	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	91 of 1447	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	85 of 1419	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	67 of 1404	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	212 of 1465	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	180 of 1465	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	325 of 1467	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	307 of 1466	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	256 of 1485	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	261 of 1498	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	218 of 1518	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	256 of 1499	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	350 of 1535	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	333 of 1536	78.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	310 of 914	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.9	306 of 935	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	283 of 900	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	284 of 856	66.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	416 of 1181	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.3	266 of 1175	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	290 of 1190	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	311 of 1215	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	219 of 1242	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	279 of 1249	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	277 of 1271	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	334 of 1309	74.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)96th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts79%+16 vs state

Mathematics75%+14 vs state

Science62%~ state avg

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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	Directly certified (2022-23)	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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Napoleon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	725 Westmoreland Ave	Napoleon	43545	Henry County	Napoleon Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 599-1851	912	53	17.2	—	748 (82.0%)	7 (0.8%)	124 (13.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.1%)	75.6	420^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.1%		81.2	272^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	82.5%	148	61.8	67.3	90.5	64.5	79.3	90.9	76.7	78.2	70.5	$10,579
Liberty Center Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Tiger Trail	Liberty Center	43532	Henry County	Liberty Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 533-2604	413	25	16.5	0.8%	378 (91.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	83	215^th of 1560 public elementary schools	86.2%		85.2	167^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.3%	48		82.5	88.5			81.3	79.3			$14,843
Tinora Elementary School	Public	K-6	5751 Domersville Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 497-1022	355	18	19.7	—	306 (86.2%)	3 (0.8%)	37 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	77.2	374^th of 1560 public elementary schools	76.0%		79	338^th of 1558 public elementary schools	78.3%	36		73.1	94.8			74.6	74.1			$14,457
Holgate Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 Joe E Brown Ave	Holgate	43527	Henry County	Holgate Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 264-5231	162	10	16.2	1.8%	132 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	71.7	501^st of 1560 public elementary schools	67.9%		65.3	618^th of 1558 public elementary schools	60.3%	117	76.9	85.2	75.0	76.0		81.5	57.1	73.1		$16,743
Pettisville Elementary School	Public	K-6	232 Summit St	Pettisville	43553	Fulton County	Pettisville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2705	259	14	17.9	1.1%	218 (84.2%)	5 (1.9%)	31 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	82.2	236^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.9%		83.3	212^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.4%	24	83.3	92.1	81.6	94.4	81.0	68.4	76.3	86.1	71.4	$14,518
Wauseon Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	940 E Leggett St	Wauseon	43567	Fulton County	Wauseon Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 335-4000	418	22	19.4	—	294 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (25.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)								(n/a)										$10,531
Wauseon Elementary School	Public	3-5	950 E Oak St	Wauseon	43567	Fulton County	Wauseon Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 335-6581	391	21	19.0	0.8%	273 (69.8%)	8 (2.0%)	87 (22.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	69	551^st of 1560 public elementary schools	64.7%		59.6	742^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	52.4%	191	74.3	73.8	74.4	69.0		69.0	64.3	80.5		$10,747
Archbold Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Lafayette St	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Archbold-Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 446-2727	441	28	15.7	—	348 (78.9%)	2 (0.5%)	83 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	85.2	155^th of 1560 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.7	124^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.0%	31		77.4	90.5			88.2	84.5			$12,444
Ayersville Elementary School	Public	K-6	28046 Watson Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Ayersville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 395-1111	322	22	14.3	0.8%	278 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	91.7	38^th of 1560 public elementary schools	97.6%		88.1	91^st of 1558 public elementary schools	94.2%	53	97.8	90.3	92.0	100.0	80.7	90.3	94.0	97.8	80.7	$14,149
Patrick Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	E076 County Road 7	Hamler	43524	Henry County	Patrick Henry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 274-3015	333	21	15.8	0.9%	290 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	82.5	228^th of 1560 public elementary schools	85.4%		83.7	200^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.2%	28		76.1	98.1			81.7	77.4			$14,340

Frequently Asked Questions about Napoleon Elementary School

Is Napoleon Elementary School a good school?

Napoleon Elementary School ranks 420^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Napoleon Elementary School?

Students at Napoleon Elementary School are 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Napoleon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 912 students attended Napoleon Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Napoleon Elementary School attend?

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

High : Napoleon Junior/Senior High School

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Napoleon Area City

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 15, 2026

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