Summary:
Fulton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Ohio, serving 368 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Springfield City School District, which has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.
Fulton Elementary School faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating. Student proficiency rates on state tests are significantly lower than state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2022-2023, only 13.2% of 3rd graders, 18.2% of 4th graders, and 1.9% of 5th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 62.2%, 66.8%, and 56.6%, respectively. The school also experiences extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.2% in 2019-2020 to 64.0% in 2020-2021, much higher than state and district averages.
Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Springfield City School District, such as Kenton Elementary, Mann Elementary, and Lincoln Elementary, generally perform better than Fulton Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. However, these nearby schools still struggle compared to state averages, indicating a broader challenge within the district. Additionally, Fulton Elementary School has a higher percentage of African American and Hispanic students compared to the nearby schools, and the academic performance of these student subgroups is significantly lower than their White peers, both within the school and compared to state averages.
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Detail:
Public K-6
District:
Springfield City School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
1504th of 1,596 Ohio Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,421
Students who attend Fulton Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 16.0
Number of students: 368
Racial breakdown:
African American:
40.2%
White:
28.5%
Hispanic:
19.6%
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Two or more races:
10.6%
Pacific Islander:
0.5%
Asian:
0.3%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.1%
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