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The Sandusky Intermediate School

Public Grades 3-6

1245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

The Sandusky Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-6 in Sandusky, Ohio, which is part of the Sandusky City School District. With 869 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 1166-1264 out of around 1600-1700 schools.

The Sandusky Intermediate School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 30.1% to 36.9% over the past few years, well above the state average and nearby schools. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state tests are low, ranging from 25.7% to 44.3% across grade levels and subjects, compared to state averages of 51.9% to 69.1%. Nearby schools like Bellevue Elementary, Woodlands Elementary, and Danbury Elementary all had proficiency rates 20-40 percentage points higher than The Sandusky Intermediate School.

The school's struggles extend to serving its diverse student population effectively, with the school's rankings for African American, Hispanic, Special Education, Disabled, and Gifted/Talented students all in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools. This indicates significant achievement gaps that the school has not been able to address. Addressing the systemic issues contributing to the Sandusky Intermediate School's persistent underperformance will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes and provide all students with the support they need to succeed.

892

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,703

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2020 Hayes Ave
Sandusky, OH 44870-3228

(419) 984-1200

District: Sandusky City

Students who attend The Sandusky Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Sandusky Middle School
High:	Sandusky High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.4%

African American:

33.7%

Two or more races:

23.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (38% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Ohio avg61%

1,245^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

637^th of 828Sandusky 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	20.9	1245 of 1558	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1209 of 1577	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1200 of 1596	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1227 of 1588	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1166 of 1610	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1171 of 1676	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1237 of 1636	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	1212 of 1651	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.1	1185 of 1678	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.0	1264 of 1684	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	1320 of 1687	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	1260 of 1701	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.2	1250 of 1709	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.2	1234 of 1686	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.1	1093 of 1662	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.1	1128 of 1610	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.8	1072 of 1582	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.0	1275 of 1609	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.1	1218 of 1504	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.9	1104 of 1501	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.7	1326 of 1471	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	469 of 615	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	373 of 603	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	341 of 610	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	409 of 601	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	234 of 533	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	275 of 605	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	358 of 598	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	13.7	797 of 824	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	704 of 765	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	934 of 956	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1217 of 1452	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1149 of 1466	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1171 of 1483	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1207 of 1488	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1128 of 1467	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1049 of 1502	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1153 of 1518	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	66 of 71	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	63 of 78	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	80 of 108	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	104 of 128	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	201 of 219	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	107 of 126	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	746 of 759	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	172 of 259	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	166 of 234	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	145 of 233	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	117 of 216	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	126 of 189	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1159 of 1473	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1103 of 1484	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1026 of 1447	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1036 of 1419	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	933 of 1404	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	834 of 1465	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1035 of 1465	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1189 of 1466	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1203 of 1485	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1170 of 1498	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1209 of 1518	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1135 of 1499	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1102 of 1535	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1197 of 1536	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	198 of 218	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	174 of 202	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	154 of 183	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	143 of 162	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	122 of 139	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	134 of 154	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	135 of 166	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	905 of 935	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	877 of 900	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	802 of 856	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1017 of 1175	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1018 of 1190	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1019 of 1215	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1080 of 1242	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1049 of 1249	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	811 of 1271	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1045 of 1309	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2025)33rd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science40%-23 vs state

English Language Arts40%-22 vs state

Mathematics36%-25 vs state

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Schools Near The Sandusky Intermediate 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 Science 8th 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 8th 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 8th Grade	Total
The Sandusky Intermediate School	Public	3-6	2020 Hayes Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1200	892	57	15.5		307 (34.4%)	301 (33.7%)	76 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	207 (23.2%)	20.9	1245^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.1%		24	1209^th of 1577 public elementary schools	23.3%	36	40.0		40.9	43.2	25.7	33.7		42.1	44.3	44.3	27.9		$8,703
The Early Learning Academy	Public	PK-K	2314 Hancock St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1210	379	20	19.1		117 (30.9%)	158 (41.7%)	17 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (22.4%)								(n/a)													$14,792
Monroe Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	328 E Monroe St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Monroe Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(567) 998-7522	204	13	15.6		59 (28.9%)	77 (37.7%)	31 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.6%)	32.9	1093^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.8%		36.8	1068^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.3%	25	55.6	30.8	54.2	27.3	44.4	40.9	23.1	54.2	31.8	50.0	50.0	30.8	$10,626
The Sandusky Primary School	Public	K-2	924 Ontario St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1300	388	26	14.9		132 (34.0%)	132 (34.0%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (25.0%)								(n/a)													$9,980
Furry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	310 Douglas Dr	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 625-4352	495	27	18.3	33.3%	348 (70.3%)	16 (3.2%)	71 (14.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.1%)								(n/a)													$12,116
Meadowlawn Elementary School	Public	3-5	1313 E Strub Rd	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 625-0214	421	24	17.5	36.6%	306 (72.7%)	9 (2.1%)	56 (13.3%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.0%)	52.9	851^st of 1558 public elementary schools	45.4%		60.4	750^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.4%	101	68.9		62.0	63.6	54.2			59.6	56.8	67.4			$13,296
Margaretta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5906 Bogart Rd W	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Margaretta Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 684-5357	536	32	16.7	42.7%	488 (91.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	74.6	440^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.8%		79.1	341^st of 1577 public elementary schools	78.4%	99	59.7		70.0	96.9	70.8			71.7	78.5	87.5			$13,663
Woodlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 Maple Ave	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 433-1234	523	27	19.3	36.3%	457 (87.4%)	9 (1.7%)	19 (3.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	87.2	110^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.9%		82.8	239^th of 1577 public elementary schools	84.8%	129	91.5		88.8	84.4	82.9			87.9	82.3	90.2			$11,759
Danbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9451 E Harbor Rd	Lakeside Marblehead	43440	Ottawa County	Danbury Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 798-4081	268	15	17.8		246 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	83.3	210^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.5%		82	265^th of 1577 public elementary schools	83.2%	55	85.3		94.1	92.1	85.3			79.4	68.4	82.4			$18,301
Huron Sports Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	712 Cleveland Rd E	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron Sports Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(419) 387-5534	22	7	3.1	68.2%	15 (68.2%)	1 (4.5%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (18.2%)								(n/a)													$24,586

Frequently Asked Questions about The Sandusky Intermediate School

What district is The Sandusky Intermediate School in?

Sandusky City

How many students attend The Sandusky Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 892 students attended The Sandusky Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of The Sandusky Intermediate School?

Students at The Sandusky Intermediate School are 34% White, 34% African American, 23% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of The Sandusky Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend The Sandusky Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sandusky Middle School
High : Sandusky High School

Is The Sandusky Intermediate School a good school?

The Sandusky Intermediate School ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Ohio elementary schools.

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