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Nelsonville-York Elementary School

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Nelsonville-York Elementary School ranks 908 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

908^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Nelsonville-York Elementary School is a PK–5 school serving 477 students in Nelsonville, Ohio, part of the Nelsonville-York City district. In 2025–26 it ranked 908th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — 42nd percentile, 2 stars — while its district ranked 616th of 773 districts (20th percentile, 1 star), making the elementary level the stronger part of the district. The school has improved over the past decade, from roughly the 28th–31st percentile in 2016–2019 to the low 40s in recent years, though it slipped slightly from 44th to 42nd. Its student-teacher ratio of 11.6 is lower (more favorable) than most nearby schools, including Alexander Elementary School at 15.2 and Trimble Elementary School at 13.3.

Academically, the picture splits clearly by subject. Math is a genuine strength: proficiency was above the state average in grades 3, 4, and 5, and grade 5 math (63.4%) topped the state's 59.1% as well as every nearby grade-5 school. English Language Arts is the main weakness — below the state in all tested grades. Grade 4 ELA stands out at 46.2% versus 61.8% statewide, and grade 3 ELA (60.0%) trails nearly every nearby school except Trimble. Grade 5 ELA (60.6%) is also below nearby Alexander and Southeast Ohio Classical Academy.

Chronic absenteeism is 30.0% in 2025–26. That is better than the district's 36.8% and better than Trimble's 31.4%, but much higher than most nearby schools, including Central Elementary School, Green Elementary School, and Alexander, all under 20%. Those Logan-Hocking schools, plus Union Furnace Elementary School, rank in the 86th–98th percentiles with lower absenteeism, showing higher achievement is possible locally. The school also serves special education students notably well (84th percentile, 4 stars) and low-income students above the state median (57th percentile).

477

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,974

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4 Buckeye Dr
Nelsonville, OH 45764-9591

(740) 753-5145

District: Nelsonville-York City

Students who attend Nelsonville-York Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Nelsonville-York Junior High School
High:	Nelsonville-York High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Two or more races:

6.3%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Ohio avg64%

908^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

616^th of 773Nelsonville-York 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	48.5	908 of 1560	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.2	875 of 1558	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	900 of 1577	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	1025 of 1596	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1053 of 1588	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	1090 of 1610	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1161 of 1676	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1185 of 1636	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.7	1174 of 1651	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.3	1173 of 1678	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.0	868 of 1684	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	70.3	612 of 1687	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.3	565 of 1701	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	78.9	250 of 1709	85.4%	★★★★☆
2011	75.1	397 of 1686	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	81.5	174 of 1662	89.5%	★★★★☆
2009	61.5	802 of 1610	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.2	915 of 1582	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.0	1030 of 1609	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.4	931 of 1504	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.5	1132 of 1501	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.9	1311 of 1471	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	57.6	262 of 824	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	200 of 765	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	362 of 956	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	349 of 1021	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	1009 of 1452	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	916 of 1452	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	774 of 1466	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	865 of 1483	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1033 of 1488	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	1042 of 1467	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	1015 of 1502	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1134 of 1518	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	626 of 1467	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	573 of 1473	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	528 of 1484	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	732 of 1447	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	739 of 1419	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	788 of 1404	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	818 of 1465	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1127 of 1465	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	720 of 1467	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	770 of 1466	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	898 of 1485	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1057 of 1498	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	1025 of 1518	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	1042 of 1499	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1124 of 1535	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1133 of 1536	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	145 of 914	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	57.0	305 of 935	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	320 of 900	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	386 of 856	54.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	904 of 1181	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	921 of 1175	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	935 of 1190	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1012 of 1215	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1096 of 1242	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1104 of 1249	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1129 of 1271	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1187 of 1309	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+42 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics66%+3 vs state

Science56%-6 vs state

English Language Arts56%-10 vs state

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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 (2024)	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	Total
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%)	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			$13,974
Trimble Elementary School	Public	K-6	18500 Jacksonville Rd	Glouster	45732	Athens County	Trimble Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 767-2810	333	25	13.3		323 (97.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	20.2	1258^th of 1560 public elementary schools	19.4%		23.1	1211^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.3%	47	34.4	40.0	25.0	34.4	44.4		55.6	32.7	40.6	31.1		$14,976
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	$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%)	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				$11,415
Millcreek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10397 State Route 155 SE	Corning	43730	Perry County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 721-0522	346	31	11.1		333 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	45.6	955^th of 1560 public elementary schools	38.8%		41.8	1002^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	35.7%	47	65.9	62.9	35.4	43.9	51.3		83.3	31.9	61.9	56.4		$16,791
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3 Wallace Dr	Athens	45701	Athens County	Athens City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 593-6901	329	24	13.7	56.9%	274 (83.3%)	11 (3.3%)	10 (3.0%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)								(n/a)		71.1					81.6					$14,041
Morrison Gordon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	793 W Union St	Athens	45701	Athens County	Athens City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 593-5445	393	21	18.7	56.6%	315 (80.2%)	19 (4.8%)	17 (4.3%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)								(n/a)		66.7					68.2					$11,667
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%)	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				$10,115
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%)	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				$10,436
Amesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	St. Rte. 329	Amesville	45711	Athens County	Federal Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 448-2501	185	15	12.3	73.2%	162 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.3%)	38.8	1046^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.9%		40.5	1015^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.9%	31	53.1	68.6	44.4	21.9			74.3	44.4	59.4			$17,879

Frequently Asked Questions about Nelsonville-York Elementary School

Is Nelsonville-York Elementary School a good school?

Nelsonville-York Elementary School ranks 908^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Nelsonville-York Elementary School?

Students at Nelsonville-York Elementary School are 91% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Nelsonville-York Elementary School in?

Nelsonville-York City

What schools do graduates of Nelsonville-York Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Nelsonville-York Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nelsonville-York Junior High School
High : Nelsonville-York High School

How many students attend Nelsonville-York Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Nelsonville-York Elementary School.

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